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Sundance Film Festival Winners

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Which film won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival?

  1. Minari

  2. The Farewell

  3. Honeyland

  4. Clemency


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Minari, directed by Lee Isaac Chung, won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival.

Who won the Directing Award at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival?

  1. Lulu Wang

  2. Chinonye Chukwu

  3. Mati Diop

  4. Joe Talbot


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Lulu Wang won the Directing Award at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival for her film The Farewell.

Which documentary won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival?

  1. Minding the Gap

  2. Hale County This Morning, This Evening

  3. Won't You Be My Neighbor?

  4. RBG


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Minding the Gap, directed by Bing Liu, won the Grand Jury Prize for Documentary at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival.

Who won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival?

  1. Jordan Peele

  2. Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani

  3. Taylor Sheridan

  4. Kenneth Lonergan


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Jordan Peele won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival for his film Get Out.

Which film won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival?

  1. The Birth of a Nation

  2. Manchester by the Sea

  3. 20th Century Women

  4. Swiss Army Man


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Birth of a Nation, directed by Nate Parker, won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival.

Who won the Directing Award at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival?

  1. Rick Famuyiwa

  2. Marielle Heller

  3. Desiree Akhavan

  4. Ryan Coogler


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Rick Famuyiwa won the Directing Award at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival for his film Dope.

Which documentary won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival?

  1. Citizenfour

  2. Jiro Dreams of Sushi

  3. The Act of Killing

  4. 20 Feet from Stardom


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Citizenfour, directed by Laura Poitras, won the Grand Jury Prize for Documentary at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival.

Who won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival?

  1. Rian Johnson

  2. Nicole Holofcener

  3. Derek Cianfrance

  4. J.C. Chandor


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Rian Johnson won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival for his film Looper.

Which film won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival?

  1. Beasts of the Southern Wild

  2. The Cove

  3. Winter's Bone

  4. Precious


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Beasts of the Southern Wild, directed by Benh Zeitlin, won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival.

Who won the Directing Award at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival?

  1. Sean Durkin

  2. Drake Doremus

  3. Mike Mills

  4. Dee Rees


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sean Durkin won the Directing Award at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival for his film Martha Marcy May Marlene.

Which documentary won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival?

  1. Restrepo

  2. The Cove

  3. An Inconvenient Truth

  4. March of the Penguins


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Restrepo, directed by Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger, won the Grand Jury Prize for Documentary at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.

Who won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival?

  1. Geoffrey Fletcher

  2. Dustin Lance Black

  3. Courtney Hunt

  4. Diablo Cody


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Geoffrey Fletcher won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival for his film Precious.

Which film won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival?

  1. Frozen River

  2. The Cove

  3. An Inconvenient Truth

  4. March of the Penguins


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Frozen River, directed by Courtney Hunt, won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.

Who won the Directing Award at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival?

  1. Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden

  2. Sean Baker

  3. Ryan Coogler

  4. Dee Rees


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden won the Directing Award at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival for their film Half Nelson.

Which documentary won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival?

  1. An Inconvenient Truth

  2. The Cove

  3. March of the Penguins

  4. Super Size Me


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

An Inconvenient Truth, directed by Davis Guggenheim, won the Grand Jury Prize for Documentary at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival.

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