As the 2021 Sundance Film Festival comes to a close, we begin the next era in film. After six days of the virtual film festival and over 70 feature films on display, the 2021 Sundance Film Festival’s Awards Ceremony took place last night.
One of the biggest winners of the evening, and the whole festival, if we’re honest, was Sian Heder’s CODA. The gripping coming-of-age story not only walked away with a $25 million deal with Apple but the most significant awards of Sundance.
Check out the award winners here:
World Cinema Documentary
Special Jury Award in Verite Filmmaking: “President,” dir. Camilla Nielsson
Special Jury Award: Impact for Change: “Writing With Fire,” dir. Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh
Directing Award: Hogir Hirori, “Sabaya”
Grand Jury Prize: “Flee,” dir. Jonas Poher Rasmussen
Audience Award: “Writing With Fire,” dir. Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh
World Cinema Dramatic
Special Jury Award for Acting: Jesmark Scicluna, “Luzzu”
Special Jury Award for Creative Vision: “One for the Road,” dir. Baz Poonpiriya
Directing Award: Blerta Basholli, “Hive”
Grand Jury Prize: “Hive,” dir. Blerta Basholli
Audience Award: “Hive,” dir. Blerta Basholli
US Documentary
Audience Award: “Summer Of Soul (…Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised),” dir. Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson
Special Jury Award for Emerging Filmmaker: “Cusp,” dir. Parker Hill and Isabel Bethencourt
Special Jury Award for Nonfiction Experimentation: “All Light, Everywhere,” dir. Theo Anthony
Jonathan Oppenhein Editing Award: Kristina Motwani and Rebecca Adorno, “Homeroom”
Directing Award: Natalia Almada, “Users”
Grand Jury Prize: “Summer Of Soul (…Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised),” dir. Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson
US Dramatic
Audience Award: “CODA,” dir. Sian Heder
Special Jury Award for Acting: Clifton Collins Jr., “Jockey”
Special Jury Award for Best Ensemble: “CODA”
Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award: Ari Katcher and Ryan Welch, “On the Count of Three”
Directing Award: Sian Heder, “CODA”
Grand Jury Prize: “CODA,” dir. Sian Heder
