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Best Short (Overall)
Witchin’ by Christina Diamantara (USA)
Best Foreign-Language Short (Overall)
Doll by Nasrin Golreyhan (Iran)
Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
Ora by Lorenzo Calder-Smith (UK)
Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
Poolside by Alex Kinter and Erik Schuessler (USA)
Runner-ups (Best Short of the Season)
Becoming Everything by Dan Lowënstein (UK)
Lucky, Lucky by Jonah Lindley (Australia)
Out of Breath by Sojeong Yoon and Yin Park (South Korea)
Permafrost by Aeryn Lee (USA)
Shevolution by Seidy Lopez (USA)
With Arms Wide Open by George Paraschiv (Romania)
Best Indie Short: With Arms Wide Open by George Paraschiv (Romania)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Indie Short): Raven by Moises Barrgan and William Diament (USA)
Best Drama Short: Doll by Nasrin Golreyhan (Iran)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Drama Short): Becoming Everything by Dan Lowënstein (UK)
Best Documentary Short: Going Deeper – Love Letter to Nazare by Luke Huxham (Japan)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Documentary Short): 2801 by Victou Pinault and Pablo García (Armenia)
Best Comedy Short: Tempted by Stanton Stephens (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Comedy Short): That Was Awesome! by Arlen Konopaki (USA)
Best Romantic Comedy Short: All Shook Up by Matthew Ramsaur (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short: Armpit! by Mathieu Nolhier (UK)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Dark Comedy Short): Fear Actually by Sassy Mohen (USA)
Best Action Short: Ark Exitus by Johnny Yong Bosch (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Action Short): Tempted by Stanton Stephens (USA)
Best Mystery Short: Milk by Robert Vaughn (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Mystery Short): Sol•i•tude by Tyler Lorita (USA)
Best Thriller Short: Poolside by Alex Kinter and Erik Schuessler (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Thriller Short): Lucky, Lucky by Jonah Lindley (Australia)
Best Horror Short: What If by Tammy Klembith (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Horror Short): Night Shifters by Sonny P. Louis (USA)
Best Fantasy Short: Witchin’ by Christina Diamantara (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Fantasy Short): The Last Zombie by John Walton (Australia)
Best Sci-Fi Short: Permafrost by Aeryn Lee (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Sci-Fi Short): Ark Exitus by Johnny Yong Bosch (USA)
Honorable Mention (Animation Short): Venture Anime Episode 1.1 by Shō Akiyama (Japan)
Best Children Short: Pebbles by Renee Bourke (Australia)
Best Women Short: Out of Breath by Sojeong Yoon and Yin Park (South Korea)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Women Short): Jen, 28 by Iyin Landre (USA)
Best LGBTQ Short: Don’t Stay Safe by Christina Franklin (USA)
Best Microfilm: What Do We Do? by Roderick Fenske (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Microfilm): Mother by Serge Velbovets (Canada)
Best Experimental Short: Magdalene by Nicholas Peter Yee (UK)
Best Student Short: Ora by Lorenzo Calder-Smith (UK)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Student Short): Like She Breathes by Josie Klein (USA)
Best Screendance Short: Out of Breath by Sojeong Yoon and Yin Park (South Korea)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Screendance Short): Rewind by Alessia Ruffolo (Germany)
Best Music Video: Psychocide – Extreme Ways by Goldwyn Thandrayen (Mauritius)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: #richieneedsawife by Rich Devaney (USA)
Best Web and New Media: Assigned Female at Birth by Lyralen Kaye (USA)
Honorable Mention (Web and New Media): Suck. by Ethan Wilson (USA)
Honorable Mention (Mobile Short): Party Time by Rus Wooton (USA)
Best Parody Short: Panic in Valley City by Antonio Harper and Abby Burton (USA)
Honorable Mention (Parody Short): Red Hill Phantasia by William Stancik (USA)
Best Trailer/Teaser: Permafrost (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Trailer/Teaser): The Last Hope (USA)
Best Short Script: Lone by Bill Redding (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Short Script): Pal by Michael Mau (USA)
See also AWARD WINNERS OF FEBRUARY 2021: TECHNICAL CATEGORIES
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