The winners of the Sundance Film Festival awards have been announced and are listed below.

Grand Jury Prize Documentary
GOD GREW TIRED OF US
Director: Christopher Quinn

Grand Jury Prize Dramatic
QUINCEANERA
Writer/Director: Wash Westmoreland & Richard Glatzer

Jury Prize for World Cinema Documentary
IN THE PIT
Writer/Director: Juan Carlos Rulfo

Jury Prize for World Cinema Dramatic
13 TZAMETI
Writer/Director: Gela Babluani

Audience Award American Documentary
GOD GREW TIRED OF US
Directed by Christopher Quinn

Audience Award American Dramatic
QUINCEANERA
Writers/Directors: Wash Westmoreland & Richard Glatzer

Audience Award World Cinema: Documentary
DE NADIE
Directed by Tin Dirdamal

Audience Award World Cinema: Dramatic
NO. 2
Writer/Director: Toa Fraser

Directing Award Documentary
JAMES LONGLEY
IRAQ IN FRAGMENTS

Directing Award Dramatic
DITO MONTIEL
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Check out http://www.sundancechannel.com/festival/ to see the complete list of award winners!

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Things are starting to wind down here in Park City. Last night on Main Street wasn't nearly as crazy as the previous weekend. Liz Phair and Ben Folds played at Harry O's, but things just seemed a little quieter. After 10 days everyone seems a little tired. The new Nick Cassavetes film, "Alpha Dog", starring Bruce Willis, Sharon Stone and Justin Timberlake was the Festival's closing night film and the awards show is tonight at 9pm MST.

We're starting to pack our bags and get ready for the journey home on Sunday. Stay tuned to the blog even after the Festival is over. We'll be keeping you up to date on the films that sell after the Festival, the latest on independent film and what's coming up in '06 on Sundance Channel.

Park City is much smaller than you may think. Just walking around Main Street we've seen some interesting people. The other day we caught Rufus Wainwright crossing the street with The Edge (from U2) and director Lian Lunson of the film "Leonard Cohen:  I'm Your Man". Also seen around town was Morgan Spurlock ("Super Size Me") chatting on his cell and Matt Dillon heading to the Creative Coalition event where he recieved the "Visionary Award". In addition the elevators here can yield a number of celebrity encounters like last year's Sundance darling Terrence Howard ("Hustle & Flow") and Leslie Bibb, who is in this year's film "Wristcutters:  A Love Story". Crusing up main street we caught Justin Long ("Herbie: Fully Loaded") so full of swag he could barely walk. Also on Main Street were the Beasties heading into the Yahoo! Cafe to make their celebrity playlist. We saw Maggie Gyllenhaal ("Sherrybaby") in a supermarket parking lot asking around for the nearest Starbucks (seems everyone needs some caffeine in this sleep deprived town) and former veep Al Gore swung by as we were checking our email in an internet lounge (he's here pushing his Sundance film on global warming "An Inconvenient Truth"). You never know who you'll find in Park City.

There's a lot of buzz around "Thin", an intense and powerful documentary by acclaimed documentary photographer Lauren Greenfield. Her directorial debut, "Thin" captures the lives of four women battling eating disorders as they try to survive recovery at the Renfrew Center in Florida. The audience was crying and gasping during our screening. The film let's you see the horrible effects of this private and emotional disease. At our recent screening three of the four women featured in the film were there to answer questions along with the director and producer.

We had our party on Tuesday afternoon at a restaurant on Main Street. Free drinks and food made sure a good time was had by all. It's also the Channel's 10th Anniversary so we all got together for a group photo and cut some cake (see pix below).  Robert Redford was there as well as Bob (Bobcat) Goldthwait, whose film "Stay" is screening at the Festival and Lian Lunson, director of the documentary  "Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man".

photo credit: Starpix

Word on the street (Main Street that is) is that "Half Nelson" starring Ryan Gosling is the front runner for the Grand Jury Prize in the Dramatic Competition. Gosling logs in an amazing performance as an inner-city jr. high school teacher with a drug habit that forms an unlikely friendship with one of his students after she discovers his secret. There is already talk of Gosling being nominated for an Oscar for his role in the film. Directed by first time feature filmmaker Ryan Fleck, "Half Nelson" is a full length version of Fleck's Jury Prize winning short, "Gowanus, Brooklyn" from the 2004 Sundance Film Festival. Shareeka Epps, who plays Drey, the student who finds out Gosling's secret, also puts in a star performance we hear.

Another film gaining some buzz is "13 Tzameti", a French black and white neo-noir thriller by director/screenwriter Gela Babluani. The main character, Sebastian, stumbles into a dark underworld where there is no turning back. The film's budget may be small but the payoff is big. We're not going to spoil it for you here - you'll have to see it to find out more. This film could be a strong contender for the Grand Jury Prize in the World Dramatic Competition.

We hit the Beastie Boys show on Monday night promoting their film "Awesome! I Fuckin' Shot That!". As a nice change from the Main Street chaos, the show took place at the Legacy Lodge at the base of Park City Mountain Resort. Oh, I guess I should mention it's also the CAFETERIA! Yeah, that's right. We entered through the salad bar, got a few cocktails at the pizza station and watched the show from the cash registers. I know it sounds bizarre, but it was a great show. Playing all sorts of hits like "No Sleep Till Brooklyn" & "Sure Shot" the crowd was going crazy. Speaking of the crowd, there were a few celebs in attendance. I know what you're thinking, or who you might be thinking of, but the ultimate sighting was Corey Feldman, sunglasses and all hanging behind the DJ booth. Along with Corey we also spotted other superstars (wink,wink) like Ethan Suplee from "My Name Is Earl", Danny Masterson from "That 70's Show" and a Selma Hayek lookalike shaking her goods on the cashier's stand. The Beasties ended the show with "So What'cha Want" and we headed down to pick up our coats from the coat check. The line was literally hundreds of people long so we left without them. No need to worry folks - we found them in the morning in a trash bag at the coffee shop! Good times!

The Festival has always been the home for amazing documentaries. We've been asking around and hear people talking about "The Ground Truth:  After the Killing Ends". The doc follows soldiers from boot camp training, where they are taught to kill, to the Iraq war and back home. We hear it's a powerful and fascinating look at how war and killing impacts soldiers and the military’s inability to deal with these veterans once they return home. At a recent screening there were 4 Iraq/Afghanistan war veterans and they talked about the film and the war before the screening. Paul Reickhoff, one of the vets in attendance, has started the political action group “Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America” to deal with the issues brought out in the film. For more information on the IAVA visit their website at: http://www.iava.org//index.php

Another moving documentary we heard about, "Small Town Gay Bar", illustrates the role gay bars play in the Bible Belt of rural Mississippi. Part extended family, safe place and social release, these bars serve as the focal point for gay life in towns where hostile opposition is commonplace (one town featured has a population of 1,600 people to give you a sense of "small"). The Q&A session included a lesbian couple featured in the doc who reopened a gay bar in their town to rebuild a sense of community.

We're starting to lose track of the days now. We found ourselves calling the office yesterday but realized when no one picked up it was Sunday. Delirium is setting in and it's only day five of ten.  

It seems like the crowds are thinning a bit. Last night Main St. was a lot quieter. Less screaming, drunken careening and loud music than over the weekend. Maybe we'll be able to find a parking space for lunch. 

We swung by the Main Box Office last night and were surprised to still find people camping out for tix. Each night there seem to be at least 10 die-hards in sleeping bags with ear plugs on the floor. The best part: there are parties in the Gateway Center most nights so these poor souls have to contend with drunk revelers and loud music until 1am before they get some solitude. There seemed to be quite a few tix available per the list, so these overnight urban campers hopefully walked away with some decent tickets. 

For the music fan attending the Sundance Film Festival this year you are definitely in luck. Not only are there tons of artists and bands playing the Festival (see blog below dated 1/12 "Music @ Sundance"), there are a number of music films screening at the Festival.

*  Lian Lunson's "Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man", is a combination documentary and tribute concert with live performances by Nick Cave, Beth Orton, Rufus Wainwright and many more as well as interviews with Bono and The Edge from U2 (check out Lian's blog to the left; she's blogging while here at Sundance).

*  Two other music films that are being talked about are the Beastie Boys film "Awesome: I Fuckin' Shot That!" and The Police documentary "Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out". "Awesome: I Fuckin' Shot That!" was shot by fans on 50 Super 8 cameras given out by the Beasties at their sold out show at Madison Square Garden in October 2004 (as an aside, we hear the Beasties are playing Monday night in Park City so start angling for those tix!). "Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out" was shot on Super 8 by Police drummer Stewart Copeland. The film gives you an intimate and personal view into the rise to fame The Police experienced in the late 70's and early 80's.

*  Jonathan Demme's Neil Young flick "Neil Young: Heart of Gold" was shot over a two night performance in Nashville and let's you see first hand Neil in all his "Ragged Glory".

*  "American Hardcore" is a documentary on the early '80s hardcore punk rock scene with great archival footage of Black Flag, Bad Brains and Minor Threat among others. The film truly captures the spirit of the movement and subculture.

*  Julien Temple's documentary "Glastonbury" gives the viewer a peek into the legendary British music festival of the same name and shows the diversity of artists who have played there over the past 30 years.

*  The music film with the longest title is "Beyond Beats and Rhymes: A Hip Hop Head Weighs in on Manhood in Hip Hop Culture". It's a documentary on how hip hop has changed dramatically from its original, underground roots into the gangsta rap we hear on radio today.

*  And finally, the film "'Tis Autumn - The Search for Jackie Paris" will be screening at the Festival. Through interviews with Jackie himself, the film explores the reason why Paris, who both Peggy Lee and Ella Fitzgerald referred to as their favorite male jazz singer, is to this day relatively unknown and almost forgotten.