--- ---  # _Me and Earl and the Dying Girl_ Sweeps Top Awards at Sundance Film Festival by [Kevin McSpadden](https://time.com/author/kevin-mcspadden/) ## Kevin McSpadden Feb 2, 2015 7:32 AM UTC  Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, director of "Me and Earl and the Dying Girl," accepts the U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize for the film during the 2015 Sundance Film Festival Awards Ceremony on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015, in Park City, Utah. Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, director of "Me and Earl and the Dying Girl," accepts the U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize for the film during the 2015 Sundance Film Festival Awards Ceremony on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015, in Park City, Utah.Chris Pizzello—Invision/AP by [Kevin McSpadden](https://time.com/author/kevin-mcspadden/) ## Kevin McSpadden Feb 2, 2015 7:32 AM UTC _Me and Earl and the Dying Girl_, an idiosyncratic film about two student filmmakers who befriend a classmate with cancer, [swept the major awards](http://www.sundance.org/blogs/2015-sundance-film-festival-live-awards-updates) at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. Winner of both the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award for U.S. dramatic film, the movie became a darling of the critics through its quirky humor and heart, according to the Sundance Film Festival official website. “This movie was about processing the loss and celebrating the life of a beautiful man, my father. So thanks again for this opportunity,” said director Alfonso Gomez-Rejon. The film revolves around three students played by Thomas Mann (Greg), RJ Cyler (Earl) and Olivia Cooke (Rachel). It also stars Nick Offerman, known for his role in _Parks and Recreation_, and Connie Britton from the 2012 television series _Nashville_. Last year, _Whiplash_ also received both major Sundance awards and went on to be nominated for the 2015 Academy Awards for “Best Picture.” The Sundance Film Festival is also famous for its documentaries and _The Wolfpack,_ directed by Crystal Moselle, went home with the U.S. Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary. 'Me and Earl and the Dying Girl' Sweeps Major Awards At Sundance ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3691792/me-and-earl-and-the-dying-girl-sundance-sundance-film-festival-academy-awards/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3691792/me-and-earl-and-the-dying-girl-sundance-sundance-film-festival-academy-awards/"},"headline":"Me and Earl and the Dying Girl Sweeps Top Awards at Sundance Film Festival","datePublished":"2015-02-02T07:32:59.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T04:03:29.914Z","description":"Last year's Whiplash did the same and is now nominated for a \"Best Picture\" Academy Award","url":"https://time.com/3691792/me-and-earl-and-the-dying-girl-sundance-sundance-film-festival-academy-awards/","keywords":["movies","Academy Awards","Sundance","entertainment","film"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte770e248050114c5/69877d260b72e30ed06dd775/ap317637211021.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Kevin McSpadden","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/kevin-mcspadden/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte770e248050114c5/69877d260b72e30ed06dd775/ap317637211021.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Alfonso Gomez-Rejon","caption":"Alfonso Gomez-Rejon","creditText":"Chris Pizzello—Invision/AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3691792/me-and-earl-and-the-dying-girl-sundance-sundance-film-festival-academy-awards/","name":"Me and Earl and the Dying Girl Sweeps Top Awards at Sundance Film Festival"}}]}] ```