In last year's selection of sixteen U.S. Dramatic Competition offerings, it was Alfonso Gomez - Rejon's Me & Earl & the Dying Girl that landed both U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic and
Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic
awards, it was Rick Famuyiwa's Dope who landed the richest deal ($ 7 million range), it was Patrick Brice's The Overnight that had the most post festival momentum, it was Marielle Heller's The Diary of a Teenage Girl that received a longer term accolades (Bel Powley won Best Actress at the
Gothams) and it might be Robert Eggers» The Witch that becomes the cult item we reference back in a decade from now.
The other two joint nominees: «The Florida Project» and «Get Out,» which won
Gothams for Jordan Peele as «breakthrough director» and screenwriter, and also collected the
audience award.