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SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL

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    Grand Jury Prize

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    Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Southern Comfort

      7.6 (1K)
      Kate Davis
    • [object Object]

      Chain Camera

      6.4 (213)
      Kirby Dick
    • [object Object]

      Children Underground

      8.2 (2.5K)
      Edet Belzberg
    • [object Object]

      Dogtown and Z-Boys

      7.6 (14K)
      Stacy Peralta
    • [object Object]

      The Endurance

      7.8 (2.3K)
      George Butler
    • [object Object]

      Go Tigers!

      7.2 (841)
      Kenneth A. Carlson
    • [object Object]

      Home Movie

      7.1 (774)
      Chris Smith
    • [object Object]

      LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton

      7.6 (250)
      Susan Froemke
      Deborah Dickson
    • [object Object]

      Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind

      8.0 (51)
      Stanley Nelson
    • [object Object]

      The Natural History of the Chicken

      7.1 (467)
      Mark Lewis

    • Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey

      7.5 (28)
      William Greaves
    • [object Object]

      Scout's Honor

      8.1 (101)
      Tom Shepard
    • [object Object]

      Scratch

      7.8 (2.9K)
      Doug Pray
    • [object Object]

      Startup.com

      7.1 (3.5K)
      Chris Hegedus
      Jehane Noujaim
    • [object Object]

      Trembling Before G-d

      7.0 (956)
      Sandi Simcha Dubowski
    • [object Object]

      Unfinished Symphony: Democracy and Dissent

      8.8 (35)
      Bestor Cram
      Mike Majoros

    Dramatic

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Believer

      7.1 (42K)
      Henry Bean
    • [object Object]

      30 Years to Life

      5.9 (304)
      Vanessa Middleton
    • [object Object]

      The American Astronaut

      6.9 (3.3K)
      Cory McAbee
    • [object Object]

      The Business of Strangers

      6.3 (3.9K)
      Patrick Stettner
    • [object Object]

      The Deep End

      6.5 (12K)
      Scott McGehee
      David Siegel
    • [object Object]

      Donnie Darko

      8.0 (882K)
      Richard Kelly
    • [object Object]

      Green Dragon

      6.1 (1.3K)
      Timothy Linh Bui
    • [object Object]

      Hedwig and the Angry Inch

      7.7 (38K)
      John Cameron Mitchell
    • [object Object]

      In the Bedroom

      7.4 (43K)
      Todd Field
    • [object Object]

      L.I.E.

      7.1 (11K)
      Michael Cuesta
    • [object Object]

      Lift

      6.2 (448)
      DeMane Davis
      Khari Streeter
    • [object Object]

      MacArthur Park

      6.1 (378)
      Billy Wirth
    • [object Object]

      Memento

      8.4 (1.4M)
      Christopher Nolan
    • [object Object]

      Scotland, Pa.

      6.6 (4.9K)
      Billy Morrissette
    • [object Object]

      The Sleepy Time Gal

      6.0 (468)
      Christopher Munch
    • [object Object]

      Some Body

      6.2 (101)
      Henry Barrial

    Special Jury Prize

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    Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Children Underground

      8.2 (2.5K)
      Edet Belzberg

    Dramatic

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      In the Bedroom

      7.4 (43K)
      Tom Wilkinson
      Sissy Spacek

    Directing Award

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    Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dogtown and Z-Boys

      7.6 (14K)
      Stacy Peralta

    Dramatic

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hedwig and the Angry Inch

      7.7 (38K)
      John Cameron Mitchell

    Cinematography Award

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    Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton

      7.6 (250)
      Albert Maysles

    Dramatic

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Deep End

      6.5 (12K)
      Giles Nuttgens

    Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Memento

      8.4 (1.4M)
      Christopher Nolan
      Jonathan Nolan(story)

    Freedom of Expression Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Scout's Honor

      8.1 (101)
      Tom Shepard

    Latin America Cinema Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Amores Possíveis

      6.6 (1.1K)
      Sandra Werneck
      Tied with Sin dejar huella (2000).
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sin dejar huella

      6.7 (463)
      María Novaro
      Tied with Amores Possíveis (2001).

    Latin America Cinema Award - Honorable Mention

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      Winner

      Coffin Joe: The Strange World of José Mojica Marins

      6.8 (216)
      André Barcinski
      Ivan Finotti

    Audience Award

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    Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dogtown and Z-Boys

      7.6 (14K)
      Stacy Peralta
      Tied with Scout's Honor (2001).
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Scout's Honor

      8.1 (101)
      Tom Shepard
      Tied with Dogtown and Z-Boys (2001).

    Dramatic

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hedwig and the Angry Inch

      7.7 (38K)
      John Cameron Mitchell

    World Cinema

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Road Home

      7.7 (14K)
      Yimou Zhang

    Short Filmmaking Award

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    • Winner

      Gina, an Actress, Age 29

      5.9 (100)
      Paul Harrill

    Short Filmmaking Award - Honorable Mention

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Delusions in Modern Primitivism

      7.5 (224)
      Daniel Loflin
    • Winner

      Jigsaw Venus

      8.6 (33)
      Dean Kapsalis
    • Winner

      Metropopular

      6.3 (28)
      Jonah Hall
    • Winner

      Peter Rabbit and the Crucifix

      7.3 (27)
      Anthony Dominici
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Pie Fight '69

      6.1 (30)
      Christian Bruno
      Sam Green
    • Winner

      Sweet

      6.4 (92)
      Elyse Couvillion
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Zen and the Art of Landscaping

      7.1 (362)
      David Kartch

    Online Film Festival Viewers Award

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    • Winner

      Freeware

      6.8 (39)
      Alex Orrelle

    NHK Award

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    • Winner
      • Michael Burke
      For "The Mudge Boy" (USA).
    • Daniel Burman
      Winner
      • Daniel Burman
      For "Every Stewardess Goes to Heaven" (Latin America).
    • Winner
      • Fatima Jebli Ouazzani
      For "Halima's Paradise" (Europe).
    • Winner
      • Hidenori Sugimori
      For "Woman of Water" (Japan).
      • Laurence Coriat
      • Simone Horrocks

    Tribute to Independent Vision Award

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    • Julianne Moore
      Winner
      • Julianne Moore

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    • Sundance United States Film Festival
    • United States Film Festival

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    Event date

    January 18, 2001 - January 28, 2001

    Event location

    Park City, Utah, USA

    Event links

    • http://www.sundance.org/festival/
    • http://www.nhk.or.jp/sun_asia/sundance/e/1996e.html
    • http://www.sundancefilm.com/

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