Top Prizes Announced as 1998 Sundance Film Festival Draws to a Close
by indieWIRE
Tonight in Park City, Utah the award winners for the Sundance Film Festival were announced. The winners are:
Grand Jury Prize (Documentary): Tie
“The Farm” (Jonathan Stack and Liz Garbus)
“Frat House” (Todd Phillips and Andrew Gurland)
Grand Jury Prize (Drama): “Slam“, Marc Levin
Directing Award (Documentary): Julia Loktev, “Moment of Impact”
Directing Award (Drama): Darren Aronofsky, “Pi”
Cinematography (Documentary): Tom Hurwitz, “Wild Man Blues”
Cinematography (Drama): Declan Quinn, “2×4”
Freedom of Expression Award: “The Decline of Western Civilization, Part III“, Penelope Spheeris
Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award: Lisa Cholodenko, “High Art”
Audience Award (Documentary): “Out of the Past“, Jeff Dupre
Audience Award (Drama): “Smoke Signals“, Chris Eyre
Filmmakers Trophy (Documentary): “Divine Trash“, Steve Yeager
Filmmakers Trophy (Drama): “Smoke Signals“, Chris Eyre
Special Recognition in Latin American Cinema: “Who the Hell is Juliette?“, Carlos Marcovich
Special Recognition in Short Filmmaking:
“Snake Feed“, Debra Granik (Winner);
“Human Remains“, Jay Rosenblatt (Honorable Mention)
Special Jury Award for Acting: Andrea Hart (“Miss Monday”)
Stay tuned to next week’s indieWIRE for a follow up on the awards.
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