Directing Award Dramatic Explained

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

Winners

1990s

• 1998: Pi - Darren Aronofsky^{[1] [2]}
• 1999: Judy Berlin

2000s

• 2000: Girlfight - Karyn Kusama^{[3] [4]}
• 2001: Hedwig and the Angry Inch - John Cameron Mitchell^{[5] [6]}
• 2002: Tadpole - Gary Winick
• 2003: Thirteen - Catherine Hardwicke^[7]
• 2004: Down to the Bone - Debra Granik
• 2005: The Squid and the Whale - Noah Baumbach^[8]
• 2006: A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
• 2007: Rocket Science
• 2008: Ballast
• 2009: Sin Nombre - Cary Joji Fukunaga

2010s

• 2010: 3 Backyards
• 2011: Martha Marcy May Marlene - Sean Durkin
• 2012: Middle of Nowhere - Ava DuVernay^{[9] [10]}
• 2013: Afternoon Delight
• 2014: Fishing Without Nets
• 2015: The Witch - Robert Eggers
• 2016: Swiss Army Man - Daniels^[11]
• 2017: Beach Rats
• 2018: The Kindergarten Teacher
• 2019: The Last Black Man in San Francisco - Joe Talbot^[12]

2020s

• 2020: The 40-Year-Old Version - Radha Blank^[13]
• 2021: CODA - Sian Heder^{[14] [15]}
• 2022: Palm Trees and Power Lines
• 2023: The Accidental Getaway Driver - Sing J. Lee
• 2024: In the Summers - Alessandra Lacorazza^[16]

See also

• Academy Award for Best Director

Notes and References

1. http://history.sundance.org/events/33 1998 Sundance Film Festival
2. https://www.indiewire.com/2009/01/sundance-stories-of-yore-pi-227291/ Sundance Stories of Yore: "Pi"|IndieWire
3. News: 'Girlfight' gets a Sundance KO. Jeff. Vice. Deseret News. January 30, 2000. November 29, 2014.
4. http://history.sundance.org/events/35 2000 Sundance Film Festival
5. https://playbill.com/article/hedwig-film-wins-awards-at-sundance-festival-com-94636 Hedwig Film Wins Awards at Sundance Festival|Playbill
6. https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=110320&page=1 Sundance Salutes 'The Believer' and 'Hedwig' - ABC News
7. https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2018/08/207451/thirteen-movie-cast-anniversary-evan-rachel-wood Thirteen Cast Reunites For First Time In 15 Years - Refinery29
8. https://www.npr.org/2005/10/14/4958280/squid-and-whale-a-model-of-an-indie-film 'Squid and Whale', a Model of an Indie Film : NPR
9. https://www.indiewire.com/2012/10/ava-duvernay-sundance-award-winner-for-middle-of-nowhere-on-why-its-important-that-stories-about-black-women-be-told-by-black-women-44268/ Ava DuVernay, Sundance Award-Winner for ‘Middle of Nowhere,’ On Why It’s Important That Stories About Black Women Be Told By Black Women|IndieWire
10. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/jan/30/sundance-festival-prizes-dark-grim Sundance film festival hands prizes to 'dark and grim' films|Sundance film festival|The Guardian
11. https://www.sundance.org/blogs/smoke-signals-and-swiss-army-man-celebrate-june-birthdays/ "Smoke Signals" and "Swiss Army Man" Celebrate June Birthdays - sundance.org
12. https://deadline.com/2019/06/last-black-man-in-san-francisco-interview-director-joe-talbot-jimmie-fails-1202630847/ ‘The Last Black Man In San Francisco’ Director On Gentrification – Deadline
13. Web site: Sundance Film Festival Awards: 'Minari' Scores Double Top Honors – The Complete Winners List. Hipes. Patrick. Deadline Hollywood. February 1, 2020. February 2, 2020.
14. News: D'Alessandro . Anthony . February 2, 2021 . Sundance Film Festival Awards Winners List: CODA Takes U.S. Grand Jury Prize & Audience Award . . February 3, 2021 . December 4, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211204231226/https://deadline.com/2021/02/sundance-film-festival-awards-2021-winners-1234686070/ . live .
15. https://www.slashfilm.com/813308/coda-is-the-first-sundance-premiere-to-win-best-picture-but-others-have-won-oscars-too/ CODA Is The First Sundance Premiere To Win Best Picture, But Others Have Won Oscars Too|/Film
16. 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