Best Indie Short: Delphinium by Melissa Puente and Patience Ray (USA)
Best Documentary Short: Centering Pura Vida by Lily Elisabeth Espinoza (USA)
Best Thriller Short: The Box by Angela Andronache (USA(
Best Fantasy Short: Spilled Milk by Lily Micheline Kaplan (USA)
Best Student Short: Berlin Fiction by Zhivorad Milich (Germany)
Best Animation Short: Bear With Me by Shaoxiong Song and Zhen Liu (USA)
Best LGBTQ Short: The Holy Fuck by Arden DiManno (USA)
Best Microfilm: Big White Dog by Richard Bruce Stirling (USA)
Best Music Video: Song of A Lost Tribe in a Cosmic Rhapsody by Susan Mey Lee Lim, Matthieu Eymard, and Christina Teenz Tan (Singapore)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: From Buckingham Palace (Episodes 1, 2 & 4) by Randy Carter and Nita Mistry (USA)
Best Parody Short: The Debate by Todd Bruno (USA)
Best Male Director: Erkan Can for True Love Is Never Forgotten (Germany)
Best Student Female Director: Lei Chen for Homeland (UK)
Best First Time Female Director: Alex Getlin and Adam Schaller for Sorry (USA)
Best First Time Male Director: Alex Getlin and Adam Schaller for Sorry (USA)
Best Young Filmmaker: Qinyan Cai for Family Group Chat (China)
Best Actress: Nita Mistry for From Buckingham Palace (Episodes 1, 2 & 4) (USA)
Best Child/Young Actress: Ella Wang for For Freedom (USA)
Best Ensemble Cast: Anya Longwell, Taylor Danehower, Olivia Hansen, Katarina Tsokolati, Michael Katz, Adara Totino, Tina Ann Brock, Amanda Hunt, Ben Hargrave, Aron Stone, Maxim Jean, Daria Einhorn, and Jelani T Kelly for Fitmess (USA)
Best Cinematography: Shi-Hyoung Jeon for Her Nails (USA)
Best Editing: Reese Wolfinger for Static (USA)
Best Production Design: Sober – The Struggle No One Else Can See (Sweden)
Best Original Story: Iago Gomes, María Arcos, and Rufino Crippa for Anemonia (Spain)
Best Short Script: I Hate Birthdays! by Haiba Khan (USA)
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