"Whiplash", la versione lungometraggio del corto omonimo già vincitore nel 2013 di Damien Chazelle ha dominato il Sundance 2014 conquistando entrambi il Gran Premio della Giuria e il Premio del Pubblico. Nella categoria documentari la giuria ha premiato "Rich Hill" di Tracy Droz Tragos e Andrew Droz Palermo, mentre il pubblico ha scelto "Alive Inside" la toccante ricerca di Michael Rossato-Bennett sulla musica come terapia per i pazienti colpiti da malattie cerebrali con ingente perdita di memoria. Craig Johnson e Mark Heyman Ecco tutti i vincitori:
Grand Jury Prize, Dramatic: "Whiplash," di Damien Chazelle
Grand Jury Prize, Documentary: "Rich Hill," di Tracy Droz Tragos e Andrew Droz Palermo
World Cinema Jury Prize, Dramatic: "To Kill a Man," di Alejandro Fernández Almendras
World Cinema Jury Prize, Documentary: "Return to Homs," di Talal Derki
Dramatic Audience Award: "Whiplash," di Damien Chazelle
Documentary Audience Award: "Alive Inside," di Michael Rossato-Bennett
World Cinema Dramatic Audience Award: "Difret," di Zeresenay Berhane Mehari
World Cinema Documentary Audience Award: "The Green Prince," di Nadav Schirman
The Best of Next Audience Award: "Imperial Dreams," di Malik Vitthal
Directing Award, Dramatic: Cutter Hodierne, "Fishing Without Nets"
Directing Award, Documentary: Ben Cotner e Ryan White, "The Case Against 8"
World Cinema Directing Award, Dramatic: Sophie Hyde, "52 Tuesdays"
World Cinema Directing Award, Documentary: Iain Forsyth, "20, 000 Days on Earth"
Waldo Scott Screenwriting Award: Craig Johnson e Mark Heyman, "The Skeletons Twins"
World Cinema Screenwriting Award: Eskil Vogt, "Blind"
Documentary Editing Award: Jenny Golden e Karen Sim, "Watchers in the Sky"
World Cinema Documentary Editing Award: Jonathan Amos, "20, 000 Days on Earth"
Excellence in Cinematography Award, Dramatic: Christopher Blauvelt, "Low Down"
Excellence in Cinematography Award, Documentary: Rachel Beth Anderson e Ross Kauffman, "E-Team"
World Cinema Cinematography Award, Dramatic: Ula Pontiklos, "Lilting"
World Cinema Cinematography Award, Documentary: Thomas Balmes e Nina Bernfeld, "Happiness"
US Dramatic Special Jury Prize for Breakthrough Talent (Acting): "Dear White People", scritto e diretto da Justin Simien
Special Jury Prize Dramatic (For Sound Design): "Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter", curato da The Octopus Project.
Special Jury Prize Documentary: "The Overnighters," di Jesse Moss
Special Jury Prize US Documentary for use of animation: "Watchers of the Sky", di Edet Belberg
World Cinema Special Jury Prize Documentary: "We Come As Friends," di Hubert Sauper
World Cinema Special Jury Prize Dramatic: "God Help the Girl," di Stuart Murdoch
Alfred P. Sloan Prize: "I Origins," di Mike Cahill
The Short Film Audience Award: "Chapel Perilous," di Matthew Lessner
The Short Film Grand Jury Prize: "Of God and Dogs", di Abounaddara Collective
The Short Film Jury Award U.S. Fiction: "Gregory Go Boom", di Janicza Bravo
The Short Film Jury Award International Fiction: "The Cut", di Geneviève Dulude-Decelles
The Short Film Jury Award: Non-fiction: "I Think This Is the Closest to How the Footage Looked", di Yuval Hameiri e Michal Vaknin
The Short Film Jury Award: Animation: "Yearbook", di Bernardo Britto
A Short Film Special Jury Award for Unique Vision: "Rat Pack Rat" di Todd Rohal
The Short Film Jury Award: Non-fiction: "Love. Love. Love", di Sandhya Daisy Sundaram
The Short Film Special Jury Award for Direction and Ensemble Acting: "Burger", di Magnus Mork
