I don’t post much news about awards here at The Documentary Blog. In fact, I don’t post much news at all. But I thought it’s worth mentioning that AJ Schnack’s Cinema Eye Honors second annual awards ceremony is right around the corner (March 29th to be exact), and a new website has been launched and it looks pretty sweet. The Cinema Eye Honors have quickly become the awards ceremony to watch for, recognizing many of those films that seem to be overlooked by so many other festivals/awards committees. Best of all, technique is given the attention it deserves with major awards for editing, cinematography and producing. Be sure to check out the official site here, and have a look at this years nominees. I’ll post a few of them below, highlighting my picks. The only film I felt was missing from this list is Dear Zachary, which I would’ve liked to have seen nominated for best editing. Who do you think’s gunnin’ for that #1 spot? (clever.)

Outstanding Achievement in NonFiction Feature Filmmaking

Man on Wire – Directed by James Marsh, Produced by Simon Chinn
My Winnipeg – Directed 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 Dead or Alive – Directed by Marina Zenovich, Produced by Jeffrey Levy-Hinte, Lila Yacoub & Marina Zenovich
Waltz With Bashir – Directed by Ari Folman, Produced by Ari Folman, Serge Lalou, Gerhard Meixner, Yael Nahlieli & Roman Paul

Outstanding Achievement in Direction

Encounters at the End of the World – Director, Werner Herzog
Man on Wire – Director, James Marsh
My Winnipeg – Director, Guy Maddin
The Order of Myths – Director, Margaret Brown
Waltz With Bashir – Director, Ari Folman

Outstanding Achievement in Production

Ecounters 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 Dean & Tia Lessin
Waltz With Bashir – Ari Folman, Serge Lalou, Gerhard Meixner, Yael Nahlieli & Roman Paul

Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography

The Betrayal (Nerahkoon) – 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 – Jinx Godfrey
My Winnipeg – John Gurdebeke
The Order of Myths – Michael Talyor, Margaret Brown & Geoffrey Richman
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired – Joe Bini
Waltz with Bashir – Nili Feller

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 Music Composition

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 International Feature

The English Surgeon – Directed & Produced by Geoffry 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

Outstanding Achievement in Debut Feature

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