Best Indie Short: Astray by Josh Brainin and Ernest Kabashi (USA)
Best Drama Short: Stolpersteine – Stumbling Stones by Reza Sam Mosadegh (Germany)
Best Documentary Short: Some Way Out of Here by Boning Li (USA)
Best Romantic Short: Heartstruck by Ian Thomas Kent (USA)
Best Comedy Short: Holy Hell! or: A Profound Tale of Evil and Satanic Wickedness! by Nicholas W. Callais (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short: Class Photo by Laura Niles (USA)
Best Thriller Short: Talk by Romuald Boulanger (France)
Best Film Noir Short: No Way Out by Stefano Giorgetti (USA)
Best Crime Short: Dirt by Alex Rudegeair (USA)
Best Horror Short: Miniatures by Matias Luge (Germany)
Best Fantasy Short: The Tale of Mari and Yimae by Jiho Won (South Korea)
Best Sci-Fi Short: The Red Ball by Jussi Rautaniemi (Finland)
Best Western Short: No Angels in the Shape of Men by Lauren Lay (USA)
Best Experimental Short: Spirits We Dance by Natalija Gormalova (Ghana)
Best Student Short: Exit by Devansh Sahijwani (UK)
Best Animation Short: Doomsday Princess by Alyssa Ragni (USA)
Best Children Short: The Little Thief by Nicole Vanden Broeck (USA)
Best Women Short: Good Girl by Eva Chaitman and Eleanor Baude-Philips (USA)
Best LGBTQ Short: Night Cab by Keping Sun (USA)
Best Microfilm: Interrupted by Giorgio Carlevaro (USA)
Best Screendance Short: Spirits We Dance by Natalija Gormalova (Ghana)
Best Mobile Short: Come Back To Me by Vineesha Arora Sarin (USA)
Best Parody Short: The Case by Albert Rudnitsky (Russia)
Best Director (Female): Vanessa Silva for The Veil (USA)
Best Director (Male): Bradley Hawkins by Calf Rope (USA)
Best Student Director (Female): Alyssa Ragni for Doomsday Princess (USA)
Best Student Director (Male): Caleb Brigham for Without Goodbye (USA)
Best First Time Director (Female): Daphski for The Desert (UK)
Best First Time Director (Male): Alexander Vlahos for Lola (UK)
Best Young Filmmaker: Benjamin Nlomngan for Henry & Eddy (France)
Best Actress: Luisa Ortigoso for The Edge (Portugal)
Best Actor: Simon Longmore for Not Your Average Bear (Canada)
Best Supporting Actress: Sugey Cruz for Dirt (USA)
Best Supporting Actor: Christian Sloan for Meeting With The Devil (Saudi Arabia)
Best Child/Young Actor: Benjamin Nlomngan for Henry & Eddy (France)
Best Acting Duo: Gorman Ruggiero and Lukas Barnett for Calf Rope (USA)
Best Acting Ensemble: Michael Steger, Justin Alston, Brandee Steger, Carolita Blythe, Paige Jensen, Vanessa Marshall, Sarah Winchester, and Danda Russo for Bumpy Rhodes (USA)
Best Cinematography: Sofia Monzerratt for Calf Rope (USA)
Best Editing: Corey Koepper for On The Floor (USA)
Best Special FX: Edward Diaz for Interrupted (USA)
Best Visual FX: Inextricable (China)
Best Production Design: Celsius (USA)
Best Sound Design: Jonathan Coomes for Bar Crawl (USA)
Best Original Score: Kevin Temmer for Doomsday Princess (USA)
Best Original Story: Laura Niles for Class Photo (USA)
Best Short Script: The Burning of Laguna by Fernando Gómez (USA)
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