Amy Wang ‘s Slanted, which the jury called an “unflinching satirical thriller” about identity, won the Narrative Feature competition. Special Jury awards went to director/writer/actress Annapurna Sriram for Fucktoys and actress Amanda Peet for Fantasy Life.

The narrative feature jury, which included IndieWire’s own Executive Editor Ryan Lattanzio, also gave Annapurna Sriram’s “Fucktoys” the Special Jury Award for a Multi-Hyphenate, while Amanda Peet won the Performance award for her work in Matthew Shear’s debut film “Fantasy Life.” Benjamin Flaherty’s film “Shuffle” won the top Documentary prize.

LA-based Chinese-Australian filmmaker Amy Wang and South Australia's Leela Varghese have triumphed in Texas overnight, with the pair among the winners of the SXSW 2025 Film & TV Jury and Special Awards.

SXSW Film and TV Festival announced its annual award winners on Wednesday night, with Slanted from Amy Wang (From Scratch, the upcoming Crazy Rich Asians sequel) chosen as this year's narrative feature winner.

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