After last months sundance film festival showcased more works than ever from women, a string of blockbusters is set to slowly level the playing field. Big winners at the 2016 sundance film festival video abc. The 2016 sundance film festival took place from january 21 to january 31, 2016. Dramatic swiss army man waldo salt screenwriting award.
The sundance film festival, a program of the sundance institute, is an american film festival that takes place. Big winners at the 2016 sundance film festival the birth of a nation wins the grand jury prize and the audience award at the iconic film festival. The 2016 sundance film festival awards have been handed out. Thats what you get you want to make lowbudget films, you. Featuring awards judged by six different juries, the ceremony is always a lively, fun and forwardthinking end to the festival. List of sundance film festival selections wikipedia. A sleeper hit took the top prize at saturdays sundance film festival awards, which were handed it out in a fog of disbelief and calls to action over president donald trumps immigration order. Big winners at the 2016 sundance film festival abc news. Paul rudd sundance film festival 2016 pictures cbs news.
Park city, ut sundance institute tonight announced the prizes in feature filmmaking at the 2016 sundance film festival, with top awards. Dramatic special jury award for breakthrough performance spa night. The birth of a nation wins the grand jury prize and the audience award at the iconic film festival. Special jury recognition documentary in heaven there is no beer.
Sundance film festival 2016, the complete winners list. Right after this getting this morning that thats brand new films being honored at the sundance film festival and taking the top two prizes of this year are the birth of a nation earning bowl the. The sundance film festival wrapped with awards for i dont feel at home in this world anymore. The closing night film was louis black and karen bernsteins richard linklater dream is destiny. Israels sand storm from writerdirect elite zexer won the grand jury prize. The birth of a nation, sonita, sand storm, and the other winners of the 2016 sundance film festival awards have been announced. Awardwinners and contenders from sundance film festival 2016. List of sundance film festival award winners wikipedia. As the final festivities end for this years sundance film festival, the closing ceremony handed out awards to the possible 123 featurelength and 72 short films that were in attendance this year. All of the winners of the 2016 sundance film festival indiewire.
See the 2015 sundance film festival article for a full list of award winners. Showcasing a wide variety of story and style, the sundance film festival short film tour is a 95minute theatrical program of eight short films from the 2016 edition of the january festival. All of the winners of the 2016 sundance film festival. Sundance institutemahindra global filmmaking awards. Birth of a nation pulls off double win, gassy swiss army man takes directing prize by dominic patten, patrick hipes january 30, 2016 7. Slanted film sundance film festival 2016, the complete winners list. This years sundance film festival capped off this evening with the fests annual awards show, held at park city, utahs own basin recreation field house.
See the list of films at the 2015 sundance film festival article for a full list of films shown. This is a list of films that won awards at the american sundance film festival. Sundance institute president robert redford, who helped found the sundance film festival, is pictured at a press conference on opening day at the egyptian theatre, january 21, 2016. Taika waititi, director of fest film hunt for the wilderpeople, hosted the ceremony. Nate parkers the birth of a nation took both top prizes.