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    Grand Jury Prize

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    Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Farm: Angola, USA

      7.5 (838)
      Jonathan Stack
      Liz Garbus
      Tied with Frat House (1998).
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Frat House

      6.7 (515)
      Todd Phillips
      Tied with The Farm: Angola, USA (1998).
    • [object Object]

      Baby, It's You

      6.0 (14)
      Anne Makepeace
    • [object Object]

      Beautopia

      7.1 (50)
      Katharina Otto-Bernstein
    • [object Object]

      The Decline of Western Civilization Part III

      7.2 (1.8K)
      Penelope Spheeris
    • [object Object]

      Divine Trash

      7.7 (1.2K)
      Steve Yeager
    • [object Object]

      Frank Lloyd Wright

      7.8 (976)
      Ken Burns

    • A Letter Without Words

      7.7 (13)
      Lisa Lewenz
    • [object Object]

      Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart

      7.3 (354)
      Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
    • [object Object]

      Modulations

      7.3 (517)
      Iara Lee

    • Moment of Impact

      7.2 (20)
      Julia Loktev
    • [object Object]

      Out of the Past

      7.1 (211)
      Jeff Dupre

    • Paulina

      7.7 (30)
      Vicky Funari

    • Slavegirls

      Ellen Bruno
    • [object Object]

      Some Nudity Required

      5.4 (257)
      Odette Springer
    • [object Object]

      Wild Man Blues

      6.9 (2.3K)
      Barbara Kopple

    Dramatic

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Slam

      7.0 (2.5K)
      Marc Levin
    • [object Object]

      2by4

      5.3 (293)
      Jimmy Smallhorne
    • [object Object]

      Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss

      6.6 (4K)
      Tommy O'Haver
    • [object Object]

      Buffalo '66

      7.4 (65K)
      Vincent Gallo
    • [object Object]

      Hav Plenty

      6.3 (1.2K)
      Christopher Scott Cherot
    • [object Object]

      High Art

      6.6 (11K)
      Lisa Cholodenko
    • [object Object]

      How to Make the Cruelest Month

      6.6 (94)
      Kip Koenig
    • [object Object]

      I Married a Strange Person!

      6.9 (2.3K)
      Bill Plympton
    • [object Object]

      Jerry and Tom

      6.5 (2.1K)
      Saul Rubinek
    • [object Object]

      Miss Monday

      5.9 (215)
      Benson Lee
    • [object Object]

      Next Stop Wonderland

      6.5 (5.2K)
      Brad Anderson
    • [object Object]

      Once We Were Strangers

      6.4 (285)
      Emanuele Crialese
    • [object Object]

      Pi

      7.3 (190K)
      Darren Aronofsky
    • [object Object]

      Smoke Signals

      7.2 (13K)
      Chris Eyre
    • [object Object]

      Under Heaven

      6.0 (317)
      Meg Richman
    • [object Object]

      Wrestling with Alligators

      4.5 (180)
      Laurie Weltz

    Special Jury Prize

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Miss Monday

      5.9 (215)
      Andrea Hart
      For her acting performance.

    Filmmakers Trophy

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    Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Divine Trash

      7.7 (1.2K)
      Steve Yeager

    Dramatic

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Smoke Signals

      7.2 (13K)
      Chris Eyre

    Directing Award

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    Documentary

    • Winner

      Moment of Impact

      7.2 (20)
      Julia Loktev

    Dramatic

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Pi

      7.3 (190K)
      Darren Aronofsky

    Cinematography Award

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    Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Wild Man Blues

      6.9 (2.3K)
      Tom Hurwitz

    Dramatic

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      2by4

      5.3 (293)
      Declan Quinn

    Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      High Art

      6.6 (11K)
      Lisa Cholodenko

    Freedom of Expression Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Decline of Western Civilization Part III

      7.2 (1.8K)
      Penelope Spheeris

    Latin America Cinema Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Who the Hell Is Juliette?

      6.8 (595)
      Carlos Marcovich

    Audience Award

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    Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Out of the Past

      7.1 (211)
      Jeff Dupre

    Dramatic

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Smoke Signals

      7.2 (13K)
      Chris Eyre

    Short Filmmaking Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Snake Feed

      5.9 (83)
      Debra Granik

    International

    • [object Object]

      Boy

      8.0 (36)
      Glenn Fraser(director)
      Streetwise Entertainment

    Short Filmmaking Award - Honorable Mention

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Human Remains

      7.7 (500)
      Jay Rosenblatt

    NHK Award

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    • Winner
      • Fernando Pérez
      For "La vida es silbar" (Latin America, Cuba).
    • DeMane Davis
      Winners
      • DeMane Davis
      • Khari Streeter
      For "Lift" (U.S.).
    • Tomasz Wiszniewski at an event for Where Eskimos Live (2002)
      Winner
      • Tomasz Wiszniewski
      For "Where Eskimos Live" (Europe, Poland).
    • Winner
      • Yoshiyasu Fujita
      For "The Bleep Brothers" (Japan).

    Tribute to Independent Vision Award

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    • Frances McDormand
      Winner
      • Frances McDormand

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    • Sundance Film Festival
    • Sundance United States Film Festival
    • United States Film Festival

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    Event date

    January 15, 1998 - January 25, 1998

    Event location

    Park City, Utah, USA

    Event links

    • http://www.sundance.org/festival/
    • http://www.nhk.or.jp/sun_asia/sundance/e/1996e.html
    • http://www.sundancefilm.com/

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