Best Indie Short: E.very D.ay by Jordan Hidalgo (USA)
Best Drama Short: Way Out by Liv Li (USA)
Best Documentary Short: Boots: Fighting Out of Philly by Alistair McDonald (USA)
Best Comedy Short: Pride and Joy by Jason Smith (New Zealand)
Best Dark Comedy Short: Garbage by Holly Laurent (USA)
Best Action Short: Kalai by Karthik Siva (Sri Lanka)
Best Crime Short: Like Wolves by Michael Silva (USA)
Best Film Noir Short: For the Greater Good by Michael Gavino (USA)
Best Thriller Short: Ghosts That Cry in the Dark by Kain Baigent (Australia)
Best Sci-Fi Short: For the Greater Good by Michael Gavino (USA)
Best Experimental Short: Toast by Alberto Martín-Aragón (Spain)
Best Student Short: One of the Lucky Ones by Evan Michael Gering (USA)
Best Animation Short: Rose of No Man’s Land by Mengfei Hu (USA)
Best Women Short: Yours Are Mine by Brooke Trantor (USA)
Best LGBTQ Short: WOM3N by Osmani (Mexico)
Best Microfilm: Heroine by Kila Price (Canada)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Spice Frontier by Jalil Sadool and Adam Meyer (USA)
Best Web and New Media: Herrings by Keith Chamberlain (USA)
Best Director (Female): Esther Kemi Gbadamosi for Omolara (Nigeria)
Best Director (Male): Marcus Mullen for A Good Story (Canada)
Best Student Director (Female): Lin Niu for The Dancing Class (USA)
Best Student Director (Male): Ralph Lucchese for How To Be A PJ (USA)
Best First Time Director (Female): Alexandra Craft for Glaciers (USA)
Best First Time Director (Male): Karthik Siva for Kalai (Sri Lanka)
Best Young Filmmaker: Ryan Sadaghiani for A Place to Call Home (USA)
Best Actress: Brooke Trantor for Yours Are Mine (USA)
Best Actor: Brent Crable for The Assistant (USA)
Best Supporting Actor: Canaan John for Last Tonight (USA)
Best Acting Duo: Daniel Mann and Brent Crable for The Assistant (USA)
Best Acting Ensemble: Dream Date (USA)
Best Cinematography: David Baldini for Ghosts That Cry in the Dark (Australia)
Best Editing: Ghosts That Cry in the Dark (Australia)
Best Sound Design: Lola Alemán and Alberto Martín-Aragón for Toast (Spain)
Best Original Score: Gangstashadow and Donald Baigent for Ghosts That Cry in the Dark (Australia)
Best Original Story: Marcus Mullen for A Good Story (Canada)
Best Trailer/Teaser: The ComeBack: Le Retour (Canada)
Best Short Script: The Shed by Rachel Thomas-Medwid (USA)
