Feature Film Grand Jury Awards
Narrative Feature Competition
Winner: Alice
Director: Josephine Mackerras
Special Jury Recognition for Best Ensemble: Yes, God, Yes
Director: Karen Maine
Special Jury Recognition for Breakthrough Voice: Saint Frances
Director: Alex Thompson
Documentary Feature Competition
Winner: For Sama
Directors: Waad al-Kateab, Edward Watts
Special Jury Recognition for Empathy in Craft: Ernie & Joe
Director: Jenifer McShane
Special Jury Recognition for Excellence in Storytelling: Nothing Fancy: Diana Kennedy
Director: Elizabeth Carroll
Short Film Jury Awards
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Narrative Shorts
Winner: Liberty
Director: Faren Humes
Special Jury Recognition: The Orphan
Director: Carolina Markowicz
Documentary Shorts
Winner: Exit 12
Director: Mohammad Gorjestani
Special Jury Recognition: All Inclusive
Director: Corina Schwingruber Ilić
Midnight Shorts
Winner: Other Side of the Box
Director: Caleb J. Phillips
Animated Shorts
Winner: Guaxuma
Director: Nara Normande
Special Jury Recognition: Slug Life
Director: Sophie Koko Gate
Music Videos
Winner: “Pa’Lante” – Hurray for The Riff Raff
Director: Kristian Mercado
Special Jury Recognition: “Quarrel” – Moses Sumney
Directors: Allie Avital, Moses Sumney
Texas Shorts
Winner: I am Mackenzie
Director: Artemis Anastasiadou
Special Jury Recognition: A Line Birds Cannot See
Director: Amy Bench
Texas High School Shorts
Winner: Fifteen
Director: Louisa Baldwin
Special Jury Recognition: Double Cross
Director: Amiri Scrutchin
Episodic Pilot Competition
Winner: Maggie
Director: Sasha Gordon
Special Jury Recognition: Revenge Tour
Directors: Andrew Carter, Kahlil Maskati
SXSW Film Design Awards
Excellence in Poster Design
Winner: Daniel Isn’t Real
Designer: Jock
Design Company: 4twenty limited
Excellence in Title Design
Winner: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Directors: Brian Mah, James Ramirez
Special Jury Recognition: The Darkest Minds
Director: Michelle Dougherty
Virtual Cinema
360° Video: Documentary – Send Me Home
Director: Cassandra Evanisko
360° Video: Narrative – Metro Veinte: Cita Ciega
Director: Maria Belen Poncio
Interactive – Runnin’
Director: Kiira Benzing
Storytelling – Gloomy Eyes
Director: Jorge Tereso, Fernando Maldonado
Best Use of Immersive Arts – Home After War
Director: Gayatri Parameswaran
Special Jury Recognition – The Future of Experience – Traverse
Director: Jessica Brillhart
SXSW Special Awards
Karen Schmeer Film Editing Fellowship
Presented to: Victoria Chalk
Vimeo Staff Pick Award
Presented to: Milton directed by Tim Wilkime
ZEISS Cinematography Award
Winner: Amazônia Groove directed by Bruno Murtinho
Louis Black “Lone Star” Award
Winner: The River and the Wall directed by Ben Masters
Adam Yauch Hörnblowér Award
Presented to: Tito directed by Grace Glowicki
CherryPicks Female First Feature Award
Winner: Alice directed by Josephine Mackerras
CherryPicks Special Jury Recognition:
Winner: Days of the Whale directed by Catalina Arroyave Restrepo
Audience Award Winners:
Narrative Feature Competition
Winner: Saint Frances
Director: Alex Thompson
Documentary Feature Competition
Winner: For Sama
Directors: Waad al-Kateab, Edward Watts
Headliners
Winner: Long Shot
Director: Jonathan Levine
Narrative Spotlight
Winner: The Peanut Butter Falcon
Directors: Tyler Nilson, Michael Schwartz
Documentary Spotlight
Winner: Running With Beto
Director: David Modigliani
Visons
Winner: The Garden Left Behind
Director: Flavio Alves
Midnighters
Winner: Boyz In The Wood
Director: Ninian Doff
Episodic Premiere
Winner: Ramy
Show Runner: Bridget Bedard
24 Beats Per Second
Winner: Nothing Stays the Same: The Story of the Saxon Pub
Director: Jeff Sandmann
Global
Winner: Cachada: The Opportunity
Director: Marlén Viñayo
Festival Favorites:
Winner: Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins
Director: Janice Engel
Excellence in Title Design
Winner: Spider-man: Into The Spider-verse
Directors: Brian Mah, James Ramirez