18th Cinema Eye Honors | |
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Date | January 9, 2025 |
Location | New York Academy of Medicine, East Harlem, New York |
Most nominations | Film: Sugarcane (6) Broadcast: Girls State and Ren Faire (3) |
Website | cinemaeyehonors |
The 18th Cinema Eye Honors, destined to recognize outstanding artistry and craft in nonfiction filmmaking of 2024, will take place at the New York Academy of Medicine in East Harlem, New York on January 9, 2025. [1]
The broadcast categories as well as the Short Films shortlist, the Audience Choice Prize longlist and the recipients for The Unforgettables, were announced on October 24, 2024. [2] Two programs led the broadcast nominations: Apple TV+ film Girls State , which follows a group of teenage girls during a leadership program named Girl State, and HBO series Ren Faire , which explores a succession crisis at the Texas Renaissance Festival. Both received three nominations. [3]
Later, on November 14, 2024, the film categories were announced. [4] Sugarcane , which investigates the Canadian Indian residential school system, led the nominations with six. Following it, were two films with five nominations each: No Other Land , which follows a group of Palestine and Israeli activists during the ongoing conflict in Gaza; and Eno , which explores the career of English musician Brian Eno. [5]
The winners are listed first and in bold.
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Outstanding Direction | Outstanding Debut | ||
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Outstanding Production | Outstanding Editing | ||
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Outstanding Cinematography | Outstanding Original Score | ||
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Outstanding Sound Design | Outstanding Visual Design | ||
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Spotlight Award | Heterodox Award | ||
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Audience Choice Prize | The Unforgettables | ||
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Outstanding Broadcast Film | Outstanding Nonfiction Series |
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Outstanding Anthology Series | |
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Outstanding Broadcast Editing | Outstanding Broadcast Cinematography |
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