Jury Awards
Documentary feature
Grand Jury Winner: Beware of Mr. Baker (D: Jay Bulger)
Narrative Feature
Grand Jury Winner: Gimme the Loot (D: Adam Leon)
Special Jury Recognition for Performance: Jamie Chung (Eden); Besedka Johnson (Starlet); Nico Stone (Booster)
Audience Awards
Documentary feature
Bay of All Saints (D: Annie Eastman)
Narrative Feature
Eden (D: Megan Griffiths)
Short Film Jury Awards
NARRATIVE SHORTS: “The Chair” (D: Grainger David)
DOCUMENTARY SHORTS: “CatCam” (D: Seth Keal)
MIDNIGHT SHORTS: “Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared” (D: Rebecca Sloan & Joseph Pelling)
SXGLOBAL SHORTS: “The Perfect Fit” (D: Tali Yankelevich)
ANIMATED SHORTS: “(notes on) biology” (D: Danny Madden)
MUSIC VIDEOS: Battles, “My Machines” (D: Daniels)
TEXAS SHORTS: “Spark” (D: Annie Silverstein)
TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL SHORTS: “Boom” (D: Daniel Matyas & Brian Broder)
SXSW Film Design Awards
Excellence in Poster Design
Winner: “Man & Gun” (Designer: Justin Cox)
Special Jury Recognition: “Pitch Black Heist” (Designer: Andrew Cranston)
Audience Award Winner: “The Maker” (Designer: Christopher Kezelos)
Excellence in Title Design
Winner: Les Bleus de Ramville (Designer: Jay Bond, Oily Film Company Inc.)
Special Jury Recognition: X-Men: First Class (Designer: Simon Clowes, Prologue Films)
Audience Award Winner: Bunraku (Designer: Guilherme Marcondes, Hornet Inc.)
SXSW Special Awards
SXSW Wholpin Award
“The Black Balloon” (D: Benny Safdie & Josh Safdie)
SXSW Chicken & Egg Emergent Narrative Woman Director Award
Megan Griffiths for Eden; Amy Seimetz for Sun Don’t Shine
Louis Black ‘Lone Star’ Award
Bernie (D: Richard Linklater)
Special Jury Recognition: Trash Dance (D: Andrew Garrison)
Karen Schmeer Film Editing Fellowship
Lindsay Utz
This article appears in March 16 • 2012.