Outstanding
Debut Feature
From Barbara Kopple’s Harlan County U.S.A. to Frederick Wiseman’s Titicut Follies, some of the most lauded and lasting nonfiction films of all time have been crafted by debut filmmakers.
2015 Honors
2015 Honors
Nominees
20,000 Days on Earth
Directed by Iain Forsythe, Jane Pollard
Approaching the Elephant
Directed by Amanda Rose Wilder
Evolution of a Criminal
Directed by Darius Clark Monroe
Return to Homs
Directed by Talal Derki
Previous Years
2014 Honoree Cutie and the Boxer Directed by Zachary Heinzerling
Nominees
- 12 O’Clock Boys
- After Tiller
- Let the Fire Burn
- The Machine Which Makes Everything Disappear Directed by Tinatin Gurchiani
- Sofia’s Last Ambulance Directed by Ilian Metev
2013 Honoree Only the Young Directed by Jason Tippet, Elizabeth Mims
Nominees
- Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry Directed by Alison Klayman
- How to Survive a Plague
- Marina Abramović The Artist Is Present Directed by Matthew Akers
- Room 237 Directed by Rodney Ascher
- Searching for Sugar Man
- The Waiting Room Directed by Peter Nicks
2012 Honoree The Arbor Directed by Clio Barnard
Nominees
- At the Edge of Russia Directed by Michal Marczak
- Bombay Beach Directed by Alma Har’el
- Dragonslayer Directed by Tristan Patterson
- Hell and Back Again
2011 Honoree Marwencol Directed by Jeff Malmberg
Nominees
- Catfish Directed by Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman
- Exit Through the Gift Shop Directed by Banksy
- Prodigal Sons Directed by Kimberly Reed
- The Red Chapel Directed by Mads Brügger
- Sweetgrass Directed by Ilisa Barbash, Lucien Castaing-Taylor
2010 Honoree October Country Directed by Michael Palmieri, Donal Mosher
Nominees
- 45365 Directed by Bill Ross, Turner Ross
- The Cove Directed by Louie Psihoyos
- Loot Directed by Darius Marder
- The Way We Get By Directed by Aron Gaudet
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