This is a list of winners of the Sundance Film Festival Audience Award for dramatic features.
Winners 1980s 1989: Sex, Lies, and Videotape1989 Sundance Film Festival sundance.orgsex, lies, and videotape and Chameleon Street selected for 25th Sundance Film Festival From the Collection Screenings. 20 best Sundance films of all time|The A.V. Club
1990s 1990: Longtime CompanionLongtime Companion ~ 1990 — Fire Island Pines Historical Society 1991: One Cup of Coffee 1992: The Waterdance 1993: El Mariachi23 Facts About 23 (Official) Years of Sundance - The Morning Call 1994: Spanking the Monkey'What Happened Was,' 'Freedom on My Mind' Win Top Honors at Sundance Festival|AP News 1995: Picture Bride 1996: The Spitfire Grill1996 Sundance Film Festival sundance.org 1997: Hurricane Streets / Love Jones 1998: Smoke Signals"Smoke Signals" and "Swiss Army Man" Celebrate June Birthdays - sundance.orgAlexie Film Wins Sundance Awards ‘Smoke Signals,’ Honored At Movie Festival, Based On Native American Author’s Story|The Spokesman-Review 1999: Three Seasons
2000s 2000: Two Family House 2001: Hedwig and the Angry InchPARK CITY 2001 NEWS: Sundance 2001 Winners - IndieWire 2002: Real Women Have Curves 2003: The Station Agent 2004: Maria Full of Grace2004 Sundance Film Festival sundance.org'Primer' surprise grand winner at Sundance|TODAY 2005: Hustle & Flow 2006: Quinceañera 2007: Grace Is Gone 2008: The Wackness 2009: Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire25 Movies That Defined The Sundance Film Festival - IndieWire
2010s 2010: Happythankyoumoreplease 2011: Circumstance 2012: The Sessions 2013: Fruitvale Station 2014: Whiplash 2015: Me and Earl and the Dying Girl 2016: The Birth of a NationNate Parker's 'The Birth of a Nation' Is a Lose-Lose for the Academy|PopMatters 2017: Crown Heights 2018: Burden 2019: Brittany Runs a Marathon
2020s 2020: Minari 2021: CODACODA Is The First Sundance Premiere To Win Best Picture, But Others Have Won Oscars Too|/Film 2022: Cha Cha Real Smooth 2023: The Persian Version 2024: Dìdi (弟弟)The Complete List of 2024 Sundance Film Festival Award Winners|Sundance Film Festival 2025: Twinless 2026: Josephine
International winners 1999: Run Lola Run / Train of Life 2000: Saving Grace 2001: The Road Home 2002: Bloody Sunday / The Last Kiss 2003: Whale Rider 2004: Seducing Doctor Lewis 2005: Brothers 2006: No. 2 2007: Once 2008: Captain Abu Raed 2009: An Education 2010: Undertow 2011: Kinyarwanda 2012: Valley of Saints 2013: Metro Manila 2014: To Kill a Man 2015: Umrika 2016: Between Sea and Land 2017: I Dream in Another Language 2018: The Guilty 2019: Queen of Hearts 2020: Identifying Features 2021: Hive 2022: Girl Picture 2023: Shayda 2024: Girls Will Be Girls 2025: DJ Ahmet 2026: Hold onto Me
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