Atropia Takes Sundance Film Festival’s Top Prize

So far, a total of two movies have sold at Sundance this year, both of which played out of competition. But the competition still plays on, and Atropia is officially on top. The Alia Shawkat–starring film follows an Iraqi American woman who gets cast in a military role-playing facility, and it won the Sundance Grand Jury prize in the U.S. dramatic competition. The Dylan O’Brien–starring Twinless, meanwhile, won the audience award. Plus, O’Brien won the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Acting, meaning Twinless won twin awards. Other big winners included Seeds, which won the Grand Jury’s documentary competition, and Eva Victor, who won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award for Sorry, Baby. Below, find the full list of winners.

U.S. Dramatic Competition: Atropia

U.S. Documentary Competition: Seeds

World Cinema Dramatic Competition: Sabar Bonda (Cactus Pears)

World Cinema Documentary Competition: Cutting Through Rocks

Next Innovator Award: Zodiac Killer Project

Directing, U.S. Dramatic: Rashad Frett, Ricky

Directing, U.S. Documentary: Geeta Gandbhir, The Perfect Neighbor

Directing, World Cinema Dramatic: Alireza Khatami, The Things You Kill

Directing, World Cinema Documentary: Mstyslav Chernov, 2000 Meters to Andriivka

Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award: U.S. Dramatic: Eva Victor, Sorry, Baby

Jonathan Oppenheim Editing Award, U.S. Documentary: Parker Laramie, André Is an Idiot

U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Acting: Dylan O’Brien, Twinless

U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Ensemble Cast: Plainclothes

U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Archival Storytelling: Selena y Los Dinos

U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award: Life After

World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Creative Vision: Georgi M. Unkovski, DJ Ahmet

World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Writing: Two Women

World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award: Mr. Nobody Against Putin

World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Freedom of Expression: Coexistence, My Ass!

NEXT Special Jury Award for Ensemble Cast: Mad Bills to Pay

U.S. Dramatic Competition Audience Award: Twinless

U.S. Documentary Competition Audience Award: André Is an Idiot

World Cinema Dramatic Competition Audience Award: DJ Ahmet

World Cinema Documentary Competition Audience Award: Prime Minister

Next Audience Award: East of Wall

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