2008 Outfest Awards
2008 Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Film Festival: July 9-21
Grand Jury Awards:
Outstanding U.S. Dramatic Feature:
WERE THE WORLD MINE directed by Thomas Gustafson
Outstanding International Dramatic Feature:
XXY directed by Lucia Puenzo
Outstanding Documentary Feature:
SEX POSITIVE directed by Daryl Wein
Outstanding Actor in a Feature Film:
Tye Olson in WATERCOLORS
Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film:
Nicole Bilderback in THE NEW TWENTY
Outstanding Screenwriting:
James Bolton, screenwriter, DREAM BOY
Outstanding Dramatic Short:
COUNTERTRANSFERENCE directed by Madeleine Olnek
Outstanding Documentary Short:
LA CORONA (THE CROWN) directed by Amanda Micheli and Isabel Vega
Special Programming Awards:
Outfest Freedom Award:
FOOTBALL UNDER COVER directed by David Assmann and Ayat Najafi
Outstanding Emerging Talent ($5,000 product grant from Kodak):
Dave O'Brien, director, EQUALITY U
Outstanding Artistic Achievement:
Matt Wolf, director, WILD COMBINATION: A PORTRAIT OF ARTHUR RUSSELL
Audience Awards:
Outstanding Dramatic Feature:
HAMLET 2 directed by Andrew Fleming
HBO Outstanding First Dramatic Feature ($5,000 cash prize):
WATERCOLORS directed by David Oliveras
Outstanding Documentary Feature:
A PLACE TO LIVE directed by Carolyn Coal
Outstanding Dramatic Short:
I'M JIN-YOUNG directed by Lee Sung-eun
Outstanding Documentary Short:
LA CORONA (THE CROWN) by Amanda Micheli and Isabel Vega
Outstanding Soundtrack:
HAMLET 2
U.S. Dramatic Features Jury: Calpernia Addams, Cheryl Dunye, Randal Kleiser, Bahman Naraghi
International Dramatic Features Jury: J. Halberstam, Vicci Ho, Barry Sabath
Documentary Features Jury: Kibi Anderson, Maria San Filippo, Rob Williams
Short Film Jury: Jessica Graham, Todd Luoto, Dee Rees