18th Annual Cinema Eye Honors Awards
Thursday, January 9, 2025
New York Academy of Medicine, East Harlem, New York

Outstanding Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking

Black Box Diaries • MTV Documentary Films | Paramount+
Shiori Ito | Director
Eric Nyari, Hanna Aqvilin, Shiori Ito | Producers

DahomeyMUBI
Mati Diop | Director
Eve Robin, Judith Lou Lévy, Mati Diop | Producers

Daughters • Netflix
Angela Patton, Natalie Rae | Directors
Tim Cole, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe | Producers

Look Into My Eyes • A24
Lana Wilson | Director
Kyle Martin, Lana Wilson | Producers

No Other Land • Antipode Films
Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor | Directors
Fabien Greenberg, Bård Kjøge Rønning | Producers

Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat • Kino Lorber
Johan Grimonprez | Director
Daan Milius, Rémi Grellety | Producers

Sugarcane • National Geographic
Emily Kassie, Julian Brave NoiseCat | Directors
Emily Kassie, Kellen Quinn | Producers

Outstanding Direction

Mati Diop
DahomeyMUBI
Eve Robin, Judith Lou Lévy, Mati Diop | Producers

Gary Hustwit
ENO • Film First Co.
Jessica Edwards, Gary Hustwit | Producers

Lana Wilson
Look Into My Eyes • A24
Kyle Martin, Lana Wilson | Producers

Elizabeth Lo
Mistress Dispeller • Marcona Media
Emma D. Miller, Elizabeth Lo, Maggie Li | Producers

Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham & Rachel Szor
No Other Land • Antipode Films
Fabien Greenberg, Bård Kjøge Rønning | Producers

Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie
Sugarcane • National Geographic
Emily Kassie, Kellen Quinn | Producers

Stephen Maing & Brett Story
Union • Level Ground Productions
Samantha Curley, Martin Dicicco, Stephen Maing, Brett Story, Mars Verrone | Producers

Outstanding Production

Hollywoodgate • Fourth Act Film
PRODUCTION BY Shane Boris, Odessa Rae and Talal Derki
Ibrahim Nash’at | Director

Mistress Dispeller • Marcona Media
PRODUCTION BY Emma D. Miller, Elizabeth Lo and Maggie Li
Elizabeth Lo | Director

No Other Land • Antipode Films
PRODUCTION BY Fabien Greenberg and Bård Kjøge Rønning
Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor | Directors

Porcelain War • Picturehouse
PRODUCTION BY Paula DuPre’ Pesmen, Aniela Sidorska, Camilla Mazzaferro and Olivia Ahnemann
Brendan Bellomo, Slava Leontyev | Directors

Sugarcane • National Geographic
PRODUCTION BY Emily Kassie and Kellen Quinn
Emily Kassie, Julian Brave NoiseCat | Directors

Union • Level Ground Productions
PRODUCTION BY Mars Verrone and Samantha Curley
Stephen Maing, Brett Story | Directors

Outstanding Editing

ENO • Film First Co.
EDITED BY Maya Tippet and Marley McDonald
Gary Hustwit | Director
Jessica Edwards, Gary Hustwit | Producers

Ernest Cole: Lost and Found • Magnolia Pictures
EDITED BY Alexandra Strauss
Raoul Peck | Director
Raoul Peck, Tamara Rosenberg | Producers

FRIDA • Amazon MGM Studios
EDITED BY Carla Gutiérrez
Carla Gutierrez | Director
Sara Bernstein, Katia Maguire, Justin Wilkes, Loren Hammonds, Alexandra Johnes | Producers

Intercepted • Grasshopper Film
EDITED BY Charlotte Tourres
Oksana Karpovych | Director
Rocío Barba Fuentes, Giacomo Nudi | Producers

Look Into My Eyes • A24
EDITED BY Hannah Buck
Lana Wilson | Director
Kyle Martin, Lana Wilson | Producers

Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat • Kino Lorber
EDITED BY Rik Chaubet
Johan Grimonprez | Director
Daan Milius, Rémi Grellety | Producers

Outstanding Cinematography

DahomeyMUBI
CINEMATOGRAPHY BY Joséphine Drouin Viallard
Mati Diop | Director
Eve Robin, Judith Lou Lévy, Mati Diop | Producers

Mistress Dispeller • Marcona Media
CINEMATOGRAPHY BY Elizabeth Lo
Elizabeth Lo | Director
Emma D. Miller, Elizabeth Lo, Maggie Li | Producers

NOCTURNES • Grasshopper Film
CINEMATOGRAPHY BY Satya Rai Nagpual
Anirban Dutta, Anupama Srinivasan | Director
Anirban Dutta | Producer

Porcelain War • Picturehouse
CINEMATOGRAPHY BY Andrey Stefanov
Brendan Bellomo, Slava Leontyev | Directors
Paula DuPre’ Pesmen, Aniela Sidorska, Camilla Mazzaferro and Olivia Ahnemann | Producers

Sugarcane • National Geographic
CINEMATOGRAPHY BY Christopher LaMarca
Emily Kassie, Julian Brave NoiseCat | Directors
Emily Kassie, Kellen Quinn | Producers

VIKTOR • Protozoa Pictures
CINEMATOGRAPHY BY Olivier Sarbil
Olivier Sarbil | Director
Darren Aronofsky, Dylan Golden, Brendan Naylor, Sigrid Jonsson Dyekjær, Philippe Levasseur, Olivier Sarbil | Producers

Outstanding Original Score

DahomeyMUBI
COMPOSED BY Wally Badarou and Dean Blunt
Mati Diop | Director
Eve Robin, Judith Lou Lévy, Mati Diop | Producers

Ernest Cole: Lost and Found • Magnolia Pictures
COMPOSED BY Alexeï Aïgui
Raoul Peck | Director
Raoul Peck, Tamara Rosenberg | Producers

FRIDA • Amazon MGM Studios
COMPOSED BY Victor Hernández Stumpfhauser
Carla Gutierrez | Director
Sara Bernstein, Katia Maguire, Justin Wilkes, Loren Hammonds, Alexandra Johnes | Producers

NOCTURNES • Grasshopper Film
COMPOSED BY Nainita Dasai
Anirban Dutta, Anupama Srinivasan | Director
Anirban Dutta | Producer

The Remarkable Life of Ibelin • Netflix
COMPOSED BY Uno Helmersson
Benjamin Ree | Director
Ingvil Giske | Producer

Sugarcane • National Geographic
COMPOSED BY Mali Obomsawin
Emily Kassie, Julian Brave NoiseCat | Directors
Emily Kassie, Kellen Quinn | Producers

Outstanding Sound Design

DahomeyMUBI
SOUND DESIGN BY Nicolas Becker
Mati Diop | Director
Eve Robin, Judith Lou Lévy, Mati Diop | Producers

ENO • Film First Co.
SOUND DESIGN BY Nas Parkash and Patrick Fripp
Gary Hustwit | Director
Jessica Edwards, Gary Hustwit | Producers

Intercepted • Grasshopper Film
SOUND DESIGN BY Alex Lane
Oksana Karpovych | Director
Rocío Barba Fuentes, Giacomo Nudi | Producers

NOCTURNES • Grasshopper Film
SOUND DESIGN BY Tom Paul, Shreyank Nanjappa and Sukanto Mazumder
Anirban Dutta, Anupama Srinivasan | Director
Anirban Dutta | Producer

Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat • Kino Lorber
SOUND DESIGN BY Ranko Pauković and Alek Bunic Goosse
Johan Grimonprez | Director
Daan Milius, Rémi Grellety | Producers

VIKTOR • Protozoa Pictures
SOUND DESIGN BY Peter Albrechtsen, Nicolas Becker and Heikki Kossi
Olivier Sarbil | Director
Darren Aronofsky, Dylan Golden, Brendan Naylor, Sigrid Jonsson Dyekjær, Philippe Levasseur, Olivier Sarbil | Producers

Outstanding Visual Design

ENO • Film First Co.
VISUAL DESIGN BY Brendan Dawes
Gary Hustwit | Director
Jessica Edwards, Gary Hustwit | Producers

FRIDA • Amazon MGM Studios
VISUAL DESIGN BY Sofía Inés Cázares and Renata Galindo
Carla Gutierrez | Director
Sara Bernstein, Katia Maguire, Justin Wilkes, Loren Hammonds, Alexandra Johnes | Producers

piece by piece • Focus Features
VISUAL DESIGN BY Howard Baker
Morgan Neville | Director
Pharrell Williams, Mimi Valdés, Caitrin Rogers, Morgan Neville | Producers

Porcelain War • Picturehouse
VISUAL DESIGN BY Brendan Bellomo and BluBlu Studios
Brendan Bellomo, Slava Leontyev | Directors
Paula DuPre’ Pesmen, Aniela Sidorska, Camilla Mazzaferro and Olivia Ahnemann | Producers

QUEENDOM • Greenwich Entertainment
VISUAL DESIGN BY Agniia Galdanova
Agniia Galdanova | Director
Agniia Galdanova, Igor Myakotin | Producers

The Remarkable Life of Ibelin • Netflix
VISUAL DESIGN BY Rasmus Tukia and Ada Wikdahl
Benjamin Ree | Director
Ingvil Giske | Producer

Outstanding Debut

Black Box Diaries • MTV Documentary Films | Paramount+
Shiori Ito | Director
Eric Nyari, Hanna Aqvilin, Shiori Ito | Producers

Daughters • Netflix
Angela Patton, Natalie Rae | Directors
Tim Cole, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe | Producers

FRIDA • Amazon MGM Studios
Carla Gutierrez | Director
Sara Bernstein, Katia Maguire, Justin Wilkes, Loren Hammonds, Alexandra Johnes | Producers

Grand Theft Hamlet • Project 1961
Pinny Grylls, Sam Crane | Directors
Rebecca Wolff, Julia Ton | Producers

Hollywoodgate • Fourth Act Film
Ibrahim Nash’at | Director
Shane Boris, Odessa Rae and Talal Derki | Producers

No Other Land • Antipode Films
Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor | Directors
Fabien Greenberg, Bård Kjøge Rønning | Producers

Audience Choice Prize Nominees

Copa 71 • New Black Films
James Erskine, Rachel Ramsay | Directors
Victoria Gregory, Jannat Gargi, Anna Godas | Producers

Daughters • Netflix
Angela Patton, Natalie Rae | Directors
Tim Cole, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe | Producers

FRIDA • Amazon MGM Studios
Carla Gutierrez | Director
Sara Bernstein, Katia Maguire, Justin Wilkes, Loren Hammonds, Alexandra Johnes | Producers

Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa • Netflix
Lucy Walker | Director
Dalia Burde, Charlie Corwin, Christopher Newman, Michael D. Ratner, Miranda Sherman | Producers

Porcelain War • Picturehouse
Brendan Bellomo, Slava Leontyev | Directors
Paula DuPre’ Pesmen, Aniela Sidorska, Camilla Mazzaferro and Olivia Ahnemann | Producers

The Remarkable Life of Ibelin • Netflix
Benjamin Ree | Director
Ingvil Giske | Producer

Skywalkers: A Love Story • Netflix
Jeff Zimbalist | Director
Jeff Zimbalist, Maria Bukhonina, Tamir Ardon, Chris Smith | Producers

Sugarcane • National Geographic
Emily Kassie, Julian Brave NoiseCat | Directors
Emily Kassie, Kellen Quinn | Producers

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story • Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Studios, HBO Documentary Films, CNN Films
Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui | Directors
Lizzie Gillett, Robert Ford, Ian Bonhôte | Producers

Will and Harper • Netflix
Josh Greenbaum | Director
Rafael Marmor, Will Ferrell, Jessica Elbaum, Josh Greenbaum, Chris Leggett | Producers

Shorts List Semifinalists

(nominees to be announced in December)

Contractions • NY Times Op-Docs
Lynne Sachs | Director

Eternal Father • New Yorker
Ömer Sami | Director

I Am Ready, Warden • MTV Documentary Films
Smriti Mundhra | Director

Incident • New Yorker
Bill Morrison | Director

Instruments of a Beating Heart • NY Times Op-Docs
Ema Ryan Yamazaki | Director

Love in the Time of Migration • LA Times
Erin Semine Kökdil, Chelsea Abbas | Directors

Makayla’s Voice: A Letter to the World • Netflix
Julio Palacio | Director

The Medallion • New Yorker
Ruth Hunduma | Director

A Move • NY Times Op-Docs
Elahe Esmaili | Director

The Only Girl in the Orchestra • Netflix
Molly O’Brien | Director

A Swim Lesson • POV
Rashida Jones, Will McCormack | Directors

Unforgettables Honorees

Shiori Ito
Black Box Diaries • MTV Documentary Films | Paramount+
Shiori Ito | Director
Eric Nyari, Hanna Aqvilin, Shiori Ito | Producers

Brian Eno
ENO • Film First Co.
Gary Hustwit | Director
Jessica Edwards, Gary Hustwit | Producers

Lhakpa Sherpa
Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa • Netflix
Lucy Walker | Director
Dalia Burde, Charlie Corwin, Christopher Newman, Michael D. Ratner, Miranda Sherman | Producers

Basel Adra and Yuval Abraham
No Other Land • Antipode Films
Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor | Directors
Fabien Greenberg, Bård Kjøge Rønning | Producers

Patrice Jetter
Patrice: The Movie • Hulu
Ted Passon | Director
Kyla Harris, Innbo Shim, Emily Spivack | Producers

Jenna Marvin
QUEENDOM • Greenwich Entertainment
Agniia Galdanova | Director
Agniia Galdanova, Igor Myakotin | Producers

Chris Smalls
Union • Level Ground Productions
Stephen Maing, Brett Story | Directors
Samantha Curley, Martin Dicicco, Stephen Maing, Brett Story, Mars Verrone | Producers

Harper Steele
Will and Harper • Netflix
Josh Greenbaum | Director
Rafael Marmor, Will Ferrell, Jessica Elbaum, Josh Greenbaum, Chris Leggett | Producers

Spotlight

Black Snow
Alina Simone | Director

Homegrown
Michael Premo | Director
Michael Premo, Rachel Falcone | Producers

A New Kind of Wilderness • A5 Film
Silje Evensmo Jacobsen | Director
Mari Bakke Riise | Producer

A Photographic Memory • Bow and Arrow Entertainment
Rachel Elizabeth Seed | Director
Rachel Elizabeth Seed, Danielle Varga, Matthew Perniciaro, Michael Sherman, Sigrid Jonsson Dyekjær | Producers

Two Strangers Trying Not to Kill Each Other • Final Cut for Real
Jacob Perlmutter, Manon Ouimet | Directors
Manon Ouimet, Signe Byrge Sørensen, Jacob Perlmutter | Producers

Heterodox

Caught by the Tides • Momo Pictures
Jia Zhang-ke | Director
Casper Liang Jiayan, Shozo Ichiyama | Producers

Kneecap • Sony Pictures Classics
Rich Peppiatt | Director
Trevor Birney, Jack Tarling | Producers

My First Film • MUBI
Zia Anger | Director
Taylor Shung, Riel Roch-Decter | Producers

Pavements
Alex Ross Perry | Director
Craig Butta | Producer

Sing Sing • A24
Greg Kwedar | Director
Monique Walton, Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar | Producers

Songs from the Hole • Cocomotion Pictures
Contessa Gayles | Director
Contessa Gayles, richie reseda, David Felix Sutcliffe | Producers

Outstanding Broadcast Film

Bread & Roses • Apple TV+
Sahra Mani | Director
Jennifer Lawrence, Justine Ciarrocchi, Sahra Mani | Producers

Girls State • Apple TV+
Amanda McBaine, Jesse Moss | Directors & Producers

Great Photo, Lovely Life: Facing a Family’s Secrets • HBO
Amanda Mustard, Rachel Beth Anderson | Directors
Rachel Beth Anderson, Amanda Mustard, Luke Malone | Producers

The Lady Bird Diaries • Hulu
Dawn Porter | Director
Dawn Porter, Kim Reynolds | Producers

Slave Play. Not a Movie. A Play. • HBO
Jeremy O. Harris | Director
Chris Moukarbel, Natalia-Leigh Brown | Producers

Spermworld • FX
Lance Oppenheim | Director

Outstanding Nonfiction Series

America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders • Netflix
Greg Whiteley, Chelsea Yarnell | Directors
Greg Whiteley | Executive Producer

Deadlocked: How America Shaped the Supreme Court • Showtime
Dawn Porter | Director

The Enfield Poltergeist • Apple TV+
Jerry Rothwell | Director
Nicole Stott, Davis Guggenheim, Jonathan Silberberg, Laurene Powell-Jobs, Al Morrow, Stewart Le Maréchal | Executive Producers

The Luckiest Guy in the World • ESPN
Steve James | Director
Marsha Cooke, Ezra Edelman | Producers

Ren Faire • HBO
Lance Oppenheim | Director
Nancy Abraham, Dani Bernfeld, Ronald Bronstein, Eli Bush, Lisa Heller, David Gauvey Herbert, Lance Oppenheim, Sara Rodriguez, Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie | Executive Producers

Telemarketers • HBO
Adam Bhala Lough, Sam Lipman-Stern | Directors
Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie, Dani Bernfeld, Danny McBride, David Gordon Green, Jody Hill, Greg Stewart, Brandon James, Adam Bhala Lough, Sam Lipman-Stern, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller, Tina Nguyen | Executive Producers

Outstanding Anthology Series

Conan O’Brien Must Go • HBO
Conan O’Brien, Jeff Ross | Executive Producers

De La Calle • Paramount+
Nick Barili, Jared Andrukanis, Picky Talarico, Lydia Tenaglia, Christopher Collins, Amanda Culkowski, Bruce Gillmer, Craig H. Shepherd | Executive Producers

God Save Texas • HBO
Lawrence Wright, Alex Gibney, Richard Linklater, Peter Berg, Michael Lombardo, Elizabeth Rogers, Stacey Offman, Richard Perello, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller | Executive Producers

High on the Hog: Season 2 • Netflix
Roger Ross Williams, Geoff Martz, Craig Piligian, Sarba Das, Fabienne Toback, Karis Jagger, Jessica B. Harris, Stephen Satterfield, Michele Barnwell | Executive Producers

How To with John Wilson: Season 3 • HBO
John Wilson, Nathan Fielder, Michael Koman, Clark Reinking | Executive Producers

Photographer • National Geographic
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhely, Jimmy Chin, Pagan Harleman, Betsy Forhan, Anna Barnes, Chris Kugelman | Executive Producers

Outstanding Broadcast Editing

Girls State • Apple TV+
EDITED BY Amy Foote
Amanda McBaine, Jesse Moss | Directors & Producers

The Greatest Night in Pop • Netflix
EDITED BY Nic Zimmerman, Will Znidaric and David Brodie
Bao Nguyen | Director
Bruce Eskowitz, George Hencken, Larry Klein, Julia Nottingham, Harriet Sternberg, Lionel Richie | Producers

Ren Faire • HBO
EDITED BY Max Allman and Nicholas Nazmi
Lance Oppenheim | Director
Nancy Abraham, Dani Bernfeld, Ronald Bronstein, Eli Bush, Lisa Heller, David Gauvey Herbert, Lance Oppenheim, Sara Rodriguez, Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie | Executive Producers

The Saint of Second Chances • Netflix
EDITED BY Alan Lowe, Jeff Malmberg and Miles Wilkerson
Jeff Malmberg, Morgan Neville | Directors
Jon Berg, Danny Breen, Morgan Neville | Producers

Telemarketers • HBO
EDITED BY Christopher Passig
Adam Bhala Lough, Sam Lipman-Stern | Directors
Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie, Dani Bernfeld, Danny McBride, David Gordon Green, Jody Hill, Greg Stewart, Brandon James, Adam Bhala Lough, Sam Lipman-Stern, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller, Tina Nguyen | Executive Producers

Time Bomb Y2K • HBO
EDITED BY Marley McDonald and Maya Mumma
Brian Becker, Marley Mcdonald | Directors
Brian Becker | Producer

Outstanding Broadcast Cinematography

America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders • Netflix
CINEMATOGRAPHY BY Jonathan Nicholas
Greg Whiteley, Chelsea Yarnell | Directors
Greg Whiteley | Executive Producer

The Enfield Poltergeist • Apple TV+
CINEMATOGRAPHY BY Ruben Woodin Deschamps, Carmen Pellon Brussosa and David Katznelson
Jerry Rothwell | Director
Nicole Stott, Davis Guggenheim, Jonathan Silberberg, Laurene Powell-Jobs, Al Morrow, Stewart Le Maréchal | Executive Producers

Girls State • Apple TV+
CINEMATOGRAPHY BY Martina Radwan, Daniel Carter, Laela Kilbourn, Erynn Patrick Lamont, Laura Hudock, Thorsten Thielow
Amanda McBaine, Jesse Moss | Directors & Producers

Photographer • National Geographic
CINEMATOGRAPHY BY Michael Crommett, Rita Baghdadi, Peter Hutchens, Melissa Langer and Pauline Maroun
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhely, Jimmy Chin, Pagan Harleman, Betsy Forhan, Anna Barnes, Chris Kugelman | Executive Producers

Ren Faire • HBO
CINEMATOGRAPHY BY Nate Hurtsellers
Lance Oppenheim | Director
Nancy Abraham, Dani Bernfeld, Ronald Bronstein, Eli Bush, Lisa Heller, David Gauvey Herbert, Lance Oppenheim, Sara Rodriguez, Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie | Executive Producers

You Were My First Boyfriend • HBO
CINEMATOGRAPHY BY Brennan Vance and J. Bennett
Cecilia Aldarondo, Sarah Enid Hagey | Directors
Cecilia Aldarondo, Ines Hofmann Kanna | Producers

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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