The 2009 Sundance Film Festival closed on Saturday. Push: Based on the Novel by Sapphire, a drama exploring parental abuse set in 1980s Harlem, took the two main prizes in the U.S. dramatic competition; the grand jury prize and the audience award.
Here is the list of the winners:
GRAND JURY PRIZE: U.S. DOCUMENTARY
“We Live in Public,” directed by Ondi Timoner
GRAND JURY PRIZE: U.S. DRAMATIC
“Push: Based on the Novel by Sapphire,” directed by Lee Daniels
WORLD CINEMA JURY PRIZE: DOCUMENTARY
“Rough Aunties,” directed by Kim Longinotto
WORLD CINEMA JURY PRIZE: DRAMATIC
“The Maid“, directed by Sebastián Silva
AUDIENCE AWARD presented by Honda: U.S. DOCUMENTARY
“The Cove,” directed by Louie Psihoyos
AUDIENCE AWARD presented by Honda: U.S. DRAMATIC
“Push: Based on the Novel by Sapphire,” directed by Lee Daniels
THE WORLD CINEMA AUDIENCE AWARD: DOCUMENTARY
“Afghan Star,” directed by Havana Marking
THE WORLD CINEMA AUDIENCE AWARD: DRAMATIC
“An Education,” directed by Lone Scherfig
DIRECTING AWARD: U.S. DOCUMENTARY
“El General director,” directed by Natalia Almada
DIRECTING AWARD: U.S. DRAMATIC
“Sin Nombre,” directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga
THE WORLD CINEMA DIRECTING AWARD: DOCUMENTARY
“Afghan Star,” directed by Havana Marking
WORLD CINEMA DIRECTING AWARD: DRAMATIC
“Five Minutes of Heaven,” directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel
WALDO SALT SCREENWRITING AWARD
Nicholas Jasenovec, Charlyne Yi, “Paper Heart”
WORLD CINEMA SCREENWRITING AWARD
“Five Minutes of Heaven,” directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel
U.S. DOCUMENTARY EDITING AWARD
“Sergio,” edited by Karen Schmeer
WORLD CINEMA DOCUMENTARY EDITING AWARD
“Burma VJ,” edited by Janus Billeskov Jansen and Thomas Papapetros
EXCELLENCE IN CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD: U.S. DOCUMENTARY
“The September Issue,” cinematography by Bob Richman
EXCELLENCE IN CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD: U.S. DRAMATIC
“Sin Nombre,” cinematography by Adriano Goldman
WORLD CINEMA CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD: DOCUMENTARY
“Big River Man,” cinematography by John Maringouin
WORLD CINEMA CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD: DRAMATIC
“An Education,” cinematographer: John De Borman
A WORLD CINEMA SPECIAL JURY PRIZE FOR ORIGINALITY
“Louise-Michel,” directed by Benoit Delépine and Gustave de Kervern
A WORLD CINEMA SPECIAL JURY PRIZE: DOCUMENTARY
“Tibet in Song” directed by Ngawang Choephel
A WORLD CINEMA SPECIAL JURY PRIZE FOR ACTING
Catalina Saavedra, “The Maid” (“La Nana”)
A SPECIAL JURY PRIZE: U.S. DOCUMENTARY
“Good Hair,” directed by Jeff Stilson
A SPECIAL JURY PRIZE FOR SPIRIT OF INDEPENDENCE
“Humpday,” directed by Lynn Shelton
A SPECIAL JURY PRIZE FOR ACTING
Mo’Nique, “Push: Based on the Novel by Sapphire”
2009 JURY PRIZE IN U.S. SHORT FILMMAKING
“Short Term 12,” directed by Destin Daniel Cretton
INTERNATIONAL JURY PRIZE IN INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILMMAKING
“Lies,” directed by Jonas Odel
HONORABLE MENTIONS IN SHORT FILMMAKING
“The Attack of the Robots from Nebula-5,” directed by Chema Garcia 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
“Treevenge,” directed by Jason Eisener
ALFRED P. SLOAN PRIZE
“Adam,” directed by Max Mayer
SUNDANCE/NHK INTERNATIONAL FILMMAKERS AWARDS
Diego Lerman, Ciencias Morales (Argentina)
David Riker, The Girl (U.S.)
Qurata Kenji, Speed Girl (Japan)
Lucile Hadzihalilovic, Evolution (France)