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

Julia Griner / Serenade Films

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.

One Response to “Sundance Awards 2009”

1. Timothy on January 25th, 2009

   what’s Good hair about?

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