SXSW Audience Awards 2017 Winners List: ‘Baby Driver’ and ‘Dear White People’ Lead Honorees
The 2017 South by Southwest Film Festival announced their Audience Award and Virtual Cinema Jury Award winners on March 18. The full list is below.
2017 SXSW Film Festival Audience Award Winners:
NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION
Audience Award Winner: “The Light of the Moon”
Director: Jessica M. Thompson
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE COMPETITION
Audience Award Winner: “Dealt”
Director: Luke Korem
HEADLINERS
Audience Award Winner: “Baby Driver“
Director: Edgar Wright
NARRATIVE SPOTLIGHT
Audience Award Winner: “Mr. Roosevelt”
Director: Noël Wells
DOCUMENTARY SPOTLIGHT
Audience Award Winner: “The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin”
Director: Jennifer M. Kroot
VISIONS
Audience Award Winner: “Becoming Bond”
Director: Josh Greenbaum
MIDNIGHTERS
Audience Award Winner: “68 Kill”
Director: Trent Haaga
EPISODIC
Audience Award Winner: “Dear White People“
Director: Justin Simien
24 BEATS PER SECOND
Audience Award Winner: “May It Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers”
Directors: Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio
GLOBAL
Audience Award Winner: “Divine Divas”
Director: Leandra Leal
FESTIVAL FAVORITES
Audience Award Winner: “The Big Sick”
Director: Michael Showalter
READ MORE: ‘The Big Sick’ Review: Kumail Nanjiani’s Real-Life Story Is a Major Crowdpleaser
SXSW Film Design Awards
EXCELLENCE IN TITLE DESIGN
Audience Award Winner: “Into The Current”
Directors: Chris R. Moberg and Jared Young
Virtual Cinema Grand Jury Awards
VIRTUAL REALITY: ROOM-SCALE
Winner: “After Solitary”
Directors: Cassandra Herrman, Lauren Mucciolo
Special Jury Recognition for Innovative Use of Virtual Reality Technology in the Field of Health: “Reinvent”
Directors: Ian Forester, Sook-lei Liew, PhD
360° VIDEO
Winner: “Behind the Fence”
Directors: Lindsay Branham, Jonathan Olinger
Special Jury Recognition for Technical Excellence: “Dreams of ‘O'”
Directors: Félix Lajeunesse, Paul Raphaël
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