and the award goes to...
| Best Student Film | In the Dark Alex and Sarah Fazelli |
| Best New Filmmaker | Sean Baker The Prince of Broadway |
| Best Colorado Film | They Killed Sister Dorothy Daniel Junge and Henry Ansbacher |
| Best Environmental Film | American Outrage Beth and George Gage |
| Best Animated Film | Sita Sings the Blues Nina Paley |
| Best Music Documentary | Anvil: The Story of Anvil Sacha Gervasi |
| Best Short Film | Tag Natalya Uglitskikh |
| Best Short Documentary | Smile Pinki Megan Mylan |
| Best Feature Documentary | Pirate for the Sea Ron Colby and Patricia Van Ryker |
| Best Feature Film | Nothing But the Truth Rod Lurie |
| Best Dramatice Comedy | Sunshine Cleaning Christine Jeffs |
| BIFF 09 Grand Prize | Burma VJ: Reporting From a Closed Country Anders Ostergaard and Lise Lense-Miller |
BIFF films at the Academy Awards
Each year BIFF is proud to have presented films that have gone on to win recognition at the Academy Awards. Congratulations to BIFF award winner Smile Pinky for winning Best Short Documentary at the Academy Awards. Three other BIFF films were recognized with nomiminations this year.
| Revanche | Foreign Language Film |
| The Conscience of Nhem En | Documentary Short |
| New Boy | Short Film (live action) |
Rod Lurie, winner of Best Feature Film (Nothing But the Truth), with BIFF Directors Robin and Kathy Beeck.
Sean Baker, winner of Best New Filmmaker (The Prince of Broadway).
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