33rd Denver Film Festival
Festival was held November 3–14, 2010. It screened over 200 films and included a Focus on Iranian Cinema. Red Carpet Events including a screening of Morning, Rabbit Hole, Casino Jack, 127 Hours and Black Swan. The festival was dedicated to director George Hickenlooper who died in Denver just days before his film Casino Jack screened at the Festival.
| Award | Winner |
|---|---|
| John Cassavetes Award | Elliott Gould |
| Excellence in Acting Award | Aaron Eckhart |
| Mayor's Career Achievement Award | Danny Boyle |
| Stan Brakhage Vision Award | P. Adams Sitney |
| Rising Star Award | Kerry Bishé |
| Starz People's Choice Award for Feature Film | happythankyoumoreplease |
| Starz People's Choice Award for Documentary | Grace Paley: Collected Shorts |
| Starz People's Choice Award for Short Film | Keep Dancing |
| Krzysztof Kieslowski Award for Best Feature | The White Meadows |
| Maysles Brothers Award for Best Documentary | Secrets of the Tribe |
| Emerging Filmmaker Award | Fanny, Annie & Danny |
| Spike Lee Student Filmmaker Award | Dreams Awake |
| ASIFA-Colorado Award for the Best Animated Short | The Cow Who Wanted to be a Hamburger |
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