Alumnus Dominic Bogart, recipient of the 2012 Julia Winter Cohen Career Excellence Award.

After receiving accolades at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival for his lead role in the feature film I Am Not A Hipster, alumnus Dominic Bogart (BFA Drama, 2000) returned to the festival this month for the world premiere of TheBirth of a Nation.

After the film received a standing ovation at its premiere, Variety reports that The Birth of Nation landed the biggest deal in the history of the Sundance Film Festival: a $17.5 million payday from Fox Searchlight for global rights!

Bogart plays Hank Fowler in this biopic about enslaved preacher-turned-revolt leader Nat Turner, appearing on screen alongside Nate Parker (who also wrote, directed and produced the film) and Armie Hammer.

This is the latest success for Bogart, who appeared in no less than five feature films this year. He also recently appeared in Sympathy, Said the Shark