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
