Best Indie Short: Nós by Bárbara Medinas (Portugal)
Best Drama Short: The Scattered Blue Moods of a Tide by Toni Marmol (USA)
Best Documentary Short: The Science of Life Before Birth by Gloria Camp (USA)
Best Comedy Short: The Beep by Joe Bigler (USA)
Best Action Short: TPW 7 by Robert Kowalewski (Germany)
Best Horror Short: The Painter by Birdie Gilreath (USA)
Best Western Short: Chest Hole by Jackson Altenkirch-Moroney (USA)
Best Student Short: The Daughter’s Choice by Huimin Dong (China)
Best Animation Short: Smudge Episode 2 – The Unfiniverse Pt. 1 by Brenna Powers (USA)
Best Women Short: Reflexiv by Paul Sichigea (Romania)
Best Romantic Short: Memory Jar by Yixiang Wang (China)
Best Music Video: Losing Ace by Sally Dora Clack-Manning (UK)
Best Parody Short: It’s Me Knocking by Chris Pentek (USA)
Best Female Director: Brenna Powers for Smudge Episode 2 – The Unfiniverse Pt. 1 (USA)
Best Male Director: Jerome Jacob for #ÇaGeth’s (France)
Best Student Female Director: Minseo Kwon for The Stranger (USA)
Best Student Male Director: JunAn Lin for Over The Hill (China)
Best First Time Female Director: Bárbara Medinas for Nós (Portugal)
Best First Time Male Director: Joe Bigler for The Beep (USA)
Best Young Filmmaker: Gabrielle Vance for Crescendo (USA)
Best Actress: Andreea Ramona Pasăre for Reflexiv (Romania)
Best Supporting Actor: Mike Anderson for After Midnight (USA)
Best Young Actor: Cathal Fahey for Bridget (Ireland)
Best Acting Duo: Dahlia Trilling and Dennis Grimes for Sob Story (USA)
Best Ensemble Cast: Nakesha Writes, Jason Hampden, Jordan Scott, Tremayne Blair, and Max Gerringer for Formidable (USA)
Best Cinematography: Wiles Lau for Thirty Seven Dollars (Singapore)
Best Editing: Chris Pentek for It’s Me Knocking (USA)
Best Production Design: Birdie Gilreath for The Painter (USA)
Best Original Score: Pascal Horn for The Apricot (Mexico)
Best Original Story: Xiaopei Wang for Fireside (China)
Independent Shorts Awards 2018-2025 © All Rights Reserved