Winners announced for Sundance 2023

GRAND JURY PRIZE

U.S. Dramatic: A Thousand and One (A.V. Rockwell)

World Cinema Dramatic: Scrapper (Charlotte Regan)

U.S. Documentary: Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project (Joe Brewster & Michèle Stephenson)

World Cinema Documentary: The Eternal Memory (Maite Alberdi)​​​​​​​

SPECIAL JURY

World Cinema Dramatic Award for Best Performance: Rosa Marchant (When It Melts)

World Cinema Dramatic Award for Cinematography: Lílis Soares (Mami Wata)

World Cinema Dramatic Award for Creative Vision: Animalia (Sofia Alaoui)​​​​​​​

World Cinema Documentary Award for Vérité Filmmaking: Against the Tide (Sarvnik Kaur)​​​​​​​

World Cinema Documentary Award for Creative Vision: Fantastic Machine (Axel Danielson & Maximilien Van Aertryck)

Short Film Award for Directing, International: AliEN0089 (Valeria Hofmann)

Short Film Award, U.S Directing: The Vacation (Jarreau Carrillo)​​​​​​​

U.S. Dramatic Award for Acting: Lio Mehiel (Mutt)​​​​​​​

U.S. Dramatic Award for Creative Vision: Elijah Bynum (Magazine Dreams)​​​​​​​

U.S. Dramatic Award for Ensemble: Molly Gordon, Nick Lieberman (Theater Camp)​​​​​​​

U.S. Documentary Award for Freedom of Expression: Bad Press (Rebecca Landsberry Baker & Joe Peeler)​​​​​​​

U.S. Documentary Award for Clarity of Vision: The Stroll (Kristen Lovell & Zackary Drucker)​​​​​​​

SHORT FILM

Grand Jury Prize: When You Left Me on That Boulevard (Kayla Abuda Galang)

Jury Award for Animation: The Flying Sailor (Wendy Tilby & Amanda Forbis)

Jury Award for International Fiction: The Kidnapping of the Bride (Sophia Mocorrea)

Jury Award for U.S. Fiction: Rest Stop (Crystal Kayiza)

Jury Award for Nonfiction: Will You Look at Me (Shuli Huang)

DIRECTING AWARD

World Cinema Dramatic Award: Marija Kavtaradze (Slow)

U.S. Dramatic Award: Sing J. Lee (The Accidental Getaway Driver)

World Cinema Documentary Award: Anna Hints (Smoke Sauna Sisterhood)

U.S. Documentary Award: Luke Lorentzen (A Still Small Voice)

WALDO SALT SCREENWRITING AWARD

U.S. Dramatic Award: Maryam Keshavarz (The Persian Version)

JONATHAN OPPENHEIM EDITING AWARD

U.S. Documentary Award: Daniela I. Quiroz (Going Varsity in Mariachi)

AUDIENCE AWARDS​​​​​​​

Audience Award for Next: Kokomo City (D. Smith)​​​​​​​

World Cinema Dramatic Award: Shayda (Noora Niasari)

U.S. Dramatic Award: The Persian Version (Maryam Keshavarz)​​​​​​​

World Cinema Documentary Award: 20 Days in Mariupol (Mstyslav Chernov)

U.S. Documentary Award: Beyond Utopia (Madeleine Gavin)

FESTIVAL FAVORITE AWARD

Radical (Christopher Zalla)

NEXT INNOVATOR AWARD

Kokomo City (D. Smith)​​​​​​​