Sundance Winners 2009

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.

• Grand Jury, Drama: The Maid (La Nana)

• Audience, Drama: An Education

• Grand Jury, Documentary: Rough Aunties

• Audience, Documentary: Afhgan Star

• Nicholas Jasenovec and Charlyne Yi for Paper Heart

• 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

• World Cinema, Drama: Guy Hibbert for Five Minutes of Heaven

• US, Documenatry: Karen Schmeer for Sergio

• World Cinema, Documentary: Janus Billeskov Jansen and Thomas Papapetros for Burma VJ

• 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

• 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

• Adam directed by Max Mayer