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This is the list of the winners of the Sundance Grand Jury Prize for dramatic features.
| Year | Winner | Director(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Girlfriends | Claudia Weill | [1] [2] |
| The Whole Shootin' Match (second place) | Eagle Pennell | [3] | |
| Year | Winner | Director(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Circle of Power | Bobby Roth | [4] |
| 1984 | Old Enough | Marisa Silver | [5] [6] [7] |
| 1985 | Blood Simple | Joel Coen | [8] [9] |
| 1986 | Smooth Talk | Joyce Chopra | [10] [11] |
| 1987 | The Trouble with Dick | Gary Walkow | [12] |
| Waiting for the Moon | Jill Godmilow | [7] | |
| 1988 | Heat and Sunlight | Rob Nilsson | [13] [7] |
| 1989 | True Love | Nancy Savoca | [14] [7] |
| Year | Winner | Director(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Chameleon Street | Wendell B. Harris Jr. | [15] [16] |
| 1991 | Poison | Todd Haynes | [17] [18] |
| 1992 | In the Soup | Alexandre Rockwell | [19] [7] |
| 1993 | Public Access | Bryan Singer | [20] |
| Ruby in Paradise | Victor Nunez | [7] | |
| 1994 | What Happened Was... | Tom Noonan | [21] [22] |
| 1995 | The Brothers McMullen | Edward Burns | [23] |
| The Young Poisoner's Handbook | Benjamin Ross | [24] | |
| 1996 | Welcome to the Dollhouse | Todd Solondz | [25] [26] |
| 1997 | Sunday | Jonathan Nossiter | [27] [7] |
| 1998 | Slam | Marc Levin | [23] [28] |
| 1999 | Three Seasons | Tony Bui | [29] [7] |
| Year | Winner | Director(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Minari | Lee Isaac Chung | [48] [49] |
| 2021 | CODA | Sian Heder | [50] [51] |
| 2022 | Nanny | Nikyatu Jusu | [7] [52] |
| 2023 | A Thousand and One | A.V. Rockwell | [7] |
| 2024 | In the Summers | Alessandra Lacorazza Samudio | [53] [54] |
| 2025 | Atropia | Hailey Gates | [55] |
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