Prior to announcing the make-up of their film schedule (stay tuned for mid-week announcements), the Sundance folks announced the selection of artists and scientists whose work will be presented in the New Frontier section.
Call this a post-Oscars afterthought, but I think the inaugural 2005 blacklist for un-produced screenplays is working out to be a fairly good predictor/barometer in discriminating the output of quality films and misfires.