The snow from this year’s Sundance Film Festival has mostly melted off of Hollywood’s Dior boots, and as the Utah event draws to a close the time has come to crown a new class of indie filmmaking stars.
Multiple pedigreed juries will hand out prizes to movies in competition on Friday at Park City’s The Ray Theater — where buzzy titles will duke it out for honors including directing, acting, screenwriting and the most coveted honors, the audience award and the grand jury prize.
“Storytelling is important, part of human continuity,” Sundance interim CEO Amanda Kelso said at the top of the ceremony, quoting its founder Robert Redford.
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This year’s U.S. dramatic jury consists Reinaldo Marcus Green, Arian Moayed (“Succession”) and Celine Song. Steven Bognar, Vinnie Malhotra, and Marcia Smith are presiding over the domestic documentary section. Actor Elijah Wood is the sole juror for the Next section, spotlighting emerging filmmakers.
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Winners will be updated below.
U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic
“Atropia”
US Dramatic Special Jury Award for Ensemble Cast
“Plainclothes”
US Dramatic Special Jury Award for Acting
Dylan O’Brien, “Twinless“
Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award: US Dramatic
Eva Victor, “Sorry, Baby”
Directing Award: US Dramatic
Rashad Frett, “Ricky”
U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Documentary
“Seeds,” Brittany Shyne
Directing Award: U.S. Documentary
Geeta Gandbhir, “The Perfect Neighbor”
Jonathan Oppenheim Editing Award: U.S. Documentary
Parker Laramie, “André is an Idiot”
U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award
“Life After”
U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Archival Storytelling
“Selena y Los Dinos,” Isabel Castro
Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic
“Twinless”
Audience Award: U.S. Documentary
“André is an Idiot”
Audience Award: World Cinema Dramatic
“DJ Ahmet”
Audience Award: World Cinema Documentary
“Prime Minster”
Audience Award: Next
“East of Wall”
Next: Special Jury Award for Ensemble Cast
“Mad Bills to Pay (or Destiny, dile que no soy malo)”
Next: Innovator Award
“Zodiac Killer Project”
Short Film Grand Jury Prize
“The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing,” Theo Panagopoulos
Short Film Jury Award: U.S. Fiction
“Trokas Duras.” Jazmin Garcia
World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic
Sabar Bonda, “Cactus Pears”
World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award
“Mr. Nobody Against Putin”
World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Freedom of Expression
“Coexistence, My Ass!”
Directing Award: World Cinema Documentary
Mstyslav Chernov, “2000 Meters to Andriivka”
World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Documentary
“Cutting Through Rocks”
World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Creative Vision
Georgi M. Unkovski, “DJ Ahmet”
World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Writing
“Two Women,” Chloé Robichaud and Catherine Léger
