Alexander Nanau’s “Collective” won the top prize for Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking and Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss’ Boys State took the Audience Choice Prize at the 14th Annual Cinema Eye Honors Awards Ceremony, held virtually last night.
Other winners include Time, Garrett Bradley’s intimate portrait of a family’s struggle over years of incarceration, nominated for six Cinema Eye Honors, won two awards including Outstanding Achievement in Editing and Outstanding Achievement in a Debut Feature Film. “Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets” directed by Bill Ross and Turner Ross received the Heterodox Award.
14th Annual Cinema Eye Honors winners:
Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking
“Collective” Directed by Alexander Nanau, Produced by Alexander Nanau, Bianca Oana, Bernard Michaux and Hanna Kastelicová
Outstanding Achievement in Direction
Kirsten Johnson “Dick Johnson is Dead”
Outstanding Achievement in Editing
Gabriel Rhodes “Time”
Outstanding Achievement in Production
David France, Alice Henty, Askold Kurov and Joy Tomchin, “Welcome to Chechnya”
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography
Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw “The Truffle Hunters”
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Score
Vincent Van Warmerdam “The Mole Agent”
Outstanding Achievement in Graphic Design or Animation
Jenna Caravello, Arthur Jones, Nicole Stafford and Kylin Woodrow “Feels Good Man”
Outstanding Achievement in a Debut Feature Film
“Time” Directed by Garrett Bradley
Audience Choice Prize
“Boys State” Directed by Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine
Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Film for Broadcast
“Welcome to Chechnya” Directed by David France (HBO)
Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Series for Broadcast
“I’ll Be Gone in the Dark” Series Directed by Liz Garbus, Episodes Directed by Liz Garbus, Myles Kane, Josh Koury and Elizabeth Wolff (HBO)
Outstanding Achievement in Editing in a Nonfiction Film or Series for Broadcast
David Tedeschi and Damian Rodriguez “Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story” by Martin Scorsese (Netflix)
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in a Nonfiction Film or Series for Broadcast
Thorsten Thielow “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark” (HBO)
Spotlight Award
“The Earth is Blue as an Orange” Directed by Iryna Tsilyk
Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Short Filmmaking
“A Love Song for Latasha” Directed by Sophia Nahli Allison
Heterodox Award
“Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets” Directed by Bill Ross and Turner Ross