“Wire,” “Bashir” Top Cinema Eye Doc Awards

Left to right tonight at the Times Center in New York: James Marsh and Phillipe Petit accept the award for Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking, alongside D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus. Photo by Eugene Hernandez/indieWIRE

James Marsh’s “Man on Wire” and Ari Folman’s “Waltz With Bashir” were amomg the big winners tonight at the second Cinema Eye Awards, honoring outstanding achievement in documentary filmmaking. Marsh’s film won the Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking prize and the production and editing prizes, while “Waltz With Bashir” won four awards including achievement in directing, music, graphic design and animation, and best international feature.

2009 Cinema Eye Honors for Nonfiction Filmmaking winners

Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Filmmaking

“Man on Wire,” produced by James Marsh and Simon Chinn

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,” Directed by Ari Folman and produced by Ari Folman, Serge Lalou, Gerhard Meixner, Yael Nahlieli and Roman Paul

Outstanding Achievement in Debut Feature

Yung Chang, “Up the Yangtze”

Audience Choice Prize

“Up the Yangtze,” Yung Chang

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