'The Act of Killing,' 'Stories We Tell' take top awards at Cinema Eye Honors

Posted by · 9:10 am · January 9th, 2014

The Cinema Eye Honors for documentary filmmaking spread the wealth at last night’s awards, as winners ranged from “The Act of Killing” to “Stories We Tell” to Dave Grohl’s “Sound City.”

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'The Act of Killing,' 'Cutie and the Boxer' lead Cinema Eye nominations

Posted by · 4:54 pm · November 6th, 2013

The nominations for the documentary-focused Cinema Eye Awards were announced today, and it was good news for “The Act of Killing” and “Cutie and the Boxer.” The fomer, in particular, is shaping up as a recurring nominee this awards season.

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'Amour,' 'The Master' win big with Los Angeles Film Critics Association

Posted by · 1:54 pm · December 9th, 2012

Over a week after their colleagues on the east coast went in big for Kathryn Bigelow’s “Zero Dark Thirty,” the Los Angeles Film Critics Association put the brakes on Kathryn Bigelow’s film, which has been dominating the circuit. It even won two Best Picture prizes today, but one of them was not LAFCA’s crown. Instead, the LA critics went with Michael Haneke’s “Amour,” and as a runner-up, a film clearly beloved by the group that won four other prizes, including Best Director, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress.

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