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- Festival from January 15-25, 2009
- Awards ceremony on January 24, 2009
- 60 films in competition from 21 countries
- 3,661 submissions in 2008
- 2,038 were narrative films
- 1,623 were documentaries
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The Sundance Film Festival hosted its awards ceremony on January 24, 2009. The festival's jury will selected films from the dramatic, to documentary, to U.S, to world cinema. Push was the big winner of the night. The film recieved both the grand jury and audience prizes for a dramatic piece, and its star Mo'Nique won a special jury prize for her performance in the film.
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Sundance Winners 2009 Questions
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What Sundance 2009 films have the most buzz currently? 3 AnswersBurma VJ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1333634/ AJ Schnack "super buzz title" Paper Heart http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1331064/ Nathan Andersen "This yea... read more -
March Madness 2009 - Congrats to our $50 winner, rjbcomp! 26 Answers---First Round--- Connecticut vs Chattanooga winner: ____Connecticut_________ BYU vs Texas A&M winner: _____BYU________ Purdue vs Northern Iowa winner... read more -
TYSON documentary reviews from Sundance? 2 AnswersSundance 2009 Review: James Toback's TysonI'm not the biggest fan of documentaries so going into Tyson I was admittedly nervous that it'd be a very unforgettabl... read more -
Sundance Party List 2 AnswersI'm a nightlife photographer working Sundance. Here's my current list:- Ed Hardy / Christian Audigier mansion afterparty all week until 5am- Premier afterpartie... read more
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Sundance World Cinema Competition Winners 2009
- Grand Jury, Drama: The Maid (La Nana)
- Audience, Drama: An Education
- Grand Jury, Documentary: Rough Aunties
- Audience, Documentary: Afhgan Star
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Sundance Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award Winner 2009
- Nicholas Jasenovec and Charlyne Yi for Paper Heart
Sundance Directing Winners 2009
- US, Drama: Cary Joji Fukunaga for Sin Nombre
- US, Documentary: Natalia Almada for El General
- World Cinema, Drama: Oliver Hirschbiegel for Five Minutes of Heaven
- World Cinema, Documentary: Havana Marking for Afghan Star
Sundance Screenwriting Winners 2009
- World Cinema, Drama: Guy Hibbert for Five Minutes of Heaven
Sundance Cinematography Winners 2009
- US, Drama: Adriano Goldman for Sin Nombre
- US, Documentary: Bob Richman for The September Issue
- World Cinema, Drama: John De Borman for An Education
- World Cinema, Documentary: John Maringouin for Big River
Sundance Grand Jury Winners 2009
- World Cinema, Prize for Originality: Louise-Michel
- World Cinema, Documentary: Tibet in Song
- World Cinema, Acting Award: Catalina Saavedra in The Maid (La Nana)
- US, Documentary: Good Hair
- Spirit of Independence Prize: Humpday
- Acting Prize: Mo'Nique for Push: Based on the novel by Sapphire
- US, Short Film: Short Term 12
- International, Short: Lies