The
Legacy Award
The Legacy Award is given to a film that embodies the Cinema Eye mission statement of recognizing and honoring exemplary craft and innovation in nonfiction film as well as being a film that has inspired a new generation of filmmakers to create art in the nonfiction realm.
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Recipient · 2027
Hoop Dreams
Honorees by year
All Years
2020s
2027 Honoree Hoop Dreams
Recipient · 2027
Hoop Dreams
2026 Honorees Burden of Dreams / Portrait of Jason / Sans Soleil / Tongues Untied
2025 Honoree Hearts and Minds
2024 Honoree The Decline of Western Civilization Trilogy
2023 Honoree Crumb
Recipient · 2023
Crumb
2022 Honoree The Watermelon Woman
Recipient · 2022
The Watermelon Woman
2020 Honoree Koyaanisqatsi
Recipient · 2020
Koyaanisqatsi
2010s
2019 Honoree Eyes on the Prize
Recipient · 2019
Eyes on the Prize
2018 Honoree When We Were Kings
Recipient · 2018
When We Were Kings
2017 Honoree The Times of Harvey Milk
Recipient · 2017
The Times of Harvey Milk
2016 Honoree American Movie
2015 Honoree Paris is Burning
2014 Honoree Harlan County, USA
2013 Honoree The War Room
2012 Honoree Titicut Follies
Recipient · 2012
Titicut Follies
2011 Honoree Grey Gardens
Recipient · 2011
Grey Gardens
2010 Honoree Sherman’s March
Recipient · 2010
Sherman’s March
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