The SXSW Festival Audience Award winners spanning narrative and documentary features, among other categories, were revealed. The Alex Thompson-directed Saint Frances won the Audience honor in the narrative feature competition while For Sama–from directors Waad al-Kateab and Edward Watts–topped the documentary feature field.
The Narrative Spotlight Audience Award winner was The Peanut Butter Falcon directed by Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz.
Running With Beto, directed by David Modigliani, earned the Documentary Spotlight Audience Award.
Here’s a full rundown of Audience Award recipients, which also include the Visions, Midnighters, Episodic Premieres, Global, Festival Favorites and Design Award categories:
2019 SXSW Film Festival Audience Award Winners
Narrative Feature Competition
Audience Award Winner: Saint Frances
Director: Alex Thompson
Documentary Feature Competition
Audience Award Winner: For Sama
Directors: Waad al-Kateab, Edward Watts
Narrative Spotlight
Audience Award Winner: The Peanut Butter Falcon
Directors: Tyler Nilson, Michael Schwartz
Documentary Spotlight
Audience Award Winner: Running With Beto
Director: David Modigliani
Visions
Audience Award Winner: The Garden Left Behind
Director: Flavio Alves
Midnighters
Audience Award Winner: Boyz In The Wood
Director: Ninian Doff
Episodic Premiere
Audience Award Winner: Ramy
Show Runner: Bridget Bedard
Global
Audience Award Winner: Cachada: The Opportunity
Director: Marlén Viñayo
Festival Favorites:
Audience Award Winner: Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins
Director: Janice Engel
SXSW Film Design Awards:
Excellence in Title Design
Audience Award Winner: Spider-man: Into The Spider-verse
Directors: Brian Mah, James Ramirez
Virtual Cinema Jury Award Winners
The 25 projects in the Virtual Cinema, which ran Monday March 11 through Wednesday March 13, were eligible for 360° Video: Documentary,, 360° Video: Narrative, Interactive, Storytelling, Best Use of Immersive Arts, plus special jury awards.. The 2019 Virtual Cinema jury was composed of Eliza McNitt, Laura Mingail, and Lori Schwartz.
360° Video: Documentary – Send Me Home
Director: Cassandra Evanisko
360° Video: Narrative – Metro Veinte: Cita Ciega
Director: Maria Belen Poncio
Interactive – Runnin’
Director: Kiira Benzing
Storytelling – Gloomy Eyes
Director: Jorge Tereso, Fernando Maldonado
Best Use of Immersive Arts – Home After War
Director: Gayatri Parameswaran
Special Jury Recognition: The Future of Experience – Traverse
Director: Jessica Brillhart