“Cover-Up,” “My Mom Jayne,” “Pee-wee as Himself” and “Sly Lives!” is among the nonfiction films and broadcasts nominated by the Cinema Eye Honors, which announced its first round of 2025 nominations and awards at its annual luncheon in Downtown Los Angeles on Thursday.
Documentaries that made the 16-film longlist for the Audience Choice Award and also placed their main characters on the Unforgettables honors list were “Come See Me in the Good Light,” “Cover-Up,” “Cutting Through Rocks,” “Mr. Nobody Against Putin,” “Prime Minister” and “Coexistence, My Ass!”
In the broadcast categories, “Social Studies” received three nominations while “My Mom Jayne,” “Pee-wee as Himself,” “Dallas, 2019,” “Omnivores,” “Our Oceans,” “Sly Lives!” and “Deaf President Now!” got two each.
Cinema Eye Honors is a New York-based organization dedicated to celebrating all aspects of nonfiction. In recent years, its nominations have been a relatively reliable predictor of Oscar success in the documentary and short categories.
Other nominations, including the feature film lineup, will be announced on November 13, with the 19th annual Cinema Eye Honors ceremony taking place on January 8, 2026 in New York City.
Here is the list of nominees and awards announced Thursday:
Unforgettables Honorees
Noam Shuster-Eliassi “Coexistence, My Ass!”
Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley “Come see me in the good light”
Seymour Hersh “Cover Up”
Sara Shahverdi “Cut Through Stones”
Pasha Talankin “Mr Nobody Against Putin”
Jacinda Ardern “Prime Minister”
Fatma Hassouna “Put your soul on your hand and walk”
Longlisted for the audience’s choice award
“Apocalypse in the Tropics” Directed by Petra Costa
“Coexistence, My Ass!” Directed by Amber Fares
“Come see me in the good light” Directed by Ryan White
“Cover Up” Directed by Laura Poitras and Mark Obenhaus
“Cut Through Stones” Directed by Sara Khaki and Mohammadreza Eyni
“Deaf president now!” Directed by Nyle DiMarco and Davis Guggenheim
“Eyes of Ghana” Directed by Ben Proudfoot
“Folk Tales” Directed by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady
“It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley” Directed by Amy Berg
“The Librarians” Directed by Kim A. Snyder
“Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore” Directed by Shoshannah Stern
“Mr Nobody Against Putin” Directed by David Borenstein
“Orwell: 2+2=5” Directed by Raoul Peck
“The Perfect Neighbor” Directed by Geeta Gandbhir
“Prime Minister” Directed by Michelle Walsh and Lindsay Utz
“The Tale of Silyan” Directed by Tamara Kotevska
Nominated for broadcast film
“Deaf president now!” Directed by Nyle DiMarco and Davis Guggenheim (Apple TV+)
“Democracy Noir” Directed by Connie Field (SWR / ARTE / DR)
“Riddle” Directed by Zackary Drucker (HBO | Max_
“My Mother Jayne” Directed by Mariska Hargitay (HBO | Max)
“Pee-wee as Himself” Directed by Matt Wolf (HBO | Max)
“Cunning Life! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)” Directed by Ahmir ‘Questlove’ Thompson (Hulu)
Nominated Nonfiction Series
“Chimpanzees Crazy” Directed by Eric Goode (HBO | Max)
“Couples Therapy” Directed by Pax Wassermann (Paramount+)
“Dallas, 2019” Directed by Darius Clark Monroe (PBS/Independent Lens)
“The Sing Sing Chronicles” Directed by Dawn Porter (MSNBC)
“Civics” Directed by Lauren Greenfield (FX on Hulu)
“The Stanford Prison Experiment: Unlocking the Truth” Directed by Juliette Eisner (National Geographic)
Nominated in the anthology series
“Conan O’Brien must go” Executive producers Conan O’Brien and Jeff Ross (HBO | Max)
“Harlem Ice” Executive Producers Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Sara Bernstein, Justin Wilkes, Robin Roberts and Geeta Gandbhir (Disney+)
“Omnivore” Executive producers René Redzepi, Ben Liebmann, Chris Rice, Matt Goulding, Collin Orcutt and Mateo Willis (Apple TV+)
“Our Seas” Executive Producers Jonathan Smith and James Honeyborne (Netflix)
“SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night” Executive producers Morgan Neville, Caitrin Rogers and Juaquin Cambron (Peacock)
“Tucci in Italy” Executive Producers Stanley Tucci, Lottie Birmingham, Amanda Lyon and Simon Raikes (National Geographic)
Nominated for Broadcast Editing
“Deaf president now!” Edited by Michael Harte (Apple TV+)
“My Mother Jayne” Edited by JD Marlow (HBO | Max)
“Pee-wee as Himself” Edited by Damian Rodriguez (HBO | Max)
“Cunning Life! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)” Edited by Joshua L. Pearson (Hulu)
“Civics” Edited by Alyse Ardell Spiegel, Helen Kearns, Catherine Bull and Charles Little II (FX on Hulu)
“Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos” Edited by Andy Grieve (HBO | Max)
Nominated for Broadcast Film
“Chef’s Table: Legends” Photographer Will Basanta (Netflix)
“Dallas, 2019” Photographer Christine Ng (PBS/Independent Lens)
“No taste like home with Antoni Porowski” Photographer Steve Lidgerwood (National Geographic)
“Omnivore” Photographer Tom Elliot, Sy Turnbull and Jurgen Lisse (Apple TV+)
“Our Seas” Photographer Roger Munns, Roger Horrocks, Justin Maguire, Ryan Tidman and Jamie McPherson (Netflix)
“Civics” Director of Photography Bryan Donnell, Jenna Rosher and Jerry Risius (FX on Hulu)
Short’s list
“All empty rooms” Directed by Joshua Seftel
“Am I the thinnest person you’ve ever seen?” Directed by Eisha Marjara
“Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud” Directed by Brent Renaud and Craig Renaud
“Weeping Glacier” Directed by Lutz Stautner
“The Devil’s Busy” Directed by Geeta Gandbhir and Christalyn Hampton
“The Long Valley” Robert
“Mama Micra” Directed by Rebecca Blöcher
“perfect weirdness” Directed by Alison McAlpine
“Were the scenery” Directed by Christopher Radcliffe
“Who Loves the Sun” Directed by The Throne Shakiba
