Sundance. There's nothing filmier than Sundance. And this year's 28th Annual Sundance Film Festival launched some pretty impressive new feature films. The slew of Sundance prizes recognizes comedies, dramas and documentaries, including Beasts of the Southern Wild, The Surrogate, Safety Not Guaranteed and Smashed. Click these links to read our takes on the respective films, and check out some more of the winners below.
Grand Jury Prize
Dramatic – Beasts of the Southern Wild
Documentary – The House I Live In
Directing Award
Dramatic – Middle of Nowhere
U.S. Documentary – The Queen of Versailles
Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award
Safety Not Guaranteed
Excellence in Editing Award
U.S Documentary – Detropia
Excellence in Cinematography Award
U.S Dramatic – Beasts of the Southern Wild
U.S. Documentary – Chasing Ice
Special Jury Prize
Dramatic: Ensemble Cast – The Surrogate
Dramatic: Film Producing – Smashed
U.S. Documentary – Love Free or Die; Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
Audience Award
U.S. Dramatic – The Surrogate
U.S. Documentary – The Invisible War
World Cinema Audience Award
Dramatic – Valley of Saints
Documentary – Searching for Sugar Man
Best of Next Audience Award
Sleepwalk with Me
World Cinema Grand Jury Prize
Dramatic – Violeta Went to Heaven
World Cinema Directing Award
Dramatic – Teddy Bear
World Cinema Screenwriting Award
Dramatic – Young & Wild
World Cinema Cinematography Award
Dramatic – My Brother the Devil
World Cinema Special Jury Prize
Dramatic – Can
World Cinema Jury Prize
Documentary – The Law in These Parts
World Cinema Directing Award
Documentary – 5 Broken Cameras
World Cinema Excellence in Editing Award
Documentary – Indie Game: The Movie
World Cinema Cinematography Award
Documentary – Putin’s Kiss
World Cinema Special Jury Prize
Documentary – Searching for Sugar Man
Alfred P. Sloan Awards
Robot and Frank; Valley of Saints