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Directing Award Documentary

This is a list of winners of the Sundance Film Festival Directing Award for documentary features.

Winners

1990s

1997: Arthur Dong – Licensed to Kill
1998: Julia Loktev – Moment of Impact^[1]
1999: Barbara Sonneborn – Regret to Inform

2000s

2000: Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman – Paragraph 175
2001: Stacy Peralta – Dogtown and Z-Boys
2002: Rebecca Cammisa and Rob Fruchtman – Sister Helen
2003: Jonathan Karsh – My Flesh and Blood
2004: Morgan Spurlock – Super Size Me^[2]
2005: Jeff Feuerzeig – The Devil and Daniel Johnston^[3]
2006: James Longley – Iraq in Fragments
2007: Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine – War/Dance
2008: Nanette Burstein – American Teen^[4]
2009: Natalia Almada – El General

2010s

2010: Leon Gast – Smash His Camera
2011: Jon Foy – Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles
2012: Lauren Greenfield – The Queen of Versailles
2013: Zachary Heinzerling – Cutie and the Boxer
2014: Ben Cotner and Ryan White – The Case Against 8
2015: Matthew Heineman – Cartel Land
2016: Roger Ross Williams – Life, Animated^[5]^[6]^[7]
2017: Peter Nicks – The Force
2018: Alexandria Bombach – On Her Shoulders
2019: Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert – American Factory^[8]^[9]

2020s

2020: Garrett Bradley – Time^[10]^[11]
2021: Natalia Almada – Users^[12]
2022: Reid Davenport – I Didn't See You There
2023: Luke Lorentzen – A Still Small Voice
2024: Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie – Sugarcane^[13]
2025: Geeta Gandbhir – The Perfect Neighbor^[14]

International winners

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See also

Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature

References

^ 1998 Sundance Film Festival sundance.org
^ Spurlock, Morgan (2005). Don't Eat This Book. New York City: G.P. Putnam Sons. p. 245. ISBN 9780399152603.
^ An Artist and His Inner Demons in 'The Devil and Daniel Johnston' - The New York Times
^ EVENTS | “American Teen” to Open Sundance at BAM Series; 22 Features Slated|IndieWire
^ "Sundance Autism Doc 'Life, Animated' Sells to The Orchard (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. February 3, 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
^ "'16 Sundance Film Festival - Award Winners". www.sundance.org. Archived from the original on 2017-10-27. Retrieved 2016-01-31.
^ The Orchard Acquires Award-Winning Sundance Doc ‘Life, Animated’|IndieWire
^ "2019 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS ANNOUNCED – sundance.org".
^ Squires, Bethy (February 2, 2019). "Here Are the Winners of the 2019 Sundance Awards". Vulture.
^ "Directing Award: U.S. Documentary — Time". Sundance Film Festival. Archived from the original on June 11, 2020. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
^ Debruge, Peter (2020-02-02). "Sundance Winners: 'Minari' and 'Boys State' Take Top Honors". Variety.
^ "2021 Sundance Film Festival Awards Announced". www.sundance.org. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
^ The Complete List of 2024 Sundance Film Festival Award Winners|Sundance Film Festival
^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (31 January 2025). "Sundance Film Festival Awards Winners List: 'Atropia' Wins U.S. Grand Jury Prize Dramatic". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 31 January 2025.

Sundance Film Festival Directing Award: U.S. Documentary

Arthur Dong (1997)
Julia Loktev (1998)
Barbara Sonneborn (1999)
Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman (2000)
Stacy Peralta (2001)
Rebecca Cammisa and Rob Fruchtman (2002)
Jonathan Karsh (2003)
Morgan Spurlock (2004)
Jeff Feuerzeig (2005)
James Longley (2006)
Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine (2007)
Nanette Burstein (2008)
Natalia Almada (2009)
Leon Gast (2010)
Jon Foy (2011)
Lauren Greenfield (2012)
Zachary Heinzerling (2013)
Ben Cotner and Ryan White (2014)
Matthew Heineman (2015)
Roger Ross Williams (2016)
Peter Nicks (2017)
Alexandria Bombach (2018)
Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert (2019)
Garrett Bradley (2020)
Natalia Almada (2021)
Reid Davenport (2022)
Luke Lorentzen (2023)
Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie (2024)
Geeta Gandbhir (2025)

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