In 2012, the 5th edition of Cinema Eye took place on January 11, with Steve James and Alex Kotlowitz’ The Interrupters receiving the top two awards, Outstanding Nonfiction Feature and Outstanding Direction. It was the first time in Cinema Eye history that one film had won both awards. Frederick Wiseman accepted the Legacy Award on behalf of his debut film, Titicut Follies, and Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky received the first ever Hell Yeah Prize for their Paradise Lost series of films, which inspired a groundswell of public outrage over the case of the West Memphis Three. Presenters at the 5th annual event included Michael Moore, Alex Gibney, Peter Davis, Andrea Meditch, Josh Fox, Nanette Burstein and Robert Krulwich.
Outstanding Achievement
in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking
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The Arbor
Directed by Directed by Clio Barnard
Produced by Tracy O’Riordan -
Winner
The Interrupters
Directed by Steve James
Produced by Alex Kotlowitz and Steve James -
Nostalgia for the Light
Directed by Patricio Guzmán
Produced by Renate Sachse -
Position Among the Stars
Directed by Leonard Retel Helmrich
Produced by Hetty Naaijkens-Retel Helmrich -
Project Nim
Directed by James Marsh
Produced by Simon Chinn -
Senna
Directed by Asif Kapadia
Produced by James Gay-Rees, Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner
Outstanding Achievement in Direction
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Clio Barnard
For The Arbor
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Danfung Dennis
For Hell and Back Again
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Winner
Steve James
For The Interrupters
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Patricio Guzmán
For Nostalgia for the Light
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Leonard Retel Helmrich
For Position Among the Stars
Outstanding Achievement in Editing
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Hanna Lejonqvist SFK and Göran Hugo Olsson
For The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975
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Jennifer Tiexiera and Lizzy Calhoun
For Dragonslayer
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Joe Walker
For Life in a Day
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Jasper Naaijkens
For Position Among the Stars
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Winner
Gregers Sall and Chris King
For Senna
Outstanding Achievement in Production
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Erik Nelson and Adrienne Ciuffo
For Cave of Forgotten Dreams
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Mike Lerner
For Hell and Back Again
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Steve James and Alex Kotlowitz
For The Interrupters
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Renate Sachse
For Nostalgia for the Light
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Winner
Gian-Piero Ringel and Wim Wenders
For Pina
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography
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Alma Har’el
For Bombay Beach
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Eric Koretz
For Dragonslayer
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Winner
Danfung Dennis
For Hell and Back Again
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Katell Dijan
For Nostalgia for the Light
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Leonard Retel Helmrich and Ismail Fahmi Lubish
For Position Among the Stars
Audience Choice
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Bill Cunningham New York
Directed by Richard Press
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The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975
Directed by Göran Hugo Olsson
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Winner
Buck
Directed by Cindy Meehl
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Cave of Forgotten Dreams
Directed by Werner Herzog
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Give Up Tomorrow
Directed by Michael Collins
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The Interrupters
Directed by Steve James
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Justin Bieber: Never Say Never
Directed by Jon M. Chu
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Project Nim
Directed by James Marsh
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Senna
Directed by Asif Kapadia
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Tabloid
Directed by Errol Morris
Outstanding Achievement in a Debut Feature Film
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Winner
Clio Barnards
For The Arbor
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Michal Marczak
For At the Edge of Russia
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Alma Har’el
For Bombay Beach
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Tristan Patterson
For Dragonslayer
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Danfung Dennis
For Hell and Back Again
Outstanding Achievement
in Original Music Score
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Harry Escott and Molly Nyman
For The Arbor
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Ernst Reijseger
For Cave of Forgotten Dreams
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T. Griffin
For Dragonslayer
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Antonio Pinto
For Senna
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Winner
John Kusiak
For Tabloid
Outstanding Achievement
in Graphic Design or Animation
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Justin Barber and Ryland Jones
For Women Art Revolution
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Mike Nicholson and Allison Moore
For Better This World
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Brent Green
For Gravity Was Everywhere Back Then
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Kinda Akash
For Project Nim
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Raynor Pettge
For Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure
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Winner
Rob Feng and Jeremy Landman
For Tabloid
Spotlight Award
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Family Instinct
Directed by Andris Gauja
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Last Days Here
Directed by Don Argott and Demien Fenton
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The Pruitt-Igoe Myth
Directed by Chad Friedrichs
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Scenes of a Crime
Directed by Blue Hadaegh and Grover Babcock
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Winner
The Tiniest Place
Directed by Tatiana Huezo Sánchez
Outstanding Achievement
in Nonfiction Short Filmmaking
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Il Capo
Directed by Yuri Ancarani
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Winner
Diary
Directed by Tim Hetherington
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Minka
Directed by Davina Pardo
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Out of Reach
Directed by Jakub Stozek
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This Chair Is Not Me
Directed by Andy Taylor Smith
Heterodox Award
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Winner
Beginners
Directed by Mike Mills
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The Lips
Directed by Ivan Fund and Santiago Loza
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The Mill and the Cross
Directed by Lech Majewski
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My Joy
Directed by Sergei Loznitsa
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Snow on Tha Bluff
Directed by Damon Russell
Legacy Award
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Winner
Titicut Follies
Directed by Frederick Wiseman
Hell Yeah Prize
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Winner
Paradise Lost Trilogy
Directed by Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky