The mission that was started same time last year is just as important this year despite the final results. In hindsight, the 2nd edition of the annual Cinema Eye awards will probably be one of those rare years where the Academy Awards’ Best Doc winner matches/mimics the one selected by this avant-garde award group. James Marsh’s Man on Wire was hailed as the Best Documentary film by just about everyone, so it was a non-surprise on who would claim the evening’s top honor.
I’m glad that Ari Folman was recognized for the work he did with Waltz With Bashir — picking up Best Director and a trio of other awards, while my personal favorite doc film in Yung Chang’s Up the Yangtze made its way upstream with the audience choice and best Debut Feature award. Listed below are all the categories & winners for 09.
Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Filmmaking: Man on Wire
Outstanding Achievement in Direction:
Ari Folman, Waltz With Bashir
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography:
Peter Zeitlinger for Encounters at the End of the World
Outstanding Achievement in Editing:
Jinx Godfrey, Man on Wire
Outstanding Achievement in Grapic Design and Animation: Waltz With Bashir
Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition:
Max Richter for Waltz With Bashir
Outstanding Achievement in International Feature: Waltz with Bashir
Outstanding Achievement in Debut Feature:
Yung Chang, Up the Yangtze
Audience Choice Prize:
“Up the Yangtze,” Yung Chang