Sundance Awards 2009
2009 Sundance Film Festival Awards
2009 Sundance Film Festival: January 15-25, 2009
Grand Jury Prize: U.S. Dramatic:
Push: Based on the Novel by Sapphire, directed by Lee Daniels
Grand Jury Prize: U.S. Documentary:
We Live in Public, directed by Ondi Timoner

World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic:
The Maid (La Nana), directed by Sebastián Silva
World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Documentary:
Rough Aunties, directed by Kim Longinotto
Directing Award: U.S. Documentary:
Natalia Almada, El General
Directing Award: U.S. Dramatic:
Cary Joji Fukunaga, Sin Nombre
World Cinema Directing Award: Documentary:
Havana Marking, Afghan Star
World Cinema Directing Award: Dramatic:
Oliver Hirschbiegel, Five Minutes of Heaven
Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award:
Nicholas Jasenovec and Charlyne Yi, Paper Heart
World Cinema Screenwriting Award:
Oliver Hirschbiegel, Five Minutes of Heaven
U.S. Documentary Editing Award:
Karen Schmeer, Sergio, directed by Greg Barker
World Cinema Documentary Editing Award:
Janus Billeskov Jansen and Thomas Papapetros, Burma VJ, directed by Anders Østergaard
Excellence in Cinematography Award: U.S. Documentary:
Bob Richman, The September Issue, directed by R.J. Cutler
Excellence in Cinematography Award: U.S. Dramatic:
Adriano Goldman, Sin Nombre, directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga
World Cinema Cinematography Award: Documentary:
John Maringouin, Big River Man
World Cinema Cinematography Award: Dramatic:
John De Borman, An Education, directed by Lone Scherfig
World Cinema Special Jury Prize for Originality:
Benoît Delépine and Gustave de Kervern, Louise-Michel
World Cinema Special Jury Prize: Documentary:
Ngawang Choephel, Tibet in Song
World Cinema Special Jury Prize for Acting:
Catalina Saavedra, The Maid (La Nana)
Special Jury Prize: U.S. Documentary:
Jeff Stilson, Good Hair
Special Jury Prize for Spirit of Independence:
Lynn Shelton, Humpday
Special Jury Prize for Acting:
Mo’Nique, Push: Based on the Novel by Sapphire
Jury Prize in U.S. Short Filmmaking:
Short Term 12, directed by Destin Daniel Cretton
Jury Prize in International Short Filmmaking:
Lies, directed by Jonas Odell
Honorable Mentions in Short Filmmaking:
The Attack of the Robots from Nebula-5, directed by Chema García Ibarra; Protect You + Me, directed by Brady Corbet; Western Spaghetti, directed by PES; Jerrycan, directed by Julius Avery; Love You More, directed by Sam Taylor-Wood, I Live in the Woods, directed by Max Winston, Omelette, directed by Nadejda Koseva; and Treevenge, directed by Jason Eisener.
Audience Awards
U.S. Dramatic:
Push: Based on the Novel by Sapphire, directed by Lee Daniels
U.S. Documentary:
The Cove, directed by Louie Psihoyos
World Cinema Audience Award: Dramatic:
An Education, directed by Lone Scherfig
World Cinema Audience Award: Documentary:
Afghan Star, directed by Havana Marking
Alfred E. Sloan Award:
Adam, by Max Mayer
NHK Awards (grants for projects):
Diego Lerman, "Ciencias Morales" (Moral Sciences) from Argentina; David Riker for "The Girl" from the US; Qurata Kenji for "Speed Girl" from Japan; and Lucile Hadzihalilovic for "Evolution" from France.
Juries:
U.S. Dramatic Competition: Virginia Madsen, Scott McGehee, Maud Nadler, Mike White, and Boaz Yakin
U.S. Documentary Competition: Patrick Creadon, Carl Deal, Andrea Meditch, Sam Pollard, and Marina Zenovich
World Dramatic Competition: Colin Brown (U.S.), Christine Jeffs (New Zealand), and Vibeke Windeløv (Denmark)
World Documentary Competition: Gillian Armstrong (Australia), Thom Powers (U.S.), and Hubert Sauper (France)
Shorts Competition: Gerardo Naranjo, Lou Taylor Pucci, and Sharon Swart
Alfred P. Sloan Prize: Fran Bagenal, Rodney Brooks, Raymond Gesteland, Jeffrey Nachmanoff, and Alex Rivera.
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Film Awards: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
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