Performance Nominations: March 2026

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Best Female Director

Angela Lavelle for Stolen Wishes (USA)

Daniella Sasaki for The 2nd Best Coffee (UK)

Liliana Chomsky for Sewed Figs (USA)

Best Male Director

            Enrico Natale for A Reflection Of You (USA)  

Gio Ursino for Grace (USA)

Jordan Campbell for Ukraine Under Fire (USA)        

Noah Belsky for Illustrated (USA)      

Tolu Ogunware for Irish Son (UK)   

Best Student Female Director

Song JiWon for See Your Eyes (South Korea)

Temiti Clarke and Maxime Gibert for What We Leave Behind (France)

Wenjing Xing for Swan’s Requiem (China)

Best Student Male Director

Juwan Rashaad Howard for A Lasting Place (USA)

Oliver Thrush for Sister’s Keeper (USA)

Siris Ozra Laing for Every Now and Then, I Fall Apart (USA)

Best First Time Female Director

Emily Almagro Birkholtz for Unfinished (South Africa)         

Latifa Al Khalifa for Tidal Memories (Bahrain)         

Mia Petrovic for Our Monsters (Canada)      

Rahel Grunder for Liner Notes (USA)

Yiseo (Dahye Kim) for No Labels Tonight (South Korea)       

Best First Time Male Director

Brett Dos Santos for Veronica (USA)

Damien Lafon for Trunyan – The Village of Silent Souls (France)

Harry Pollock for Newhaven Trailing (UK)

Joel Bouah for The Silent Break (USA)

Niyi Odumosu for Code Switch (USA)

Best Young Female Filmmaker

TBA

Best Young Male Filmmaker

Benny Slater for Gravy Train (UK)      

Grayson Sale for Selling a Prison (USA)         

Shavoy Alcock for Tyrone (USA)

Best Actress

Aline Salloum for Synthetic (Saudi Arabia, United States)    

Genyne Deal for Attached (USA)

Sugey Cruz for Cold (USA)

Best Actor

Cameron Tharmaratnam for Irish Son (UK)  

Marcus R Smith for Code Switch (USA)

Mershad Torabi for A Reflection Of You (USA)

Best Supporting Actress

TBA

Best Young Actress

TBA

Best Young Actor

Azriel Dalman for Our Monsters (Canada)

Brady Molitor for Stolen Wishes (USA)

Vinn Everett for Illustrated (USA)

Best Acting Duo

Carolina Leira and Catarina Flor for Deconstruction of an Individual (Portugal)

Jessica Ferlazzo and Felicia Willson for Sister’s Keeper (USA)

Johnny Hopkins and Anna Emily Altman for Liner Notes (USA)

Sophia Lanciano and Ed Travers for The Pick Up (UK)

Sugey Cruz and Greg Poppa for Cold (USA)

Best Ensemble Cast

Brady Molitor, Reagann Richards, Richard Campbell, Nicholas Brownell, and Emelia Cavaleri for Stolen Wishes (USA)

Jwaundace Candece, Kenneth Israel, Aaron Beelner, Kyle Zingler, and Patrice Fisher for Almost (USA)

Kyle Cattell, Theo Athinou, Caitlin Cameron, Neil James, and Goktay Tosun for Newhaven Trailing (UK)

Marcus R Smith, Kevin Bencosme, Haulston Mann, Candie Marie, and Lei Nico for Code Switch (USA)

Mershad Torabi, Emily Alatalo, Franco Lo Presti, and Mary Apick for A Reflection Of You (USA)

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