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

Outstanding Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking

No Other Land” • mTuckman Media

Directed by Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Rachel Szor
Produced by Fabien Greenberg, Bård Kjøge Rønning


“Black Box Diaries” • MTV Documentary Films | Paramount+
“Dahomey” • MUBI
“Daughters” • Netflix
“Look Into My Eyes” • A24
“Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat” • Kino Lorber
“Sugarcane” • National Geographic

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Outstanding Direction

Mati Diop
“Dahomey” • MUBI

Produced by Eve Robin, Judith Lou Lévy, Mati Diop


Gary Hustwit – “Eno” | Film First Co.
Lana Wilson – “Look Into My Eyes” | A24
Elizabeth Lo – “Mistress Dispeller” | Marcona Media
Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor – “No Other Land” | mTuckman Media
Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie – “Sugarcane” | National Geographic
Stephen Maing and Brett Story – “Union” | Level Ground Productions

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Outstanding Editing

Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat” • Kino Lorber

Editing by Rik Chaubet

Directed by Johan Grimonprez
Produced by Daan Milius, Rémi Grellety


“Eno” – Edited by Maya Tippet and Marley McDonald | Film First Co
“Ernest Cole: Lost and Found” – Edited by Alexandra Strauss | Magnolia Pictures
“Frida” – Edited by Carla Gutiérrez | Amazon MGM Studios
“Intercepted” – Edited by Charlotte Tourres | Grasshopper Film
“Look Into My Eyes” – Edited by Hannah Buck | A24

Outstanding Production

Union” • Level Ground Productions

Production by Mars Verrone & Samantha Curley

Directed by Stephen Maing, Brett Story


“Hollywoodgate” – Production by Shane Boris, Odessa Rae and Talal Derki | Fourth Act Film
“Mistress Dispeller” – Production by Emma D. Miller, Elizabeth Lo and Maggie Li | Marcona Media
“No Other Land” – Production by Fabien Greenberg and Bård Kjøge Rønning | mTuckman Media
“Porcelain War” – Production by Paula DuPre’ Pesmen, Aniela Sidorska, Camilla Mazzaferro, & Olivia Ahnemann | Picturehouse
“Sugarcane” – Production by Emily Kassie and Kellen Quinn | National Geographic

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Outstanding Cinematography

Sugarcane” • National Geographic

Cinematography by Christopher LaMarca & Emily Kassie

Directed by Emily Kassie, Julian Brave NoiseCat
Produced by Emily Kassie, Kellen Quinn


“Dahomey” – Cinematography by Joséphine Drouin Viallard | MUBI
“Mistress Dispeller” – Cinematography by Elizabeth Lo | Marcona Media
“Nocturnes” – Cinematography by Satya Rai Nagpual | Grasshopper Film
“Porcelain War” – Cinematography by Andrey Stefanov | Picturehouse
“Viktor” – Cinematography by Olivier Sarbil | Protozoa Pictures

Outstanding Original Score

The Remarkable Life of Ibelin” • Netflix

Composed by Uno Helmersson

Directed by Benjamin Ree
Produced by Ingvil Giske


“Ernest Cole: Lost and Found” – Composed by Alexeï Aïgui | Magnolia Pictures
“Frida” – Composed by Victor Hernández Stumpfhauser | Amazon MGM Studios
“Nocturnes” – Composed by Nainita Dasai | Grasshopper Film
“Sugarcane” – Composed by Mali Obomsawin | National Geographic

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Outstanding Sound Design

Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat” • Kino Lorber

Sound Design by Ranko Pauković & Alek Bunic Goosse

Directed by Johan Grimonprez
Produced by Daan Milius, Rémi Grellety


“Dahomey” – Sound Design by Nicolas Becker | MUBI
“Eno” – Sound Design by Nas Parkash and Patrick Fripp | Film First Co
“Intercepted” – Sound Design by Alex Lane | Grasshopper Film
“Nocturnes” – Sound Design by Tom Paul, Shreyank Nanjappa and Sukanto Mazumder | Grasshopper Film
“Viktor” – Sound Design by Peter Albrechtsen, Nicolas Becker and Heikki Kossi | Protozoa Pictures

Outstanding Visual Design

ENO” • Film First Co

Visual Design by Brendan Dawes

Directed by Gary Hustwit
Produced by Jessica Edwards, Gary Hustwit


“Frida” – Visual Design by Sofía Inés Cázares and Renata Galindo | Amazon MGM Studios
“Piece by Piece” – Visual Design by Howard Baker | Focus Features
“Porcelain War” – Visual Design by Brendan Bellomo and BluBlu Studios | Picturehouse
“Queendom” – Visual Design by Agniia Galdanova | Greenwich Entertainment
“The Remarkable Life of Ibelin” – Visual Design by Rasmus Tukia and Ada Wikdahl | Netflix

Outstanding Debut

No Other Land” • mTuckman Media

Directed by Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Rachel Szor
Produced by Fabien Greenberg, Bård Kjøge Rønning


“Black Box Diaries” – Directed by Shiori Ito | MTV Documentary Films | Paramount+
“Daughters” – Directed by Natalie Rae and Angela Patton | Netflix
“Frida” – Directed by Carla Gutiérrez | Amazon MGM Studios
“Grand Theft Hamlet” – Directed by Pinny Grylls and Sam Crane | Project 1961
“Hollywoodgate” – Directed by Ibrahim Nash’at | Fourth Act Film

Audience Choice Prize

Porcelain War” • Picturehouse

Directed by Brendan Bellomo, Slava Leontyev
Produced by Paula DuPre’ Pesmen, Aniela Sidorska, Camilla Mazzaferro and Olivia Ahnemann


“Copa 71” – Directed by James Erskine and Rachel Ramsay | New Black Films
“Daughters” – Directed by Natalie Rae and Angela Patton | Netflix
“Frida” – Directed by Carla Gutiérrez | Amazon MGM Studios
“Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa” – Directed by Lucy Walker | Netflix
“The Remarkable Life of Ibelin” – Directed by Benjamin Ree | Netflix
“Skywalkers: A Love Story” – Directed by Jeff Zimbalist | Netflix
“Sugarcane” – Directed by Julian Brave NoiseCat & Emily Kassie | National Geographic
“Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story” – Directed by Ian Bonhôte & Peter Ettedgui | Warner Bros Pictures
“Will and Harper” – Directed by Josh Greenbaum | Netflix

BEST Nonfiction Short

Incident” • New Yorker

Directed by Bill Morrison


“Contractions” – Directed by Lynne Sachs | NY Times Op-Docs
“Eternal Father” – Directed by Ömer Sami | New Yorker
“I Am Ready, Warden” – Directed by Smriti Mundhra | MTV Documentary Films
“Instruments of a Beating Heart” – Directed by Ema Ryan Yamazaki | NY Times Op-Docs
“Love in the Time of Migration” – Directed by Erin Semine Kökdil and Chelsea Abbas | LA Times
“Makayla’s Voice: A Letter to the World” – Directed by Julio Palacio | Netflix
“The Medallion” – Directed by Ruth Hunduma | New Yorker
“A Move” – Directed by Elahe Esmaili | NY Times Op-Docs
“The Only Girl in the Orchestra” – Directed by Molly O’Brien | Netflix
“A Swim Lesson” – Directed by Rashida Jones and Will McCormack | POV

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 Award

Songs from the Hole” • Cocomotion Pictures

Directed by Contessa Gayles
Produced by Contessa Gayles, Richie Reseda, David Felix Sutcliffe


“Caught by the Tides” – Directed by Jia Zhang-ke | Momo Pictures
“Kneecap” – Directed by Rich Peppiatt | Sony Pictures Classics
“My First Film” – Directed by Zia Anger | MUBI
“Pavements” – Directed by Alex Ross Perry
“Sing Sing” – Directed by Greg Kwedar | A24

Outstanding Broadcast Film

Slave Play. Not a Movie. A Play.” • HBO

Directed by Jeremy O. Harris
Produced by Chris Moukarbel, Natalia-Leigh Brown


“Bread & Roses” – Directed by Sahra Mani | Apple TV+
“Girls State” – Directed by Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss | Apple TV+
“Great Photo, Lovely Life: Facing a Family’s Secrets” – Directed by Amanda Mustard and Rachel Beth Anderson | HBO
“The Lady Bird Diaries” – Directed by Dawn Porter | Hulu
“Spermworld” – Directed by Lance Oppenheim | FX

Outstanding Nonfiction Series

Telemarketers” • HBO Max

Directed by Adam Bhala Lough, Sam Lipman-Stern
Executive Produced by 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


“America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders” – Directed by Greg Whiteley and Chelsea Yarnell | Netflix
“Deadlocked: How America Shaped the Supreme Court” – Directed by Dawn Porter | Showtime
“The Enfield Poltergeist” – Directed by Jerry Rothwell | Apple TV+
“The Luckiest Guy in the World” – Directed by Steve James | ESPN
“Ren Faire” – Directed by Lance Oppenheim | HBO

Outstanding Anthology Series

How To with John Wilson: Season 3” • HBO Max

Executive Produced by John Wilson, Nathan Fielder, Michael Koman, Clark Reinking


“Conan O’Brien Must Go” – Executive Producers Conan O’Brien and Jeff Ross | HBO
“De La Calle” – Executive Producers Nick Barili, Jared Andrukanis, Picky Talarico, Lydia Tenaglia, Christopher Collins, Amanda Culkowski, Bruce Gillmer and Craig H. Shepherd | Paramount+
“God Save Texas” – Executive Producers Lawrence Wright, Alex Gibney, Richard Linklater, Peter Berg, Michael Lombardo, Elizabeth Rogers, Stacey Offman, Richard Perello, Nancy Abraham and Lisa Heller | HBO
“High on the Hog: Season 2” – Executive Producers Roger Ross Williams, Geoff Martz, Craig Piligian, Sarba Das, Fabienne Toback, Karis Jagger, Jessica B. Harris, Stephen Satterfield and Michele Barnwell | Netflix
“Photographer” – Executive Producers Elizabeth Chai Vasarhely, Jimmy Chin, Pagan Harleman, Betsy Forhan, Anna Barnes and Chris Kugelman | National Geographic

Outstanding Broadcast Editing

Girls State” • Apple TV+

Editing by Amy Foote

Directed and Produced by Amanda McBaine, Jesse Moss


“The Greatest Night in Pop” – Edited by Nic Zimmerman, Will Znidaric and David Brodie | Netflix
“Ren Faire” – Edited by Max Allman and Nicholas Nazmi | HBO
“The Saint of Second Chances” – Edited by Alan Lowe, Jeff Malmberg and Miles Wilkerson | Netflix
“Telemarketers” – Edited by Christopher Passig | HBO
“Time Bomb Y2K” – Edited by Marley McDonald and Maya Mumma | HBO

Outstanding Broadcast Cinematography

Ren Faire” • HBO Max

Cinematography by Nate Hurtsellers

Directed by Lance Oppenheim
Produced by Nancy Abraham, Dani Bernfeld, Ronald Bronstein, Eli Bush, Lisa Heller, David Gauvey Herbert, Lance Oppenheim, Sara Rodriguez, Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie


“America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders” – Director of Photography Jonathan Nicholas | Netflix
“The Enfield Poltergeist” – Directors of Photography Ruben Woodin Deschamps, Carmen Pellon Brussosa and David Katznelson | Apple TV+
“Girls State” – Directors of Photography Martina Radwan, Daniel Carter, Laela Kilbourn, Erynn Patrick Lamont, Laura Hudock, Thorsten Thielow | Apple TV+
“Photographer” – Director of Photography Michael Crommett, Rita Baghdadi, Peter Hutchens, Melissa Langer and Pauline Maroun | National Geographic
“You Were My First Boyfriend” – Director of Photography Brennan Vance and J. Bennett | HBO

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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