Best Indie Short: No Air for Angels by Erin Elizabeth (USA)
Best Drama Short: Rip by Patricia Frontain (USA)
Best Documentary Short: Part of Me – Anuar Khalifi by Yasiin Bey by Jordi Esgleas Marroi (Spain)
Best Comedy Short: First Thing First by Ekaterina Poletaeva (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short: Meat Cute by Chris Mitri (USA)
Best Horror Short: Alone by Christian Heflin (USA)
Best Sci-Fi Short: Nativity by Zach Kaplan (USA)
Best Experimental Short: Swimmer by Zheng Wu (USA)
Best Student Short: So Long, My Daughter by Zetian Xu (China)
Best Animation Short: Squidacus by Rob Nightingale (USA)
Best Children Short: Halloween Detectives by James Crow (UK)
Best Women Short: Hamartia by Nicole Sofia (USA)
Best LGBTQ Short: Only Actors by Cole Mandras (USA)
Best Microfilm: A Complex Mongrel Story by Bruna Fachetti (USA)
Best Female Director: Maria Alejandra Hernandez for What If (USA)
Best Male Director: Jason Killian Meath for Walt’s Disenchanted Kingdom (USA)
Best Student Female Director: Cecilia Romo for Sueños De Mi Hija (USA)
Best Student Male Director: William Terry Woodward for To Mitchell (Australia)
Best First Time Female Director: Isabella Ivoš for Rabbit (USA)
Best First Time Male Director: Adam Seals for Diana: Blood Rage (USA)
Best Actress: Yashira Calo León for Sueños De Mi Hija (USA)
Best Acting Duo: Benjamin Johnson and Benjamin Tonks for Only Actors (USA)
Best Ensemble Cast: Maria Alejandra Hernandez, Chris Anthony Hernandez, Regina Ippolito, Leonel Severino, Yuliana Sleme Zetina, Beatriz Cabianca Cavalieri, Melvin Douglas, Jonathan Marte, and Eddie A. Bryant for What If (USA)
Best Cinematography: Eli McGowan for Awake (USA)
Best Editing: Revaz-Giorgi Arveladze for Roommates (USA)
Best Production Design: Carrie J Liu for Voiceless (China)
Best Original Score: Julian Berger for Alone (USA)
Best Original Story: Ryan Watson for Paper Line (USA)
Best Short Script: Stillbirth by Conor Tadhg Curtin (USA)
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