Every Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner (U.S. Dramatic) since 2002
The top 3 according to 849 votes from people: Josephine (2026) · Atropia (2025) · In the Summers (2024). (Updated Feb 20, 2026.)
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.
Top 25
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1
Josephine (2026)
Grand Jury Prize, Sundance 2026. Directed by Beth de Araújo.
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2
Atropia (2025)
Grand Jury Prize, Sundance 2025. Directed by Hailey Gates.
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In the Summers (2024)
Grand Jury Prize, Sundance 2024. Directed by Alessandra Lacorazza Samudio.
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A Thousand and One (2023)
Grand Jury Prize, Sundance 2023. Directed by A.V. Rockwell.
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CODA (2021)
Grand Jury Prize, Sundance 2021. Directed by Sian Heder.
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6
Nanny (2022)
Grand Jury Prize, Sundance 2022. Directed by Nikyatu Jusu.
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Clemency (2019)
Grand Jury Prize, Sundance 2019. Directed by Chinonye Chukwu.
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Minari (2020)
Grand Jury Prize, Sundance 2020. Directed by Lee Isaac Chung.
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9
The Birth of a Nation (2016)
Grand Jury Prize, Sundance 2016. Directed by Nate Parker.
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10
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015)
Grand Jury Prize, Sundance 2015. Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon.
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Fruitvale Station (2013)
Grand Jury Prize, Sundance 2013. Directed by Ryan Coogler.
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12
The Miseducation of Cameron Post (2018)
Grand Jury Prize, Sundance 2018. Directed by Desiree Akhavan.
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13
Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire (2009)
Grand Jury Prize, Sundance 2009. Directed by Lee Daniels.
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14
Quinceañera (2006)
Grand Jury Prize, Sundance 2006. Directed by Richard Glatzer.
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15
Primer (2004)
Grand Jury Prize, Sundance 2004. Directed by Shane Carruth.
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Personal Velocity (2002)
Grand Jury Prize, Sundance 2002. Directed by Rebecca Miller.
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Whiplash (2014)
Grand Jury Prize, Sundance 2014. Directed by Damien Chazelle.
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18
I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore (2017)
Grand Jury Prize, Sundance 2017. Directed by Macon Blair.
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Frozen River (2008)
Grand Jury Prize, Sundance 2008. Directed by Courtney Hunt.
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20
Like Crazy (2011)
Grand Jury Prize, Sundance 2011. Directed by Drake Doremus.
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Padre Nuestro (2007)
Grand Jury Prize, Sundance 2007. Directed by Christopher Zalla.
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American Splendor (2003)
Grand Jury Prize, Sundance 2003. Directed by Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini.
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Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)
Grand Jury Prize, Sundance 2012. Directed by Benh Zeitlin.
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24
Winter's Bone (2010)
Grand Jury Prize, Sundance 2010. Directed by Debra Granik.
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25
Forty Shades of Blue (2005)
Grand Jury Prize, Sundance 2005. Directed by Ira Sachs.
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Comments (5)
Winter's Bone is how most of us discovered Jennifer Lawrence.
Primer winning in 2004 on a $7,000 budget is still the most Sundance thing ever.
Whiplash, Fruitvale Station and Beasts of the Southern Wild back to back. That early 2010s run was unreal.
CODA went from here to Best Picture. Wild trajectory for a festival winner.
Kind of forgot Like Crazy won this. Felicity Jones and Anton Yelchin were so good in it.