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 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
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
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.
