# Every Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner (U.S. Dramatic) since 2002

Primer, Frozen River, Precious, Winter's Bone, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Fruitvale Station, Whiplash, Minari and CODA: every film that won the Grand Jury Prize in Sundance's U.S. Dramatic Competition, 2002 to 2026.

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- Feb 20, 2026 · Ryan Clarke
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## Top 25

1. **Josephine (2026)** (71 · ▲75 ▼4) — Grand Jury Prize, Sundance 2026. Directed by Beth de Araújo.
2. **Atropia (2025)** (53 · ▲57 ▼4) — Grand Jury Prize, Sundance 2025. Directed by Hailey Gates.
3. **In the Summers (2024)** (45 · ▲49 ▼4) — Grand Jury Prize, Sundance 2024. Directed by Alessandra Lacorazza Samudio.
4. **A Thousand and One (2023)** (43 · ▲51 ▼8) — Grand Jury Prize, Sundance 2023. Directed by A.V. Rockwell.
5. **CODA (2021)** (37 · ▲40 ▼3) — Grand Jury Prize, Sundance 2021. Directed by Sian Heder.
6. **Nanny (2022)** (36 · ▲41 ▼5) — Grand Jury Prize, Sundance 2022. Directed by Nikyatu Jusu.
7. **Clemency (2019)** (33 · ▲37 ▼4) — Grand Jury Prize, Sundance 2019. Directed by Chinonye Chukwu.
8. **Minari (2020)** (26 · ▲30 ▼4) — Grand Jury Prize, Sundance 2020. Directed by Lee Isaac Chung.
9. **The Birth of a Nation (2016)** (24 · ▲27 ▼3) — Grand Jury Prize, Sundance 2016. Directed by Nate Parker.
10. **Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015)** (24 · ▲27 ▼3) — Grand Jury Prize, Sundance 2015. Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon.
11. **Fruitvale Station (2013)** (21 · ▲27 ▼6) — Grand Jury Prize, Sundance 2013. Directed by Ryan Coogler.
12. **The Miseducation of Cameron Post (2018)** (21 · ▲25 ▼4) — Grand Jury Prize, Sundance 2018. Directed by Desiree Akhavan.
13. **Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire (2009)** (20 · ▲27 ▼7) — Grand Jury Prize, Sundance 2009. Directed by Lee Daniels.
14. **Quinceañera (2006)** (20 · ▲22 ▼2) — Grand Jury Prize, Sundance 2006. Directed by Richard Glatzer.
15. **Primer (2004)** (20 · ▲21 ▼1) — Grand Jury Prize, Sundance 2004. Directed by Shane Carruth.
16. **Personal Velocity (2002)** (19 · ▲24 ▼5) — Grand Jury Prize, Sundance 2002. Directed by Rebecca Miller.
17. **Whiplash (2014)** (18 · ▲22 ▼4) — Grand Jury Prize, Sundance 2014. Directed by Damien Chazelle.
18. **I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore (2017)** (14 · ▲19 ▼5) — Grand Jury Prize, Sundance 2017. Directed by Macon Blair.
19. **Frozen River (2008)** (14 · ▲19 ▼5) — Grand Jury Prize, Sundance 2008. Directed by Courtney Hunt.
20. **Like Crazy (2011)** (11 · ▲18 ▼7) — Grand Jury Prize, Sundance 2011. Directed by Drake Doremus.
21. **Padre Nuestro (2007)** (11 · ▲15 ▼4) — Grand Jury Prize, Sundance 2007. Directed by Christopher Zalla.
22. **American Splendor (2003)** (11 · ▲15 ▼4) — Grand Jury Prize, Sundance 2003. Directed by Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini.
23. **Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)** (10 · ▲17 ▼7) — Grand Jury Prize, Sundance 2012. Directed by Benh Zeitlin.
24. **Winter's Bone (2010)** (10 · ▲16 ▼6) — Grand Jury Prize, Sundance 2010. Directed by Debra Granik.
25. **Forty Shades of Blue (2005)** (9 · ▲14 ▼5) — Grand Jury Prize, Sundance 2005. Directed by Ira Sachs.

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