“Fire of Love” and “The Territory” led all films in nominations for the 16th annual Cinema Eye Honors, awards established in 2007 to honor all aspects of nonfiction filmmaking.
“Fire of Love” is a documentary by Sara Dosa about the scientists Katia and Maurice Krafft, in front of the volcanoes they studied for a large part of their lives; “The Territory” is director Alex Pritz’s look at a Brazilian indigenous tribe threatened by deforestation. Both films received seven nominations, tying the record for the most Cinema Eye nominations in a single year.
Shaunak Sen’s “All That Breathes” received six nominations, while Laura Poitras’ “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” and Payal Kapadia’s “A Night of Knowing Nothing” each received four.
In the Outstanding Nonfiction Feature category, those five films were joined by Daniel Roher’s “Navalny.”
Nominees in the Outstanding Directing category included Sen, plus a record five women: Poitras, Dosa, Kapadia, Rebeca Huntt (“Beba”) and Margaret Brown (“Descendant”).
In the Outstanding Debut category, the nominees were “Bad Axe”, “Beba”, “I didn’t see you there”, “A night without knowing anything”, “Nothing compares” and “The territory”.
Broadcast nominees were previously announced in October at the annual Cinema Eye Fall luncheon in Los Angeles and include “Downfall: The Case Against Boeing,” “Four Hours at the Capitol,” “George Carlin’s American Dream,” “The Beatles: Get Back”. ”, “We need to talk about Cosby” and “How to do it with John Wilson”.
In its early days, New York-based Cinema Eye Honors was generally more adventurous in its choices than Oscar voters in the documentary category. However, in recent years, the Academy’s Documentary Branch has grown dramatically and become bolder in its own choices, with nearly 60% of its nominees being recognized for the first time in the main category at Cinema Eye.
Winners will be announced at a ceremony on Thursday, January 12 at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, Queens, New York.
The full list of nominees:
Outstanding Nonfiction Feature
everything that breathes
Directed and Produced by Shaunak Sen
Produced by Aman Mann and Teddy Leifer
All the beauty and the bloodshed
Directed and Produced by Laura Poitras
Produced by Howard Gertler, John Lyons, Nan Goldin and Yoni Golijov
fire of love
Directed and Produced by Sara Dosa
Produced by Shane Boris and Ina Fichman
Navalni
Directed by Daniel Roher
Produced by Odessa Rae, Diane Becker, Melanie Miller and Shane Boris
A night of knowing nothing
Directed by Payal Kapadia
Produced by Thomas Hakim, Julien Graff and Ranabir Das
The territory
Directed and Produced by Alex Pritz
Produced by Darren Aronofsky, Gabriel Uchida, Sigrid Dyekjær, Lizzie Gillett and Will N. Miller
outstanding direction
everything that breathesshaunak sen
All the beauty and the bloodshedLaura Poitras
drinkRebecca Hunt
DescendantDaisy Brown
fire of loveSara Dosa
A night of knowing nothingPayal Kapadia
exceptional edition
All the beauty and the bloodshedAmy Foote, Joe Bini, and Brian A. Kates
fire of loveErin Casper and Jocelyne Chaput
lunar age reverieBrett Morgen
Riotsville, United Statesnels bangerter
Three minutes: one stretchKatharina Wartena
exceptional production
everything that breathesAman Mann, Shaunak Sen and Teddy Leifer
A house made of chipsMonica Hellstrom
in your handsJuan Camilo Cruz and Jonathan Schaerf
NavalniOdessa Rae, Diane Becker, Melanie Miller and Shane Boris
The territoryAlex Pritz, Darren Aronofsky, Gabriel Uchida, Sigrid Dyekjær, Lizzie Gillett, and Will N. Miller
Outstanding Cinematography
everything that breathesBen Bernhard
Cowmagda kowalczyk
A house made of chipsSimon Lereng Wilmont
A night of knowing nothingRanabir Das
The territoryAlex Pritz and Tangai Uru-eu-wau-wau
usersBennett Cerf
Outstanding Original Score
All the beauty and the bloodshedSoundwalk Collective
DescendantRay Angry and Rhiannon Giddens/Dirk Powell
fire of loveNicolas Godin
Nothing comparesLinda Buckley and Irene Buckley
The territoryKatya Mikhailova
usersDave Cerf
Exceptional sound design
everything that breathesNiladri Shekhar Roy, Sound Designer, and Susmit “Bob” Nath, Sound Design Consultant
fire of lovePatrice LeBlanc, sound designer, and Gavin Fernandes, re-recording mixer
I didn’t see you thereTom Paul, lead sound designer and re-recording mixer, and Andrés E. Marthe González, supervising sound editor
lunar age reverieSamir Foco, John Warhurst and Nina Hartstone, sound designers
The territoryRune Klausen and Peter Albrechtsen, sound designers
Outstanding visual design
Dear Mr. Brody, Gary Walker, Visual Effects; John Mark Lapham, Collages; Sam Klatt, graphics and composition
fire of love, Lucy Munger, Animation; Kara Blake, graphic artist; and Rui Ting Ji, animation and hand-drawn illustrations
The Black and the Blues by Louis ArmstrongHectah Arias, Animation and Graphics
lunar age reverieStefan NadelmanAnimation
my old schoolRory Lowe, Animation Director, and Scott Morriss, Lead Animator
featured debut
bad axDirected by David Siev
drinkDirected by Rebecca Huntt
I didn’t see you thereDirected by Reid Davenport
A night of knowing nothingDirected by Payal Kapadia
Nothing comparesDirected by Kathryn Ferguson
The territoryDirected by Alex Pritz
Best Nonfiction Short
in flow of wordsDirected by Eliane Esther Bots
last days of augustDirected by Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck and Robert Machoian
long line of ladiesDirected by Rayka Zehtabchi and Shaandiin Tome
The Martha Mitchell EffectDirected by Anne Alvergue and Debra McClutchy
annoying bearDirected by Jack Weisman and Gabriela Osio Vanden
shut up and paintDirected by Alex Mallis and Titus Kaphar
People’s Choice Award
everything that breathesDirected by Shaunak Sen
the balcony movieDirected by Paweł Łoziński
fire of loveDirected by Sara Dosa
last flight homeDirected by Ondi Timoner
DarlingDirected by Isabel Castro
my old schoolDirected by Jono McLeod
NavalniDirected by Daniel Roher
Nothing comparesDirected by Kathryn Ferguson
Mr.Directed by Chris Smith
The territoryDirected by Alex Pritz
Stand out
After ShermanDirected by Jon-Sesrie Goff
FraternityDirected by Francesco Montagner
hidden lettersDirected by Violet Du Feng and Zhao Qing
in the iceDirected by Lars Henrik Ostenfeld
master of lightDirected by Rosa Ruth Boesten
Heterodox
After the sunDirected by Charlotte Wells
dry soil burningDirected by Joana Pimenta and Adirley Queirós
Two seasonsDirected by Juan Pablo González
Marcel the shell with his shoes onDirected by Dean Fleischer-Camp
Essay (season one)Directed by Nathan Fielder
The Unforgettables (non-competitive honor)
everything that breathesMohammad Saud and Nadeem Shehzad
All the beauty and the bloodshednan goldin
bad axChun Siev
drinkRebecca Hunt
fire of loveKatia and Maurice Krafft
Gabby Giffords won’t back downGabby Giffords
I didn’t see you thereReid Davenport
in your handsZarifa Ghafari
last flight homeEli Timoner
DarlingDoris Munoz
my old schoolBrandon Lee
NavalniAlexei Navalny
Nothing comparessinead o’connor
Mr.Robert Downey Mr.
The territoryBitaté Uru-eu-wau-wau and Neidinha Bandeira
The following was previously announced on Thursday, October 20, 2022 during the annual Cinema Eye Fall Luncheon in Los Angeles.
Broadcast Film Nominees
Chernobyl: the lost tapes
Downfall: The Case Against Boeing
Four hours in the Capitol
George Carlin’s American Dream
playing with sharks
Nonfiction Series Nominees
The Beatles: Come Back
black and gone
Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey
lularich
mind over murder
We need to talk about Cosby
Anthology Series Nominees
How with John Wilson (The second season)
Origins of Hip Hop
prehistoric planet
Stanley Tucci: In Search of Italy (The second season)
women who rock
The world according to Jeff Goldblum (The second season)
Broadcast Editing Nominees
37 words
The Beatles: Come Back
Four hours in the Capitol
How to survive a pandemic
How with John Wilson (The second season)
We need to talk about Cosby
Broadcast Cinematography Nominees
Four hours in the Capitol
jeen-yuhs: a kanye trilogy
playing with sharks
Stanley Tucci: In Search of Italy (The second season)
Tony Hawk: Until the wheels come off
Legacy Award
Crumb
Directed by Terry Zwigoff
Produced by Lynn O’Donnell and Terry Zwigoff
Edited by Victor Livingston
Photography by Maryse Alberti
Music by David Beddinghaus
Sound by Scott Breindell
List of short films
anastasiaDirected by Sarah McCarthy
The dream life of Georgie StoneDirected by Maya Newell
The joys and sorrows of young YuguoDirected by Ilinca Călugăreanu
keys to the cityDirected by Ian Moubayed
Audience Choice Long List Movies
All the beauty and the bloodshedDirected by Laura Poitras
good night oppyDirected by Ryan White
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A SongDirected by Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfire
in your handsDirected by Tamana Ayazi and Marcel Mettelsiefen
The Black and the Blues by Louis ArmstrongDirected by Sacha Jenkins
lunar age reverieDirected by Brett Morgen