15th Cinema Eye Honors

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{{Infobox award

| name = 15th Cinema Eye Honors

| date = March 1, 2022

| location = Museum of the Moving Image, Astoria, New York

| host =

| website = {{URL|https://cinemaeyehonors.com/}}

| previous = 2020

| next = 2022

| main = {{nowrap|Cinema Eye Honors}}

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The 15th Cinema Eye Honors recognized outstanding artistry and craft in nonfiction filmmaking of 2021 and took place at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, New York on March 1, 2022.{{Cite tweet |author=Cinema Eye Honors |author-link=Cinema Eye Honors|user=cinemaeyehonors |number=1489301613634195456 |title=The 15th Annual Cinema Eye Honors Awards Ceremony will take place on Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at @MovingImageNYC! We are excited to celebrate this incredible year of nonfiction artistry with our nominees in Astoria next month.}} The ceremony was originally scheduled for January 13, 2022, but it was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic-related concerns.{{cite web |last1=Lindahl |first1=Chris |title=Palm Springs Calls Off 2022 Festival: Other Cancellations as Hollywood Braces for Omicron |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2021/12/film-events-canceled-omicron-1234687112/ |website=IndieWire |access-date=January 13, 2022 |date=December 29, 2021 |quote=The Cinema Eye Honors ceremony, planned for January 13 in Queens, has been postponed. Organizers of the celebration of nonfiction filmmaking announced they will assess their options in the first week of January with the hope of rescheduling the event for later in January or February.}}

The nominations for the broadcast categories were announced on October 20, 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2021/10/cinema-eye-honors-documentary-nominees-1234673138/|title=Cinema Eye Honors Nominees: 'American Utopia' and 'City So Real' Top Broadcast Categories|website=IndieWire|first=Anne|last=Thompson|date=October 20, 2021|accessdate=November 11, 2021}} The complete list of nominations, including both broadcast and film, were announced on November 10, 2021.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/11/2022-cinema-eye-honors-complete-nominations-list-flee-summer-of-soul-1234871458/|title='Flee' & 'Summer Of Soul' Lead Cinema Eye Honors Nominations|website=Deadline|first=Matt|last=Grobar|date=November 10, 2021|accessdate=November 11, 2021}}

Winners and nominees

=Feature film=

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width="50%" | Outstanding Non-Fiction Feature

! width="50%" | Outstanding Direction

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width="50%" | Outstanding Editing

! width="50%" | Outstanding Production

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width="50%" | Outstanding Cinematography

! width="50%" | Outstanding Original Score

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width="50%" | Outstanding Sound Design

! width="50%" | Outstanding Graphic Design/Animation

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width="50%" | Outstanding Debut

! width="50%" | Outstanding Non-Fiction Short

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  • Three Songs for Benazir – Directed by Elizabeth Mirzaei and Gulistan Mirzaei
  • Águilas – Directed by Kristy Guevara-Flanagan and Maite Zubiaurre
  • A Broken House – Directed by Jimmy Goldblum
  • Don’t Go Tellin' Your Momma – Directed by Topaz Jones and rubberband
  • Terror Contagion – Directed by Laura Poitras
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! width="50%" | Heterodox Award

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  • North by Current – Directed by Angelo Madsen Minax
  • Fruits of Labor – Directed by Emily Cohen Ibañez
  • The Neutral Ground – Directed by CJ Hunt
  • Socks on Fire – Directed by Bo McGuire
  • Two Gods – Directed by Zeshawn Ali

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width="50%" | Audience Choice Prize

! width="50%" | The Unforgettables

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=Broadcast=

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width="50%" | Outstanding Broadcast Film

! width="50%" | Outstanding Nonfiction Series

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width="50%" | Outstanding Anthology Series

! width="50%" | Shorts List Film

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  • Elena – Directed by Michèle Stephenson
  • Jobs for All! – Directed by Axel Danielson & Maximilien Van Aertryck
  • The Last Cruise – Directed by Hannah Olson
  • Takeover – Directed by Emma Francis-Snyder
  • We Were There to Be There – Directed by Mike Plante and Jason Willis
  • Your Street – Directed by Güzin Kar
width="50%" | Outstanding Broadcast Editing

! width="50%" | Outstanding Broadcast Cinematography

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=Legacy Award=

References

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