As I wrote last weekend when I broke down this year’s Oscar race for Best Documentary Feature, I really wish I had caught up with “5 Broken Cameras” earlier in the season. It is quite simply one of the most astonishing pieces of work I’ve seen all year and could easily have figured on my top 10 list (where “The Queen of Versailles” was already featured — it’s been such a great year for the form). I was happily, then, greeted with the news that the film took the top prize at tonight’s Cinema Eye Honors.
'5 Broken Cameras,' 'Detropia' pick up top prizes at Cinema Eye Honors
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:18 pm · January 9th, 2013
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'The Imposter' and 'Sugar Man' lead with Cinema Eye Honors nominations
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:16 pm · November 3rd, 2012
Following the International Documentary Association’s breaking of the champagne on the hull of this year’s documentary race, the Cinema Eye Honors have announced their list of nominees. “The Imposter” and “Searching for Sugar Man” led the way with five nominations each. Both are considered formidable competitors in this year’s Oscar race for Best Documentary Feature.
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