Cinema Eye Honors Legacy Award
The Cinema Eye Honors Legacy Award is an annual award given at the Cinema Eye Honors since 2010.
List of recipients
2010s
- 2010: Sherman's March - Ross McElwee[1]
- 2011: Grey Gardens - Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Ellen Hovde, Muffie Meyer and Susan Froemke[2][3]
- 2012: Titicut Follies - Frederick Wiseman[2][3]
- 2013: The War Room - Chris Hegedus and D.A. Pennebaker[2][3]
- 2014: Harlan County, USA - Barbara Kopple[4]
- 2015 Paris is Burning - Jennie Livingston[2][3]
- 2016 American Movie - Chris Smith[3]
- 2017 The Times of Harvey Milk - Rob Epstein[5]
- 2018 When We Were Kings - Leon Gast
- 2019 Eyes on the Prize - Harry Hampton, Orlando Bagwell, Sheila Curran Bernard, Callie Crossley, James A. DeVinney, Madison D. Lacy, Thomas Ott, Samuel D. Pollard, Terry Kay Rockefeller, Jacqueline Shearer, Paul Stekler, Judith Vecchione[6][3]
2020s
- 2020: Koyaanisqatsi - Godfrey Reggio[3]
- 2021: The Watermelon Woman – Cheryl Dunye
- 2022: Crumb – Terry Zwigoff[7][2]
- 2023: The Decline of Western Civilization – Penelope Spheeris[2]
- 2024: Hearts and Minds – Peter Davis[3]
- 2025: Portrait of Jason – Shirley Clarke, Burden of Dreams – Les Blank, Sans Soleil – Chris Marker and Tongues Untied – Marlon T. Riggs[8]
References
- ↑ THE COVE WINS AT THE CINEMA EYE AWARDS|Filmmaker Magazine
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 'Decline of Western Civilization' Trilogy Wins Cinema Eye Honors' Legacy Award – TheWrap
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pond, Steve (December 10, 2024). "Classic Vietnam War Film 'Hearts and Minds' to Receive Cinema Eye Honors' Legacy Award". The Wrap. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
- ↑ Cinema Eye Awards “The Act Of Killing” & “Stories We Tell” Top Non-Fiction Prizes – Film at Lincoln Center
- ↑ Cinema Eye Honors Give Top Prizes to ‘Cameraperson’ and ‘Making a Murderer’ – TheWrap
- ↑ PBS' Landmark 'Eyes On The Prize' To Receive Cinema Eye Honors' Legacy Award – Deadline
- ↑ Carey, Matthew (October 20, 2022). "Cinema Eye Honors: 'Four Hours At The Capitol,' 'The Beatles: Get Back' Lead First Round Of Nominations For Documentary Awards Show". Deadline. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
- ↑ Erbland, Kate (December 15, 2025). "Cinema Eye Honors Announce Last Batch of 2026 Nominees, Plus Four Legacy Award Films and New Lifetime Achievement Award". IndieWire. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
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