Performance Nominations: June–July 2026

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Best Female Director

Maya Schulefand for Uninvited (USA)

Siqi Zhang for Muted (China)

Sophie Chahinian for Cindy Sherman: Picture This (USA)

Ying Hu for A Complete Mess (China)

Zoe Xandra for Calamity Care (USA)

Best Male Director

Christopher Andrew Schultz for Serenity’s Song (USA)

Eric Bravo for Topless (USA)

Frank Crim for Mr. Fleischmann (USA)

Jared Kash for Rot (USA)

Julien Bourges for Joyeux anniversaire (France)

Best Student Female Director

Ariela Schneiderman for Home Entertainment (USA)

Destiny Miller for Read the Room (USA)

Elinor Zugazagoitia for Let Them Eat Cake (USA)

Eva Solis Lindholm for Down The Line (USA)

Sophia Horowitz for The Prince Charming Theory (USA)

Best Student Male Director

Chad A. Rivera for Forward (USA)

Jax Azad for Mr. Sandman’s Funhouse (USA)

Jesse Crosby for Heil Director (USA)

Malhar Abhijit Talwalkar for Pink Trees (USA)

Sean Derrick Leeman for The Exchange Rate (USA)

Best First Time Female Director

Elena Conic for Tierra (USA)

Elif Erol for Someone’s Daughter (Turkey)

Laura Mickel and Meghan Bossertfor Escape from the Vault (USA)

Lucia Cecchetto for Still As We Were (USA)

Olive Jane Kimbrellfor Storyboard (USA)

Best First Time Male Director

Ben Rawlins for 21 Days to Save a Life (USA)

Maurice Victor for Ex Nemo: The Chase For A National Championship (USA)

Michael J Gillette for Ordinary Greatness (USA)

Vasco Durão for A View Over the Inlet (Portugal)

Yannick Barbara for Syndrome (UK)

Best Young Female Filmmaker

AnLan Feng for Rest in Peace (China)

Kulrisa Puangpairoj for Who Are You Now? (Thailand)

Rowan Walsh-Lebus for Offerings (USA)

Ruby Haraldson for How We Ended Up Here (Australia)

Sofia Villarosa Coruña for Sidereus (Philippines)

Best Young Male Filmmaker

Jude Caudeville for Dubiety (New Zealand)

Sumehr Nirvaan Kirpalani for Every Mind Belongs (India)

Zihan Teng, Bohan Wang, and Xiancheng Zhou for Surgeon Tian (China)

Best Actor

Josh Levinson for Gross Income (USA)

Ka’Prise Colvin for Pink Trees (USA)

Krystian Bester for Future Days (USA)

Tim Torre for Heathen (USA)

Walter Koenig for Mr. Fleischmann (USA)

Best Supporting Actress

TBA

Best Young Actress

TBA

Best Young Actor

TBA

Best Acting Duo

Ethan Lupoff and Remy Carlisle Averitt for To Be (USA)

Faith Reed and Holly Yvonne Hill for He Was Nice (USA)

Frank Crim and Ralf Nieder for Mr. Fleischmann (USA)

Štěpánka Ligas and Matyáš Řezníček for Old Apartments (Czechia)

Timmy Hanlon and Allison de Jong-Irving for Wine and Secrets (USA)

Best Ensemble Cast

Kailey Wolf, Johnny Visotcky, Annabelle Mayock, Jackson Tropp, Warren Manegan, and Anita Joo for What We Keep (USA)

Ka’Prise Colvin, Sandrine Malary, Isabella Valote, and Ronaldo Medina for Pink Trees (USA)

Katharine McLeod, Juliya Grigoryan, Josh Adams, and David Shepherd for Cancel Me (USA)

Scarlett Roselynn, Bridget Regan, Gustavo Galindo, Meredith Thomas, and Jon Snow for Serenity’s Song (USA)

Tom Edwards, Rae Bacon, Amelia Kelly, Luna Har Paz, Francesca Pace, Rosin Oeij, Aidan Griffiths, and Dashiell Candido for Snowflakes (Australia)

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