After two straight mostly virtual editions, the festival got back to almost-normal with packed crowds squeezing into the shuttles and trudging up and down Main Street.

The festival also allowed its films, at distributors’ discretion, to screen virtually on its platform for accredited press who were still covering Sundance remotely.

But it is striking that in the final tally, some buzzy films that were available virtually the entire time did not make the cut, while some titles that played exclusively in-person in Park City ranked high.

1 votes: Thirty-seven to the 32 for “Fair Play.” That suggests major enthusiasm for Song’s film, which next plays in competition at Berlinale next month.

Both “Fair Play” and “Past Lives” are first-time features, and, unsurprisingly, ranked the same way in the Best First Film category (which only asked for one selection as opposed to three).

Along with “Past Lives,” A24 titles in the Top 10 films include “You Hurt My Feelings” and “All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt.” Searchlight has “Rye Lane” and “Theater Camp,” while Neon’s “Infinity Pool” (at No.