‘American Factory’ Tops Cinema Eye Honors Winners
American Factory
By Pat Mullen
Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar’s acclaimed documentary American Factory took another step in the lead of this year’s Oscar race. The film scooped the top prizes at this year’s Cinema Eye Honors, one of few awards events dedicated exclusively to documentary. American Factory won Outstanding Nonfiction Feature and Outstanding Direction.
Last night’s Cinema Eye Honors saw most of the documentaries in the race receive a prize. Todd Douglas Miller’s Apollo 11 scored two technical honours, while Syrian stories The Cave and For Sama tied in the category for outstanding production and Honeyland scooped the cinematography prize. The Biggest Little Farm cemented its status as a true crowd-pleaser by winning the audience award.
The complete list of Cinema Eye Honors winners are as follows:
Outstanding Nonfiction Feature
American Factory
Directed and Produced by Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert
Produced by Jeff Reichert and Julie Parker Benello
Outstanding Direction
American Factory – Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert
Outstanding Editing
Apollo 11 – Todd Douglas Miller
Outstanding Production
The Cave – Kirstine Barfod and Sigrid Dyekjær
For Sama – Waad al-Kateab
Outstanding Cinematography
Honeyland – Fejmi Daut and Samir Ljuma
Outstanding Original Score
Apollo 11 – Matt Morton
Outstanding Graphic Design or Animation
The Great Hack – Ash Thorp, Matthew Hornick and Patrick Cederberg
Outstanding Debut
The Disappearance of My Mother – Beniamino Barrese
Outstanding Nonfiction Short
Ghosts of Sugar Land – Bassam Tariq
Audience Choice Prize
Legacy Award
Godfrey Reggio – Koyaanisqatsi
Outstanding Broadcast Film
Leaving Neverland – Dan Reed
Outstanding Broadcast Series
Tricky Dick – Mary Robertson
Spotlight
Present.Perfect- Shengze Zhu
Outstanding Achievement in Broadcast Editing
Apollo: Missions to the Moon – David Tillman
Outstanding Achievement in Broadcast Cinematography
Homecoming – Mark Ritchie, Julian Klincewicz, Dikayl Rimmasch and Irie Calkins
