Sarris Award
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About the Andrew Sarris Award
Named for the world-renowned critic, theorist and film program professor, the Andrew Sarris Award was created by film students to honor outstanding artistic achievement of distinguished alumni. In addition to teaching at Columbia, Andrew Sarris worked extensively as a film critic and is the author of numerous books, including the landmark, American Cinema: Directors and Directions, 1929-1968 and many other influential works.
Past Andrew Sarris Award Winners
2024 – Ashley Lyle (Film ’07)
2023 – Saim Sadiq (Film ’19)
2022 – Deborah Chow (Film ’04)
2021 – Cherien Dabis (Film ’04)
2019 – Phil Johnston (Film ’04)
2018 – Laura Ricciardi (Film ’07) and Moira Demos (Film ’08)
2017 – Ben Odell (Film ’04)
2016 – Annemarie Jacir (Film ’02)
2015 – James Ponsoldt (Film ’05)
2014 – Jennifer Lee (Film ’05)
2013 – Adam Davidson (Film ’91)
2012 – Malia Scotch Marmo (Film ’88)
2011 – Greg Mottola (Film ’91)
2010 – Simon Kinberg (Film ’03)
2009 – Kathryn Bigelow (Film ’81)
2008 – Kimberly Peirce (Film ’96)
2007 – Ron Nyswaner (Film ’81)
2006 – Nicole Holofcener (Film ’88)
2005 – Jeffrey Sharp (Film ’01) & Jay Russell (Film ’85)
2004 - Sabrina Dhawan (’02) & Al Berger (’83)
2003 - Shari Springer Berman (’95) & Robert Pulcini (’94); James Mangold (’99)
2002 - Lisa Cholodenko (’97)
2001 - Andrew Sarris