Directing Award Documentary
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This is a list of winners of the Sundance Film Festival Directing Award for documentary features.
Winners
=1990s=
- 1997: Arthur Dong – Licensed to Kill
- 1998: Julia Loktev – Moment of Impact[http://history.sundance.org/events/33 1998 Sundance Film Festival] sundance.org
- 1999: Barbara Sonneborn – Regret to Inform
=2000s=
- 2000: Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman – Paragraph 175
- 2001: Stacy Peralta – Dogtown and Z-Boys
- 2002: Rebecca Cammisa and Rob Fruchtman – Sister Helen
- 2003: Jonathan Karsh – My Flesh and Blood
- 2004: Morgan Spurlock – Super Size Me{{cite book |title=Don't Eat This Book |url=https://archive.org/details/donteatthisbookf00spur_0 |url-access=registration |last=Spurlock |first=Morgan |date=2005 |location=New York City |publisher=G.P. Putnam Sons |page=[https://archive.org/details/donteatthisbookf00spur_0/page/245 245]|isbn=9780399152603 }}
- 2005: Jeff Feuerzeig – The Devil and Daniel Johnston[https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/31/movies/an-artist-and-his-inner-demons-in-the-devil-and-daniel-johnston.html An Artist and His Inner Demons in 'The Devil and Daniel Johnston' - The New York Times]
- 2006: James Longley – Iraq in Fragments
- 2007: Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine – War/Dance
- 2008: Nanette Burstein – American Teen[https://www.indiewire.com/2008/04/events-american-teen-to-open-sundance-at-bam-series-22-features-slated-72643/ EVENTS | “American Teen” to Open Sundance at BAM Series; 22 Features Slated|IndieWire]
- 2009: Natalia Almada – El General
=2010s=
- 2010: Leon Gast – Smash His Camera
- 2011: Jon Foy – Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles
- 2012: Lauren Greenfield – The Queen of Versailles
- 2013: Zachary Heinzerling – Cutie and the Boxer
- 2014: Ben Cotner and Ryan White – The Case Against 8
- 2015: Matthew Heineman – Cartel Land
- 2016: Roger Ross Williams – Life, Animated{{cite web|title=Sundance Autism Doc 'Life, Animated' Sells to The Orchard (EXCLUSIVE)|url= https://variety.com/2016/film/festivals/life-animated-autism-the-orchard-sundance-1201687548/|website=Variety|date=February 3, 2016|access-date=17 January 2017}}{{Cite web|title = '16 Sundance Film Festival - Award Winners|url = http://www.sundance.org/festivals/sundance-film-festival/program/AWS-guide|website = www.sundance.org|access-date = 2016-01-31|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171027232735/http://www.sundance.org/festivals/sundance-film-festival/program/AWS-guide|archive-date = 2017-10-27|url-status = dead}}[https://www.indiewire.com/2016/02/the-orchard-acquires-award-winning-sundance-doc-life-animated-26303/ The Orchard Acquires Award-Winning Sundance Doc ‘Life, Animated’|IndieWire]
- 2017: Peter Nicks – The Force
- 2018: Alexandria Bombach – On Her Shoulders
- 2019: Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert – American Factory{{Cite web|url=https://www.sundance.org/blogs/news/2019-sundance-film-festival-awards-announced/|title=2019 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS ANNOUNCED – sundance.org}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/02/here-are-the-winners-of-the-2019-sundance-awards.html|title=Here Are the Winners of the 2019 Sundance Awards|first=Bethy|last=Squires|date=February 2, 2019|website=Vulture}}
=2020s=
- 2020: Garrett Bradley – Time{{cite web |title=Directing Award: U.S. Documentary — Time |url=https://www.sundance.org/projects/award-winner-tba-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611151250/https://www.sundance.org/projects/award-winner-tba-13 |archive-date=June 11, 2020 |access-date=June 4, 2020 |website=Sundance Film Festival}}{{Cite web |last=Debruge |first=Peter |date=2020-02-02 |title=Sundance Winners: ‘Minari’ and ‘Boys State’ Take Top Honors |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/sundance-film-festival-2020-awards-complete-list-of-winners-1203489514/ |access-date= |website=Variety |language=en-US}}
- 2021: Natalia Almada – Users{{Cite web|date=|title=2021 Sundance Film Festival Awards Announced|url=https://www.sundance.org/blogs/news/2021-sundance-film-festival-awards-announced|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-08|website=www.sundance.org|language=English}}
- 2022: Reid Davenport – I Didn't See You There
- 2023: Luke Lorentzen – A Still Small Voice
- 2024: Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie – Sugarcane[https://festival.sundance.org/blogs/the-complete-list-of-2024-sundance-film-festival-award-winners/ The Complete List of 2024 Sundance Film Festival Award Winners|Sundance Film Festival]
- 2025: Geeta Gandbhir – The Perfect Neighbor{{cite web|title=Sundance Film Festival Awards Winners List: 'Atropia' Wins U.S. Grand Jury Prize Dramatic|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=31 January 2025|access-date=31 January 2025|url=https://deadline.com/2025/01/sundance-awards-2025-1236274339/}}
International winners
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