The 20th edition of Outfest, the Los Angeles international gay and lesbian film festival, presented its annual awards ceremony Sunday, with Laura Nix's The Politics of Fur taking prizes in two major categories--American narrative feature and actress in a feature (Katy Selverstone). The festival concludes Monday with a screening of Stanley Kwan's Lan Yu.
Here is a complete list of Outfest winners:
OUTstanding American Narrative Feature: The Politics of Fur, directed by Laura Nix
OUTstanding International Narrative Feature: Daughters of the Sun, directed by Mariam Shahriar
OUTstanding Documentary Feature: E Minha Cara (That's My Face), directed by Thomas Allen Harris
OUTstanding Screenwriting: Sherman Alexie, The Business of Fancydancing
OUTstanding Actor in a Feature Film: Evan Adams, The Business of Fancydancing
OUTstanding Actress in a Feature Film: Katy Selverstone, The Politics of Fur
HBO OUTstanding First Narrative Feature: AKA, directed by Duncan Roy
OUTstanding Narrative Feature, Audience Award: Km.0, directed by Yolanda Garcia Serrano and Juan Luis Iborra
OUTstanding Documentary Feature, Audience Award: Ruthie & Connie: Every Room in the House, directed by Deborah Dickson
OUTstanding Narrative Short Film, Audience Award: You 2, directed by Pascale Simons
OUTstanding Documentary Short Film, Audience Award: No Dumb Questions, directed by Melissa Regan
OUTstanding Soundtrack, Audience Award: Karmen Gei, composed by David Murray
Freedom Award: Puntos De Encuentro for Sexto Sentido
Emerging Talent: Laura Muscardin, director of Giorni (Days)
Artistic Achievement: The Laramie Project, directed by Moises Kaufman
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