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SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL

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    Grand Jury Prize

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    Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Long Night's Journey Into Day

      7.5 (482)
      Frances Reid
      Deborah Hoffmann
    • [object Object]

      Edward Curtis: Coming to Light

      7.7 (137)
      Anne Makepeace
    • [object Object]

      Americanos: Latino Life in the United States

      8.2 (28)
      Susan Todd
      Andrew Young
    • [object Object]

      The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack

      7.8 (336)
      Aiyana Elliott
    • [object Object]

      Dark Days

      7.7 (7.3K)
      Marc Singer
    • [object Object]

      The Eyes of Tammy Faye

      7.2 (2.3K)
      Fenton Bailey
      Randy Barbato
    • [object Object]

      First Person Plural

      7.5 (103)
      Deann Borshay
    • [object Object]

      George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire

      8.5 (65)
      Daniel McCabe
      Paul Stekler
    • [object Object]

      Just, Melvin: Just Evil

      7.0 (1.9K)
      James Ronald Whitney
    • [object Object]

      Legacy

      6.9 (162)
      Tod Lending
    • [object Object]

      Nuyorican Dream

      7.5 (116)
      Laurie Collyer
    • [object Object]

      Paragraph 175

      7.7 (2.2K)
      Rob Epstein
      Jeffrey Friedman
    • [object Object]

      Scottsboro: An American Tragedy

      7.5 (373)
      Barak Goodman
      Daniel Anker
    • [object Object]

      Sound and Fury

      7.8 (1.1K)
      Josh Aronson
    • Stranger with a Camera

      7.3 (104)
      Elizabeth Barret
    • [object Object]

      Well-Founded Fear

      7.5 (66)
      Shari Robertson
      Michael Camerini

    Dramatic

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Girlfight

      6.7 (12K)
      Karyn Kusama
      Tied with You Can Count on Me (2000).
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      You Can Count on Me

      7.5 (32K)
      Kenneth Lonergan
      Tied with Girlfight (2000).
    • [object Object]

      Beyond the Ocean

      6.2 (53)
      Tony Pemberton
    • [object Object]

      A Question of Faith

      6.6 (88)
      Tim Disney
    • [object Object]

      Chuck & Buck

      6.6 (6.1K)
      Miguel Arteta
    • [object Object]

      Committed

      5.1 (4.1K)
      Lisa Krueger
    • [object Object]

      Compensation

      7.0 (200)
      Zeinabu irene Davis
    • [object Object]

      Crime + Punishment in Suburbia

      5.8 (3.6K)
      Rob Schmidt
    • [object Object]

      Drop Back Ten

      5.6 (100)
      Stacy Cochran
    • [object Object]

      Everything Put Together

      6.1 (843)
      Marc Forster
    • [object Object]

      Other Voices

      5.7 (312)
      Dan McCormack
    • [object Object]

      Our Song

      6.8 (869)
      Jim McKay
    • [object Object]

      Shadow Hours

      5.7 (966)
      Isaac H. Eaton
    • [object Object]

      Songcatcher

      7.2 (3.8K)
      Maggie Greenwald
    • [object Object]

      The Tao of Steve

      6.7 (7.9K)
      Jenniphr Goodman
    • [object Object]

      Urbania

      6.8 (3.2K)
      Jon Shear

    Special Jury Prize

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    Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack

      7.8 (336)
      Aiyana Elliott
      For artistic achievement.
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire

      8.5 (65)
      Daniel McCabe
      Paul Stekler
      Steve Fayer
      For writing a documentary.

    Dramatic

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Songcatcher

      7.2 (3.8K)
      Janet McTeer
      Aidan Quinn
      Pat Carroll
      Jane Adams
      Greg Huge
      Iris DeMent
      For outstanding ensemble performance.
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Tao of Steve

      6.7 (7.9K)
      Donal Logue
      For outstanding performance.

    Directing Award

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    Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Paragraph 175

      7.7 (2.2K)
      Rob Epstein
      Jeffrey Friedman

    Dramatic

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Girlfight

      6.7 (12K)
      Karyn Kusama

    Cinematography Award

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    Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Americanos: Latino Life in the United States

      8.2 (28)
      Andrew Young
      Tied with Marc Singer for Dark Days (2000).
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dark Days

      7.7 (7.3K)
      Marc Singer
      Tied with Andrew Young for Americanos: Latino Life in the United States (2000).

    Dramatic

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Committed

      5.1 (4.1K)
      Tom Krueger

    Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      You Can Count on Me

      7.5 (32K)
      Kenneth Lonergan

    Freedom of Expression Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dark Days

      7.7 (7.3K)
      Marc Singer

    Latin America Cinema Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Herod's Law

      7.8 (7.5K)
      Luis Estrada
      Tied with No One Writes to the Colonel (1999).
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      No One Writes to the Colonel

      6.6 (1.3K)
      Arturo Ripstein
      Tied with Herod's Law (1999).

    Audience Award

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    Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dark Days

      7.7 (7.3K)
      Marc Singer

    Dramatic

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Two Family House

      7.2 (1.8K)
      Raymond De Felitta

    World Cinema

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Saving Grace

      6.9 (20K)
      Nigel Cole

    Short Filmmaking Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Five Feet High and Rising

      6.7 (608)
      Peter Sollett

    Short Filmmaking Award - Honorable Mention

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    • Winner

      G.

      7.0 (21)
      Rolf Gibbs
    • Winner

      Titler

      7.8 (50)
      Jonathan Bekemeier
    • Winner

      The Drowning Room

      6.5 (28)
      Reynold Reynolds
      Patrick Jolley
    • Winner

      This Is for Betsy Hall

      6.8 (14)
      Hope Hall
    • Winner

      Ice Fishing

      5.6 (20)
      Alexandra Kondracke
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Darling International

      6.2 (9)
      Jennifer Todd Reeves
      M.M. Serra
    • Winner

      Friday

      7.6 (44)
      Jodi Gibson
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hitch

      5.7 (152)
      Bradley Rust Gray
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Bats

      6.8 (73)
      Jim Trainor

    NHK Award

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    • On set of "Among Ravens."
      Winner
      • Randy Redroad
      For "Doe Boy".
    • Winner
      • Jun'ichi Mori
      For "Laundry".
    • Dana Rotberg
      Winner
      • Dana Rotberg
      For "Ottila Rauda".
    • Carine Adler
      Winner
      • Carine Adler
      For "Finding Out".

    Tribute to Independent Vision Award

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    • Kevin Spacey
      Winner
      • Kevin Spacey

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    • Sundance United States Film Festival
    • United States Film Festival

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    Event date

    January 20, 2000 - January 30, 2000

    Event location

    Park City, Utah, USA

    Event links

    • http://www.sundance.org/festival/
    • http://www.nhk.or.jp/sun_asia/sundance/e/1996e.html
    • http://www.sundancefilm.com/

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