Directing Award Dramatic

This is a list of winners for the Sundance Film Festival Directing Award for dramatic features.

Winners

1990s

• 1997: Morgan J. Freeman – Hurricane Streets^[1]
• 1998: Darren Aronofsky – Pi^[2][3]
• 1999: Eric Mendelsohn – Judy Berlin

2000s

• 2000: Karyn Kusama – Girlfight^[4][5]
• 2001: John Cameron Mitchell – Hedwig and the Angry Inch^[6][7]
• 2002: Gary Winick – Tadpole
• 2003: Catherine Hardwicke – Thirteen^[8]
• 2004: Debra Granik – Down to the Bone
• 2005: Noah Baumbach – The Squid and the Whale^[9]
• 2006: Dito Montiel – A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
• 2007: Jeffrey Blitz – Rocket Science
• 2008: Lance Hammer – Ballast
• 2009: Cary Joji Fukunaga – Sin Nombre

2010s

• 2010: Eric Mendelsohn – 3 Backyards
• 2011: Sean Durkin – Martha Marcy May Marlene
• 2012: Ava DuVernay – Middle of Nowhere^[10][11]
• 2013: Joey Soloway – Afternoon Delight
• 2014: Cutter Hodierne – Fishing Without Nets
• 2015: Robert Eggers – The Witch
• 2016: Daniels - Swiss Army Man^[12]
• 2017: Eliza Hittman – Beach Rats
• 2018: Sara Colangelo – The Kindergarten Teacher
• 2019: Joe Talbot – The Last Black Man in San Francisco^[13]

2020s

• 2020: Radha Blank – The Forty-Year-Old Version^[14]
• 2021: Sian Heder – CODA^[15][16]
• 2022: Jamie Dack – Palm Trees and Power Lines
• 2023: Sing J. Lee – The Accidental Getaway Driver
• 2024: Alessandra Lacorazza Samudio – In the Summers^[17]

International winners

References

1. Roman, Monica; Hindes, Andrew (January 29, 1997). "'Hurricane' hitting MGM". Variety. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
2. 1998 Sundance Film Festival sundance.org
3. Sundance Stories of Yore: "Pi"|IndieWire
4. Vice, Jeff (January 30, 2000). "'Girlfight' gets a Sundance KO". Deseret News. Archived from the original on December 17, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
5. 2000 Sundance Film Festival sundance.org
6. Hedwig Film Wins Awards at Sundance Festival|Playbill
7. Sundance Salutes 'The Believer' and 'Hedwig' - ABC News
8. Thirteen Cast Reunites For First Time In 15 Years - Refinery29
9. 'Squid and Whale', a Model of an Indie Film : NPR
10. Ava DuVernay, Sundance Award-Winner for ‘Middle of Nowhere,’ On Why It’s Important That Stories About Black Women Be Told By Black Women|IndieWire
11. Sundance film festival hands prizes to 'dark and grim' films|Sundance film festival|The Guardian
12. "Smoke Signals" and "Swiss Army Man" Celebrate June Birthdays - sundance.org
13. ‘The Last Black Man In San Francisco’ Director On Gentrification – Deadline
14. Hipes, Patrick (February 1, 2020). "Sundance Film Festival Awards: 'Minari' Scores Double Top Honors – The Complete Winners List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
15. 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.
16. CODA Is The First Sundance Premiere To Win Best Picture, But Others Have Won Oscars Too|/Film
17. The Complete List of 2024 Sundance Film Festival Award Winners|Sundance Film Festival

See also

• Academy Award for Best Director