Best Indie Short
Ave Gradiva by Yuri Riklis (Israel)
Code 103 by Romana Vujasinović (Serbia)
Hang Up by Tsarina Merrin (USA)
Road Home by Stepan Sokolov (Russia)
Who Followed Us Home by John Gowan and Neil Gowan (USA)
Best Drama Short
Just in Time by Christopher Martini (USA)
Matthew by Matt Servitto (USA)
The Rocking Chair by Jeno Hodi (Hungary)
The Shadow of the Beast by Frederic Raynaud (France)
Viva by Steve Petersen (USA)
Best Student Short
Backlog by Jacqueline Elyse Rosenthal (USA)
Kindred by Jad Chatila (Lebanon)
The Last Nora by Pauline Zihan Zhang (USA)
Best Documentary Short
Cargo by Laura Rindlisbacher (UK)
Jawai by Katya Ignatiev (UK)
Woyane by Jonathan Stern (USA)
Best Comedy Short
D.A.D. by James A Sims (USA)
Goomah by Joshua David Goodman (USA)
Long Beach Vice by Skylar Adams (USA)
Best Romantic Comedy Short
Cupcakes by Brit Morgan (USA)
Lonely Mary by Vika Stubblebine (USA)
Sweet Rose by Gustavo Sampaio (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short
Bowling 4 Eva by Aelfie Oudghiri (USA)
The Flat by Conor Bowden (New Zealand)
The Tenant by Brigg T Bloomquist (USA)
Best Action Short
Collector by Silas Dunn (USA)
Ellie by Vinny O’Brien (USA)
Half Samurai by Rashad Haughton (Japan)
Best Crime Short
In the Valley of the Moon by Luca Pizzoleo (USA)
Interviewing Lance Masterson by Sohaila Lindheim (Ireland)
No Key by Walid Messnaoui (Morocco)
Best Mystery Short
Essential by Thierry Debroux (Belgium)
Free by Lauren McLaughlin (UK)
She Who Sees All by Gordy Shor De St. Jeor (USA)
Best Thriller Short
Beneath Her Lipstick by Ahmed Messoudi (Morocco)
Lotus Land by Andy Cohen and Grover Ellisor (USA)
Out There by Laila Iravani (USA)
Best Horror Short
Maryla by Guillaume Heulard (France)
Stefan The Vampire by Andrei Vasilevich (USA)
The Field by Isaac Stovall (USA)
Best Sci-Fi Short
Dark Cell by Jean-Michel Tari (France)
Searchers by Isaac Ruth (USA)
Zib by Jonathon Gauthier (USA)
Best Fantasy Short
Daedalus by Katerina Munis (USA)
Drawback by Caroline Bevaart and Harald Swinkels (Netherlands)
House of the Unholy by Daniel Merlot (USA)
Best Western Short
Bloodline by Joshua Mangrum (USA)
Portrait of a Cowboy by Devon Wycoff (USA)
Sister by Payten Brewer (USA)
Best Animation Short
A Tree Once Grew Here by Johnnie Semerad (USA)
Pacemaker by Brian Vincent Rhodes and Christopher Lennertz (UK)
Pete by Bret Parker (USA)
Best Children Short
Counting Thunder by Harlow Brooks (USA)
Millennium Project by Yifan Zhang (China)
Pink Flamingos Everywhere by Jordan Vescio (USA)
Best Women Short
Call for Cassie by Jiwon Lee (USA)
Everything In Its Right Place by Alexander Clavijo (USA)
Wax and Wane by Beidi Wang (USA)
Best LGBTQ Short
After Sunset, Dawn Arrives by Andy Yi Li (USA)
Benny & James by Logan Vaughn (USA)
Sage by Skylar Piela (USA)
Best Microfilm
Bath by Roma Glova (Russia)
Life of a Stranger by Roman Daniel Rütten (UK)
The 13 by Margaux Le Bail and Clément Beauvois (France)
Best Experimental Short
Hóng by Xiao Han (USA)
One White Feather by Florence Rose Broomfield (UK)
Under The Sun by Alla Dulh (Indonesia)
Best Music Video
If I Fall For You by Olivia Mitchell and Kerry Furrh (Slovakia)
Mendirman (I’m The One) by Nadir Sabirov and Khurshid Sabirov (Uzbekistan)
Sing – Kode PinK & Megan Lee by Robert DiCaro and Megan Lee (USA)
Best Screendance Short
Slipping by Roshanak Jaberi and Karen Kaeja (Canada)
Tides by Xinge Li and Ginny Jiang (China)
Topia by Jessie Lee Thorne and Justin Thorne (USA)
Best Female Director
Caroline Bevaart, with Harald Swinkels, for Drawback (Netherlands)
Jiwon Lee for Call for Cassie (USA)
Romana Vujasinović for Code 103 (Serbia)
Best Male Director
Jeno Hodi for The Rocking Chair (Hungary)
Matt Servitto for Matthew (USA)
Steve Petersen for Viva (USA)
Best Student Female Director
Andy Yi Li for After Sunset, Dawn Arrives (USA)
Jacqueline Elyse Rosenthal for Backlog (USA)
Katerina Munis for Daedalus (USA)
Best Student Male Director
Andrei Vasilevich for Stefan The Vampire (USA)
Jad Chatila for Kindred (Lebanon)
Yifan Zhang for Millennium Project (China)
Best First Time Female Director
Beidi Wang for Wax and Wane (USA)
Devon Wycoff for Portrait of a Cowboy (USA)
Payten Brewer for Sister (USA)
Best First Time Male Director
Andy Cohen and Grover Ellisor for Lotus Land (USA)
Frederic Raynaud for The Shadow of the Beast (France)
John Gowan and Neil Gowan for Who Followed Us Home (USA)
Best Actress
Emilie Mørkøv Ullerup for Anti-Social (USA)
Manal Belhaj for Beneath Her Lipstick (Morocco)
Támara Navas for Who Followed Us Home (USA)
Best Actor
Jesse Wang for After Sunset, Dawn Arrives (USA)
Joseph Maroun for Kindred (Lebanon)
Miklos Szekely B for The Rocking Chair (Hungary)
Best Supporting Actress
Franciska Farkas for The Rocking Chair (Hungary)
Margaret Ladd for Just in Time (USA)
Roslyn Gentle for She Who Sees All (USA)
Best Supporting Actor
Abdeslam Bouhcini for Beneath Her Lipstick (Morocco)
Alex Emanuel for Just in Time (USA)
Bela Meszaros for The Rocking Chair (Hungary)
Best Child/Young Actress
Gigi Puana for Daedalus (USA)
Lily Brooks O’Briant for Sharing the Floor (USA)
Olivia Liang for Bowling 4 Eva (USA)
Best Child/Young Actor
Devin Looc for Anti-Social (USA)
Mason Gillett for The Field (USA)
Zimo Liu for Millennium Project (China)
Best Acting Duo
Katerina Munis and Gigi Puana for Daedalus (USA)
Kristina Miller-Weston and Gregg Daniel for To Say Goodbye Is To Die A Little (USA)
Raz Fritz and Ryan Emilio Molina for In the Valley of the Moon (USA)
Best Ensemble Cast
Briane Keane, Ezra Knight, Zachary Zamsky, Kim Yancey, Robert Palumbo, Louisa Erlich, Matthew Palumbo, and Tom Slevin for Matthew (USA)
Dorthy Zixuan Wang, Allen Theosky Rowe, Mardy Ma, Harley Haibin Li, Lulu Jovovich, Erma Yao, Phillip-Charlie Daniell, and Wuqiu Fu for The Last Nora (USA)
Jackson George, Norma Maldonado, Claire Frias, Bryce Hamilton, Alex Emanuel, and Margaret Ladd for Just in Time (USA)
Best Original Screenplay
Jeno Hodi and Viktoria Janoki-Kis for The Rocking Chair (Hungary)
Steve Petersen for Viva (USA)
Tom Slevin for Matthew (USA)
Best Cinematography
Arnaud Gomez-Thebaud for Maryla (France)
Basil Schneeberger for Daedalus (USA)
Jean-Baptiste Rière for Dark Cell (France)
Best Editing
Daniel Merlot for House of the Unholy (USA)
Guillaume Heulard for Maryla (France)
Jean-Michel Tari for Dark Cell (France)
Best Original Score
Bob Thole for Drawback (Netherlands)
Joshua Ginsburg for Backlog (USA)
Nicoletta Nomicou for Daedalus (USA)
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