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2014 Cinema Eye Honors Nominees Announced
Edward Snowden, from CITIZENFOUR The nominees have been announced for the eighth annual Cinema Eye Honors (of which Filmmaker is an industry sponsor), which recognize outstanding achievements in documentary filmmaking. A quick breakdown: CITIZENFOUR (the cover story subject of our latest issue) leads the pack with six nominations, closely followed by Life Itself and 20,000 Days on Earth with five apiece. Below, find the bulk of the nominations. For more information, visit the Cinema Eye Honors website, which also contains more trivia and facts about the nominees in each category. The Cinema Eye Honors winners will be announced on Wednesday, January 7 at New York’s Museum of the Moving Image.
Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking
20,000 Days on Earth
Directed by Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard
Produced by Dan Bowen and James Wilson
CITIZENFOUR
Directed by Laura Poitras
Produced by Laura Poitras, Mathilde Bonnefoy and Dirk Wilutzky
Life Itself
Directed by Steve James
Produced by Zak Piper and Steve James
The Overnighters
Directed by Jesse Moss
Produced by Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine
Virunga
Directed by Orlando von Einsiedel
Produced by Joanna Natesegara and Orlando von Einsiedel
Outstanding Achievement in Direction
Robert Greene
Actress
Laura Poitras
CITIZENFOUR
Steve James
Life Itself
Jesse Moss
The Overnighters
Nick Broomfield
Tales of the Grim Sleeper
Outstanding Achievement in Editing
Robert Greene
Actress
Kate Amend
The Case Against 8
Mathilde Bonnefoy
CITIZENFOUR
Steve James and David E. Simpson
Life Itself
Sabine Lubbe Bakker and Niels van Koevorden
Ne Me Quitte Pas
Marshall Curry
Point and Shoot
Outstanding Achievement in Production
Ben Cotner and Ryan White
The Case Against 8
Laura Poitras, Mathilde Bonnefoy and Dirk Wilutzky
CITIZENFOUR
Katy Chevigny, Ross Kauffman and Marilyn Ness
The E-Team
Orwa Nyrabia and Hans Robert Eisenhauer
Return to Homs
Joanna Natesegara and Orlando von Einsiedel
Virunga
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography
Erik Wilson
20,000 Days on Earth
Laura Poitras, Kirsten Johnson, Katy Scoggin & Trevor Paglen
CITIZENFOUR
Ross Kauffman and Rachel Beth Anderson
The E-Team
Niels van Koevorden
Ne Me Quitte Pas
Andrew Droz Palermo
Rich Hill
Franklin Dow and Orlando von Einsiedel
Virunga
Outstanding Achievement in a Debut Feature Film
20,000 Days on Earth
Directed by Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard
Approaching the Elephant
Directed by Amanda Rose Wilder
Evolution of a Criminal
Directed by Darius Clark Monroe
Finding Vivian Maier
Directed by John Maloof and Charlie Siskel
Return to Homs
Directed by Talal Derki
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Score
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis
20,000 Days on Earth
David Wingo
The Great Invisible
Joshua Abrams
Life Itself
David Perlick-Molinari
Mateo
Edwyn Collins
The Possibilities Are Endless
Outstanding Achievement in Graphic Design or Animation
Kyle McKeveny and Matt St. Leger
Captivated: The Trials of Pamela Smart
Syd Garon
Jodorowsky’s Dune
MK12 – Nominees to be Determined
Particle Fever
Philippe Gariepy and Benoit St. Jean
Red Army
Steven Do
The Unknown Known
Spotlight Award
1971
Directed by Johanna Hamilton
Evaporating Borders
Directed by Iva Radivojevic
An Honest Liar
Directed by Justin Weinstein and Tyler Measom
Living Stars
Directed by Gaston Duprat and Mariano Cohn
My Name is Salt
Directed by Farida Pacha
Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Short Filmmaking
Hacked Circuit
Directed by Deborah Stratman
Joanna
Directed by Aneta Kopacz
The Lion’s Mouth Opens
Directed by Lucy Walker
Notes on Blindness
Directed by Peter Middleton and James Spinney
One Year Lease
Directed by Brian Bolster
