List of South by Southwest Film Festival award winners

The following includes a list of shorts, music videos, and narrative films that have won awards at the South by Southwest Film Festival.


2024 SXSW Film Awards

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The SXSW 2024 jury awards were presented March 13, 2024 in Austin, Texas at the Paramount Theater.[1]

  • Narrative Feature Competition Jury Award – Bob Trevino Likes It, directed by Tracie Laymon
  • Narrative Feature Competition Special Jury Award for Filmmaking – We Were Dangerous, by Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu
  • Narrative Feature Competition Special Jury Award for Performance – Maria Rodríguez Soto in Mamifera
  • Documentary Feature Competition Jury Award — Grand Theft Hamlet, written and directed by Pinny Grylls and Sam Crane
  • Documentary Feature Competition Special Jury Award for bravery and empathy — We Can Be Heroes, directed by Carina Mia Wong and Alex Simmons.
  • Janet Pierson Champion Award — Kara Durrett, President of Pinky Promise Films
  • Kickstarter NextGen Award — Family, written and directed by Benjamin Finkel
  • Best of Texas Award — Preconceived, directed by Sabrine Keane and Kate
  • XR Experience Competition Award — The Golden Key, directed by Marc Da Costa and Matthew Niederhauser
  • XR Experience Competition Special Jury Award — Soul Paint, directed by Sarah Ticho and Niki Smit
  • Poster Design Competition Award — 7 Beats per Minute, designed by John Godfrey
  • Poster Design Competition Special Jury Award — If I Die in America, designed by Andrei Captan
  • Narrative Short Competition Jury Award — Dissolution, written and directed by Anthony Saxe
  • Narrative Short Competition Special Jury Award — Trapped, directed Sam Cutler-Kreutz and David Cutler-Kreutz
  • Documentary Short Competition Jury — Remember, Broken Crayons Colour Too, written and directed by Shannet Clemmings and Urša Kastelic
  • Documentary Short Competition Special Jury Award — Frank, directed by David Gauvey Herbert
  • Animated Shorts Competition Jury Award — Wander to Wonder , directed by Nina Gantz
  • Animated Shorts Competition Special Jury Award — Bug Diner, directed by Phoebe Jane Hart
  • Midnight Shorts Competition Award — Transylvanie, directed by Rodrigue Huart
  • Midnight Shorts Competition Special Jury Award — Meat Puppet, directed by Eros V
  • Music Video Competition Special Jury Award for technical wizardry — Joe Nicolosi, for The Burning Hell - 'All I Need.'
  • Music Video Competition Award — Célen — “Mom told you so”, written and directed by Cécile Cournelle
  • Texas Shorts Competition Award — Jedo's Dead, written and directed by Sara Nimeh
  • Texas Shorts Competition Special Jury Award — Hair Care, directed by Fatima Wardy
  • Independent TV Pilot Competition Jury Award — Marvin Is Sorry, directed by Clint Pang
  • Independent TV Pilot Competition Special Jury Award — Halfrican American, directed by Zeke Nicholson

2023 SXSW Film Awards

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The SXSW 2023 Film Festival jury awards were presented March 14, 2023 at the Paramount Theatre in Austin, Texas, and the audience awards were announced March 20, 2023.[2]

Audience Award Winners


2023 Grand Jury Winners

2022 SXSW Film Awards

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The 2022 SXSW Film Festival awards were announced on March 15, 2022.[3]

2022 Feature Film Grand Jury Awards

  • Narrative Feature Competition Jury Award—I Love My Dad, directed and written by James Morosini
  • Narrative Feature Competition Special Jury Recognition for Extraordinary Cinematic Vision—Cast and Crew of It is In Us All
  • Narrative Feature Competition Special Jury Recognition for Breakthrough Performance—Elizaveta Yankovskaya in Nika
  • Documentary Feature Competition Jury Award—Master of Light, directed by Rosa Ruth Boesten
  • Documentary Feature Competition Special Jury Recognition for Exceptional Intimacy in Storytelling—Bad Axe, directed by David Siev
  • Documentary Feature Competition Special Jury Recognition for Acting in a Documentary—Steve Glew in Pez Outlaw

2022 Short Film Grand Jury Awards

2022 Music Videos Awards

2022 Texas Shorts Awards

2022 Texas High School Shorts

2022 Episodic Pilot Competition

2022 SXSW Film Design Awards

2022 XR Experience Competition

2022 SXSW Special Awards

2021 SXSW Film Awards

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The 2021 SXSW Film Festival was held virtually and the awards were announced on March 19, 2021.[4]

2021 Narrative Feature Competition

2021 Documentary Feature Competition

2021 Short Film Grand Jury Awards

  • Narrative Shorts Jury Award—Play It Safe, directed by Mitch Kalisa
  • Narrative Shorts Special Jury Recognition for Visionary Storytelling—Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma, directed by Topaz Jones, rubberband.
  • Narrative Shorts Special Jury Recognition for Direction—Like the Ones I Used to Know, directed by Annie St-Pierre
  • Documentary Shorts Jury Award—Águilas, directed by Kristy Guevara-Flanagan and Maite Zubiaurre
  • Documentary Shorts Special Jury Recognition for Courage—Red Taxi, directed by Anonymous
  • Documentary Shorts Special Jury Recognition for Poetry—I Ran From It and Was Still in It, directed by Darol Olu Kae
  • Midnight Shorts Jury Award—The Moogai, directed by Jon Bell
  • Midnight Shorts Special Jury Recognition for Bold Vision—Stuffed, directed by Theo Rhys
  • Animated Shorts Jury Award—Nuevo Rico, directed by Kristian Mercado
  • Animated Shorts Special Jury Recognition for Innovation—KKUM, directed by Kang Min Kim
  • Animated Shorts Special Jury Recognition for Storytelling—Your Own Bullshit, directed by Daria Kopiec

2021 Music Videos Awards

  • Jury Award—Madame Gandhi - 'Waiting for Me', directed by Misha Ghose
  • Special Jury Recognition for How the Hell Did They Do That?!—Waze & Odyssey, George Michael, Mary J. Blige & Tommy Theo - 'Always', directed by Nelson de Castro
  • Special Jury Recognition for Pure Joy—Kuricorder Quartet - 'Southpaw', directed by Sawako Kabuki

2021 Texas Shorts Awards

  • Jury Award—Summer Animals, directed by Haley Elizabeth Anderson
  • Special Jury Recognition for Vision—O Black Hole!, directed by Renee Zhan


2021 Texas High School Shorts Awards


2021 Episodic Pilot Competition

  • Jury Award—4 Feet High, directed by Maria Belen Poncio and Rosario Perazolo Masjoan
  • Special Jury Recognition for Best Duo—Pretend Partners, directed by Ron Najor


2021 SXSW Film Design Awards

  • Poster Design Competition Jury Award—Bob Moses Featuring ZHU - 'Desire', Creative Director: Owen Brown, Art Director and Illustrator: Benjámin Kalászi, Graphic Designer: Diego L. Rodríguez (Paramoidme)
  • Special Jury Recognition—The Box, Designers: James Burns and Shal Ngo, Aleksander Walijewski
  • Title Design Competition Jury Award—The Queen's Gambit Title Sequence, Designer: Saskia Marka
  • Special Jury Recognition—Birds Of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn Title Sequence, Designer: Michael Riley

2021 Virtual Cinema Competition

  • Jury Award—Samsara, directed by Huang Hsin-Chien
  • Special Jury Recognition for Immersive Journalism—Reeducated, directed by Sam Wolson

2021 SXSW Special Awards

2020 SXSW Film Awards

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The 2020 SXSW Film Festival was held virtually, and the awards were announced March 24, 2020.[5]

2020 Narrative Feature Competition


2020 Documentary Feature Competition


2020 Short Film Awards


2020 Music Videos Awards

  • Music Video Competition Jury Award—070 Shake - ‘Nice to Have’, directed by Noah Lee
  • Music Video Competition Special Jury Recognition for Animation—Mitski - ‘A Pearl’, directed by Saad Moosajee, Art Camp
  • Music Video Competition Special Jury Recognition for Direction—The Lumineers - ‘Gloria’, directed by Kevin Phillips


2020 Texas Shorts Awards


2020 Texas High School Shorts Awards


2020 Episodic Pilot Competition


2020 Film Design Awards


2020 Special Awards

2019 SXSW Film Awards

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2019 Narrative Feature Competition

  • Jury Award—Alice, directed by Josephine Mackerras
  • Special Jury Recognition for Best Ensemble—Yes, God, Yes, directed by Karen Maine
  • Special Jury Recognition for Breakthrough Voice—Saint Frances, directed by Alex Thompson


2019 Documentary Feature Competition


2019 Short Film Awards


2019 Music Videos Awards

  • Music Video Competition Jury Award—'"Pa’Lante" - Hurray for The Riff Raff', directed by Kristian Mercado
  • Music Video Competition Special Jury Recognition—'"Quarrel" - Moses Sumney', directed by Allie Avital, Moses Sumney


2019 Texas Shorts Awards

  • Texas Shorts Jury Award—I Am Mackenzie, directed by Artemis Anastasiadou
  • Texas Shorts Special Jury Recognition—A Line Birds Cannot See, directed by Amy Bench


2019 Texas High School Shorts Awards

  • Texas High School Shorts Jury Award—Fifteen, directed by Louisa Baldwin
  • Texas High School Shorts Special Jury Recognition—Double Cross, directed by Amiri Scrutchin


2019 Episodic Pilot Competition

  • Episodic Pilot Competition Jury Award—Maggie, directed by Sasha Gordon
  • Episodic Pilot Competition Special Jury Recognition—Revenge Tour, directed by Andrew Carter, Kahlil Maskati


2019 SXSW Film Design Awards

  • Excellence in Poster Design Jury Award—Daniel Isn't Real, Designer: Jock, Design Company: 4twenty limited
  • Excellence in Title Design Jury Award—Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Directors: Brian Mah, James Ramirez
  • Title Design Competition Special Jury Recognition—The Darkest Minds, Director: Michelle Dougherty


2019 SXSW Special Awards

  • Adam Yauch Hörnblowér Award—Tito, directed by Grace Glowicki
  • Adobe Editing Award—You Cannot Kill David Arquette, Editors: Paul Rogers, Additional Editing by David Darg
  • Final Draft Screenwriters Award—Best Summer Ever, Screenwriters: Michael Parks Randa, Will Halby, Terra Mackintosh, Andrew Pilkington, Lauren Smitelli
  • Louis Black “Lone Star” Award—The River and the Wall, directed by Ben Masters
  • Vimeo Staff Picks Award—Milton, directed by Tim Wilkime
  • ZEISS Cinematography Award—Amazonia Groove, directed by Bruno Murtinho
  • CherryPicks Female First Feature Award—Alice, directed by Josephine Mackerras
  • CherryPicks Special Recognition—Days of the Whale, directed by Catalina Arroyave Restrepo

2018 SXSW Film Awards

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The 2018 SXSW Film Festival announced its Jury and Special Award winners on March 13, 2018.[6]

2018 Narrative Feature Competition

  • Jury Award—Thunder Road, directed by Jim Cummings
  • Special Jury Recognition For First Feature—The New Romantic, directed by Carly Stone
  • Special Jury Recognition for Writing—Jinn, Director/Screenwriter: Niljla Mu'min


2018 Documentary Feature Competition

  • Jury Award—People's Republic of Desire, directed by Hao Wu
  • Special Jury Recognition for Best Cast—This One's For The Ladies, directed by Gene Graham
  • Special Jury Recognition for Best Feminist Reconsideration of a Male Artist—Garry Winogrand: All Things are Photographable, directed by Sasha Waters Freyer


2018 Short Film Awards


2018 Music Videos Awards

  • Music Video Competition Jury Award—'"Second Hand Lovers" - Oren Lavie', directed by Oren Lavie
  • Special Jury Recognition for Acting—'"Territory" - The Blaze', directed by The Blaze


2018 Texas Shorts Awards


2018 Texas High School Shorts Awards

  • Texas High School Shorts Jury Award—The Night I Lost My Favorite Jacket, directed by Jenna Krumerman
  • Texas High School Shorts Special Jury Recognition—CCISD Strong, directed by Sofia Rasmussen


2018 Episodic Pilot Competition

  • Episodic Pilot Competition—Beast, directed by Ben Strang
  • Episodic Pilot Competition Special Jury Recognition—She's the Ticket, directed by Nadia Hallgren


2018 SXSW Film Design Awards

  • Excellence in Poster Design Jury Award—The Gospel of Eureka, Designer: Matt Taylor
  • Excellence in Poster Design Special Jury Recognition—A Little Wisdom, Designer: Adam Zhu
  • Excellence in Title Design Jury Award—Counterpart, Director: Karin Fong
  • Excellence in Title Design Special Jury Recognition—Godless, Director: John Likens


2018 SXSW Special Awards

  • SXSW LUNA® Gamechanger Award—First Match, directed by Olivia Newman
  • SXSW LUNA® Chicken & Egg Award—On Her Shoulders, directed by Alexandria Bombach
  • Louis Black “Lone Star” Award—Daughters of the Sexual Revolution: The Untold Story of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, directed by Dana Adam Shapiro
  • SXSW Adam Yauch Hörnblowér Award—Prospect directed by Zeek Earl and Chris Caldwell
  • Vimeo Staff Picks Award—Krista directed by Danny Madden
  • Karen Schmeer Film Editing Fellowship—Kristin Bye

2017 SXSW Film Awards

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The 2017 SXSW Film Festival announced its Jury and Special Award winners on March 14, 2017.[7]

2017 Narrative Feature Competition

  • Jury Award—Most Beautiful Island, directed by Ana Asensio
  • Special Jury Recognition for Breakthrough Performance—The Strange Ones, directed by Christopher Radcliff, Actor: James Freedson-Jackson
  • Special Jury Recognition for Best Ensemble—A Bad Idea Gone Wrong, directed by Jason Headley, Cast: Matt Jones, Eleanore Pienta, Will Rogers, Jonny Mars, Sam Eidson, Jennymarie Jemison


2017 Documentary Feature Competition

  • Jury Award—The Work, directed by Jairus McLeary and Gethin Aldous
  • Special Jury Recognition for Excellence in Observational Cinema—Maineland, directed by Miao Wang
  • Special Jury Recognition for Excellence in Documentary Storytelling—I Am Another You, directed by Nanfu Wang


2017 Short Film Awards


2017 Music Videos Awards

  • Music Video Competition Jury Award—'"RIVER" - Leon Bridges', directed by Miles Jay
  • Music Video Competition Special Jury Recognition—'"The Less I Know The Better" - Tame Impala', directed by CANADA


2017 Texas Shorts Awards


2017 Texas High School Shorts Awards

  • Texas High School Shorts Jury Award—Better Late Than Never, directed by Atheena Frizzell
  • Texas High School Shorts Special Jury Recognition—Darcy's Quinceañera, directed by Sam Cooper


2017 SXSW Film Design Awards

2017 SXSW Special Awards

  • SXSW LUNA® Gamechanger Award—INFLAME, directed by Ceylan Ozgun Ozcelik
  • SXSW LUNA® Chicken & Egg Award—I Am Another You, directed by Nanfu Wang
  • Louis Black “Lone Star” Award—Mr. Roosevelt, directed by Noël Wells
  • SXSW Adam Yauch Hörnblowér Award—Assholes directed by Peter Vack
  • Karen Schmeer Film Editing Fellowship—Leigh Johnson

2016 SXSW Film Awards

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The 2016 SXSW Film Festival announced its Jury and Special Award winners on March 15, 2016.[8]

2016 Narrative Feature Competition

  • Jury Award—The Arbalest, directed by Adam Pinney
  • Special Jury Recognition for Best Actor—Hunter Gatherer, directed by John Locy, Actor: Andre Royo
  • Special Jury Recognition for Best Actress—Miss Stevens, directed by Julia Hart, Actress: Lily Rabe


2016 Documentary Feature Competition

  • Jury Award—TOWER, directed by Keith Maitland
  • Special Jury Recognition for Portrait Documentary—Accidental Courtesy: Daryl Davis, Race & America, directed by Matt Ornstein
  • Special Jury Recognition for Cinematography—The Seer, directed by Laura Dunn, Cinematographer: Lee Daniel


2016 Short Film Awards

  • Narrative Shorts Jury Award—How Was Your Day?, directed by Damien O’Donnell
  • Narrative Shorts Special Jury Recognition for Acting—Thunder Road, Actor: Jim Cummings
  • Narrative Shorts Special Jury Recognition for Writing—Greener Grass, Writers: Jocelyn DeBoer & Dawn Luebbe
  • Documentary Shorts Jury Award—These C*cksucking Tears, directed by Dan Taberski
  • Documentary Shorts Special Jury Recognition—Dollhouse, directed by Terri Timely
  • Midnight Shorts Jury Award—MANOMAN, directed by Simon Cartwright
  • Midnight Shorts Special Jury Recognition—Don't tell Mom, directed by Sawako Kabuki
  • Animated Shorts Jury Award—Glove, directed by Alexa Lim Haas & Bernardo Britto
  • Animated Shorts Special Jury Recognition—Pombo Loves You, directed by Steve Warne


2016 Music Videos Awards

  • Music Video Competition Jury Award—'"Sober" - Childish Gambino', directed by Hiro Murai


2016 Texas Shorts Awards


2016 Texas High School Shorts Awards

  • Texas High School Shorts Jury Award—Lady of Paint Creek, directed by Alexia Salingaros
  • Texas High School Shorts Special Jury Recognition—The Archer Hadley Story, directed by Ben Root & Alex Treviño


2016 SXSW Film Design Awards

  • Excellence in Poster Design Jury Award—Miss Me: The Artful Vandal, Designer: MissMe
  • Excellence in Poster Design Special Jury Recognition—Night Stalker, Designer: New Media Ltd
  • Excellence in Poster Design Special Jury Recognition—Eat My Shit, Designer: Octavio Terol
  • Excellence in Title Design Jury Award—Sunstone, Director: Aimée Duchamp


2016 SXSW Special Awards

2015 SXSW Film Awards

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The 2015 SXSW Film Festival announced its Jury and Special Award winners on March 17, 2015.[9]

2015 Narrative Feature Competition


2015 Documentary Feature Competition


2015 Short Film Awards

  • Narrative Shorts Jury Award—Pink Grapefruit, directed by Michael Mohan
  • Narrative Shorts Special Jury Recognition—Share, directed by Pippa Bianco
  • Documentary Shorts Jury Award—Boxeadora, directed by Meg Smaker
  • Midnight Shorts Jury Award—Kiss Kiss Fingerbang, directed by Gillian Wallace Horvat
  • Animated Shorts Jury Award—World of Tomorrow, directed by Don Hertzfeldt
  • Animated Shorts Special Jury Recognition—teeth, directed by Daniel Gray, Tom Brown


2015 Music Videos Awards

  • Music Video Competition Jury Award—'"Iron Sky" - Paolo Nutini', directed by Daniel Wolfe
  • Special Jury Recognition—'"Turn Down for What" - DJ Snake featuring Lil’ Jon', directed by DANIELS


2015 Texas Shorts Awards

  • Texas Shorts Jury Award—The Samaritans, directed by John Bryant


2015 Texas High School Shorts Awards


2015 SXSW Film Design Awards

  • Excellence in Poster Design Jury Award—Manson Family Vacation, Designer: Yen Tan
  • Excellence in Poster Design Special Jury Recognition—The Ecstasy of Wilko Johnson, Designer: Jonny Halifax
  • Excellence in Title Design Jury Award—Manhattan, Designer: Dan Gregoras for Imaginary Forces
  • Excellence in Title Design Special Jury Recognition—The Fitzroy, Designers: Chris Tozer, Marko Anstice


2015 SXSW Special Awards

2014 SXSW Film Awards

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The 2014 SXSW Film Festival announced its Jury and Special Award winners on March 11, 2014.[10]

2014 Narrative Feature Competition


2014 Documentary Feature Competition

  • Grand Jury Winner—The Great Invisible, directed by Margaret Brown
  • Special Jury Recognition for Political Courage—Vessel, directed by Diana Whitten
  • Special Jury Recognition for Editing and Storytelling—Print the Legend, directed by Luis Lopez and Clay Tweel


2014 Short Film Awards

  • Narrative Shorts Jury Award—Quelqu’un d’extraordinaire, directed by Monia Chokri
  • Narrative Shorts Special Jury Recognition—Person to Person, directed by Dustin Guy Defa
  • Narrative Shorts Special Jury Recognition for Cinematography—Krisha, directed by Trey Edward Shults
  • Documentary Shorts Jury Award—Kehinde Wiley: An Economy of Grace, directed by Jeff Dupre
  • Midnight Shorts Jury Award—Wawd Ahp, directed by Steve Girard and Josh Chertoff
  • Animated Shorts Jury Award—Coda, directed by Alan Holly


2014 Music Videos Awards

  • Music Video Competition Jury Award—'"Back to Me" - Joel Compass', directed by Ian & Cooper


2014 Texas Shorts Awards

  • Texas Shorts Jury Award—Some Vacation, directed by Anne S. Lewis


2014 Texas High School Shorts Awards


2014 SXSW Film Design Awards

  • Excellence in Poster Design Jury Award—Starry Eyes, Designer: Jay Shaw
  • Excellence in Title Design Jury Award—True Detective, Designer: Patrick Clair for Elastic
  • Excellence in Title Design Special Jury Recognition—The Lego Movie, Designer: Brian Mah for Alma Mater


2014 SXSW Special Awards

  • SXSW Game Changer Emergent Woman Director Award—Kelly & Cal, directed by Jen McGowan
  • Special Mention—Hellion, directed by Kat Candler
  • Louis Black “Lone Star” Award—Boyhood, directed by Richard Linklater
  • Karen Schmeer Film Editing Fellowship—Colin Nusbaum

2013 SXSW Film Awards

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The 2013 SXSW Film Festival announced its Jury and Special Award winners on March 12, 2013.[11]

2013 Narrative Feature Competition

  • Grand Jury Winner—Short Term 12, directed by Deston Cretton
  • Special Jury Prize For Ensemble Cast—Burma, directed by Carlos Puga


2013 Documentary Feature Competition

  • Grand Jury Winner—William And The Windmill, directed by Ben Nabors


2013 Short Film Awards


2013 SXSW Film Design Awards

  • Excellence in Poster Design Jury Award—Kiss of the Damned, Designer: Akiko Stehrenberger
  • Excellence in Title Design Jury Award—Joven & Alocada, Designer: Pablo González


2013 SXSW Special Awards

  • Chicken & Egg Narrative Woman Director Award—A Teacher, directed by Hannah Fidell
  • Louis Black ‘Lone Star’ Award—Loves Her Gun, directed by Geoff Marslett
  • Karen Schmeer Film Editing Fellowship—Jim Hession

2012 SXSW Film Awards

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The 2012 SXSW Film Festival announced its award winners on March 13, 2012.[12]

2012 Narrative Feature Competition


2012 Documentary Feature Competition


2012 Short Film Awards


2012 SXSW Film Design Awards

  • Excellence in Poster Design Jury Award—Man & Gun, Designer: Justin Cox
  • Excellence in Poster Design Special Jury Recognition—Pitch Black Heist, Designer: Andrew Cranston
  • Excellence in Title Design Jury Award—Les Bleus de Ramville, Designer: Jay Bond, Oily Film Company Inc.
  • Excellence in Title Design Special Jury Recognition—X-Men: First Class, Designer: Simon Clowes, Prologue Films


2012 SXSW Special Awards

2011 SXSW Film Awards

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The 2011 SXSW Film Festival announced its award winners on March 15, 2011.[13]

2011 Narrative Feature Competition


2011 Documentary Feature Competition


2011 Short Film Awards

  • Narrative Shorts Jury Award—Pioneer, directed by David Lowery
  • Documentary Shorts Jury Award—Mothersbane, directed by Jason Jakaitis
  • Animated Shorts Jury Award—THE WONDER HOSPITAL, directed by Beomsik Shimbe Shim
  • Music Videos Jury Award—'"Americanarama" - Hollerado', directed by Greg Jardin
  • Texas Shorts Jury Award—8, directed by Julie Gould & Daniel Laabs
  • Time Warner Cable & Ovation Young Filmmaker Scholarship for Texas High School Shorts Jury Award—( __ ), directed by Chad Werner


2011 SXSW Film Design Awards

  • Excellence in Poster Design Jury Award—Silver Bullets, Designer: Yann Legendre
  • Excellence in Title Design Jury Award—Blue Valentine, Designer: Jim Helton


2011 SXSW Special Awards

  • SXSW Wholphin Award—The Eagleman Stag, directed by Mikey Please
  • SXSW Chicken & Egg Emergent Narrative Woman Director Award—Sophia Takal for Green
  • Louis Black Lone Star Award—Incendiary: The Willingham Case, directed by Steve Mims & Joe Bailey Jr.
  • Karen Schmeer Film Editing Fellowship—Erin Casper

2010 SXSW Film Awards

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The 2010 SXSW Film Festival announced its award winners on March 17, 2010.[14]

2010 Narrative Feature Competition


2010 Documentary Feature


2010 Feature Film Audience Awards


2010 Short Film Awards

  • Narrative Shorts Winner—Cigarette Candy, directed by Lauren Wolkstein
  • Narrative Shorts Runner Up—Teleglobal Dreamin’, directed by Eric Flanagan
  • Documentary Shorts Winner—Quadrangle, directed by Amy Grappell
  • Documentary Shorts Runner Up—White Lines and The Fever: The Death of DJ Junebug, directed by Travis Senger
  • Animated Shorts Winner—The Orange, directed by Nick Fox-Gieg
  • Animated Shorts Runner Up—One Square Mile of Earth, directed by Jeff Drew
  • Experimental Shorts Winner—Night Mayor, directed by Guy Maddin
  • Experimental Shorts Runner Up—Kids Might Fly, directed by Alex Taylor


2010 Music Videos Awards

  • Music Videos Winner—'"Luv Deluxe" - Cinnamon Chasers', directed by Saman Keshavarz
  • Music Videos Runner Up—'"Forest" - Grizzly Bear', directed by Allison Schulnik


2010 Texas Shorts Awards


2010 Texas High School Shorts Awards


2010 SXSW Film Design Awards

  • Excellence in Poster Design Winner—Feeder, Designer: Joseph Ernst
  • Excellence in Poster Design Runner Up—Amer, Designer: Gilles Vranckx
  • Excellence in Poster Design Audience Award Winner—Richard Garriott: Man on a Mission, Designer: Michael Anderson
  • Excellence in Poster Design Special Jury Award—Equestrian Sexual Response, Designers: Martim Vian & Zeke Hawkins
  • Excellence in Title Design Winner—Zombieland, Designer: Ben Conrad
  • Excellence in Title Design Runner Up—earthwork, Designer: Stan Herd
  • Excellence in Title Design Audience Award Winner—earthwork, Designer: Stan Herd
  • Excellence in Title Design Special Jury Award—Enter the Void, Designers: Gaspar Noé and Tom Kam


2010 SXSW Special Awards

  • Wholphin Award—Quadrangle, directed by Amy Grappell
  • Chicken & Egg Emergent Narrative Woman Director Award—Lena Dunham for Tiny Furniture
  • Chicken & Egg Pictures “We Believe in You” Award—Martha Stephens for Passenger Pigeons

2009 SXSW Film Awards

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The 2009 SXSW Film Festival announced its award winners on March 17, 2009, with two audience awards further revealed on March 20, 2009.[15]

2009 Narrative Feature Competition

  • Winner—Made in China, directed by Judi Krant
  • Special Jury Award for Best Ensemble Cast—That Evening Sun, directed by Scott Teems


2009 Documentary Feature Competition

  • Winner—45365, directed by Bill Ross
  • Honorable Mention—The Way We Get By, directed by Aron Gaudet


2009 Audience Awards


2009 Short Film Awards

  • Reel Shorts Winner—Thompson, directed by Jason Tippet
  • Reel Shorts Special Jury Award—Happy 95 Birthday Grandpa, directed by Gary Huggins
  • Animated Shorts Winner—Shaman, directed by Luc Perez
  • Animated Shorts Special Jury Award—Sweet Dreams, directed by Kirsten Lepore
  • Experimental Shorts Winner—Cattle Call, directed by Matthew Rankin and Mike Maryniuk
  • Experimental Shorts Special Jury Award—The Idiot Stinks, directed by Helder Sun
  • Music Videos Winner—Thunderheist, Jerk It, directed by That Go (Noel Paul and Stefan Moore)
  • Music Videos Special Jury Award—'"White Winter Hymnal" - Fleet Foxes', directed by Sean Pecknold
  • Music Videos Jury Special Mention—'"Myriad Harbor" - New Pornographers', directed by Fluorescent Hill


2009 Texas High School Competition


2009 SXSW Special Awards

  • SXSW & AIGA Austin Movie Poster Award Best in Show—The Dungeon Masters, directed by Keven Macalester, Designer: David Plunkert, Spur Design, LLC
  • Chicken & Egg Emergent Woman Award—Made in China, directed by Judi Krant
  • Wholphin Short Film Award—Sister Wife, directed by Jill Orschel

2008 SXSW Film Awards

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The 2008 SXSW Film Festival announced its award winners on March 11, 2008.[16]

2008 Narrative Feature Competition

  • Grand Jury Award—Wellness, directed by Jake Mahaffy
  • Special Jury Award for Cinematography—Explicit Ills, directed by Mark Webber
  • Special Jury Award for Best Ensemble Cast—Up With Me, directed by Greg Takoudes


2008 Documentary Feature Competition


2008 Reel Shorts


2008 Animated Shorts


2008 Experimental Shorts


2008 Music Videos

  • Winner—'"Me-I" - TV on the Radio', directed by Mixtape Club & Daniel Garcia
  • Special Jury Award—tied between '"Temporarily in Love" - Group Sounds', directed by Randy Scott Slavin, and '"Fit Song" - Cornelius', directed by Keigo Oyamada and Koichiro Tsujikawa


2008 Texas High School Competition

  • Winner—Picnic, directed by Wesley Bronez
  • Special Jury Award—Inflections, directed by Matthew Campbell


2008 SXSW Special Awards


2008 Audience Awards

  • Emerging Visions Winner—In a Dream, directed by Jeremiah Zagar
  • Documentary Feature Winner—They Killed Sister Dorothy, directed by Daniel Junge
  • Narrative Feature Winner—Explicit Ills, directed by Mark Webber
  • 24 Beats Per Second Winner—Throw Down Your Heart, directed by Sascha Paladino

2007 SXSW Film Awards

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The 2007 SXSW Film Festival announced its award winners on March 13, 2007.[17]

2007 Narrative Feature


2007 Documentary Feature

  • Winner—Billy the Kid, directed by Jennifer Venditti
  • Special Jury Award—Cat Dancers, directed by Harris Fishman
  • Special Jury Award—Audience of One, directed by Michael Jacobs


2007 Reel Shorts


2007 Animated Shorts

  • Winner—Tragic Story with a Happy Ending, directed by Regina Pessoa
  • Special Jury Award—One Rat Short, directed by Alex Weil


2007 Experimental Shorts


2007 Music Videos

  • Winner—'"Harrowdown Hill" - Thom Yorke', directed by Chel White
  • Special Jury Award—'"Working Full-Time" - Constantines', directed by Drew Lightfoot


2007 Texas High School Competition


2007 Audience Awards

  • Emerging Visions Winner—The Price of Sugar, directed by Bill Haney
  • Documentary Feature Winner—Run Granny Run, directed by Marlo Poras
  • Narrative Feature Winner—Skills Like This, directed by Monty Miranda

2006 SXSW Film Awards

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The 2006 SXSW Film Festival announced its award winners on March 13, 2006.[18] The "24 Beats Per Second Audience Award" was shortly announced later on March 19, 2006.[19]

2006 Narrative Feature

  • Winner—Live Free or Die, directed by Andy Robin and Gregg Kavet
  • Special Jury Prize for Outstanding Ensemble Cast—AMERICANese, directed by Eric Byler
  • Special Jury Prize for Outstanding Visual Achievement—Inner Circle Line, directed by Eunhee Cho


2006 Documentary Feature


2006 Reel Shorts


2006 Animated Shorts


2006 Experimental Shorts


2006 Music Videos


2006 Texas High School Competition


2006 Audience Awards

2005 SXSW Film Festival Awards

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The 2005 SXSW Film Festival announced its award winners on March 18, 2005.[20]

2005 Narrative Feature Competition

  • Best Narrative Feature Jury Award—HOOLIGANS, directed by Lexi Alexander, produced by Gigi Pritzker, Deborah Del Prete, Donald Zukerman
  • Best Narrative Feature Special Jury Award—CAVITE, directed by Ian Gamazon & Neill Dela Llana, produced by Ian Gamazon, Neill Dela Llana, and Quynn Ton


2005 Documentary Feature Competition

  • Best Documentary Feature Jury Award—COWBOY DEL AMOR, directed by Michele Ohayon, produced by Michele Ohayon
  • Best Documentary Feature Special Jury Award—THE BOYS OF BARAKA, directed by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady, produced by Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady


2005 Animated Shorts Awards

  • Best Animated Short Jury Award—ORPHEUS & THE UNDERWORLD, directed by Nathan Jurevicius, produced by Rosie Allimonos, ABC
  • Best Animated Short Special Jury Award—ELEGY, directed and produced by Nadine Takvorian


2005 Reel Shorts Awards

  • Best Reel Shorts Jury Award—THE RAFTMAN’S RAZOR, directed by Keith Bearden, produced by Brad Buckwalter
  • Best Reel Shorts Special Jury Award—ALL WHITE PEOPLE ARE FRENCH, directed and produced by Katja Straub


2005 Texas Shorts Awards

  • Best Texas Shorts Jury Award—TERMINATION, directed and produced by Paul Alvarado-Dykstra
  • Best Texas Shorts Special Jury Award—ONCE AND FUTURE A*****E, directed by Spencer Parsons, produced by Jason Cortlund, Kyle Henry


2005 Music Videos Awards

  • Best Music Video Jury Award—'"THE YEAR OF THE RAT" - Badly Drawn Boy', directed by Monkmus, produced by Douangta Inthavixay
  • Best Music Video Special Jury Award—'"VERMILLION" - Slipknot', directed by Tony Petrossian, produced by Ben Oswald


2005 High School Competition

  • High School Winner—COMIC, directed by David McGinnis
  • First Runner Up—WORKING STUDENTS, directed by Donna Marie Miller and Taylor McBride
  • Second Runner Up—LIFE OF A PENCIL, directed by David Vass


2005 Audience Awards

2004 SXSW Film Awards

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The 2004 SXSW Film Festival announced its award winners on March 16, 2004.[21]

2004 Narrative Feature

  • Jury Award for Narrative Feature—Luck, directed by Peter Wellington
  • Special Jury Award for Narrative Feature—Mind the Gap, directed by Eric Schaeffer


2004 Documentary Feature

  • Jury Award for Best Documentary Feature—A Hard Straight, directed by Goro Toshima
  • Special Jury Award for Documentary Feature—Witches in Exile, directed by Allison Berg


2004 Competition Shorts

  • Competition Shorts Jury Award—Gretchen and the Night Danger, directed by Steve Collins
  • Competition Shorts Special Jury Award—9:30, directed by Mun Chee Yong


2004 Best Animated Short

  • Best Animated Short Jury Award—Pan With Us, directed by David Russo
  • Best Animated Short Special Jury Award—Subsidized Fate, directed by Lance Myers


2004 Best Experimental Short

  • Best Experimental Short Jury Award—Dissolve, directed by Aaron Valdez
  • Best Experimental Short Special Jury Award—Roothold, directed by Eric Patrick


2004 Best Music Video

  • Best Music Video Jury Award—'"Better?" - 54 Seconds', directed by Tracie Laymon
  • Best Music Video Special Jury Award—'"Fix Up, Look Sharp" - Dizzee Rascal', directed by Ruben Fleischer


2004 Audience Awards

  • Lone Star States Audience Award—Mojados: Through the Night, directed by Tommy Davis
  • Lone Star States Runner-up: A Few Good Dykes, directed by Mocha Jean Herrup
  • Emerging Visions Audience Award—The Naked Feminist, directed by Louisa Achille
  • Documentary Feature Audience Award—A League of Ordinary Gentlemen, directed by Christopher Browne
  • Narrative Feature Audience Award—Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story, directed by Brant Sersen

2003 SXSW Film Awards

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The 2003 SXSW Film Festival announced its award winners on March 11, 2003.[22]

2003 Narrative Feature

  • Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature—Sexless, directed by Alex Holdridge
  • Special Jury Award for Narrative Feature—Happy Here and Now, directed by Michael Almereyda


2003 Documentary Feature


2003 Best Narrative Short

  • Best Narrative Short Jury Award—Mboutoukou, directed by Victor Viyuoh and David Dill
  • Best Narrative Short Special Jury Award—Family Tree, directed by Vicky Jenson


2003 Best Documentary Short

  • Best Documentary Short Jury Award—Nutria, directed by Ted Gesing
  • Best Documentary Short Special Jury Award—The Ocularist, directed by Vance Malone


2003 Best Animated Short

  • Best Animated Short Jury Award—Intelligent Life, directed by Jeff Spoonhower
  • Best Animated Short Special Jury Award—Stiltwalkers, directed by Sjaak Meilink


2003 Best Experimental Short

  • Best Experimental Short Jury Award—Ablution, directed by Eric Patrick
  • Best Experimental Short Special Jury Awards—Powwow, directed by Kristin Pepe, and Post Mark Lick, directed by Sonia Bridge and David Brown


2003 Best Music Video

  • Best Music Video Jury Award—'"Nutella and Gummi Bear Sandwich" - Precarious Warehaus Dwellers', directed by David Zellner
  • Best Music Video Special Jury Award—'"Rock Shock" - Roy Davis and Thomas Bangalter', directed by Joel Lava


2003 Audience Awards

  • Narrative Feature Audience Award—Sexless, directed by Alex Holdridge
  • Narrative First Film Audience Award—Melvin Goes to Dinner, directed by Bob Odenkirk
  • Documentary Feature Audience Award—girlhood, directed by Liz Garbus
  • Documentary First Film Audience Award—The Flute Player, directed by Jocelyn Glatzer

2002 SXSW Film Awards

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The 2002 SXSW Film Festival announced its award winners on March 14, 2002.[23]

2002 Narrative Feature

  • Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature—Manito, directed by Eric Eason
  • Special Jury Award for Narrative Feature—The Misanthrope, directed by Allen Colombo

2002 Documentary Feature

  • Jury Award for Best Documentary Feature—Spellbound, directed by Jeff Blitz
  • Special Jury Award for Documentary Feature—Escuela (School), directed by Hannah Weyer

2002 Best Narrative Short

  • Best Narrative Short Jury Award—For Our Man, directed by Kazuo Ohno
  • Best Narrative Short Special Jury Award—tied between Gym Short, directed by Doug Schachtel, and Modern Daydreams: Islands in the Sky, directed by Mitchell Rose

2002 Best Documentary Short

  • Best Documentary Short Jury Award—In Between Days, directed by Lori Lovoy-Goran
  • Best Documentary Short Special Jury Award—Hazlo por Cuba, directed by David Ellsworth

2002 Best Animated Short

  • Best Animated Short Jury Award—Profiles in Science, directed by Wes Kim
  • Best Animated Short Special Jury Award—tied between Populi, directed by David Russo, and Vessel Wrestling, directed by Lisa Yu

2002 Best Experimental Short

  • Best Experimental Short Jury Award—N.ew Y.ork C.asino, directed by Kyle Henry
  • Best Experimental Short Special Jury Award—Candide, directed by John Davis

2002 Best Music Video

  • Best Music Video Jury Award—'"Bohemian Like You" - The Dandy Warhols', directed by Courtney Taylor
  • Best Music Video Special Jury Award—'"Drop" - Cornelius', directed by Koichi Tsujikawa

2002 Best Midnight Shorts

2002 Audience Awards

  • Documentary Feature Audience Award—Mai's America, directed by Marlo Poras
  • Documentary First Film Audience Award—Lifetime Guarantee: Phranc's Adventures in Plastic, directed by Lisa Udelson
  • Narrative Feature Audience Award—By Hook or by Crook, directed by Harry Dodge, Silas Howard
  • Narrative First Film Audience Award (tie)—Charlotte Sometimes, directed by Eric Byler; Made-Up, directed by Tony Shalhoub

2001 SXSW Film Awards

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The 2001 SXSW Film Festival announced its award winners on March 13, 2001.[24]

2001 Narrative Feature

  • Narrative Feature Jury Award—Low Self-Esteem Girl, directed by Blaine Thurier
  • Narrative Feature Runner Up—The Zeros, directed by John Ryman


2001 Documentary Feature


2001 Narrative Short

  • Narrative Short Jury Award—Helicopter, directed by Ari Gold
  • Narrative Short Runners Up—Cleave, directed by Hollie Lavenstein, and Delusions in Modern Primitivism, directed by Daniel Loflin


2001 Documentary Short

  • Documentary Short Jury Award—Atomic Ed and the Black Hole, directed by Ellen Spiro
  • Documentary Short Runner Up—Hotel Hidajet, directed by Kelly Nathe


2001 Experimental Short

  • Experimental Short Jury Award—Insect, directed by Julian Dahl
  • Experimental Short Runner Up—Thermostat, directed by Kevin Everson


2001 Animated Short


2001 Music Video

  • Music Video Jury Award—'"How We Used to Live" - St. Etienne', directed by Mikey Tomkins
  • Music Video Runner Up—'"Mud Hill" - Samiam', directed by Darren Doane


2001 Audience Awards

  • Narrative Feature Audience Award—The Zeros, directed by John Ryman
  • Narrative First Film Audience Award—The Journeyman, directed by James Crowley
  • Documentary Audience Award—Okie Noodling, directed by Bradley Beesley
  • Documentary First Film Audience Award—Los Trabajadores/The Workers, directed by Heather Courtney
  • International Film Audience Award—Tillsammans/Together, directed by Lukas Moodysson
  • Midnight Film Audience Award—three-way tie between Super Troopers, directed by Jay Chandrasekhar, Wave Twisters, directed by Syd Garon and Eric Henry, and Ladyporn, directed by Maggie Carey and Elena Carr

2000 SXSW Film Awards

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The 2000 SXSW Film Festival announced its award winners in March of 2000.[25]

2000 Narrative Feature


2000 Documentary Feature


2000 Narrative Short


2000 Documentary Short

  • Documentary Short Jury Award—Kingdom of Poet O, directed by Dennis Karsten
  • Documentary Short Runner Up—Moonshine, directed by Kelly L. Riley


2000 Animated Short


2000 Experimental Short


2000 Music Video

  • Music Video Jury Award—'"B-line" - Lamb', directed by Hammer & Tongs
  • Music Video Runner-Up—'"Concentrate" - The Mittens', directed by Bryant Jackson


2000 Audience Awards

  • Narrative Feature Audience Award—Loving Jezebel, directed by Kwyn Bader
  • Documentary Feature Audience Award—The Target Shoots First, directed by Christopher Wilcha
  • Narrative First Film Audience Award—The Woman Chaser, directed by Robinson Devor
  • Documentary First Film Audience Award—Beyond the Mat, directed by Barry W. Blaustein
  • Midnight Film Audience Award—Outside Out, directed by Mike Gordon
  • Senior Programmers' Pick—Dark Days, directed by Marc Singer

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