[9] In the fall of 2014 CINE made some major changes to their organization, which included creating one entry cycle per year for each award (Professional, Independent and Student), switching to a more traditional nominee structure in which only one production per category is named the winner, and transitioning the entire process online.

However, unlike many major awards organizations, CINE's categories were based on original content and excellent storytelling,[10] not distribution platform, to reflect the constantly changing industry.

Separate from the Golden Eagle Awards, CINE also held a Film Scoring Competition, which was launched in 2013.

In 2019, after CINE had shut down, the Marvin Hamlisch estate launched the Marvin Hamlisch International Music Awards non-profit to continue holding composition competitions under the composer's name, expanding the scope of the contests to include theater, classical and song categories in multiple genres.

Many important filmmakers have received the Golden Eagle Award early in their career, such as Steven Spielberg for his first film Amblin' and Academy Award winning/nominated entries from Mel Brooks (The Critic) and Ken Burns (Brooklyn Bridge).