Tumble Dry by Delia Kelly and Stephen Riscica (USA)
Runner-up
Sif by Arnar Freyr Tómasson and Stefán Mekkinósson (Iceland)
Best Indie Short: My Blue Car by Deniz Dirin (Turkey) (Nominated for Best Film of the Month)
Best Drama Short: The Healing of Harman by Seth Pinsker (USA) (Nominated for Best Film of the Month)
Best Documentary Short: Inherit the Earth by Christian Schultz (USA)
Best Romantic Short: The Last Drag by Dylan Calder Stein (USA)
Best Comedy Short: Tumble Dry by Delia Kelly and Stephen Riscica (USA)
Best Horror Short: TAG by Alexander Callens (USA)
Best Fantasy Short: Wanderboy by Thomas Bernos (USA)
Best Western Short: No Good Deed by Grant Lafferty (USA)
Best Experimental Short: No No On’nanoko by Kevin Douglas Harris (USA)
Best Student Short: Sif by Arnar Freyr Tómasson and Stefán Mekkinósson (Iceland)
Best Children Short: From Another World by Lorenzo Di Nola (Italy)
Best Women Short: Solange by Pascaline Bellegarde (France) (Nominated for Best Film of the Month)
Best LGBTQ Short: Jack and Anna by Ksenia Ivanova (USA) (Nominated for Best Film of the Month)
Best Microfilm: Red Watch by David Kennedy (USA)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Brotherhood of Brew by Jeff Coxen and Anthony Gainer (USA)
Best Music Video: Irrelephant: Wookie the Huge by Mark Pirc (Slovenia)
Best Director (Male): Alexander Callens for TAG (USA)
Best Student Director (Female): Ksenia Ivanova for Jack and Anna (USA)
Best Student Director (Male): Kevin Douglas Harris for No No On’nanoko (USA)
Best First Time Director (Female): Pascaline Bellegarde for Solange (France)
Best First Time Director (Male): Thomas Bernos for Wanderboy (USA)
Best Actress: Andrea St. Martine for Hijab (USA)
Best Acting Ensemble: The Healing of Harman (USA)
Best Cinematography: Julian C. Steiner for Chocolate Man (Germany)
Best Editing: Jessica Mutascio for Backpedal (Australia)
Best Visual FX: TAG (USA)
Best Sound Design: Carlon Assells for The Healing of Harman (USA)
Best Original Score: Ryan Baker for No No On’nanoko (USA)
Best Original Story: Wendy Zhang for Idle Weeds (China)
Best Short Script: Wolf Woman by Melissa Tanta (USA)