Tuesday night the 2012 SXSW Film Festival jury awards went to Adam Leon’s NYC-set drama Gimme the Loot and the rock doc-biopic Beware of Mr. Baker , about Cream/Blind Faith drummer Ginger Baker. Meanwhile, Audience Awards honored Megan Griffiths’ Eden , whose star Jamie Chung ( Sucker Punch ) earned a Special Jury Award for her central performance as a human trafficking victim, and to documentary Bay of All Saints , about three single mothers living in an impoverished Brazilian bayside town. Full list of winners after the jump. Leon’s Jury winner Gimme the Loot follows two graffiti artist Bronx teens hustling on an “epic urban adventure” during two hot summer days in NYC. Take a closer look here: Doc Jury winner Beware of Mr. Baker shines a spotlight on the notorious drummer, lovable rogue, and rock legend via interviews with the likes of Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana, and as seen in the film’s trailer, Johnny Rotten: [Narrative Spotlight, Documentary Spotlight, Emerging Visions, Midnighters, 24 Beats Per Second, SXGlobal and Festival Favorites Audience Awards will be announced separately on Saturday, March 17.] Feature Film Jury Awards DOCUMENTARY FEATURE COMPETITION Grand Jury Winner: Beware of Mr. Baker Director: Jay Bulger NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION Grand Jury Winner: Gimme The Loot Director: Adam Leon Special Jury Recognition for Performance: Jamie Chung – Eden Besedka Johnson – Starlet Nico Stone – Booster Feature Film Audience Awards DOCUMENTARY FEATURE Winner: Bay of All Saints Director: Annie Eastman NARRATIVE FEATURE Winner: Eden Director: Megan Griffiths Short Film Jury Awards NARRATIVE SHORTS Winner: The Chair Director: Grainger David DOCUMENTARY SHORTS Winner: CatCam Director: Seth Keal MIDNIGHT SHORTS Winner: Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared Directors: Rebecca Sloan & Joseph Pelling SXGLOBAL SHORTS Winner: The Perfect Fit Director: Tali Yankelevich ANIMATED SHORTS Winner: (notes on) biology Director: Danny Madden MUSIC VIDEOS Winner: Battles, “My Machines” Director: DANIELS TEXAS SHORTS Winner: Spark Director: Annie Silverstein TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL SHORTS Winner: Boom Director: Daniel Matyas & Brian Broder SXSW Film Design Awards presented by iStockphoto 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 WHOLPHIN AWARD Winner: The Black Balloon Director: Benny Safdie & Josh Safdie SXSW CHICKEN & EGG EMERGENT NARRATIVE WOMAN DIRECTOR AWARD Winners: Megan Griffiths for Eden and Amy Seimetz for Sun Don’t Shine LOUIS BLACK “LONE STAR” AWARD Winner: Bernie Director: Richard Linklater Special Jury Recognition: Trash Dance Director: Andrew Garrison KAREN SCHMEER FILM EDITING FELLOWSHIP Presented to: Lindsay Utz
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Graffiti Drama Gimme the Loot, Rock Doc Beware of Mr. Baker Take Top SXSW Honors
