2009 Sundance Film Festival Award Winners

The Sundance Film Festival's 2009 audience and jury awards, presented Saturday in Park City, Utah went to:

Grand Jury, U.S. Drama: "Push: Based on the novel by Sapphire"

Audience, U.S. Drama: "Push: Based on the novel by Sapphire"

Grand Jury, U.S. Documentary: "We Live in Public"

Audience, U.S. Documentary: "The Cove"

Grand Jury, World Cinema Drama: "The Maid (La Nana)"

Audience, World Cinema Drama: "An Education"

Grand Jury, World Cinema Documentary: "Rough Aunties"

Audience, World Cinema Documentary: "Afghan Star"

Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award: Nicholas Jasenovec and Charlyne Yi, "Paper Heart"

Directing, U.S. Drama: Cary Joji Fukunaga, "Sin Nombre"

Directing, U.S. Documentary: Natalia Almada, "El General"

Directing, World Cinema Drama: Oliver Hirschbiegel, "Five Minutes of Heaven"

Directing, World Cinema Documentary: Havana Marking, "Afghan Star"

Screenwriting, World Cinema Drama: Guy Hibbert, "Five Minutes of Heaven"

Editing, U.S. Documentary: Karen Schmeer, "Sergio"

Editing, World Cinema Documentary: Janus Billeskov Jansen and Thomas Papapetros, "Burma VJ"

Cinematography, U.S. Drama: Adriano Goldman, "Sin Nombre"

Cinematography, U.S. Documentary: Bob Richman, "The September Issue"

Cinematography, World Cinema Drama: John De Borman, "An Education"

Cinematography, World Cinema Documentary: John Maringouin, "Big River Man"

Special Jury Prize for Originality, World Cinema Drama: "Louise-Michel," directed by Benoit Delepine and Gustave de Kervern

Special Jury Prize, World Cinema Documentary: "Tibet in Song," Ngawang Choephel, director

Special Jury Prize for Acting, World Cinema: Catalina Saavedra, "The Maid (La Nana)"

Special Jury Prize, U.S. Documentary: "Good Hair," Jeff Stilson, director

Special Jury Prize for Spirit of Independence: "Humpday"

Special Jury Prize for Acting: Mo'Nique, "Push: Based on the novel by Sapphire"

Jury prize, U.S. short Filmmaking: "Short Term 12," Destin Daniel Cretton, director

Jury prize, International Short Filmmaking: "Lies," Jonas Odell, director

Alfred P. Sloan prize: "Adam," Max Mayer, director

 

 

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