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 McElweeTHE COVE WINS AT THE CINEMA EYE AWARDS|Filmmaker Magazine 2011: Grey Gardens - Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Ellen Hovde, Muffie Meyer and Susan Froemke 2012: Titicut Follies - Frederick Wiseman 2013: The War Room - Chris Hegedus and D.A. Pennebaker 2014: Harlan County, USA - Barbara KoppleCinema Eye Awards “The Act Of Killing” & “Stories We Tell” Top Non-Fiction Prizes – Film at Lincoln Center 2015 Paris is Burning - Jennie Livingston 2016 American Movie - Chris Smith 2017 The Times of Harvey Milk - Rob EpsteinCinema Eye Honors Give Top Prizes to ‘Cameraperson’ and ‘Making a Murderer’ – TheWrap 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 VecchionePBS' Landmark 'Eyes On The Prize' To Receive Cinema Eye Honors' Legacy Award – Deadline
2020s 2020: Koyaanisqatsi - Godfrey Reggio 2021: The Watermelon Woman – Cheryl Dunye 2022: Crumb – Terry Zwigoff 2023: The Decline of Western Civilization – Penelope Spheeris'Decline of Western Civilization' Trilogy Wins Cinema Eye Honors' Legacy Award – TheWrap 2024: Hearts and Minds – Peter Davis 2025: Portrait of Jason – Shirley Clarke, Burden of Dreams – Les Blank, Sans Soleil – Chris Marker and Tongues Untied – Marlon T. Riggs
References
See also Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature National Film Registry
External links Official website