See also
Best Female Director
Chloë Levine for Blubber (USA)
Jordan Vescio for Pink Flamingos Everywhere (USA)
Tora Johanne Turøy for Unattended (Norway)



Best Male Director
David Arrow for Five Questions (USA)
Gordy Shor De St. Jeor for She Who Sees All (USA)
Vincent Nel for Anno Domini (USA)



Best Student Female Director
Eddie Yukun Long for Blub Blub (USA)
Naomi Shroff-Mehta for Lovely (USA)
Yihan Yang for Cross Bay Bridge (USA)



Best Student Male Director
Heyi Pan for Asmodeus (USA)
Jiaqi Liu for About Death (China)
Natpakorn Nangnoi for Back to Heaven (Thailand)



Best First Time Female Director
Hailey Naomi Irvin for Cottonmouth (USA)
Sam Romersa for Smoking in Circles (USA)
Zilia Thien Nguyen for Lola’s Cigarettes (USA)



Best First Time Male Director
Justin Park-Swanson for Untitled and Unfinished (USA)
Peng Yue for The Connection (China)
Zefeng Wang for Upgrade (China)



Best Young Female Filmmaker
TBA
Best Young Male Filmmaker
Andrew Emmanuel Santibanez Vela for Bluebook (USA)
Giorgio Buono for Angelita (USA)
Ilirian Bushi for Veronica (UK)
Jack Denechaud for The Brother (USA)
Ray Wu for Lost and Found (USA)





Best Actress
Abi Lieff for Blubber (USA)
Allie Donnelly for Mary of Astoria (USA)
Neda Khorshidi for The Factory (Iran)



Best Actor
TBA
Best Supporting Actress
TBA
Best Child/Young Actress
TBA
Best Acting Duo
TBA
Best Ensemble Cast
TBA
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