Directing Award Documentary Explained

This is a list of winners of the Sundance Film Festival Directing Award for documentary features.

Winners

1990s

• 1998: Moment of Impact^[1]
• 1999: Regret to Inform

2000s

• 2000: Paragraph 175 - Rob Epstein and Jefferey Friedman
• 2001: Dogtown and Z-Boys - Stacy Peralta
• 2002: Sister Helen
• 2003: No award
• 2004: Super Size Me - Morgan Spurlock^[2]
• 2005: The Devil and Daniel Johnston - Jeff Feuerzeig^[3]
• 2006: Iraq in Fragments
• 2007: War/Dance
• 2008: American Teen - Nanette Burstein^[4]
• 2009: El General

2010s

• 2010: Smash His Camera
• 2011:
• 2012: The Queen of Versailles
• 2013: Cutie and the Boxer
• 2014: The Case Against 8
• 2015: Cartel Land
• 2016: Life, Animated - Roger Ross Williams^{[5] [6] [7]}
• 2017: The Force - Peter Nicks
• 2018: On Her Shoulders - Alexandria Bombach
• 2019: American Factory - Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert^{[8] [9]}

2020s

• 2020: Time - Garrett Bradley^{[10] [11]}
• 2021: Users - Natalia Almada^[12]
• 2022: I Didn't See You There
• 2023: A Still Small Voice - Luke Lorentzen
• 2024: Sugarcane - Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie^[13]

See also

• Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature

Notes and References

1. http://history.sundance.org/events/33 1998 Sundance Film Festival
2. Book: Spurlock, Morgan . Don't Eat This Book . registration . 2005 . New York City . G.P. Putnam Sons . 245. 9780399152603 .
3. https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/31/movies/an-artist-and-his-inner-demons-in-the-devil-and-daniel-johnston.html An Artist and His Inner Demons in 'The Devil and Daniel Johnston' - The New York Times
4. https://www.indiewire.com/2008/04/events-american-teen-to-open-sundance-at-bam-series-22-features-slated-72643/ EVENTS | “American Teen” to Open Sundance at BAM Series; 22 Features Slated|IndieWire
5. Web site: Sundance Autism Doc 'Life, Animated' Sells to The Orchard (EXCLUSIVE). Variety. February 3, 2016. 17 January 2017.
6. Web site: '16 Sundance Film Festival - Award Winners. www.sundance.org. 2016-01-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20171027232735/http://www.sundance.org/festivals/sundance-film-festival/program/AWS-guide. 2017-10-27. dead.
7. https://www.indiewire.com/2016/02/the-orchard-acquires-award-winning-sundance-doc-life-animated-26303/ The Orchard Acquires Award-Winning Sundance Doc ‘Life, Animated’|IndieWire
8. Web site: 2019 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS ANNOUNCED – sundance.org.
9. Web site: Here Are the Winners of the 2019 Sundance Awards. Bethy. Squires. February 2, 2019. Vulture.
10. Web site: Directing Award: U.S. Documentary — Time . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200611151250/https://www.sundance.org/projects/award-winner-tba-13 . June 11, 2020 . June 4, 2020 . Sundance Film Festival.
11. Web site: Debruge . Peter . 2020-02-02 . Sundance Winners: ‘Minari’ and ‘Boys State’ Take Top Honors . Variety . en-US.
12. Web site: 2021 Sundance Film Festival Awards Announced. 2021-02-08. www.sundance.org. English.
13. https://festival.sundance.org/blogs/the-complete-list-of-2024-sundance-film-festival-award-winners/ The Complete List of 2024 Sundance Film Festival Award Winners|Sundance Film Festival