See also
Best Female Director
Catherine Kasima Kanda for The Crone (Poland)
Janet Roston for L’Empreinte (USA)
Victoria Warmerdam for I’m Not A Robot (Netherlands)
Best Male Director
James Lawler for The Pleasures of the Damned (Australia)
Marc Cleary for Fuel (USA)
Michael D’Alessandro Lena for Golden Aster (USA)
Best Student Female Director
Cintia de Mita for Back to the 8 Count (USA)
Katherine Elaine Baxter for Self (USA)
Syuen Chia for When I Die (USA)
Best Student Male Director
Austin James Lewis for Where The Devil Lies (USA)
Haochen Jiang for Ferrymen and Their Café (China)
Kevin L Lee for Aly (USA)
Timur Guseynov for Brooklyn (USA)
Yanyichi Zheng for Nǎi Nai (China)
Best First Time Female Director
Kristin Skivik for Five More Minutes (Norway)
Remi Gabriel for Barbie Boy (USA)
Rowan Faris for Snip (USA)
Tiffany Abney for Jules (USA)
Yufei Pan for Diabolik Lovers (China)
Best First Time Male Director
Abdel Mandili and Julian Busquets Moura for Our Grandparents Hunted Here (Netherlands)
Boris Molinaro for The Heirs of Fire (Italy)
Max Giraldo for Gig Work (USA)
Rudy Frederick Lenz for BC Buds (Canada)
Will Clothier for Ramfy: The Pangolin in My Bedroom (UK)
Best Young Female Filmmaker
Heidi Xinyi Li for Seeking Dreams (USA)
Hendrix Kate Yancey for Forgetting Naevy (USA)
Jane Helen Lee for Babo (South Korea)
Jiayi Zhong for Hot Water (China)
Rongyu Zhou for Embroidered Whispers (China)
Best Actress
Ashlee Lollback for The Celebrant (Australia)
Ellen Parren for I’m Not A Robot (Netherlands)
Gley Viera for Destination Hawaii (USA)
Holly Jeanne for The Stranger (USA)
Yun Shen for Nǎi Nai (China)
Best Actor
Ash Kahn for The Stranger (USA)
Austin Spacy for Fuel (USA)
Christopher Hoffmann for Golden Aster (USA)
Feodor Dolan for Brooklyn (USA)
Jesus Ruiz for The Book of Charlie (USA)
Best Supporting Actress
TBA
Best Supporting Actor
TBA
Best Child/Young Actress
Brylee Hsu for When I Die (USA)
Danika Star Aragones for Back to the 8 Count (USA)
Sienna Evangeline for 13th & Sunny (USA)
Best Acting Duo
Henry Thompson and Edward Tarling for Turn Keys (UK)
Kyle Kouri and David Nordstrand for The Advanced Class (USA)
Linzi Fenix and Eric Michael Cole for Cherry Pie (USA)
Max Schuster and Angela Wong Carbone for Aly (USA)
Rachael Perrell Fosket and Jesse Ridenour for Happy Enough (USA)
Best Ensemble Cast
Gage Maverick, Jessica Braun, and Esmeralda Jaimes for Orange County Conversation (USA)
Hannah Toronto, Ben Jeffers, Erin Reardon, Amar Bedi, and Douglas Fries for Watch (USA)
Julian Nelson, Keilani Elizabeth Rose, Marito Lopez, Mishelle Alvarez, Johnnier Mejia, Kaleigh Osadick, Daniel J Joseph, Emi Kamito, Gabriel Prevost, Breanne Williamson, and Remi Sonier for BC Buds (Canada)
Kianna Vo, Danika Star Aragones, Kelsey Susino, Andrew Abaria, Grace Lee Chan, Debbie Y.J. Lin, Henry Mark, and Ian Reier Michaels for Back to the 8 Count (USA)
Toks Olagundoye, Kristen Johnston, Amy Yasbeck, Jay Karnes, Grey Acuna, Julia Campbell, Julia Montgomery, Julie Stein, Christine Ryan, and Cameron Ryan for Loganberry Lane: A Book Gets Banned (USA)
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