Malik Bendjelloul’s Searching for Sugar Man won the Oscar for Best Documentary.
Nate von Zumwalt, Editorial Coordinator
Sundance Institute is honored to congratulate the films and filmmakers recognized at the Film Independent Spirit Awards and the Academy Awards this past weekend. The Spirit Awards assumed its traditional time and post, held the day before the Oscars in a spruced up tent on the beach in Santa Monica, CA, with host Andy Samberg helming the show. Here are the Sundance-supported winners:
28th Film Independent Spirit Awards
Best Male Lead
John Hawkes, The Sessions
Best First Screenplay
Derek Connolly, Safety Not Guaranteed
Best Cinematography
Ben Richardson, Beasts of the Southern Wild
John Cassavetes Award (Best Feature made for under $500,000)
Middle of Nowhere, directed by Ava DuVernay
Best Supporting Female
Helen Hunt, The Sessions
Best Documentary
The Invisible War, directed by Kirby Dick
On Sunday, host Seth MacFarlane led the festivities at the 85th Academy Awards, where 13 Sundance-supported film and filmmakers were nominated for awards. Here are the winners:
85th Academy Awards
Documentary Short Subject
Inocente, directed by Sean Fine and Andrea Nix (Film was supported by Sundance Institute’s #ArtistServices program)
Best Documentary
Searching for Sugar Man, directed by Malik Bendjelloul
