Sundance Film Festival 2022 Announces Winners

The jurors for Sundance Film Festival have made their selections for this year.

Out of the 84 feature-length and 59 short films showcased, Nanny directed by Nikyatu Jusu took home the grand jury prize in the dramatic film category. Nanny was joined by The Exiles, All That Breathes and Utama as the jury’s favorites.

The top audience award went to the Daniel Roher-directed Navalny, the festival favorite. Cha Cha Real Smooth, Girl Picture, The Territory and Framing Agnes also won audience awards.

“Today’s awards represent the determination of visionary individuals, whose dynamic work will continue to change the culture and create discourse throughout the year,” said Sundance Institute CEO Joana Vicente. “This year’s entire program has proven that no matter the context, independent storytelling remains a pivotal tool in expanding critical dialogues, and these stories will and must be shared.”

Find the full list of winners below.

FESTIVAL FAVORITE AWARD

Navalny / U.S.A. (Director: Daniel Roher)

JURY AWARDS FOR DIRECTING, SCREENWRITING & EDITING

Directing Award: U.S. Documentary – I Didn’t See You There / U.S.A. (Director: Reid Davenport)
Directing Award: U.S. Dramatic – Palm Trees and Power Lines / U.S.A. (Director and Screenwriter: Jamie Dack)
Directing Award: World Cinema Documentary – A House Made Of Splinters / Denmark (Director: Simon Lereng Wilmont)
Directing Award: World Cinema Dramatic – KLONDIKE / Ukraine/Turkey (Director and Screenwriter: Maryna Er Gorbach)
Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award: U.S. Dramatic – Emergency / U.S.A. (Director: Carey Williams, Screenwriter: KD Davila)
Jonathan Oppenheim Editing Award: U.S. Documentary – Fire Of Love / U.S.A. (Director: Sara Dosa)
SPECIAL JURY AWARDS

U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award: Uncompromising Artistic Vision – blood / U.S.A. (Director and Screenwriter: Bradley Rust Gray)
U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award: Ensemble Cast – John Boyega, Nicole Beharie, Selenis Leyva, Connie Britton, Olivia Washington, London Covington, and Michael K. Williams for 892 / U.S.A. (Director and Screenwriter: Abi Damaris Corbin, Screenwriter: Kwame Kwei-Armah)
U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award: Impact for Change – Aftershock / U.S.A. (Directors and Producers: Paula Eiselt, Tonya Lewis Lee)
U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award: Creative Vision – Descendant / U.S.A. (Director: Margaret Brown)
World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award: Documentary Craft – The Territory / Brazil/Denmark/United States (Director: Alex Pritz)
World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award: Excellence In Verité Filmmaking – Midwives / Myanmar (Director: Snow Hnin Ei Hlaing)
World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award: Innovative Spirit – Leonor Will Never Die / Philippines (Director and Screenwriter: Martika Ramirez Escobar)
World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award: Acting – Teresa Sánchez for Dos Estaciones / Mexico (Director and Screenwriter: Juan Pablo González, Screenwriters: Ana Isabel Fernández, Ilana Coleman)

NEXT INNOVATOR AWARD PRESENTED BY ADOBE

Chase Joynt for Framing Agnes / Canada, U.S.A. (Director: Chase Joynt)
SHORT FILM AWARDS PRESENTED BY XRM Media

Short Film Grand Jury Prize – The Headhunter’s Daughter / Philippines (Director and Screenwriter: Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan)
Short Film Jury Award: U.S. Fiction – IF I GO WILL THEY MISS ME / U.S.A. (Director and Screenwriter: Walter Thompson-Hernández)
Short Film Jury Award: International Fiction – Warsha / France/Lebanon (Director and Screenwriter: Dania Bdeir)
Short Film Jury Award: Nonfiction – Displaced / Kosovo (Director and Screenwriter: Samir Karahoda)
Short Film Jury Award: Animation – Night Bus / Taiwan (Director and Screenwriter: Joe Hsieh)
Short Film Special Jury Award: Ensemble Cast – Zélia Duncan, Bruna Linzmeyer, Camila Rocha, Clarissa Ribeiro, and Lorre Motta for A wild patience has taken me here / Brazil (Director and Screenwriter: Érica Sarmet)
Short Film Special Jury Award: Screenwriting – Sara Driver for Stranger Than Rotterdam with Sara Driver / United States (Directors: Lewie Kloster, Noah Kloster, Screenwriter: Sara Driver)