Najboljim američkim dokumentarcem proglašen je Trouble the Water

Noćas, dok ste vi spavali, najveći američki festival nezavisnog filma proglasio je svoje pobjednike.

Žena u koju su bile uperene sve oči je Courtney Hunt, redateljica koja je osvojila glavnu nagradu za najbolji američki film/dramu. Riječ je o filmu Frozen River koji govori o krijumčarenju ljudi preko kanadske granice, a zanimljivo je da je to njezin filmski debi. Štoviše, Quentin Tarantino, koji je predsjedao žirijem, izjavio je da je to jedan od najboljih trilera godine.

Najboljim američkim dokumentarcem proglašen je Trouble the Water s temom o preživljavanju jednog para iz New Orleansa tijekom uragana Katrina i u režiji Tie Lessing i Carla Deala. Igrani film The Wackness dobio je prvu nagradu publike, a govori o ulozi psihijatra terapeuta u liječenju žrtava marihuane. Slijedi popis ostalih nagrada i nagrađenih:

Dramatic Directing Award: Lance Hammer, Ballast

Documentary Directing Award: Nanette Burnstein, American Teen

Dramatic Screenwriting Award: Sleep Dealer, Alex Rivera, David Riker

Documentary Editing Award: Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired, Joe Bini

Excellence in Cinematography, Dramatic: Ballast, Lol Crawley

Excellence in Cinematography, Documentary: Patti Smith: Dream of Life, Phillip Hunt i Steven Sebring

Dramatic Special Jury Prize for 'the Spirit of Independent Cinema': Chusy Haney-Jardine, Anywhere

Documentary Special Jury Prize: The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo

Dramatic Audience Award: The Wackness

Documentary Audience Award: Fields of Fuel

World Cinema Audience Award, Dramatic: Captain abu Raed

World Cinema Audience Award, Documentary: Man on Wire

World Cinema Grand Jury Prize for Dramatic Film: The King of Ping Pong

World Cinema Dramatic Directing: Anna Melikyan, Mermaid

World Cinema Dramatic Screenwriting: Samuel Benchetrit, I Always Wanted to be a Gangster

World Cinema Dramatic Cinematography Award: Askilld Vik Edvardsen, King of Ping Pong

Special Jury Prize: Blue Eyelids, Ernesto Contreras

World Cinema Documentary Jury Prize: Man on Wire, James Marsh

World Cinema Documentary Directing Award: Nino Kirtadze for Durakovo: Village of Fools

World Cinema Documentary Editing Award: Irena Dol, The Art Star and the Sudanese Twins

World Cinema Documentary Cinematography Award: Mahmoud al Massad, Recycle