Award
The 16th Cinema Eye Honors recognized outstanding artistry and craft in nonfiction filmmaking of 2022 and took place at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, New York on January 12, 2023.[ 1]
The broadcasts category nominees as well as the recipient for the Legacy Award, given to the 1995 film Crumb , were announced on October 20, 2022.[ 2] The Unforgettables and the Audience Choice Prize longlist were presented on October 25, 2022, while the nominations for the feature film categories were announced on November 10, 2022.[ 1]
National Geographic films Fire of Love and The Territory led the nominations with seven each, becoming the films with the most nominations in a year in the history of the awards.[ 3] In the broadcast nominations, HBO film Four Hours at the Capitol led with three.
All That Breathes received the Outstanding Non-Fiction Feature while Fire of Love received the most awards with four wins, including three competitive awards plus The Unforgettables Award.[ 4]
Winners and nominees [ edit ]
The winners are listed first and in bold .[ 4]
Outstanding Non-Fiction Feature
Outstanding Direction
Outstanding Editing
Outstanding Production
Navalny – Odessa Rae, Diane Becker, Melanie Miller and Shane Boris
Outstanding Cinematography
Outstanding Original Score
Outstanding Sound Design
Outstanding Visual Design
Outstanding Debut
Outstanding Non-Fiction Short
Nuisance Bear – Directed by Jack Weisman and Gabriela Osio Vanden
In Flow of Words – Directed by Eliane Esther Bots
Last Days of August – Directed by Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck and Robert Machoian
Long Line of Ladies – Directed by Rayka Zehtabchi and Shaandiin Tome
The Martha Mitchell Effect – Directed by Anne Alvergue and Debra McClutchy
Shut Up and Paint – Directed by Alex Mallis and Titus Kaphar
Spotlight Award
Heterodox Award
Master of Light – Directed by Rosa Ruth Boesten
After Sherman – Directed by Jon-Sesrie Goff
Brotherhood – Directed by Francesco Montagner
Hidden Letters – Directed by Violet Du Feng and Zhao Qing
Into the Ice – Directed by Lars Henrik Ostenfeld
Audience Choice Prize
The Unforgettables
Outstanding Broadcast Film
Outstanding Nonfiction Series
Black and Missing – Directed by Geeta Gandbhir and Samantha Knowles (HBO Documentary Films/HBO Max)
Outstanding Anthology Series
Shorts List (Cinema Eye's Annual List of the Year's Top Short Documentaries)
How To with John Wilson – Nathan Fielder , Michael Koman, Clark Reinking and John Wilson , Executive Producers (HBO)
Origins of Hip Hop – Peter Bittenbender, Mark Grande, Slane Hatch; Supervising Producers: Amira Lewally and Phoenix Skye Maulella, Executive Producers (A&E )
Prehistoric Planet – Jon Favreau and Mike Gunton , Executive Producers; Tim Walker, Series Producer (Apple TV+ )
Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy – Tom Barry, Adam Hawkins, Eve Kay and Stanley Tucci , Executive Producers; Robin O'Sullivan, Series Producer (CNN )
Women Who Rock – Jessica Hopper, Rachel Brill, John Varvatos, Derik Murray and Jesse James Miller, Executive Producers (EPIX )
The World According to Jeff Goldblum – Jeff Goldblum , Jane Root , Sara Brailsford, Keith Addis and Arif Nurmohamed, Executive Producers, Ben Jessop, Series Producer (Disney+)
Anastasia – Directed by Sarah McCarthy
The Dreamlife of Georgie Stone – Directed by Maya Newell
The Joys and Sorrows of Young Yuguo – Directed by Ilinca Călugăreanu
Keys to the City – Directed by Ian Moubayed
In Flow of Words – Directed by Eliane Esther Bots
Last Days of August – Directed by Robert Machoian and Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck
Long Line of Ladies – Directed by Rayka Zehtabchi and Shaandiin Tome
The Martha Mitchell Effect – Directed by Anne Alvergue and Debra McClutchy
Nuisance Bear – Directed by Jack Weisman and Gabriela Osio Vanden
Shut Up and Paint – Directed by Alex Mallis and Titus Kaphar
Outstanding Broadcast Editing
Outstanding Broadcast Cinematography
Playing With Sharks – Michael Taylor, Judd Overton, Nathan Barlow and Toby Ralph (Disney+)
^ a b "Cinema Eye Honors Reveals First Announcements for 2023" . Cinema Eye Honors . October 20, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2022 .
^ Carey, Matthew (October 20, 2022). "Cinema Eye Honors: 'Four Hours At The Capitol,' 'The Beatles: Get Back' Lead First Round Of Nominations For Documentary Awards Show" . Deadline . Retrieved October 20, 2022 .
^ Jones, Marcus (November 10, 2022). " 'Fire of Love' and 'The Territory' Lead 2023 Cinema Eye Honors Nonfiction Film Nominees" . IndieWire . Retrieved November 10, 2022 .
^ a b MacCary, Julia; Shafer, Ellise (January 12, 2023). " 'All That Breathes,' 'Fire of Love' Lead Cinema Eye Honors" . Variety . Retrieved January 13, 2023 .