"Like Crazy," the intense drama focusing on a cross-Atlantic couple directed by Drake Doremus and starring Anton Yelchin and Felicity Jones, took home the Grand Jury Prize for U.S. Dramatic Film at the closing awards ceremony at this year's Sundance Film Festival. Jones also won a Special Jury Prize in the dramatic category for her performance.
The movie was picked up by Paramount and Indian Paintbrush during the festival and is slated for national release sometime later this year. The ceremony was hosted by Sundance alum Tim Blake Nelson, who came out dressed like a snowflake and leading Vera Farmiga, whose own film premiered at the festival, to christen him Tim "Flake" Nelson.
Other films that won multiple awards included “Another Earth,” “Tyrannosaur,” and "Hell and Back." "Another Earth," written and directed by Mike Cahill, also picked up the Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize. Cahill took home the $20,000 award that went along with it.
The list of winners announced Saturday night:
The Grand Jury Prize: Documentary was presented to "How to Die in Oregon," directed by Peter D. Richardson.
The Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic was presented to "Like Crazy," directed by Drake Doremus; written by Drake Doremus and Ben York Jones.
The World Cinema Jury Prize: Documentary was presented to "Hell and Back Again," directed by Danfung Dennis. USA/United Kingdom
The World Cinema Jury Prize: Dramatic was presented to "Happy, Happy (Sykt Lykkelig)," directed by Anne Sewitsky; written by Ragnhild Tronvoll. Norway
The Audience Awards are presented to both a dramatic and documentary film in four competitions as voted by Sundance Film Festival audiences. The 2011 Sundance Film Festival Audience Awards are presented by Acura.
The Audience Award: Documentary was presented to "Buck," directed by Cindy Meehl.
The Audience Award: Dramatic was presented to "Circumstance," written and directed by Maryam Keshavarz.
The World Cinema Audience Award: Documentary was presented to "Senna," directed by Asif Kapadia and written by Manish Pandey. United Kingdom
The World Cinema Audience Award: Dramatic was presented to "Kinyarwanda," directed and written by Alrick Brown. U.S.A./Rwanda
The Best of NEXT!: Audience Award was presented to "to.get.her," written and directed by Erica Dunton.
Directing Awards recognize excellence in directing for dramatic and documentary features.
The Directing Award: Documentary was presented to "Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles," directed by Jon Foy.
The Directing Award: Dramatic was presented to "Martha Marcy May Marlene," written and directed by Sean Durkin.
The World Cinema Directing Award: Documentary was presented to "Project Nim," directed by James Marsh. United Kingdom
The World Cinema Directing Award: Dramatic was presented to "Tyrannosaur," written and directed by Paddy Considine. United Kingdom
The Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award was presented to "Another Happy Day," written and directed by Sam Levinson.
The World Cinema Screenwriting Award was presented to "Restoration," directed by Yossi Madmony and written by Erez Kav-El. Israel
The Documentary Editing Award was presented to Matthew Hamachek and Marshall Curry for "If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front," directed by Marshall Curry.
The World Cinema Documentary Editing Award was presented to "The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975," Göran Hugo Olsson and Hanna Lejonqvist, and directed by Göran Hugo Olsson. Sweden/U.S.A.
The Excellence in Cinematography Awards honor exceptional cinematography in both dramatic and documentary categories:
The Excellence in Cinematography Award: Documentary was presented to "The Redemption of General Butt Naked," directed by Eric Strauss and Daniele Anastasion; cinematographers: Eric Strauss, Ryan Hill and Peter Hutchens.
The Excellence in Cinematography Award: Dramatic was presented to "Pariah," directed and written by Dee Rees; cinematographer: Bradford Young.
The World Cinema Cinematography Award: Documentary was presented to "Hell and Back Again," directed by Danfung Dennis; cinematographer: Danfung Dennis. U.S.A./United Kingdom
The World Cinema Cinematography Award: Dramatic was presented to "All Your Dead Ones," directed by Carlos Moreno; written by Alonso Torres and Carlos Moreno; cinematographer: Diego F. Jimenez. Colombia
Two World Cinema Special Jury Prizes: Dramatic for Breakout Performances were presented to Olivia Colman and Peter Mullan for their roles in "Tyrannosaur," directed and written by Paddy Considine. United Kingdom
A World Cinema Special Jury Prize: Documentary was presented to "Position Among the Stars (Stand van de Sterren)" directed by Leonard Retel Helmrich. The Netherlands
A Special Jury Prize: Documentary was presented to "Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey," directed by Constance Marks.
A Special Jury Prize: Dramatic was presented to "Another Earth" directed by Mike Cahill; written by Mike Cahill and Brit Marling.
A Special Jury Prize: Dramatic was presented to Felicity Jones for her role in "Like Crazy," directed by Drake Doremus; written by Drake Doremus and Ben York Jones.
"Another Earth," written and directed by Mike Cahill, is the recipient of this year’s Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize. The prize, which carries a $20,000 cash award by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, is presented to an outstanding feature film focusing on science or technology as a theme, or depicting a scientist, engineer, or mathematician as a major character.
