Facts & Figures About the 2024 Cinema Eye Honors

Cinema Eye Honors, the organization that recognizes outstanding artistic achievement in nonfiction and documentary films and series, announced today the full slate of nominees for its 17th Annual Awards Ceremony. Kokomo City, the debut feature from D. Smith led all nominees with six nominations. Mstyslav Chernov’s 20 Days in Mariupol, Sam Green’s 32 Sounds and […]
Flee, Ascension Top 2022 Cinema Eye Honors

Flee, Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s animated documentary telling the story of a young refugee’s journey to asylum, took the top prize at the 15th Annual Cinema Eye Honors, winning the award for Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Filmmaking. Jessica Kingdon’s Ascension, an observational look at the class structure in China, won three awards, the most of the […]
Hale County, Minding the Gap and Free Solo Top 12th Annual Cinema Eye Honors

Hale County, Minding the Gap and Free Solo Top 12th Annual Cinema Eye Honors RaMell Ross’ Cinematic Portrait, Hale County This Morning, This Evening Named Outstanding Feature Bing Liu’s Minding the Gap wins Outstanding Direction, Editing, and Debut Chai Vasarhelyi & Jimmy Chin’s Free Solo takes Production, Cinematography, Audience Choice Shirkers win two Honors for […]
Here are all the Nominees for the 12th Annual Cinema Eye Honors

November 8, 2018 | Los Angeles, California – The Cinema Eye Honors, which annually presents awards to celebrate outstanding artistry and craft in nonfiction film, announced nominees in 10 categories this afternoon, including Outstanding Nonfiction Feature and Outstanding Nonfiction Short. Minding the Gap, Bing Liu’s autobiographical portrait of friendship and family violence, led all films with a […]
Here are the First Honors Announcements for 2019

Cinema Eye Unveils First Awards Announcements for 2019 Audience Choice, Heterodox, Broadcast, Unforgettables & Nonfiction “Shorts List” October 25, 2018, Los Angeles, California – The Cinema Eye Honors today unveiled the first awards announcements for their 12th Annual awards, including The Unforgettables, their annual list of notable and significant nonfiction film subjects; The Shorts […]
Koyaanisqatsi to Receive 2020 Cinema Eye Legacy Award

Reggio’s Debut Masterpiece to Have Special Screening at the Museum of the Moving Image on Saturday, January 4 October 24, 2019 | Los Angeles, California – Cinema Eye Honors that this year’s Legacy Award will be presented to Godfrey Reggio’s poetic nonfiction masterpiece, Koyaanisqatsi. “Few nonfiction features have had the lasting influence of Reggio’s debut […]
LEGACY AWARD and HETERODOX Nominees Announced

When We Were Kings to Receive 2018 Cinema Eye Legacy Award Heterodox Nominees Announced: Films That Blur the Line Between Fiction & Documentary December 5, 2017, New York City, NY – Cinema Eye today announced that Leon Gast’s When We Were Kings is the recipient of the 2018 Legacy Award, a recognition of classic nonfiction […]
The Nominees for the 17th Annual Cinema Eye Honors

Feature Filmmaking 20 Days in MariupolDirected and Produced by Mstyslav ChernovProduced by Mstyslav Chernov, Michelle Mizner, Raney Aronson Rath, Derl McCrudden and Vasilisa Stepanenko 32 SoundsDirected by Sam GreenProduced by Josh Penn and Thomas O. Kriegsmann The Eternal MemoryDirected and Produced by Maite AlberdiProduced by Juan De Dios Larraín, Pablo Larraín, Rocío Jadue Four DaughtersDirected […]
The Results Are In!

Strong Island and Jane Top 11th Annual Cinema Eye Honors Yance Ford’s Exploration into the Death of His Brother Wins Feature, Direction & Debut Brett Morgen’s Portrait of Jane Goodall Receives Audience and Score Prizes Quest, Last Men in Aleppo, Chasing Coral, Long Strange Trip, Icarus, The Keepers & Rabbit Hunt Among Award Winners January […]
Vote Now for Audience Choice

The Cinema Eye Honors celebrate extraordinary artistry and craft in nonfiction filmmaking. Each year, we invite documentary fans from around the globe to participate by voting for their favorite nonfiction feature film from our list of Audience Choice Nominees. The winner will be announced at our annual Awards Ceremony on Monday, January 6, 2020 in […]