Best Documentary Short: Endless Exile by Mano Baghjajian (USA)
Best Romantic Short: A Life Well Lived by Asger Folmann (USA)
Best Mystery Short: Invasion by Arshia Zeinali (Iran)
Best Thriller Short: Self Shadow Animus by Mike Reda (USA)
Best Horror Short: Delirium by Hugo Vladimir Mancia Landaverde (USA)
Best Sci-Fi Short: Alpha 27 by Nick Azzaro (USA)
Best Student Short: Did My Heart Love Till Now by Veronica Tullo (USA)
Best Animation Short: Teaser Trailer by JJ Gibson (USA)
Best Women Short: Lucy the Lion by Kalman Apple (USA)
Best LGBTQ Short: Nothing Felt Like Her by Lu Fine (USA)
Best Microfilm: Tides of Change by Justin Wheelon (USA)
Best Screendance Short: Left by Joseph Lim, Anne Wang, and Yoshi (Singapore)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Right on LA! with Ruby Lovell by Ruby Lovell (USA)
Best Mobile Short: Untitlied #27 by Kay Deng (China)
Best Trailer/Teaser: Chain by Yash Kapadia, Niko Nettesheim, and Kirsten Johnston (USA)
Best Female Director: Phaedra Crowe for I Want To Be Fish (UK)
Best Male Director: Lawrence Richard Johnson Whelan for Glasshouses (UK)
Best Student Female Director: Bella Burton for The Keys to Understanding (Australia)
Best Student Male Director: Ling Han for Chain (USA)
Best First Time Female Director: Ayanda Halimana for Sent (South Africa)
Best First Time Male Director: Fengrui Tang for The Song of the Bug (China)
Best Young Filmmaker: Qintong Dai for The Sound of Crossing History (China)
Best Actress: Milcania Diaz-Rojas for Zury (Canada)
Best Actor: Jayd Swendseid for Traitor (USA)
Best Acting Duo: Natalia Faura and Julia Viejo for Àsaka (Spain)
Best Ensemble Cast: Diana Reneé Cochran, Ryan Olson, Josh Wallman, David Mort, and Trish DeBaun for Break My Bones (USA)
Best Cinematography: W. David King for Break My Bones (USA)
Best Editing: Richard Zapien and Edward Bravo for Little Red (USA)
Best Production Design: Left (Singapore)
Best Sound Design: Kirsten Johnston, Rachel Deshler, and John Kessler for Chain (USA)
Best Original Score: Niko Nettesheim for Chain (USA)
Best Original Story: Natalin Avci for Lucy the Lion (USA)
Best Short Script: Flip the Script by Steph France (USA)
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