Although it will probably be another month before the Oscar shortlist for documentary features is announced, last week the Cinema Eye Honors announced their 2013 nominees for best non-fiction films of the year. This is an organization that was formed by director A.J. Schnack in order to give more recognition and exposure to documentaries, especially those that are typically shunned by the Academy. Stories We Tell, The Act of Killing and Leviathan are among this year’s films nominated for multiple awards. If you’re looking to catch up on some of the best docs of the year, this is probably a good place to start. Check out the full list of nominees after the jump and let us know what you think!

Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking

• The Act of Killing – Directed by Joshua Oppenheimer
• After Tiller – Produced by: Martha Shane and Lana Wilson
• Cutie and the Boxer – Directed by Zachary Heinzerling
• Leviathan – Directed by: Lucien Castaing-Taylor & Véréna Paravel
• Stories We Tell – Directed by Sarah Polley

Outstanding Achievement in Direction

• The Act of Killing – Directed by Joshua Oppenheimer
• After Tiller – Directed by Martha Shane and Lana Wilson
• First Cousin Once Removed – Directed by Alan Berliner
• Leviathan – Directed by Lucien Castaing-Taylor & Véréna Paravel
• The Machine Which Makes Everything Disappear – Directed by Tinatin Gurchiani
• Stories We Tell – Directed by Sarah Polley

Outstanding Achievement in Editing

• The Act of Killing – Edited by Janus Billeskov Jansen
• First Cousin Once Removed – Edited by Alan Berliner
• Let the Fire Burn – Edited by Nels Bangerter
• Leviathan – Edited by Lucien Castaing-Taylor & Véréna Paravel
• Our Nixon – Edited by Francisco Bello

Outstanding Achievement in Production

• The Act of Killing – Signe Byrge Sørensen
• After Tiller – Martha Shane and Lana Wilson
• Dirty Wars – Anthony Arnove, Brenda Coughlin and Jeremy Scahill
• Expedition to the End of the World – Michael Haslund-Christensen
• The Square – Karim Amer

Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography

• 12 O’Clock Boys – Cinematography by Lotfy Nathan
• Cutie and the Boxer – Cinematography by Zachary Heinzerling
• Dirty Wars – Cinematography by Richard Rowley
• Elena – Cinematography by Janice D’avila, Will Etchebehere and Miguel Vassy
• Expedition to the End of the World – Cinematography by Martin Munch
• Leviathan – Cinematography by Lucien Castaing-Taylor & Véréna Paravel

Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Films Made for Television

• The Crash Reel – Directed by Lucy Walker For HBO Documentary Films
• Gideon’s Army – Directed by Dawn Porter For HBO Documentary Films
• Homegoings – Directed by Christine Turner For PBS/POV
• Inventing David Geffen – Directed by Susan Lacy For PBS/American Masters
• Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God – Directed by Alex Gibney For HBO Documentary Films
• Which Way Is the Front Line From Here? The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington – Directed by Sebastian Junger for HBO Documentary Films

Audience Choice Prize

• 20 Feet From Stardom – Directed by Morgan Neville
• The Act of Killing – Directed by Joshua Oppenheimer
• Blackfish – Directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite
• The Crash Reel – Directed by Lucy Walker
• Cutie and the Boxer – Directed by Zachary Heinzerling
• Muscle Shoals – Directed by Greg ‘Freddy’ Camalier
• Rafea: Solar Mama – Directed by Mona Eldaief & Jehane Noujaim
• Sound City – Directed by Dave Grohl
• The Square – Directed by Jehane Noujaim
• Stories We Tell – Directed by Sarah Polley

Outstanding Achievement in a Debut Feature Film

• 12 O’Clock Boys – Directed by Lotfy Nathan
• After Tiller – Directed by Martha Shane and Lana Wilson
• Cutie and the Boxer – Directed by Zachary Heinzerling
• Let the Fire Burn – Directed by Jason Osder
• The Machine Which Makes Everything Disappear – Directed by Tinatin Gurchiani
• Sofia’s Last Ambulance – Directed by Ilian Metev

Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Score

• A Band Called Death – Score by Sam Retzer & Tim Boland
• Blackfish – Score by Jeff Beal
• Cutie and the Boxer – Score by Yasuaki Shimizu
• Expedition to the End of the World – Score by Mads Heldtberg
• Narco Cultura – Score by Jeremy Turner
• Teenage – Score by Bradford Cox

Outstanding Achievement in Graphic Design or Animation

• Cutie and the Boxer – Graphics by Art Jail
• Far Out Isn’t Far Enough – Graphics by Rick Cikowski & Brandon Dumlao
• The Fruit Hunters – Graphics by Brandon Blommaert & Fred Casia
• Inequality for All – Graphics by Brian Oakes
• Maidentrip – Graphics by Margot Tsakiri-Scanatovits & Daniel Chester
• We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks – Graphics by Maryanne Butler & Marc Smith

Spotlight Award

• Bending Steel – Directed by Dave Carroll
• Fuck for Forest – Directed by Michal Marczak
• Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction – Directed by Sophie Huber
• The Last Station – Directed by Cristian Soto and Catalina Vergara
• The Search for Emak Bakia – Directed by Oskar Algeria
• Valentine Road – Directed by Marta Cunningham

Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Short Filmmaking

• Da Vinci – Directed by Yuri Ancarani
• Death of a Prisoner – Directoed by Laura Poitras
• Outlawed in Pakistan – Directed by Habiba Nosheen, Hilke Schellmann
• Reindeer – Directored by Eva Weber
• SLOMO – Directed by Josh Izenberg
• A Story for the Modlins – Directed by Sergio Oksman