Best Indie Short: Sole Searching in San Francisco by Peter Allas and Eric David Tippett (USA)
Best Drama Short: TwoBears by Anthony Florez (USA)
Best Documentary Short: Not One More by Cameron Leingang (USA)
Best Comedy Short: Once Beautiful Woman by Frankie Guerrero, Jr. (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short: Roadkill by Andie Ximenes (USA)
Best Crime Short: Trafficked by Doug Stroup (USA)
Best Thriller Short: Kaleidoscope by Jorge Granera (USA)
Best Horror Short: After Hours by Isaac Ruth (USA)
Best Sci-Fi Short: Steel Will by Eugene Khazin (USA)
Best Western Short: White Dove: The Origin by Delilah Andre (USA)
Best Experimental Short: We Know Our Worth? by Behrooz Abbasi (Iran)
Best Student Short: Ring by Surui Guo (USA)
Best Animation Short: Nanakorobi (Seven Falls) by Gaby Breiter (USA)
Best Children Short: Love, Lulu by Sebastian Podesta (USA)
Best Women Short: Marbles by Sagtens Film Collective (Norway)
Best LGBTQ Short: Staccato by Ethan Gurule (USA)
Best Microfilm: Myopia by Carla Orellana (El Salvador)
Best Screendance Short: The Trash Can by Delia Hou and Juan Cupini (Argentina)
Best Music Video: Ro Myra – Irene by Ben Hess (USA)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Spanky: Episodes 1-4 by Alex Martinez (USA)
Best Web and New Media: Third Time Ice-Cream by Oshri Cohen (Israel)
Best Parody Short: Roadkill by Jessica Mastro (USA)
Best Director (Female): Nisreen Alsbeihi Noman for I… Overcame Hothi Mines (Yemen)
Best Director (Male): Paul N Foster for Perdition (USA)
Best Student Director (Female): Georgie Cowan-Turner for My Morning Routine (UK)
Best Student Director (Male): Yi Xiong for Singing Alone With A Farewell (China)
Best First Time Director (Female): Leven Rambin for Red Giant (USA)
Best First Time Director (Male): Lucas Boger for Somewhere Between (USA)
Best Young Filmmaker: Jack Hahn for Synthetic Beaches (USA)
Best Actress: Brooke Lyons for Perdition (USA)
Best Actor: Micah Lyons for Perdition (USA)
Best Supporting Actor: Stephen Brown for Immigrant Mother (USA)
Best Child/Young Actress: Amanda Paulsen for Stuck In Love (USA)
Best Acting Duo: Sam Boxleitner and Lee Boxleitner for Open House (USA)
Best Acting Ensemble: Sam Tutty, Shona Graham, Rosie Steel, and Amanda Gordon for Four Minute Warning (UK)
Best Cinematography: Tye Jackson for Perdition (USA)
Best Editing: Marc Cohen for Steel Will (USA)
Best Production Design: The Porns (USA)
Best Sound Design: Noori Dua for Staccato (USA)
Best Original Score: Polérik Rouvière for All Blood Runs Red (France)
Best Original Story: Paul N Foster for Perdition (USA)
Best Short Script: Do Us Part by Matt Clifford and Mellinda Hensley (USA)
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