PARK CITY, Utah — The dramatic film "Fruitvale" and the documentary "Blood Brother" won over audiences and Sundance Film Festival judges.
Both American films won audience awards and grand jury prizes Saturday at the Sundance Awards.
"Fruitvale" is based on the true story of Oscar Grant, who was 22 years old when he was shot and killed in a public transit station in Oakland, Calif. First-time filmmaker Ryan Coogler wrote and directed the dramatic narrative.
"This project was about humanity, about human beings and how we treat each other; how we treat the people that we love the most, and how we treat the people that we don't know," the 26-year-old said as he accepted the final prize of the night. "To get this award means that it had a profound impact on the audience that saw it, on the people that were responsible for picking it up. And this goes back to my home, to the Bay Area, where Oscar Grant lived, breathed, slept, loved, fought, had fun, and survived for 22 years."
Fox Searchlight founder and Sundance juror Tom Rothman said "Fruitvale" was recognized for "its skillful realization, its devastating emotional impact and its moral and social urgency – and for anyone out there who thinks for one second that movies don't matter and can't make a difference in the world.
"This will not be the last time you guys walk to a podium," he added.
Coogler said he felt personally connected to the story because he's from Oakland and was born the same year as the subject of his film.
"So I'm the same age, same demographic. So when I saw the footage, initially I was heartbroken, frustrated, and the biggest thing was that Oscar looked like us, you know what I mean?" he said. "He looked like any one of my friends – could have been me, could have been them, and these situations happen again and again."
The U.S. documentary winner, "Blood Brother" follows a young American, Rocky Braat, who moved to India to work with orphans infected with HIV.
"This means so much to so many kids," director Steve Hoover said as he accepted the award.
Other dramatic winners at the ceremony hosted by actor-director Joseph Gordon-Levitt included Lake Bell, who accepted the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award for her directorial debut, "In A World," and Jill Soloway, who won the directing award for her feature debut, "Afternoon Delight."
Soloway thanked Bell and the other "lady directors" making their debuts at the festival.
"I feel like we all crossed the street together holding hands," she said. "We're all out there together exposing ourselves and I love being here with you guys."
Cinematographer Bradford Young was recognized for his work in two dramatic films, "Ain't Them Bodies Saints" and "Mother of George."
Documentary winners included Zachary Heinzerling for directing "Cutie and the Boxer" and Matthew Hamachek for editing "Gideon's Army."
The Cambodian film "A River Changes Course" won the grand jury prize for international documentary, and a narrative film from South Korea, "Jiseul," claimed the grand jury prize for dramatic world cinema.
Having a film at Sundance serves as a stamp of approval, Coogler said.
"Audiences trust this film festival more than any other festival in the country," he said, "and they know if a film plays here, it's a film that should be seen."
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Lake Bell
Director, writer and cast member Lake Bell celebrates as she comes on stage to accept her U.S. Dramatic Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award for "In A World..." during the 2013 Sundance Film Festival Awards Ceremony on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP)
Awards Night Ceremony - 2013 Sundance Film Festival
PARK CITY, UT - JANUARY 26: Host Joseph Gordon-Levitt speaks at the Awards Night Ceremony during the 2013 Sundance Film Festival at Basin Recreation Field House on January 26, 2013 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
Ryan Coogler
Director and screenwriter Ryan Coogler accepts the U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic for "Fruitvale" during the 2013 Sundance Film Festival Awards Ceremony on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP)
Lake Bell
Director, writer and cast member Lake Bell poses after winning the U.S. Dramatic Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award for "In A World..." during the 2013 Sundance Film Festival Awards Ceremony on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP)
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Host Joseph Gordon-Levitt applauds at the closing of the 2013 Sundance Film Festival Awards Ceremony on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP)
Jill Soloway
Director Jill Soloway accepts her U.S. Dramatic Directing Award for the film "Afternoon Delight" during the 2013 Sundance Film Festival Awards Ceremony on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013, in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP)
Ryan Coogler
Director and screenwriter Ryan Coogler reacts after accepting the U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic for "Fruitvale" during the 2013 Sundance Film Festival Awards Ceremony on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP)
Ryan Coogler
Director Ryan Coogler accepts the U.S. Dramatic Audience Award for the film "Fruitvale" during the 2013 Sundance Film Festival Awards Ceremony on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013, in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP)
January Jones
Cast member January Jones is interviewed at the premiere of "Sweetwater" during the 2013 Sundance Film Festival on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP)
January Jones
Cast member January Jones poses at the premiere of "Sweetwater" during the 2013 Sundance Film Festival on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP)
Ashton Kutcher, Joshua Michael Stern, Josh Gad
From left, actor Ashton Kutcher, who portrays Steve Jobs, director Joshua Michael Stern, and actor Josh Gad, who portrays Steve Wozniak, pose together at the premiere of "jOBS" during the 2013 Sundance Film Festival on Friday, Jan. 25, 2013 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP)
Ashton Kutcher, Josh Gad
Actors Ashton Kutcher, right, who portrays Steve Jobs, and Josh Gad, who portrays Steve Wozniak, pose together at the premiere of "jOBS" during the 2013 Sundance Film Festival on Friday, Jan. 25, 2013 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP)
Jessica Alba
Jessica Alba, a cast member in "A.C.O.D.," poses at the premiere of the film at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013, in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Jessica Alba
Jessica Alba, a cast member in "A.C.O.D.," poses at the premiere of the film at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013, in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Amy Poehler
Amy Poehler, a cast member in "A.C.O.D.," smiles for photographers at the premiere of the film at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013, in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Jessica Alba
Jessica Alba, a cast member in "A.C.O.D.," smiles at fellow cast member Adam Scott as they work the press line at the premiere of the film at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013, in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Amy Poehler
Amy Poehler, a cast member in "A.C.O.D.," is surrounded by media at the premiere of the film at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013, in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Richard Jenkins
Richard Jenkins, a cast member in "A.C.O.D.," poses for a photographer at the premiere of the film at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013, in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Catherine O'Hara, Bo Welch
Catherine O'Hara, left, a cast member in "A.C.O.D.," arrives with her husband Bo Welch at the premiere of the film at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013, in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Clark Duke
Clark Duke, a cast member in "A.C.O.D.," poses at the premiere of the film at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013, in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Adam Scott
Adam Scott, a cast member in "A.C.O.D.," poses at the premiere of the film at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013, in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Amy Poehler
Amy Poehler, a cast member in "A.C.O.D.," poses at the premiere of the film at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013, in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Kate Bosworth, Michael Polish
Actress Kate Boswroth, right, and her fiance director Michael Polish, left, pose together at the premiere of "Big Sur" during the 2013 Sundance Film Festival on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP)
Kate Bosworth
Actress Kate Bosworth poses at the premiere of "Big Sur" during the 2013 Sundance Film Festival on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP)
Juno Temple
Cast member Juno Temple poses at the premiere of "Afternoon Delight" during the 2013 Sundance Film Festival on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP)
Josh Radnor
Cast member Josh Radnor is interviewed at the premiere of "Afternoon Delight" during the 2013 Sundance Film Festival on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP)
Jane Lynch
Cast member Jane Lynch poses at the premiere of "Afternoon Delight" during the 2013 Sundance Film Festival on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP)
Josh Radnor, Jill Soloway, Kathryn Hahn, Juno Temple
Writer and director Jill Soloway, second left, and cast members Josh Radnor, left, Kathryn Hahn, third left, and Juno Temple, right, pose at the premiere of "Afternoon Delight" during the 2013 Sundance Film Festival on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP)
Juno Temple
Cast member Juno Temple poses at the premiere of "Afternoon Delight" during the 2013 Sundance Film Festival on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP)
Josh Radnor
Actor Josh Radnor poses at the premiere of "Afternoon Delight" during the 2013 Sundance Film Festival on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP)
Dakota Fanning
Dakota Fanning, a cast member in "Very Good Girls," turns back for photographers at the premiere of the film at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Dakota Fanning
Dakota Fanning, a cast member in "Very Good Girls," poses at the premiere of the film at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Dakota Fanning
Dakota Fanning, a cast member in "Very Good Girls," poses at the premiere of the film at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Jenny Lewis
Singer Jenny Lewis, composer on the film "Very Good Girls," poses at the premiere of the film at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Kathryn Hahn, Juno Temple
Cast members Kathryn Hahn, left, and Juno Temple, right, pose at the premiere of "Afternoon Delight" during the 2013 Sundance Film Festival on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP)
Amanda Seyfried, Juno Temple
Cast members Amanda Seyfried, left, and Juno Temple, right, pose together at the premiere of "Lovelace" during the 2013 Sundance Film Festival on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP)
Amanda Seyfried
Cast member Amanda Seyfried poses at the premiere of "Lovelace" during the 2013 Sundance Film Festival on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP)
Amanda Seyfried
Cast member Amanda Seyfried poses at the premiere of "Lovelace" during the 2013 Sundance Film Festival on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP)
Amanda Seyfried
Cast member Amanda Seyfried reacts to a photographer's request at the premiere of "Lovelace" during the 2013 Sundance Film Festival on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP)
Juno Temple
British actress Juno Temple, a cast member in "Magic Magic," poses at the premiere of the film at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Catalina Sandino
Mexican actress Catalina Sandino, a cast member in "Magic Magic," poses at the premiere of the film at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Emily Browning
Australian actress Emily Browning, a cast member in "Magic Magic," poses for photographers at the premiere of the film at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Michael Cera
Michael Cera, a cast member in "Magic Magic," poses at the premiere of the film at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Sebastian Silva, Agustin Silva, Michael Cera, Emily Browning, Catalina Sandino, Juno Temple
Chilean director Sebastian Silva, second from left, writer/director of "Magic Magic," poses with cast members, from left, Michael Cera, Emily Browning, Agustin Silva, Catalina Sandino and Juno Temple at the premiere of the film at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Catalina Sandino, Juno Temple
Colombian actress Catalina Sandino, left, and British actress Juno Temple, cast members in "Magic Magic," pose together at the premiere of the film at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Catalina Sandino, Michael Cera
Colombian actress Catalina Sandino, left, and Michael Cera, cast members in "Magic Magic," pose together at the premiere of the film at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Catalina Sandino, Michael Cera
Colombian actress Catalina Sandino, left, and Michael Cera, cast members in "Magic Magic," fall to the ground while posing for photographers at the premiere of the film at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Juno Temple
British actress Juno Temple, a cast member in "Magic Magic," reacts to photographers at the premiere of the film at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Peter Sarsgaard
Cast member Peter Sarsgaard poses at the premiere of "Lovelace" during the 2013 Sundance Film Festival on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP)
Juno Temple
Cast member Juno Temple poses at the premiere of "Lovelace" during the 2013 Sundance Film Festival on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP)
Shia LaBeouf
Cast member Shia LaBeouf poses at the premiere of "The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman" during the 2013 Sundance Film Festival on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP)
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