Best Indie Short: Maija by Nkanya Nkwai (Cameroon)
Best Drama Short: The Guardian Angel by Afshin Eisaei (Iran)
Best Documentary Short: All Riders by Victor Dias Rodrigues (USA)
Best Comedy Short: Pap Trap by Rachel Napolitano (USA)
Best Action Short: Resignation by Kevin Austra (USA)
Best Crime Short: Transplant by Jesse Bradley (USA)
Best Horror Short: Strigoi by Aron Florian Anghel (Romania)
Best Fantasy Short: Lights In The Dark by Dylan Newman (USA)
Best Sci-Fi Short: Strands by Kevin O’Brien (USA)
Best Experimental Short: Me! You? by Wissam (USA)
Best Student Short: Mountain Climber by Rebecca Snowden (USA)
Best Women Short: Fall Into My Palms by Bo Nawacharee (USA)
Best LGBTQ Short: Beyond the Gloves by Jerald Juarez (USA)
Best Microfilm: Triptych by Carly Kimmel (USA)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Covid Ditty by Steve Greenstein (USA)
Best Web and New Media: Voices of the River by Stephanie King (Australia)
Best Mobile Short: Hope. by Lauren Ash (USA)
Best Music Video: Mad World by Shaun David Barker and Matt Henry (USA)
Best Screendance Short: What Do You Wanna Watch? by Keone Madrid and Mari Madrid (USA)
Best Director (Male): Kenneth Cheong and Victor Manggunio for Tiny Garden (Singapore)
Best Student Director (Male): Dylan Newman for Lights In The Dark (USA)
Best First Time Director (Male): Frederic Donner for To Die To Sleep Perchance To Dream (USA)
Best Young Filmmaker: Will McDonald and Gavin Bell for Spud (USA)
Best Actress: Jennifer Ellen Chase for Escape (USA)
Best Actor: Bob Thomson for The Tenant (UK)
Best Child/Young Actress: Mahtab Zargari for Oh, the Guilt (USA)
Best Child/Young Actor: Max Kurtz for It Always Is (Costa Rica)
Best Acting Duo: Connor Renusch and Duncan Novak for Don’t Be the Lakers (USA)
Best Acting Ensemble: Katie Raulerson, Noelle Cappuzzo, Suzanne Johnson, Krystal De Leon, Debra Holtzman, Julia Wyrzuc, Kaela Rivera, Bryan Murray, and Frank Pergjokaj for Faces Of Dead Women (USA)
Best Cinematography: Alex F. Johnson for Lights In The Dark (USA)
Best Editing: Keone Madrid for Lolo (USA)
Best Production Design: Second Story (USA)
Best Visual FX: Strigoi (Romania)
Best Sound Design: Mountain Climber (USA)
Best Original Score: Rob Crowell for The Local (USA)
Best Original Story: Keone Madrid and Mari Madrid for Lolo (USA)
Best Short Script: The Billy Whispers Gang by Michael Aston (Australia)
Independent Shorts Awards 2018-2021 © All Rights Reserved