Ceremony presentation: January 12, 2023
Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria

Outstanding Nonfiction Feature

All That Breathes
HBO Documentary Films
Directed and Produced by Shaunak Sen
Produced by Aman Mann and Teddy Leifer

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Neon
Directed and Produced by Laura Poitras
Produced by Howard Gertler, John Lyons, Nan Goldin and Yoni Golijov

Fire of Love
National Geographic Documentary Films
Directed and Produced by Sara Dosa
Produced by Shane Boris and Ina Fichman

Navalny
Warner Bros. Pictures
Directed by Daniel Roher
Produced by Odessa Rae, Diane Becker, Melanie Miller and Shane Boris

A Night of Knowing Nothing
The Cinema Guild
Directed by Payal Kapadia
Produced by Thomas Hakim, Julien Graff and Ranabir Das

The Territory
National Geographic Documentary Films
Directed and Produced by Alex Pritz
Produced by Darren Aronofsky, Gabriel Uchida, Sigrid Dyekjær, Lizzie Gillett and Will N. Miller

Outstanding Direction

Margaret Brown
Descendant
Netflix

Sara Dosa
Fire of Love
National Geographic Documentary Films

Rebeca Huntt
Beba
Neon

Payal Kapadia
A Night of Knowing Nothing
The Cinema Guild

Laura Poitras
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Neon

Shaunak Sen
All That Breathes
HBO Documentary Films

Outstanding Editing

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Neon
Edited by Amy Foote, Joe Bini and Brian A. Kates

Fire of Love
National Geographic Documentary Films
Edited by Erin Casper and Jocelyne Chaput

Moonage Daydream
Neon
Edited by Brett Morgen

Riotsville, USA
Magnolia Pictures
Edited by Nels Bangerter

Three Minutes: A Lengthening
Super LTD
Edited by Katharina Wartena

Outstanding Production

All That Breathes
HBO Documentary Films
Directed and Produced by Shaunak Sen
Produced by Aman Mann and Teddy Leifer

A House Made of Splinters
Final Cut For Real
Produced by Monica Hellström

In Her Hands
Netflix
Produced by Juan Camilo Cruz and Jonathan Schaerf

Navalny
Warner Bros. Pictures
Produced by Odessa Rae, Diane Becker, Melanie Miller and Shane Boris

The Territory
National Geographic Documentary Films
Directed and Produced by Alex Pritz
Produced by Darren Aronofsky, Gabriel Uchida, Sigrid Dyekjær, Lizzie Gillett and Will N. Miller

Outstanding Cinematography

All That Breathes
HBO Documentary Films
Cinematography by Ben Bernhard and Riju Das

COW
IFC Films
Cinematography by Magda Kowalczyk

A House Made of Splinters
Final Cut For Real
Cinematography by Simon Lereng Wilmont

A Night of Knowing Nothing
The Cinema Guild
Cinematography by Ranabir Das

The Territory
National Geographic Documentary Films
Cinematography by Alex Pritz and Tangãi Uru-eu-wau-wau

Users
Icarus Films
Cinematography by Bennett Cerf

Outstanding Original Score

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Neon
Composed by Soundwalk Collective

Descendant
Netflix
Composed by Ray Angry and Rhiannon Giddens/Dirk Powell

Fire of Love
National Geographic Documentary Films
Composed by Nicolas Godin

Nothing Compares
Showtime Documentary Films
Composed by Linda Buckley and Irene Buckley

The Territory
National Geographic Documentary Films
Composed by Katya Mihailova

Users
Icarus Films
Composed by Dave Cerf

Outstanding Sound Design

All That Breathes
HBO Documentary Films
Niladri Shekhar Roy, Sound Designer
Jacques Bue Pedersen, Sound Mixer

Fire of Love
National Geographic Documentary Films
Patrice LeBlanc, Sound Designer
Gavin Fernandes, Re-recording Mixer

I Didn’t See You There
The Film Collaborative
Tom Paul, Lead Sound Designer & Re-recording Mixer
Andrés E. Marthe González, Supervising Sound Editor

Moonage Daydream
Neon
Samir Foco, John Warhurst and Nina Hartstone, Sound Designers

The Territory
National Geographic Documentary Films
Rune Klausen and Peter Albrechtsen, Sound Designers

Outstanding Visual Design

Dear Mr. Brody
Greenwich Entertainment / Discovery+
Gary Walker, Visual Effects
John Mark Lapham, Collages
Sam Klatt, Graphics & Compositing

Fire of Love
National Geographic Documentary Films
Lucy Munger, Animation
Kara Blake, Graphic Artist
Rui Ting Ji, Hand-drawn animation & Illustrations

Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues
Apple TV+
Hectah Arias, Animation and Graphics

Moonage Daydream
Neon
Stefan Nadelman, Animation

My Old School
Magnolia Pictures
Rory Lowe, Animation Director
Scott Morriss, Lead Animator

Outstanding Debut

Bad Axe
IFC Films
Directed by David Siev

Beba
Neon
Directed by Rebeca Huntt

I Didn’t See You There
The Film Collaborative
Directed by Reid Davenport

A Night of Knowing Nothing
The Cinema Guild
Directed by Payal Kapadia
Produced by Thomas Hakim, Julien Graff and Ranabir Das

Nothing Compares
Showtime Documentary Films
Directed by Kathryn Ferguson

The Territory
National Geographic Documentary Films
Directed and Produced by Alex Pritz
Produced by Darren Aronofsky, Gabriel Uchida, Sigrid Dyekjær, Lizzie Gillett and Will N. Miller

Outstanding Nonfiction Short

In Flow of Words
Near/by Films
Directed by Eliane Esther Bots

Last Days of August
433 Pictures
Directed by Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck and Robert Machoian

Long Line of Ladies
Junk Drawer
Directed by Rayka Zehtabchi and Shaandiin Tome

The Martha Mitchell Effect
Netflix
Directed by Anne Alvergue and Debra McClutchy

Nuisance Bear
Documist
Directed by Jack Weisman and Gabriela Osio Vanden

Shut Up and Paint
Revolution Ready
Directed by Alex Mallis and Titus Kaphar

Audience Choice Prize

All That Breathes
HBO Documentary Films
Directed and Produced by Shaunak Sen
Produced by Aman Mann and Teddy Leifer

The Balcony Movie
HBO Europe
Directed by Paweł Łoziński

Fire of Love
National Geographic Documentary Films
Directed and Produced by Sara Dosa
Produced by Shane Boris and Ina Fichman

Last Flight Home
MTV Documentary Films
Directed by Ondi Timoner

Mija
Disney+
Directed by Isabel Castro

My Old School
Magnolia Pictures
Directed by Jono McLeod

Navalny
Warner Bros. Pictures
Directed by Daniel Roher
Produced by Odessa Rae, Diane Becker, Melanie Miller and Shane Boris

Nothing Compares
Showtime Documentary Films
Directed by Kathryn Ferguson

Sr.
Netflix
Directed by Chris Smith

The Territory
National Geographic Documentary Films
Directed and Produced by Alex Pritz
Produced by Darren Aronofsky, Gabriel Uchida, Sigrid Dyekjær, Lizzie Gillett and Will N. Miller

Spotlight

After Sherman
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Directed by Jon-SesrieGoff

Brotherhood
Nefertiti Film
Directed by Francesco Montagner

Hidden Letters
Fish + Bear Pictures
Directed by Violet Du Feng and Zhao Qing

Into the Ice
Rise and Shine Cinema
Directed by Lars Henrik Ostenfeld

Master of Light
HBO
Directed by Rosa Ruth Boesten

Heterodox

Aftersun
A24
Directed by Charlotte Wells

Dos Estaciones
The Cinema Guild
Directed by Juan Pablo González

Dry Ground Burning
Cinco da Norte
Directed by Joana Pimenta and Adirley Queirós

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
A24
Directed by Dean Fleischer-Camp

The Rehearsal (Season One)
HBO
Directed by Nathan Fielder

The Unforgettables (Non-Competitive Honor)

All That Breathes
HBO Documentary Films
Mohammad Saud and Nadeem Shehzad

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Neon
Nan Goldin

Bad Axe
IFC Films
Chun Siev

Beba
Neon
Rebeca Huntt

Fire of Love
National Geographic Documentary Films
Katia and Maurice Krafft

Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down
Briarcliff Entertainment
Gabby Giffords

I Didn’t See You There
The Film Collaborative
Reid Davenport

In Her Hands
Netflix
Zarifa Ghafari

Last Flight Home
MTV Documentary Films
Eli Timoner

Mija
Disney+
Doris Muñoz

My Old School
Magnolia Pictures
Brandon Lee

Navalny
Warner Bros. Pictures
Alexei Navalny

Nothing Compares
Showtime Documentary Films
Sinead O’Connor

Sr.
Netflix
Robert Downey Sr.

The Territory
National Geographic Documentary Films
Bitaté Uru-eu-wau-wau and Neidinha Bandeira

Broadcast Film Nominees

Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes
HBO Documentary Films/HBO Max
Directed by James Jones

Downfall: The Case Against Boeing
Netflix
Directed by Rory Kennedy

Four Hours at the Capitol
HBO Documentary Films/HBO Max
Directed by Jamie Roberts

George Carlin’s American Dream
HBO Documentary Films/HBO Max
Directed by Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio

Playing With Sharks
Disney+
Directed by Sally Aitken

Nonfiction Series Nominees

The Beatles: Get Back
Disney+
Directed by Peter Jackson

Black and Missing
HBO Documentary Films/HBO Max
Directed by Geeta Gandbhir and Samantha Knowles

Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey
Netflix
Directed by Rachel Dretzin

LuLaRich
Amazon Studios
Directed by Julia Willoughby Nason and Jenner Furst

Mind Over Murder
HBO Documentary Films/HBO Max
Directed by Nanfu Wang

We Need to Talk About Cosby
Showtime
Directed by W. Kamau Bell

Anthology Series Nominees

How To with John Wilson (Season Two)
HBO
Nathan Fielder, Michael Koman, Clark Reinking and John Wilson, Executive Producers

Origins of Hip Hop
A&E
Peter Bittenbender, Mark Grande, Slane Hatch; Supervising Producers: Amira Lewally and Phoenix Skye Maulella, Executive Producers

Prehistoric Planet
Apple TV+
Jon Favreau and Michael Gunton, Executive Producers; Tim Walker, Series Producer

Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy (Season Two)
CNN
Tom Barry, Adam Hawkins, Eve Kay and Stanley Tucci, Executive Producers; Robin O’Sullivan, Series Producer

Women Who Rock
EPIX
Jessica Hopper, Rachel Brill, John Varvatos, Derik Murray and Jesse James Miller, Executive Producers

The World According to Jeff Goldblum (Season Two)
Disney+
Jeff Goldblum, Jane Root, Sara Brailsford, Keith Addis and Arif Nurmohamed, Executive Producers, Ben Jessop, Series Producer

Broadcast Editing Nominees

37 Words
ESPN
Edited by Jessica Congdon and Dave Marcus

The Beatles: Get Back
Disney+
Edited by Jabez Olssen

Four Hours at the Capitol
HBO Documentary Films/HBO Max
Edited by Will Grayburn

How to Survive a Pandemic
HBO Documentary Films/HBO Max
Edited by Adam Evans and Tyler H. Walk

How To with John Wilson (Season Two)
HBO
Edited by Adam Locke-Norton

We Need to Talk About Cosby
Showtime
Edited by Meg Ramsay

Broadcast Cinematography Nominees

Four Hours at the Capitol
HBO Documentary Films/HBO Max
Cinematography by Jamie Roberts

jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy
Netflix
Cinematography by Coodie Simmons and Danny “DNA” Sorge

Playing With Sharks
Disney+
Cinematography by Michael Taylor, Judd Overton, Nathan Barlow and Toby Ralph

Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy (Season Two)
CNN
Cinematography by Andrew Muggleton

Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Come Off
HBO Documentary Films/HBO Max
Cinematography by Sam Jones and Jesse Green

Legacy Award

“Crumb”

Directed by Terry Zwigoff
Produced by Lynn O’Donnell and Terry Zwigoff
Edited by Victor Livingston
Cinematography by Maryse Alberti
Music by David Beddinghaus
Sound by Scott Breindell
Sony Pictures Classics

Shorts List Films

Anastasia
MTV Documentary Films
Directed by Sarah McCarthy

The Dreamlife of Georgie Stone
Netflix
Directed by Maya Newell

The Joys and Sorrows of Young Yuguo
Netflix
Directed by Ilinca Călugăreanu

Keys to the City
Amazon Studios
Directed by Ian Moubayed

Audience Choice Long List Films

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Neon
Directed and Produced by Laura Poitras
Produced by Howard Gertler, John Lyons, Nan Goldin and Yoni Golijov

Good Night Oppy
Amazon Studios
Directed by Ryan White

Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song
Sony Pictures Classics
Directed by Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfire

In Her Hands
Netflix
Directed by Tamana Ayazi and Marcel Mettelsiefen

Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues
Apple TV+
Directed by Sacha Jenkins

Moonage Daydream
Neon
Directed by Brett Morgen

About the Cinema Eye Honors

Cinema Eye was founded in 2007 on three ideals: creating events to support and build a sense of community amongst those who make documentary films; recognizing the entire creative team of craftspersons that create these films; and recognizing excellence, innovation and boldness in the artistry of nonfiction filmmaking.

Cinema Eye was the first and remains the only international nonfiction award to recognize the whole creative team, presenting annual craft awards in directing, editing, producing, cinematography, original score and graphic design/animation. Cinema Eye presents and produces the annual Cinema Eye Weekend and Honors Awards Ceremony.

The Cinema Eye Honors recognize feature and short-length films and series with an emphasis on nonfiction work that is designed for public distribution, whether primarily theatrical, festival, broadcast or streaming. Cinema Eye seeks to encourage audiences to engage with nonfiction work that crosses all genres, whether observational, journalistic, activist, essayistic, light-hearted or provocative as well as those exciting works that blur the lines between nonfiction and fiction. Since its founding, Cinema Eye has sought to change the conversation that film critics, festivals and awards bodies have surrounding documentary film, shifting the emphasis from importance of topic to artistic craft.

The Honors Awards Ceremony is the culmination of Cinema Eye Weekend, a multi-day, multi-city celebration that acknowledges the best work in nonfiction film through screenings and events. The final days of Cinema Eye Weekend take place in New York City, where a series of events bring together many of the year’s most accomplished filmmakers.

Cinema Eye is led by a core team of filmmakers and programmers who are committed to the organization’s mission.

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