2025-2026 Annual Awards: All Nominees (S-Z)

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Saeed’s Day by Mohammed Al Zawari (Saudi Arabia) — Best Comedy Short, Best First Time Male Director, and Best Original Screenplay

Salem Not Salem by Omar Farooq (Bahrain) — Best Indie Short

Satomi by Rayner Wang (Hong Kong/Japan/USA) — Best Fantasy Short

Silim by Alexander Cruz De Ocampo (USA) — Best LGBTQ Short

Single for Life – Ava Della Pietra by Luke Orlando (USA) — Best Music Video

Some Kind of Paradise by Nicholas Finegan (USA) — Best LGBTQ Short, Best Student Male Director, and Best Actor

Stimulants & Empathogens by Mateusz Pacewicz (Poland) — Best Comedy Short

Strolling Down Brighton Pier by Kenny McCracken (UK) — Best Music Video

Thank You for the Ride, Aileen by JP Pullings (USA) — Best Thriller Short

Thanks For Eating Me by Louis English (UK) — Best Dark Comedy Short

The Father, The Daughter, and the Hostage by Itamar Kasirer (Israel) — Best Thriller Short

The Most Beautiful Among Mothers by Mahmoud Abu Jazi (Palestine) — Best Women Short, Best Male Director, Best Cinematography, and Best Original Score

The Oilfields by Nico Poalillo (USA) — Best Experimental Short

The Pearl Comb by Ali Cook (UK) — Best Horror Short, Best Male Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor (2), Best Ensemble Cast, and Best Editing

The People, United by Ellen Gavin (USA) — Best Microfilm

The Sequence by Joe Bandelli (USA) — Best Horror Short

The Witch Pricker and the Hare by Brynn Mitchell (USA) — Best Women Short, Best Female Director, Best Cinematography, and Best Original Score

Thickly Settled by Brian D Jones and Jordan Brooks (USA) — Best Sci-Fi Short and Best Supporting Actor

Union Avenue by Gino Cazzali (USA) — Best Crime Short

Unruly by David Ernesto Herrera (UK) — Best Microfilm

Watching Walter by Mitch Yapko (USA) — Best Drama Short and Best Acting Duo

We’ve Been Trying to Reach You by Katharine Broyles (USA) — Best Indie Short and Best Actress

Where the Rain Stops by Dojin Kim (South Korea) — Best Animation Short

Where The Shadows Wait by Riley Robbins (USA) — Best Film Noir Short

Whispers of Home by Sahar Ghorishi (USA) — Best Student Short and Best Student Female Director

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