{"id":67999,"date":"2014-01-26T10:04:10","date_gmt":"2014-01-26T10:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2014\/01\/26\/whiplash-wins-sundances-both-the-grand-jury-and-audience-prize\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T04:10:05","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T04:10:05","slug":"whiplash-wins-sundances-both-the-grand-jury-and-audience-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/whiplash-wins-sundances-both-the-grand-jury-and-audience-prize\/","title":{"rendered":"Whiplash wins Sundance’s both the Grand Jury and Audience Prize"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whiplash wins Sundance’s both the Grand Jury and Audience Prize<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n

January 26, 2014<\/p>\n

Source: Variety<\/a>, THR<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cWhiplash,\u201d<\/strong> writer-director Damien Chazelle<\/strong>\u2019s electrifying drama starring Miles Teller<\/strong> as a young jazz drummer and J.K. Simmons<\/strong> as his drill sergeant-like music teacher, won the grand jury prize and the audience award for U.S. dramatic features on Saturday night at the 30th annual Sundance Film Festival.<\/p>\n

Whiplash kicked off the 2014 festival as the opening night film and quickly sold to Sony Pictures Classics, buoyed by an enthusiastic response from audiences and critics.<\/p>\n

In a repeat of Sundance 2013, the Grand Jury prize dovetailed with the Audience Award (last year, Ryan Cooglar’s Fruitvale Station<\/strong> nabbed both prizes).<\/p>\n

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The grand jury prize for U.S. documentaries went to \u201cRich Hill,\u201d<\/strong> a close-up portrait of three underprivileged boys living in the titular Missouri town; the film was directed by cousins Tracy Droz Tragos<\/strong> and Andrew Droz Palermo<\/strong>. In the same category, Michael Rossato-Bennett<\/strong>\u2019s \u201cAlive Inside: A Story of Music & Memory,\u201d <\/strong>about the treatment of Alzheimer\u2019s patients through music, drew the audience award.<\/p>\n

The World Cinema grand jury prizes were awarded to \u201cTo Kill a Man,\u201d<\/strong> a revenge thriller from Chilean helmer Alejandro Fernandez Almendras<\/strong>, and \u201cReturn to Homs,\u201d <\/strong>Talal Derki<\/strong>\u2019s documentary about the effects of the civil war in Syria. The audience awards for international features went to \u201cDifret,\u201d<\/strong> Zeresenay Berhane Mehari<\/strong>\u2019s dramatic examination of oppressed girls and women in Ethiopia, and \u201cThe Green Prince,\u201d <\/strong>Nadav Schirman<\/strong>\u2019s documentary portrait of Israeli secret-service informant Mosab Hassan Yousef.<\/p>\n

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Cutter Hodierne <\/strong>drew the U.S. dramatic directing award for his largely non-English-language directing debut, \u201cFishing Without Nets,\u201d<\/strong> a bleak tale of a hijacked oil tanker as seen from the perspective of one of the young Somali pirates. The Waldo Salt screenwriting award was presented to writer-director Craig Johnson<\/strong> for his sibling dark comedy \u201cThe Skeleton Twins,\u201d <\/strong>which stars Bill Hader<\/strong> and Kristen Wiig<\/strong> and was widely considered one of the dramatic competition\u2019s most commercial entries.<\/p>\n

Christopher Blauvelt<\/strong> received the U.S. dramatic cinematography prize for his 35mm lensing on \u201cLow Down,\u201d<\/strong> director Jeff Preiss<\/strong>\u2019 fictionalized account of two years in the life of jazz pianist Joe Albany. Special jury prizes were awarded to the Octopus Project<\/strong>, which composed the musical score for David Zellner<\/strong>\u2019s \u201cKumiko the Treasure Hunter,\u201d <\/strong>and to writer-director Justin Simien<\/strong>, named a \u201cbreakthrough talent\u201d for his racially charged comedy \u201cDear White People.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/strong>In the American documentary competition, Ben Cotner<\/strong> and Ryan White<\/strong> shared the directing prize for \u201cThe Case Against 8,\u201d<\/strong> their inside look at the case to overturn California\u2019s same-sex marriage ban. Rachel Beth Anderson<\/strong> and helmer Ross Kauffman<\/strong> drew a cinematography prize for their dynamic lensing on \u201cE-Team,\u201d<\/strong> which follows the experiences of four globe-trotting Human Rights Watch activists.<\/p>\n

Special jury prizes for U.S. documentaries were voted to Jesse Moss<\/strong>\u2019 \u201cThe Overnighters,\u201d <\/strong>a portrait of social and economic transformation in an oil-rich region of North Dakota, for its \u201cintuitive filmmaking\u201d; and to \u201cWatchers of the Sky,\u201d<\/strong> Edet Belzberg<\/strong>\u2019s multistranded look at courageous activism worldwide, for its use of animation. \u201cWatchers of the Sky\u201d also picked up an editing prize for Jenny Golden and Karen Sim.<\/p>\n

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The Best of Next audience award was voted to \u201cImperial Dreams,\u201d<\/strong> Malik Vitthal\u2019<\/strong>s directing debut about a young writer and ex-con trying to reconnect with his young son in Watts, Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

In the World Cinema dramatic competition, Australian helmer Sophie Hyde<\/strong> picked up the directing prize for \u201c52 Tuesdays,\u201d<\/strong> which was shot, per its title, over the course of a year, only on Tuesdays. Norwegian writer-helmer Eskil Vogt<\/strong> received the screenwriting prize for \u201cBlind,\u201d<\/strong> his drama about a woman who has lost her sight. Hong Khaou<\/strong>\u2019s gay-themed grief drama \u201cLilting\u201d<\/strong> received the cinematography prize for Ula Pontikos<\/strong>\u2019 lensing, and \u201cGod Help the Girl,\u201d<\/strong> a musical directed by Belle and Sebastian<\/strong>\u2019s Stuart Murdoch, received a special jury prize.<\/p>\n

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In the World Cinema documentary competition, \u201c20,000 Days on Earth,\u201d <\/strong>Iain Forsyth<\/strong> and Jane Pollard<\/strong>\u2019s film about a fictitious 24 hours in the life of Nick Cave, won a pair of awards for directing and editing (by Jonathan Amos). \u201cHappiness\u201d <\/strong>drew the cinematography prize for lensers Thomas Balmes (who also directed) and Nina Bernfeld.<\/p>\n

As announced on Friday, the $20,000 Alfred P. Sloan prize, presented annually to a film that focuses on science\/technology as a theme, was given to Mike Cahill\u2019s Premieres entry \u201cI Origins,\u201d a cerebral romantic drama about a pair of scientists studying the mysterious properties of the human eye. Cahill previously won this award for his 2011 sci-fi-themed debut, \u201cAnother Earth.\u201d<\/p>\n

Grand Jury Dramatic: <\/strong>Whiplash<\/p>\n

Grand Jury Documentary: <\/strong>Rich Hill<\/p>\n

Directing Award U.S. Dramatic:<\/strong> Fishing Without Nets<\/p>\n

Directing Award U.S. Documentary:<\/strong> The Case Against 8<\/p>\n

Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award U.S. Dramatic: <\/strong>The Skeleton Twins<\/p>\n

Editing Award U.S. Documentary:<\/strong> Watchers of the Sky<\/p>\n

Cinematography Award U.S. Dramatic:<\/strong> Low Down<\/p>\n

Cinematography Award U.S. Documentary: <\/strong>E-TEAM<\/p>\n

U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Talent:<\/strong> Dear White People<\/p>\n

U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Musical Score:<\/strong> Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter<\/p>\n

U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Use of Animation: <\/strong>Watchers of the Sky<\/p>\n

U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Intuitive Filmmaking: <\/strong>The Overnighters<\/p>\n

Audience Award U.S. Dramatic: <\/strong>Whiplash<\/p>\n

Audience Award U.S. Documentary presented by Acura: <\/strong>Alive Inside<\/p>\n

Audience Award World Cinema Dramatic: <\/strong>Difret<\/p>\n

Audience Award World Cinema Documentary: <\/strong>The Green Prince<\/p>\n

Audience Award Best of NEXT: <\/strong>Imperial Dreams<\/p>\n

World Cinema Grand Jury Prize Dramatic <\/strong>To Kill a Man<\/p>\n

Directing Award World Cinema Dramatic: <\/strong>52 Tuesdays<\/p>\n

Screenwriting Award World Cinema Dramatic: <\/strong>Blind<\/p>\n

Cinematography Award World Cinema Dramatic: <\/strong>Lilting<\/p>\n

World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Ensemble Performance: <\/strong>God Help the Girl<\/p>\n

World Cinema Grand Jury Prize Documentary: <\/strong>Return to Homs<\/p>\n

Directing Award World Cinema Documentary:<\/strong> 20,000 Days on Earth<\/p>\n

Editing Award World Cinema Documentary: <\/strong>20,000 Days on Earth<\/p>\n

Cinematography Award World Cinema Documentary:<\/strong> Happiness<\/p>\n

World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Cinematic Bravery: <\/strong>We Come as Friends<\/p>\n

Shorts Audience Award: <\/strong>Chapel Perilous<\/p>\n

Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize: <\/strong>I Origins<\/p>\n

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