A Tip of the Hat
Many films from the 2008 and 2009 Sundance Film Festivals have been celebrated with nominations for Oscars and Spirit Awards.
Congratulations to James Marsh's Man on Wire, winner of the Academy Award for Best Documentary.Congratulations to the following Sundance artists for receiving Spirit Awards:
• James Marsh, Best Documentary for Man on Wire
• Tom McCarthy, Best Director, The Visitor
• Melissa Leo, Best Female Lead, Frozen River
• Heather Rae, Piaget Producer of The Year
Congratulations to the following Sundance artists for their Oscar nominations:
Best Documentary Feature:
• The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)– 2008 Sundance Film Festival U.S. Documentary Competition
• Man on Wire– 2008 Sundance Film Festival World Cinema Competition; World Cinema Jury Prize Winner: Documentary; World Cinema Audience Award Winner: Documentary
• Trouble the Water–2008 Sundance Film Festival U.S. Documentary Competition; Grand Jury Prize Winner: Documentary
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role:
• Melissa Leo in Frozen River– 2008 Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Competition
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role:
• Richard Jenkins in The Visitor– 2008 Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Competition
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role:
• Michael Shannon in Revolutionary Road. Shannon appears in two 2009 Sundance Film Festival films: The Missing Person and The Greatest
Best Original Screenplay:
• Frozen River (Written by Courtney Hunt) – 2008 Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic Winner
• In Bruges (Written by Martin McDonagh) – 2008 Sundance Film Festival Opening Night Film
Best Animated Short Film:
• This Way Up – 2009 Sundance Film Festival Shorts Program
Congratulations to the following Sundance artists for their Spirit Award nominations:
Best Feature:
• Ballast–2008 Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Competition; Dramatic Directing and Excellence in Cinematography Award Winner
• Frozen River– 2008 Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Competition; Dramatic Grand Jury Prize Winner
Best Director:
• Lance Hammer for Ballast–2008 Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Competition
• Courtney Hunt for Frozen River– 2008 Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Competition
• Tom McCarthy for The Visitor– 2008 Sundance Film Festival Premiere
Best First Director:
• Alex Rivera and Anthony Bregman for Sleep Dealer– 2008 Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Competition; 2008 Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award
Best Screenplay:
• Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck for Sugar– 2008 Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Competition
• Howard A. Rodman for Savage Grace– 2008 Sundance Film Festival Premiere
Best First Screenplay:
• Lance Hammer for Ballast–2008 Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Competition
• Courtney Hunt for Frozen River– 2008 Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Competition
• Jonathan Levine for The Wackness– 2008 Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Competition
Best Female Lead:
• Summer Bishil for Towelhead– 2008 Sundance Film Festival Premiere
• Melissa Leo in Frozen River– 2008 Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Competition
• Tarra Riggs in Ballast–2008 Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Competition
Best Male Lead:
• Richard Jenkins in The Visitor– 2008 Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Competition
Best Supporting Female:
• Misty Upham in Frozen River– 2008 Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Competition
Best Supporting Male:
• Charlie McDermott in Frozen River– 2008 Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Competition
• JimMyron Ross in Ballast–2008 Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Competition
• Haaz Sleiman in The Visitor– 2008 Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Competition
Best Documentary:
• The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)– 2008 Sundance Film Festival U.S. Documentary Competition
• Man on Wire– 2008 Sundance Film Festival World Cinema Competition; World Cinema Jury Prize Winner: Documentary; World Cinema Audience Award Winner: Documentary
• The Order of Myths– 2008 Sundance Film Festival U.S. Documentary Competition
• Up the Yangtze– 2008 Sundance Film Festival World Cinema Documentary Competition
Best Cinematography:
• Lol Crawley for Ballast–2008 Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Competition
Piaget Producers Award:
• Jason Orans for Goodbye Solo and Year of the Fish (Year of the Fish was in the 2007 Sundance Film Festival Spectrum Category)
• Heather Rae for Frozen River and Ibid
Acura Someone to Watch Award:
• Lynn Shelton–Shelton directed the 2009 Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Competition film Humpday
Lacoste Truer Than Fiction Award:
• Sacha Gervasi for Anvil! The Story of Anvil– 2008 Sundance Film Festival U.S. Documentary Competition
