The film starred a then-unknown Jennifer Lawrence and John Hawkes and won the Grand Jury Prize : Dramatic Film at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival , which led to a distribution deal with Roadside Attractions . '' Winter 's Bone '' won the Seattle International Film Festival Golden Space Needle Audience Award for Best Director and Best Actress award for Jennifer Lawrence . In 2011 , '' Winter 's Bone '' was nominated for four Academy Awards : Best Picture , Best Adapted Screenplay , Best Actress for Jennifer Lawrence and Best Supporting Actor for John Hawkes . The film featured a soundtrack made up of old time gospel , bluegrass , and traditional music found in the Ozarks and was produced by Steve Peters . It features the singing of Marideth Sisco , who worked as a music and folklore consultant for the region , and also appeared in the '' Winter 's Bone . '' The actor John Hawkes sings one track on the soundtrack
2010 Sundance Film Festival
2010 Sundance Film Festival
Debra Granik