Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize - U.S. DramaticCheck all the winners of Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize - U.S. Dramatic. |
| Year | Winner | Winner Work | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 |
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Benh Zeitlin | Beasts of the Southern Wild |
| 2011 |
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Drake Doremus | Like Crazy |
| 2010 |
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Debra Granik | Winter\u2019s Bone |
| 2009 |
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Lee Daniels | Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire |
| 2008 |
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Courtney Hunt | Frozen River |
| 2007 |
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Christopher Zalla | Our Father |
| 2006 |
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Wash Westmoreland | Quinceañera |
|
Richard Glatzer | Quinceañera | |
| 2005 |
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Ira Sachs | Forty Shades of Blue |
| 2004 |
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Shane Carruth | Primer |
| 2003 |
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Robert Pulcini | American Splendor |
|
Shari Springer Berman | American Splendor | |
| 2001 |
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Henry Bean | The Believer |
| 2000 |
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Kenneth Lonergan | You Can Count on Me |
| 2000 |
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Karyn Kusama | Girlfight |
| 1999 |
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Tony Bui | Three Seasons |
| 1998 |
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Marc Levin | Slam |
| 1997 |
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Jonathan Nossiter | Sunday |
| 1996 |
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Todd Solondz | Welcome to the Dollhouse |
| 1995 |
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Edward Burns | The Brothers McMullen |
| 1994 |
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Tom Noonan | What Happened Was |
| 1993 |
|
Bryan Singer | Public Access |
| 1993 |
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Victor Nuñez | Ruby in Paradise |
| 1992 |
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Alexandre Rockwell | In the Soup |
| 1991 |
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Todd Haynes | Poison |
| 1990 |
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Wendell B. Harris Jr. | Chameleon Street |
| 1989 |
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Nancy Savoca | True Love |
| 1988 |
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Rob Nilsson | Heat and Sunlight |
| 1987 |
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Jill Godmilow | Waiting for the Moon |
| 1986 |
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Joyce Chopra | Smooth Talk |
| 1985 |
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Joel Coen | Blood Simple |
|
Ethan Coen | Blood Simple | |
| 1982 |
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Bobby Roth | Circle of Power |
