Directing Award Dramatic

This is a list of winners for the Sundance Film Festival Directing Award for dramatic features.

1990s

 * 1998: Pi - Darren Aronofsky
 * 1999: Judy Berlin

2000s

 * 2000: Girlfight - Karyn Kusama
 * 2001: Hedwig and the Angry Inch - John Cameron Mitchell
 * 2002: Tadpole - Gary Winick
 * 2003: Thirteen - Catherine Hardwicke
 * 2004: Down to the Bone - Debra Granik
 * 2005: The Squid and the Whale - Noah Baumbach
 * 2006: A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
 * 2007: Rocket Science
 * 2008: Ballast
 * 2009: Sin Nombre - Cary Joji Fukunaga

2010s

 * 2010: 3 Backyards
 * 2011: Martha Marcy May Marlene - Sean Durkin
 * 2012: Middle of Nowhere - Ava DuVernay
 * 2013: Afternoon Delight
 * 2014: Fishing Without Nets
 * 2015: The Witch - Robert Eggers
 * 2016: Swiss Army Man - Daniels
 * 2017: Beach Rats
 * 2018: The Kindergarten Teacher
 * 2019: The Last Black Man in San Francisco - Joe Talbot

2020s

 * 2020: The 40-Year-Old Version - Radha Blank
 * 2021: CODA - Sian Heder
 * 2022: Palm Trees and Power Lines
 * 2023: The Accidental Getaway Driver - Sing J. Lee
 * 2024: In the Summers - Alessandra Lacorazza