6 More Sundance Grand Jury Prize Winners

By Vlad Zakh · June 18, 2026

More Sundance Grand Jury Prize winners, raw and unforgettable. Nanny has an undocumented nanny haunted by unsettling visions, Clemency has a prison warden at breaking point from overseeing executions, and Me and Earl and the Dying Girl has a socially awkward teen befriending a classmate with leukemia. The Birth of a Nation, Beasts of the Southern Wild and Precious round out the six.

Nanny (2022)

TMDB ★ 5.9

An undocumented nanny working for a wealthy Manhattan family is haunted by unsettling visions tied to her separation from her son.

Directed by Nikyatu Jusu · 1h 38m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads

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Clemency (2019)

TMDB ★ 6.4

A hardened prison warden's psychological toll from overseeing executions reaches a breaking point.

Directed by Chinonye Chukwu · 1h 52m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Birth of a Nation (2016)

TMDB ★ 6.5

An enslaved preacher leads a violent rebellion against the plantation owners of the antebellum South.

Directed by Nate Parker · 2h 00m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015)

TMDB ★ 7.7

A socially awkward teen reluctantly befriends a classmate diagnosed with leukaemia, filming absurd short movies with her.

Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon · 1h 45m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)

TMDB ★ 7.2

A young girl and her ailing father survive together in an isolated Louisiana bayou community.

Directed by Benh Zeitlin · 1h 33m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, Cinemax Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Cinemax Apple TV channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire (2009)

TMDB ★ 7.2

An illiterate, abused teenager finds hope and a path forward through an alternative school and a caring teacher.

Directed by Lee Daniels · 1h 50m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Philo, MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 More Sundance Grand Jury Prize Winners

Nanny (2022)

Clemency (2019)

The Birth of a Nation (2016)

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015)

Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)

Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire (2009)

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