Awards·Top prize, by year
Sundance Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival · Grand Jury Prize winners by year.
Sundance Film Festival · Grand Jury Prize
34 winners on record · 1992–2025
2025
Atropia
Hailey Gates
2024
In the Summers
Alessandra Lacorazza
2023
A Thousand and One
A.V. Rockwell
2022
Nanny
Nikyatu Jusu
2021
CODA
Sian Heder
2020
Minari
Lee Isaac Chung
2019
Clemency
Chinonye Chukwu
2018
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
Desiree Akhavan
2017
I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore
Macon Blair
2016
The Birth of a Nation
Nate Parker
2015
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
2014
Whiplash
Damien Chazelle
2013
Fruitvale Station
Ryan Coogler
2012
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Benh Zeitlin
2011
Like Crazy
Drake Doremus
2010
Winter's Bone
Debra Granik
2009
Precious
Lee Daniels
2008
Frozen River
Courtney Hunt
2007
Padre Nuestro
Christopher Zalla
2006
Quinceañera
Richard Glatzer
2005
Hustle & Flow
Craig Brewer
2004
Primer
Shane Carruth
2003
American Splendor
Shari Springer Berman
2002
Personal Velocity
Rebecca Miller
2001
The Believer
Henry Bean
2000
Girlfight
Karyn Kusama
1999
Three Seasons
Tony Bui
1998
Smoke Signals
Chris Eyre
1997
Sunday
Jonathan Nossiter
1996
Welcome to the Dollhouse
Todd Solondz
1995
The Brothers McMullen
Edward Burns
1994
Clerks
Kevin Smith
1993
Public Access
Bryan Singer
1992
In the Soup
Alexandre Rockwell