2009 Cinema Eye Honors Winners 23 films were nominated Cinema Eye Honors. Here are the films that took home awards in 2009.

Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking

Man On Wire

Man On Wire

August 7, 1974 – a young Frenchman named Philippe Petit…

Also nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking:

  • Man On Wire Directed by James Marsh; Produced by Simon Chinn
  • My Winnipeg Directed by Guy Maddin; Produced by Guy Maddin, Jody Shapiro & Phyllis Laing
  • The Order of Myths Directed by Margaret Brown; Produced by Margaret Brown & Sara Alize Cross
  • Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired Directed by Marina Zenovich; Produced by Marina Zenovich, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte & Lila Yacoub
  • Waltz with Bashir Directed by Ari Folman; Produced by Ari Folman, Serge Lalou, Gerhard Meixner, Yael Nahlieli & Roman Paul

Outstanding Achievement in Direction

Waltz with Bashir

Waltz with Bashir

Ari Folman’s animated documentary Waltz with Bashir is a seminal…

Also nominated Outstanding Achievement in Direction:

  • Encounters at the End of the World Directed by Werner Herzog
  • Man On Wire Directed by James Marsh
  • My Winnipeg Directed by Guy Maddin
  • The Order of Myths Directed by Margaret Brown
  • Waltz with Bashir Directed by Ari Folman

Outstanding Achievement in Production

Man On Wire

Man On Wire

August 7, 1974 – a young Frenchman named Philippe Petit…

Also nominated Outstanding Achievement in Production:

  • Encounters at the End of the World Henry Kaiser
  • Man On Wire Simon Chinn
  • Stranded, I've Come From a Plane that Crashed on the Mountains Hilary Sandison & Marc Silvera
  • Trouble the Water Carl Deal & Tia Lessin
  • Waltz with Bashir Ari Folman, Serge Lalou, Gerhard Meixner, Yael Nahlieli & Roman Paul

Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography

Encounters at the End of the World

Encounters at the End of the World

The South Pole has lured scientists, adventurers and eccentrics like…

Also nominated Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography:

  • The Betrayal (Nerakhoon) Ellen Kuras
  • Encounters at the End of the World Peter Zeitlinger
  • My Winnipeg Jody Shapiro
  • The Order of Myths Michael Simmonds
  • Up the Yangtze Wang Shi Qing

Outstanding Achievement in Editing

Man On Wire

Man On Wire

August 7, 1974 – a young Frenchman named Philippe Petit…

Also nominated Outstanding Achievement in Editing:

  • Man On Wire Jinx Godfrey
  • My Winnipeg John Gurdebeke
  • The Order of Myths Michael Taylor, Margaret Brown & Geoffrey Richman
  • Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired Joe Bini
  • Waltz with Bashir Nili Feller

Outstanding Achievement in Graphic Design and Animation

Waltz with Bashir

Waltz with Bashir

Ari Folman’s animated documentary Waltz with Bashir is a seminal…

Also nominated Outstanding Achievement in Graphic Design and Animation:

  • American Teen Adina Sales & the team at Blacklist
  • I.O.U.S.A. Brian Oakes
  • My Winnipeg Andy Smetanka
  • Surfwise Lasse Jarvi & Emmett Feldman
  • Waltz with Bashir Yoni Goodman & David Polonsky
  • Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden? Lewis Kofsky & the team at Curious Pictures

Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Score

Waltz with Bashir

Waltz with Bashir

Ari Folman’s animated documentary Waltz with Bashir is a seminal…

Also nominated Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Score:

  • The English Surgeon Nick Cave & Warren Ellis
  • In A Dream Kelli Scarr
  • Life.Support.Music Eric Liebman
  • Standard Operating Procedure Danny Elfman
  • Throw Down Your Heart Bela Fleck
  • Waltz with Bashir Max Richter

Outstanding Achievement in a Debut Feature Film

Up the Yangtze

Up the Yangtze

Upon completion, China’s mammoth Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze…

Also nominated Outstanding Achievement in a Debut Feature Film:

  • Anvil! The Story of Anvil Sacha Gervasi
  • The Betrayal (Nerakhoon) Ellen Kuras & Thavisouk Phrasavath
  • Bigger, Stronger, Faster* Christopher Bell
  • In A Dream Jeremiah Zagar
  • Up the Yangtze Yung Chang

Outstanding Achievement in an International Feature Film

Waltz with Bashir

Waltz with Bashir

Ari Folman’s animated documentary Waltz with Bashir is a seminal…

Also nominated Outstanding Achievement in an International Feature Film:

  • The English Surgeon Directed and Produced by Geoffrey Smith
  • My Winnipeg Directed by Guy Maddin; Produced by Guy Maddin, Jody Shapiro & Phyllis Laing
  • Stranded, I've Come From a Plane that Crashed on the Mountains Directed by Gonzalo Arijon; Produced by Hilary Sandison & Marc Silvera
  • Up the Yangtze Directed by Yung Chang; Produced by Mila Aung-Thwin, John Christou & Germaine Wong
  • Waltz with Bashir Directed by Ari Folman; Produced by Ari Folman, Serge Lalou, Gerhard Meixner, Yael Nahlieli & Roman Paul

Audience Choice Prize

Up the Yangtze

Up the Yangtze

Upon completion, China’s mammoth Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze…

Also nominated Audience Choice Prize:

  • American Teen Directed by Nanette Burstein
  • Encounters at the End of the World Directed by Werner Herzog
  • Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson Directed by Alex Gibney
  • Man On Wire Directed by James Marsh
  • Trouble the Water Directed by Carl Deal and Tia Lessin
  • Up the Yangtze Directed by Yung Chang
  • Young@Heart Directed by Stephen Walker

Cinema Eye Honors

The Cinema Eye Honors for Nonfiction Filmmaking recognize and honor exemplary craft and innovation in nonfiction film. Cinema Eye’s mission is to advocate for, recognize and promote the highest commitment to rigor and artistry in the nonfiction field.

Cinema Eye Honors Ceremony

Will be held January 15th 2010, at The Times Center, New York City.

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