The Oscar-nominated “Flee” took home the top prize at the 15th annual Cinema Eye Honors on Tuesday evening at the Museum of the Moving Image in New York.Going into the evening, Neon and Participant Media’s “Flee” led the field with a total of seven nominations, while “Summer of Soul (…Or When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)” followed with six.Filmmaker Cheryl Dunye also received the organization’s legacy award during the ceremony.
The director was honored for her landmark 1996 independent feature “The Watermelon Woman.” After accepting the legacy award on stage, Dunye presented the category of audience choice prize.See the full list of film winners and nominees below.Outstanding Nonfiction Feature“Ascension”“Faya Dayi” (Directed and produced by Jessica Beshir)“Flee” (Winner)“The Rescue”“Summer of Soul”“The Velvet Underground”Outstanding Direction“Ascension”“Faya Dayi”“Flee”“In the Same Breath”“Procession” (Winner)“Summer of Soul”Outstanding
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