This is a list of winners of the Sundance Film Festival Directing Award for documentary features.
Winners
edit1990s
edit- 1997: Arthur Dong – Licensed to Kill
- 1998: Julia Loktev – Moment of Impact[1]
- 1999: Barbara Sonneborn – Regret to Inform
2000s
edit- 2000: Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman – Paragraph 175
- 2001: Stacy Peralta – Dogtown and Z-Boys
- 2002: Rebecca Cammisa and Rob Fruchtman – Sister Helen
- 2003: Jonathan Karsh – My Flesh and Blood
- 2004: Morgan Spurlock – Super Size Me[2]
- 2005: Jeff Feuerzeig – The Devil and Daniel Johnston[3]
- 2006: James Longley – Iraq in Fragments
- 2007: Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine – War/Dance
- 2008: Nanette Burstein – American Teen[4]
- 2009: Natalia Almada – El General
2010s
edit- 2010: Leon Gast – Smash His Camera
- 2011: Jon Foy – Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles
- 2012: Lauren Greenfield – The Queen of Versailles
- 2013: Zachary Heinzerling – Cutie and the Boxer
- 2014: Ben Cotner and Ryan White – The Case Against 8
- 2015: Matthew Heineman – Cartel Land
- 2016: Roger Ross Williams – Life, Animated[5][6][7]
- 2017: Peter Nicks – The Force
- 2018: Alexandria Bombach – On Her Shoulders
- 2019: Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert – American Factory[8][9]
2020s
edit- 2020: Garrett Bradley – Time[10][11]
- 2021: Natalia Almada – Users[12]
- 2022: Reid Davenport – I Didn't See You There
- 2023: Luke Lorentzen – A Still Small Voice
- 2024: Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie – Sugarcane[13]
- 2025: Geeta Gandbhir – The Perfect Neighbor[14]
- 2026: J.M. Harper – Soul Patrol[15]
International winners
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See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ 1998 Sundance Film Festival sundance.org
- ↑ Spurlock, Morgan (2005). Don't Eat This Book. New York City: G.P. Putnam Sons. p. 245. ISBN 9780399152603.
- ↑ An Artist and His Inner Demons in 'The Devil and Daniel Johnston' - The New York Times
- ↑ EVENTS | “American Teen” to Open Sundance at BAM Series; 22 Features Slated|IndieWire
- ↑ "Sundance Autism Doc 'Life, Animated' Sells to The Orchard (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. February 3, 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ↑ "'16 Sundance Film Festival - Award Winners". www.sundance.org. Archived from the original on 2017-10-27. Retrieved 2016-01-31.
- ↑ The Orchard Acquires Award-Winning Sundance Doc ‘Life, Animated’|IndieWire
- ↑ "2019 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS ANNOUNCED – sundance.org".
- ↑ Squires, Bethy (February 2, 2019). "Here Are the Winners of the 2019 Sundance Awards". Vulture.
- ↑ "Directing Award: U.S. Documentary — Time". Sundance Film Festival. Archived from the original on June 11, 2020. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
- ↑ Debruge, Peter (2020-02-02). "Sundance Winners: 'Minari' and 'Boys State' Take Top Honors". Variety.
- ↑ "2021 Sundance Film Festival Awards Announced". www.sundance.org. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
- ↑ The Complete List of 2024 Sundance Film Festival Award Winners|Sundance Film Festival
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (2026-01-30). "Sundance Film Festival Awards Winners: 'Josephine' Takes U.S. Grand Jury Prize & Audience Award". Deadline. Retrieved 2026-03-31.