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Mar 19, 2026 9:59am PT SXSW 2026 Film & TV Festival Announces Jury and Special Award Winners By Kennedy French Plus Icon Kennedy French Latest ‘The Chi’ Releases First Look at Upcoming Eighth and Final Season (TV News Roundup) 2 days ago Variety’s 10 Creators to Watch on Going Independent and Why ‘To Make Something and Own Something, You Have to Sell Something’ 2 days ago ‘Somebody, Somewhere’ Star Jeff Hiller Named L.A. Pride Parade Grand Marshal (EXCLUSIVE) 2 days ago See All South by Southwest announced the winners of its 2026 Film & TV Festival Jury and Special Awards, honoring standout creativity and innovation across narrative, documentary, short, music video, independent TV and XR categories. Audience Awards will be certified by Maxwell Locke & Ritter, with winners announced via sxsw.com later this week. “This week reminded me why we do this,” said Claudette Godfrey, VP, Film & TV. “Filmmakers reminded us of the power of storytelling, and audiences showed up with their whole hearts.” Related Stories How to Watch the 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup Qualifying Tournament Online Free How to Watch Ryan Gosling Hosting 'Saturday Night Live' Online for Free SXSW 2026 ran March 12–18 in downtown Austin, continuing the festival’s tradition of celebrating innovation across film, television, music and technology. Popular on Variety See the full winners list below: Narrative Feature Competition (presented by Kickstarter) Winner: “Wishful Thinking” directed by Graham Parkes Special Jury Award for Performance: Susan Kent, “The Snake” Special Jury Award for Screenwriting: Robb Boardman, Cory Loykasek, Donny Divianian, Frankie Quinones, “Plantman & Blondie: A Dress Up Gang Film” Documentary Feature Competition Winner: “Summer 2000: The X-Cetra Story” directed by Ayden Mayeri Special Jury Awards: “The Last Critic” (Matty Wishnow), “Stormbound” (Miko Lim) Short Film Competition (Presented by Vimeo) Narrative Short Winner: “Souvenir” (Renée Marie Petropoulos) Special Jury Award: “Supper” (Savannah Braswell) Documentary Short Winner: “In The Morning Sun” (Serville Poblete) Special Jury Award: “Eructation” (Victoria Trow) Animated Short Winner: “Paper Trail” (Don Hertzfeldt) Special Jury Award: “Hag” (Anna Ginsburg) Midnight Short Winner: “Tongue” (Lim Da Seul) Special Jury Award: “Man Eating Pussy” (Emily Lawson) Texas Short Winner: “Forcefield of Love” (Liz Moskowitz & Riley Engemoen) Special Jury Award for Standout Ensemble: “Stalin Boys” (Ora DeKornfeld & Bianca Giaever) Music Video Competition Winner: “Fogata” – Rawayana and Bomba Estéreo (Paola Ossa) Special Jury Award: “Anxiety” – Doechii (James Mackel) Independent TV Pilot Competition Winner: “In My Blood” (Alex Bendo) Special Jury Award: “Son of a Bikram” (Ash T, Johnny Rey Diaz) XR Experience Competition Winner: “Body Proxy” (Danny Cannizzaro & Samantha Gorman) Special Jury Award: “The Forgotten War” (Hayoun Kwon) Special Awards: Agog Immersive Impact Award: “A Long Goodbye” (Kate Voet & Victor Maes) Green Lens Award: “Plantman & Blondie” (Robb Boardman) Janet Pierson Champion Award: Benjamin Wiessner NEON Auteur Award: “The Peril at Pincer Point” (Jake Kuhn & Noah Stratton-Twine) Redbreast Unhidden Award: “We Were Here” (Pranav Bhasin) SXSW Best of Texas Award: “Stages” (Ryan Booth) Vimeo Staff Pick: “Mantis Stream! Like & Subscribe” (Lincoln Robisch & Sarah Maerten) Jump to Comments Zhu and Joe Trapanese Explain How They Crafted the Dark, Propulsive Score for SXSW Film ‘He Bled Neon’ Nancy Grace on Nancy Guthrie Family’s Emotional Ordeal Amid Kidnapping Investigation: ‘Nothing Makes Any Sense’ SXSW 2026 Film & TV Festival Announces Jury and Special Award Winners ‘Leviticus’ Star Joe Bird Joins Catherine Laga’aia in Australian Gen Z Thriller ‘Crashout’ (EXCLUSIVE) Actor-Turned-Director Will Ropp on Tackling Mental Health Issues in ‘Brian’: ‘The Comedy and Tragedy Is All Mixed Up in a Smorgasbord’ ‘Mam’ Director Nan Feix and Chef Jerald Head on the San Sebastián-Winning Film Born From Their NYC Vietnamese Restaurant; Clip Unveiled Ahead of SXSW (EXCLUSIVE) JavaScript is required to load the comments. Loading comments...