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Grand Jury Prize Dramatic

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This is the list of the winners of the Sundance Grand Jury Prize for dramatic features.

Winners

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Year Winner Director(s) Ref.
1978GirlfriendsClaudia Weill[1][2]
The Whole Shootin' Match (second place)Eagle Pennell[3]
1982Circle of PowerBobby Roth[4]
1983Purple HazeDavid Burton Morris[5]
1984Old EnoughMarisa Silver[6][7]
1985Blood SimpleJoel Coen[8][9]
1986Smooth TalkJoyce Chopra[10][11]
1987The Trouble with DickGary Walkow[12]
Waiting for the MoonJill Godmilow[7]
1988Heat and SunlightRob Nilsson[13][7]
1989True LoveNancy Savoca[14][7]
1990Chameleon StreetWendell B. Harris Jr.[15][16]
1991PoisonTodd Haynes[17][18]
1992In the SoupAlexandre Rockwell[19][7]
1993Public AccessBryan Singer[20]
Ruby in ParadiseVictor Nuñez[7]
1994What Happened Was...Tom Noonan[21][22]
1995The Brothers McMullenEdward Burns[23]
The Young Poisoner's HandbookBenjamin Ross[24]
1996Welcome to the DollhouseTodd Solondz[25][26]
1997SundayJonathan Nossiter[27][7]
1998SlamMarc Levin[23][28]
1999Three SeasonsTony Bui[29][7]
2000GirlfightKaryn Kusama[30][31]
You Can Count on MeKenneth Lonergan[32][7]
2001The BelieverHenry Bean[33][34]
2002Personal VelocityRebecca Miller[35][7]
2003American SplendorShari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini[36]
2004PrimerShane Carruth[37]
2005Forty Shades of BlueIra Sachs[7]
2006QuinceañeraRichard Glatzer[38][7]
2007Padre NuestroChristopher Zalla[7]
2008Frozen RiverCourtney Hunt[7][39]
2009Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by SapphireLee Daniels[40][41]
2010Winter's BoneDebra Granik[42][39]
2011Like CrazyDrake Doremus[7]
2012Beasts of the Southern WildBenh Zeitlin[43][44]
2013Fruitvale StationRyan Coogler[45]
2014WhiplashDamien Chazelle[46][7]
2015Me and Earl and the Dying GirlAlfonso Gomez-Rejon[7]
2016The Birth of a NationNate Parker[7]
2017I Don't Feel at Home in This World AnymoreMacon Blair[7]
2018The Miseducation of Cameron PostDesiree Akhavan[7][47]
2019ClemencyChinonye Chukwu[7]
2020MinariLee Isaac Chung[48][49]
2021CODASian Heder[50][51]
2022NannyNikyatu Jusu[7][52]
2023A Thousand and OneA.V. Rockwell[7]
2024In the SummersAlessandra Lacorazza Samudio[53][54]
2025AtropiaHailey Gates[55]
2026JosephineBeth de Araújo[56]

International winners

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See also

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References

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  1. ↑ Hicks, Chris (2000-01-28). "Sundance's spirit found in 'Whole Shootin' Match'". Deseret News. Retrieved 2026-01-22.
  2. ↑ "A Sundance Film Before Sundance". The New York Times. 2009-02-20. Archived from the original on 2025-09-28. Retrieved 2026-01-22.
  3. ↑ Hicks, Chris (2015-01-30). "Chris Hicks: Sundance Film Festival's roots go back more than 30 years". Deseret News. Retrieved 2026-01-22.
  4. ↑ Bowman, Lisa Marie (2018-01-20). "Sundance Film Review: Circle of Power (dir by Bobby Roth)". Through the Shattered Lens. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  5. ↑ Hicks, Chris (11 April 2013). "Chris Hicks: Roger Ebert gave the Sundance Film Festival a boost in its early stages". Deseret News. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  6. ↑ 1984 Sundance Film Festival sundance.org
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Lang, Robert (2025-01-31). "Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize Winners Through The Years". Deadline. Retrieved 2026-01-22.
  8. ↑ "Coen brothers release debut film, "Blood Simple"". HISTORY. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  9. ↑ Ross, Matthew (January 14, 2009). "Sundance Film Festival milestones". Variety. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  10. ↑ 1986 Sundance Film Festival sundance.org
  11. ↑ "Smooth Talk (1985) | The Criterion Collection". criterion.com. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  12. ↑ 1987 Sundance Film Festival sundance.org
  13. ↑ 1988 Sundance Film Festival sundance.org
  14. ↑ 1989 Sundance Film Festival sundance.org
  15. ↑ 1990 Sundance Film Festival sundance.org
  16. ↑ "Wendell B. Harris Jr.'s Top 10 | Current | The Criterion Collection". criterion.com. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  17. ↑ 1991 Sundance Film Festival sundance.org
  18. ↑ "The 10 Most Underrated American Independent Films of The 1990s – Taste of Cinema – Movie Reviews and Classic Movie Lists". tasteofcinema.com. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  19. ↑ 1992 Sundance Film Festival sundance.org
  20. ↑ 1993 Sundance Film Festival sundance.org
  21. ↑ 1994 Sundance Film Festival Archived 2012-11-07 at the Wayback Machine sundance.org
  22. ↑ "'What Happened Was,' "Freedom on My Mind" Win Top Honors at Sundance Festival". AP News. Archived from the original on June 30, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  23. 1 2 "'Slam' Locks up Sundance Prize". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  24. ↑ "1995 Sundance Film Festival". Sundance Institute. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  25. ↑ "The 10 Most Underrated American Independent Films of The 1990s – Page 2 – Taste of Cinema – Movie Reviews and Classic Movie Lists". tasteofcinema.com. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  26. ↑ 1996 Sundance Film Festival sundance.org
  27. ↑ 1997 Sundance Film Festival sundance.org
  28. ↑ 1998 Sundance Film Festival sundance.org
  29. ↑ 1999 Sundance Film Festival sundance.org
  30. ↑ 2000 Sundance Film Festival sundance.org
  31. ↑ ""Sex, Lies, and Videotape" and "Girlfight" Among Sundance Films Celebrating September Anniversaries". sundance.org. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  32. ↑ "'Girlfight' gets a Sundance KO". Deseret News. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  33. ↑ "Sundance: 10 Acclaimed Festival Movies That Have Been Forgotten By Time - Screen Rant". screenrant.com. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  34. ↑ 2001 Sundance Film Festival sundance.org
  35. ↑ 2002 Sundance Film Festival sundance.org
  36. ↑ 2003 Sundance Film Festival Archived July 25, 2019, at the Wayback Machine, Sundance Institute Digital Archive. Accessed July 25, 2019.
  37. ↑ Mohr, Ian. "'Primer' surprise grand winner at Sundance". today.com. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  38. ↑ Kay, Jeremy (May 21, 2006). "Sundance favourite Quinceanera lands at SPC". Screen International. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  39. 1 2 Matheou, Demetrios (2010-02-01). "Sundance falls for another strong woman in Winter's Bone". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-01-22.
  40. ↑ Child, Ben (2009-01-26). "Sundance 2009: Precious proves triumphant". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-01-22.
  41. ↑ Reese, Tammy (2023-01-20). "NYWIFT at Sundance: In Conversation with Lisa Cortés". New York Women in Film & Television. Retrieved 2026-01-22.
  42. ↑ Goldstein, Jay A. Fernandez, Gregg (2010-01-30). "'Winter's Bone' tops Sundance". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2026-01-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  43. ↑ "2012 Sundance Film Festival Announces Awards". Sundance Institute. Archived from the original on January 29, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
  44. ↑ Child, Ben (2012-01-30). "Sundance film festival hands prizes to 'dark and grim' films". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-01-22.
  45. ↑ Olsen, Mark (April 17, 2013). "Sundance winner "Fruitvale" changes name to 'Fruitvale Station'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  46. ↑ "2014 Sundance Film Festival – Archives – Sundance Institute – Awards". sundance.org. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
  47. ↑ Erbland, Kate (2018-03-23). "'The Miseducation of Cameron Post': Sundance-Winning Gay Conversion Therapy Drama Set for Summer Release". IndieWire. Retrieved 2026-01-22.
  48. ↑ Hipes, Patrick (February 2, 2020). "Sundance Film Festival Awards: "Minari" Scores Double Top Honors – The Complete Winners List".
  49. ↑ Hudson, David. "Sundance Boosts Women Directors". The Criterion Collection. Retrieved 2026-01-22.
  50. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (February 2, 2021). "Sundance Film Festival Awards Winners List: CODA Takes U.S. Grand Jury Prize & Audience Award". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 4, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  51. ↑ Schaefer, Sandy (2022-03-28). "CODA Is The First Sundance Premiere To Win Best Picture, But Others Have Won Oscars Too". SlashFilm. Retrieved 2026-01-22.
  52. ↑ "Nanny". The Criterion Collection. Retrieved 2026-01-22.
  53. ↑ Buchanan, Kyle (January 26, 2024). "'In the Summers,' a Father-Daughters Tale, Wins the Top Prize at Sundance". The New York Times.
  54. ↑ Olsen, Mark (January 26, 2024). "Sundance's top prizes go to 'In the Summers' and 'Porcelain War'". Los Angeles Times.
  55. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (31 January 2025). "Sundance Film Festival Awards Winners List: 'Atropia' Wins U.S. Grand Jury Prize Dramatic". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  56. ↑ "2026 Sundance Film Festival Announces Award Winners". Sundance Film Festival. 31 January 2025. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
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