Director Destin Cretton’s adolescent drama Short Term 12 won the grand jury prize for best narrative feature at the South by Southwest Film Festival on Tuesday night.
The title, starring Brie Larson and John Gallagher Jr., tells the story of a young woman who works as a supervisor at a foster-care home as she reckons with her own troubled past.
Ben Nabors’ “William and the Windmill,” about a 14 year-old Malawain who teaches himself how to build a power generator using junk parts, took the documentary feature kudo at Tuesday’s awards ceremony while the special jury recognition acting honors went to the ensemble of Carlos Puga’s “Burma,” which stars “Girls” actor Christopher Abbot, as well as Tishuan Scott for “The Retrieval.”
Hosted by comedian Jerrod Carmichael, the ceremony was held for the first time at SXSW’s flagship Paramount theater in Austin.
“Short Term 12,” Cretton’s follow-up to last year’s “I Am Not a Hipster,” drew a warm response from audiences and buyers after its world preem Sunday. Traction and Cinetic are selling the pic at SXSW.
Audience Award winners will be announced Saturday March 16.
The 2013 SXSW Film Festival Award Winners:
Feature Film Jury Awards
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE COMPETITION
Grand Jury Winner: WILLIAM AND THE WINDMILL
Director: Ben Nabors
Special Jury Recognition for
Cinematography: Touba
Director of Photography: Scott Duncan
Special Jury Recognition for Directing: We Always Lie To Strangers
Directors: AJ Schnack & David Wilson
NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION
Grand Jury Winner: Short Term 12
Director: Destin Daniel Cretton
Special Jury Recognition for Ensemble Cast: Burma
Christopher Abbott
Gaby Hoffmann
Christopher McCann
Dan Bittner
Emily Fleischer
Jacinta Puga
Matt McCarthy
Kelly Aucoin
Special Jury Recognition for Acting: Tishuan Scott, The Retrieval
Short Film Jury Awards
NARRATIVE SHORTS
Winner: Ellen is Leaving
Director: Michelle Savill
Honorable Mention: Sequin Raze
Director: Sarah Gertrude Shapiro
Honorable Mention: SKIN
Director: Jordana Spiro
DOCUMENTARY SHORTS
Winner: SLOMO
Director: Josh Izenberg
MIDNIGHT SHORTS
Winner: The Apocalypse
Directors: Andrew Zuchero
ANIMATED SHORTS
Winner: Oh Willy…
Director: Emma De Swaef & Marc James Roels
MUSIC VIDEOS
Winner: Vitalic, “Stamina”
Director: Saman Keshavarz
TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL SHORTS
Winner: The Benfactress
Director: Alina Vega
SXSW Film Design Awards
EXCELLENCE IN POSTER DESIGN
Winner: Kiss of the Damned
Designer: Akiko Stehrenberger, Gravillis Inc
Special Jury Recognition: We Always Lie To Strangers
Designer: Erik Buckham, PALACEWORKS
EXCELLENCE IN TITLE DESIGN
Winner: Joven & Alocada
Designer: Pablo González, Fabula
Special Jury Recognition: Crave
Designer: Raleigh Stewart, Iron Helmet
SXSW Special Awards
SXSW CHICKEN & EGG EMERGENT NARRATIVE WOMAN DIRECTOR AWARD
Winner: Hannah Fidell, A Teacher
Special Mention: Katie Graham. Zero Charisma
LOUIS BLACK “LONE STAR” AWARD
Winner: Loves Her Gun
Director: Geoff Marslett
KAREN SCHMEER FILM EDITING FELLOWSHIP
Presented to: Jim Hession
