Outstanding
Visual Design
From title design to art direction to animated characters to motion graphics that illustrate complex, challenging or humourous ideas, the artists who work in visual design continue to play an increasingly important role in the construction of great nonfiction films.
2016 Honors
2016 Honors
Nominees
Previous Years
2015 Tied honorees Syd Garon / Heather Brantman & Tim Fisher For Jodorowsky’s Dune / Particle Fever
Nominees
- Kyle McKeveny & Matt St. Leger For Captivated: The Trials of Pamela Smart
- Philippe Gariepy & Benoit St. Jean For Red Army
- Steven Do For The Unknown Known
2014 Honoree Art Jail & Noriko Shinohara For Cutie and the Boxer
Nominees
- Rick Cikowski & Brandon Dumlao For Far Out Isn’t Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story
- Brandon Blommaert & Fred Casia For The Fruit Hunters
- Brian Oakes For Inequality for All
- Margot Tsakiri-Scanatovits & Daniel Chester For Maidentrip
- Maryanne Butler & Marc Smith For We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks
2013 Honoree Oskar Gullstrand & Arvid Steen For Searching for Sugar Man
Nominees
- Neil Berkeley & Anthony Maiuri For Beauty Is Embarrassing
- Nicolas Brault & Tom Hillman For Herman’s House
- James Swirsky For Indie Game: The Movie
- Carlos Ramos For Room 237
- Brooklyn Digital Foundry For Urbanized
2012 Honoree Rob Feng & Jeremy Landman For Tabloid
Nominees
- Justin Barber & Ryland Jones For !Women Art Revolution
- Mike Nicholson & Allison Moore For Better This World
- Brent Green For Gravity Was Everywhere Back Then
- Kinda Akash For Project Nim
- Raynor Pettge For Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure
2011 Honoree Juan Cardarelli & Alex Tyson For Gasland
Nominees
- Paul Thomas & Matt Harlock For American: The Bill Hicks Story
- Josh Norton & Alex Krawitz For Inside Job
- Rob Chiu For The Invention of Dr. Nakamats
- Martin Hultman For Videocracy
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