January 30, 2026 · 5:38 PM

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2026 Sundance Awards

The winners of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival were announced today, Friday, January 30. A list of the feature awards follows:

US Documentary Competition Awards:

^{Grand Jury Prize: NUISANCE BEAR | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Gabriela Osio Vanden}

^{Audience Award: AMERICAN PACHUCO: THE LEGEND OF LUIS VALDEZ | Courtesy of Sundance Institute and The Tom & Ethel Bradley Center at California State University, Northridge}

^{Directing Award: SOUL PATROL | Courtesy of Sundance Institute}

^{Jonathan Oppenheim Editing Award: BARBARA FOREVER | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by The Estate of Barbara Hammer}

^{Special Jury Award: Impact for Change: THE LAKE | Courtesy of Sundance Institute}

^{Special Jury Prize: Journalistic Excellence: WHO KILLED ALEX ODEH? | Courtesy of Sundance Institute}

World Cinema Documentary Competition Awards:

^{Grand Jury Prize: TO HOLD A MOUNTAIN | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Eva Kraljeviċ}

^{Audience Award: ONE IN A MILLION | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Jack MacInnes}

^{Directing Award: ONE IN A MILLION | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Jack MacInnes}

^{Special Jury Award: Civil Resistance: EVERYBODY TO KENMURE STREET | Courtesy of Sundance Institute}

^{Special Jury Award: Journalistic Impact: BIRDS OF WAR | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Habak Films}

US Dramatic Competition Awards:

^{Grand Jury Prize: JOSEPHINE | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Greta Zozula}

^{Audience Award: JOSEPHINE | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Greta Zozula}

^{Directing Award: HA-CHAN, SHAKE YOUR BOOTY! | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Daniel Satinoff}

^{Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award: TAKE ME HOME | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Farhad Ahmed Dehlvi}

^{Special Jury Award: Debut Feature: BEDFORD PARK | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Jeong Park}

^{Special Jury Award: Ensemble Cast: THE FRIEND’S HOUSE IS HERE | Courtesy of Sundance Institute}

World Cinema Dramatic Competition Awards:

^{Grand Jury Prize: SHAME AND MONEY | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Janis Mazuch}

^{Audience Award: HOLD ONTO ME (ΚΡΑΤΑ ΜΕ) | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Lasse Ulvedal Tolbøll}

^{Directing Award: HOW TO DIVORCE DURING THE WAR | Courtesy of Sundance Institute}

^{Special Jury Award: Creative Vision: FILIPIÑANA | Courtesy of Sundance Institute}

^{Special Jury Award: Acting Ensemble: LADY | Courtesy of Sundance Institute}

NEXT Awards:

^{NEXT Innovator Award: THE INCOMER | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Anthony Dickenson}

^{Audience Award: AANIKOOBIJIGAN [ANCESTOR/GREAT-GRANDPARENT/GREAT-GRANDCHILD] | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Shaandiin Tome}

^{Special Jury Award: Creative Expression: THEYDREAM | Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by William D Caballero}

Festival Favorite:

^{Festival Favorite: AMERICAN PACHUCO: THE LEGEND OF LUIS VALDEZ | Courtesy of Sundance Institute and The Tom & Ethel Bradley Center at California State University, Northridge}

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