Beto O’Rourke was a winner at South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival in Austin, Texas, or at least the film chronicling his campaign to unseat Ted Cruz in the U.S. Senate, “Running With Beto,” was, as it took home the Audience Award for Documentary Spotlight Saturday.
The audience favorite Narrative Spotlight section went to “The Peanut Butter Falcon,” starring Shia LaBeouf, Jon Bernthal, Dakota Johnson and Bruce Dern. The film is about a young man with Down syndrome (Zack Gottsagen) who runs away from a nursing home to become a professional wrestler.
Headliners and 24 Beats Per Second Audience Award winners will be announced on Monday, March 19.
Here’s a complete list of Saturday’s winners:
NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION
“Saint Frances
”
Director: Alex Thompson
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE COMPETITION
“For Sama
”
Directors: Waad al-Kateab, Edward Watts
NARRATIVE SPOTLIGHT
“The Peanut Butter Falcon
”
Director: Tyler Nilson, Michael Schwartz
DOCUMENTARY SPOTLIGHT
“Running With Beto
”
Director: David Modigliano
VISIONS
“The Garden Left Behind”
Director: Flavio Alves
MIDNIGHTERS
“Boyz In the Wood
”
Director: Ninian Doff
EPISODIC PREMIERES
“Ramy
”
Showrunner: Bridget Bedard
GLOBAL
“Cachada: The Opportunity
”
Director: Marlén Viñayo
FESTIVAL FAVORITES
“Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins”
Director: Janice Engel
SXSW Film Design Awards
EXCELLENCE IN TITLE DESIGN
“Spider-man: Into The Spider-verse”
Directors: Brian Mah, James Ramirez
VIRTUAL CINEMA JURY AWARD WINNERS
360° VIDEO: DOCUMENTARY
“Send Me Home”
Director: Cassandra Evanisko
360° VIDEO: NARRATIVE
“Metro Veinte: Cita Ciega”
Director: Maria Belen Poncio
INTERACTIVE
“Runnin’”
Director: Kiira Benzing
STORYTELLING
“Gloomy Eyes”
Director: Jorge Tereso, Fernando Maldonado
BEST USE OF IMMERSIVE ARTS
“Home After War”
Director: Gayatri Parameswaran