The Cinema Eye Honors, an Oscar bellwether that always predicts the Finest Documentary Characteristic race, has unveiled its 2025 nominations.
Main the pack is “Sugarcane,” Julian Courageous NoiseCat and Emily Kassie’s documentary about abuse in an Indian residential college in Canada. The movie earned rave critiques out of Sundance, and right here earned six nominations. It’s adopted by two hits from the 2024 Berlin Movie Pageant: “Dahomey,” Mati Diop’s exploration of the artifacts of colonial Africa, and Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal and Rachel Szor’s Israel-Palestine battle documentary “No Different Land,” which every obtained 5 nominations. Two portraits of main Twentieth-century artists, Carla Gutiérrez’s “Frida” and Gary Hustwit’s “Eno,” additionally obtained 5 nominations a chunk.
The 18th annual Cinema Eye Honors will happen on Thursday, January 9 on the New York Academy of Drugs in East Harlem. Maintain studying for an entire listing of nominees.
Nonfiction Characteristic
“Black Field Diaries”
Shiori Ito, Eric Nyari, Hanna Aqvilin, Ema Ryan Yamazaki, Yuta Okamura, Yuichiro Otsuka, Mark Degli Antoni and Andrew Tracy
“Dahomey”
Mati Diop, Eve Robin, Judith Lou Levy, Gabriel Gonzalez, Joséphine Drouin Viallard and Nicholas Becker
“Daughters”
Natalie Rae, Angela Patton, Lisa Mazzotta, Justin Benoliel, James Cunningham, Mindy Goldberg, Sam Bisbee, Kathryn Everett, Laura Choi Raycroft, Adrian Aurelius, Philip Nicolai Flindt, Michael Cambio Fernandez and Kelsey Lu
“Look Into My Eyes”
Lana Wilson, Kyle Martin, Hannah Buck and Stephen Maing
“No Different Land”
Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Rachel Szor, Fabien Greenberg, Bård Kjøge Rønning, Julius Pollux Rothlaender and Bård Harazi Farbu
“Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat”
Johan Grimonpre, Daan Milius, Rémi Grellety, Jonathan Wannyn, Rik Chaubet, Ranko Pauković and Alek Bunic Goosse
“Sugarcane”
Julian Courageous NoiseCat, Emily Kassie, Kellen Quinn, Christopher LaMarca, Nathan Punwar, Maya Daisy Hawke, Mali Obomsawin, Martin Czembor, Andrea Bella, Michael Feuser and Ed Archie Noisecat
Path
Mati Diop, “Dahomey”
Gary Hustwit, “Eno”
Lana Wilson, “Look Into My Eyes”
Elizabeth Lo, “Mistress Dispeller”
Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, “No Different Land”
Julian Courageous NoiseCat and Emily Kassie, “Sugarcane”
Stephen Maing and Brett Story, “Union”
Manufacturing
Shane Boris, Odessa Rae and Talal Derki, “Hollywoodgate”
Emma D. Miller, Elizabeth Lo and Maggie Li, “Mistress Dispeller”
Fabien Greenberg and Bård Kjøge Rønning, “No Different Land”
Paula DuPre’ Pesmen, Aniela Sidorska, Camilla Mazzaferro and Olivia Ahnemann, “Porcelain Struggle”
Emily Kassie and Kellen Quinn, “Sugarcane”
Mars Verrone and Samantha Curley, “Union”
Modifying
Maya Tippet and Marley McDonald, “Eno”
Alexandra Strauss, “Ernest Cole: Misplaced and Discovered”
Carla Gutiérrez, “Frida”
Charlotte Tourres, “Intercepted”
Hannah Buck, “Look Into My Eyes”
Rik Chaubet, “Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat”
Cinematography
Joséphine Drouin Viallard, “Dahomey”
Elizabeth Lo, “Mistress Dispeller”
Satya Rai Nagpual, “Nocturnes”
Andrey Stefanov, “Porcelain Struggle”
Christopher LaMarca, “Sugarcane”
Olivier Sarbil, “Viktor”
Unique Rating
Wally Badarou and Dean Blunt, “Dahomey”
Alexeï Aïgui, “Ernest Cole: Misplaced and Discovered”
Victor Hernández Stumpfhauser, “Frida”
Nainita Dasai, “Nocturnes”
Uno Helmersson, “The Exceptional Lifetime of Ibelin”
Mali Obomsawin, “Sugarcane”
Sound Design
Nicolas Becker, “Dahomey”
Nas Parkash and Patrick Fripp, “Eno”
Alex Lane, “Intercepted”
Tom Paul, Shreyank Nanjappa and Sukanto Mazumder, “Nocturnes”
Ranko Pauković and Alek Bunic Goosse, “Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat”
Peter Albrechtsen, Nicolas Becker and Heikki Kossi, “Viktor”
Visible Design
Brendan Dawes, “Eno”
Sofía Inés Cázares and Renata Galindo, “Frida”
Howard Baker, “Piece by Piece”
Brendan Bellomo and BluBlu Studios, “Porcelain Struggle”
Agniia Galdanova, “Queendom”
Rasmus Tukia and Ada Wikdahl, “The Exceptional Lifetime of Ibelin”
Debut Characteristic
“Black Field Diaries,” Directed by Shiori Ito
“Daughters,” Directed by Natalie Rae and Angela Patton
“Frida,” Directed by Carla Gutiérrez
“Grand Theft Hamlet,” Directed by Pinny Grylls and Sam Crane
“Hollywoodgate,” Directed by Ibrahim Nash’at
“No Different Land,” Directed by Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal and Rachel Szor
Viewers Selection Prize Nominees
“Copa 71,” Directed by James Erskine and Rachel Ramsay
“Daughters,” Directed by Natalie Rae and Angela Patton
“Frida,” Directed by Carla Gutiérrez
“Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa,” Directed by Lucy Walker
“Porcelain Struggle,” Directed by Brendan Bellomo and Slava Leontyev
“The Exceptional Lifetime of Ibelin,” Directed by Benjamin Ree
“Skywalkers: A Love Story,” Directed by Jeff Zimbalist
“Sugarcane,” Directed by Julian Courageous NoiseCat and Emily Kassie
“Tremendous/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story,” Directed by Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui
“Will and Harper,” Directed by Josh Greenbaum
Shorts Listing Semifinalists (nominees to be introduced in December)
“Contractions”
Directed by Lynne Sachs | NY Occasions Op-Docs
“Everlasting Father”
Directed by Ömer Sami | New Yorker
“I Am Prepared, Warden”
Directed by Smriti Mundhra | MTV Documentary Movies
“Incident”
Directed by Invoice Morrison | New Yorker
“Devices of a Beating Coronary heart”
Directed by Ema Ryan Yamazaki | NY Occasions Op-Docs
“Love within the Time of Migration”
Directed by Erin Semine Kökdil and Chelsea Abbas | LA Occasions Makayla’s Voice: A Letter to the World
Directed by Julio Palacio | Netflix
“The Medallion”
Directed by Ruth Hunduma | New Yorker
“A Transfer”
Directed by Elahe Esmaili | NY Occasions Op-Docs
“The Solely Woman within the Orchestra”
Directed by Molly O’Brien | Netflix
“A Swim Lesson”
Directed by Rashida Jones and Will McCormack | POV
Unforgettables Honorees
Shiori Ito, “Black Field Diaries”
Brian Eno, “Eno”
Lhakpa Sherpa, “Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa”
Basel Adra and Yuval Abraham, “No Different Land”
Patrice Jetter, “Patrice: The Film”
Jenna Marvin, “Queendom”
Chris Smalls, “Union”
Harper Steele, “Will and Harper”
Highlight
“Black Snow,” Directed by Alina Simone
“Homegrown,” Directed by Michel Premo
“A New Form of Wilderness,” Directed by Silje Evensmo Jacobsen
“A Photographic Reminiscence,” Directed by Rachel Elizabeth Seed
“Two Strangers Attempting To not Kill Every Different,” Directed by Jacob Perlmutter and Manon Ouimet
Heterodox
“Caught by the Tides,” Directed by Jia Zhang-ke
“Kneecap,” Directed by Wealthy Peppiatt
“My First Movie,” Directed by Zia Anger
“Pavements,” Directed by Alex Ross Perry
“Sing Sing,” Directed by Greg Kwedar
“Songs from the Gap,” Directed by Contessa Gayles
Broadcast Movie
“Bread & Roses”
Directed by Sahra Mani | Apple TV+
“Women State”
Directed by Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss | Apple TV+
“Nice Photograph, Beautiful Life: Dealing with a Household’s Secrets and techniques”
Directed by Amanda Mustard and Rachel Beth Anderson | HBO
“The Girl Chook Diaries”
Directed by Daybreak Porter | Hulu
“Slave Play. Not a Film. A Play.”
Directed by Jeremy O. Harris | HBO
“Spermworld”
Directed by Lance Oppenheim | FX
Nonfiction Sequence
“America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders”
Directed by Greg Whiteley and Chelsea Yarnell | Netflix
“Deadlocked: How America Formed the Supreme Court docket”
Directed by Daybreak Porter | Showtime
“The Enfield Poltergeist”
Directed by Jerry Rothwell | Apple TV+
“The Luckiest Man within the World”
Directed by Steve James | ESPN
“Ren Faire”
Directed by Lance Oppenheim | HBO
“Telemarketers”
Directed by Adam Bhala Lough and Sam Lipman-Stern | HBO
Anthology Sequence
“Conan O’Brien Should Go”
Government Producers Conan O’Brien and Jeff Ross | HBO
“De La Calle”
Government Producers Nick Barili, Jared Andrukanis, Choosy Talarico, Lydia Tenaglia, Christopher Collins, Amanda Culkowski, Bruce Gillmer and Craig H. Shepherd | Paramount+
“God Save Texas”
Government Producers Lawrence Wright, Alex Gibney, Richard Linklater, Peter Berg, Michael Lombardo, Elizabeth Rogers, Stacey Offman, Richard Perello, Nancy Abraham and Lisa Heller | HBO
“Excessive on the Hog” Season 2
Government Producers Roger Ross Williams, Geoff Martz, Craig Piligian, Sarba Das, Fabienne Toback, Karis Jagger, Jessica B. Harris, Stephen Satterfield and Michele Barnwell | Netflix
“How To with John Wilson” Season 3
Government Producers John Wilson, Nathan Fielder, Michael Koman and Clark Reinking | HBO
“Photographer”
Government Producers Elizabeth Chai Vasarhely, Jimmy Chin, Pagan Harleman, Betsy Forhan, Anna Barnes and Chris Kugelman | Nationwide Geographic
Broadcast Modifying
“Women State”
Edited by Amy Foote | Apple TV+
“The Biggest Evening in Pop”
Edited by Nic Zimmerman, Will Znidaric and David Brodie | Netflix
“Ren Faire”
Edited by Max Allman and Nicholas Nazmi | HBO
“The Saint of Second Possibilities”
Edited by Alan Lowe, Jeff Malmberg and Miles Wilkerson | Netflix
“Telemarketers”
Edited by Christopher Passig | HBO
“Time Bomb Y2K”
Edited by Marley McDonald and Maya Mumma | HBO
Broadcast Cinematography
“America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders”
Director of Images Jonathan Nicholas | Netflix
“The Enfield Poltergeist”
Administrators of Images Ruben Woodin Deschamps, Carmen Pellon Brussosa and David Katznelson | Apple TV+
“Women State”
Administrators of Images Martina Radwan, Daniel Carter, Laela Kilbourn, Erynn Patrick Lamont, Laura Hudock, Thorsten Thielow | Apple TV+
“Photographer”
Director of Images Michael Crommett, Rita Baghdadi, Peter Hutchens, Melissa Langer and Pauline Maroun | Nationwide Geographic
“Ren Faire”
Director of Images Nate Hurtsellers | HBO
“You Have been My First Boyfriend”
Director of Images Brennan Vance and J. Bennett | HBO
