Best Indie Short: Lifeless by Alex Fedosov and Elvira Sinelnik (USA)
Best Indie Short: What Just Happened by Francis Yamoah (UK)
Best Drama Short: Lugar Algum – No Place by Gabriel Amaral (Brazil)
Best Drama Short: The Edge by Rodrigo Tavares (Portugal)
Best Drama Short: When The Night Has Come by Janice Mingas NGouama (Canada)
Best Documentary Short: Godspeed Mc: For God and Country by R.J. Hall (USA)
Best Documentary Short: Hollie’s Dress by Annie Sakkab (Canada)
Best Romantic Short: Cycles by Katherine Murray-Satchell (USA)
Best Romantic Short: Durian by Cici Chu (USA)
Best Romantic Short: Valentine by Albert Rudnitsky (USA)
Best Comedy Short: Coasters: A Film by Ben Kurns by J.G. Murphy and Nolan Pugh (USA)
Best Comedy Short: Do Not Open by Moses Mugo (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short: Dumps by Boris Bilic (Canada)
Best Dark Comedy Short: Scene From A Marriage by Albert Rudnitsky (Russia)
Best Dark Comedy Short: The Axe And The Iron by Matthew Roseman (USA)
Best Thriller Short: Doors by Caleb Harris (USA)
Best Thriller Short: Moriah by Nathan Tape (USA)
Best Action Short: Artificial Souldier by Jason Gonzalez (USA)
Best Crime Short: Shuga by Geezy Hamilton (USA)
Best Mystery Short: Henry & Eddy by Benjamin Nlomngan (France)
Best Mystery Short: Loop by Yanqing Chen “Jack” (USA)
Best Horror Short: Altered by Sarah Le (USA)
Best Horror Short: Bar Crawl by Matthew Hersh (USA)
Best Fantasy Short: The Princess Pleasure Principle by Emily Perkins Rock (USA)
Best Fantasy Short: When A Tree Falls by Matt Kincses (Canada)
Best Sci-Fi Short: Covid-19 The Apocalypse by Stephen DruryPhillips (USA)
Best Sci-Fi Short: The Keeping Cost by Travis Darkow (USA)
Best Experimental Short: Dead Horse by Albert Rudnitsky (USA)
Best Experimental Short: Density of Air by Sooin Cho (South Korea)
Best Student Short: For You. by Andi Rados (USA)
Best Student Short: The Vacancy by Chen Manjia (China)
Best Student Short: Til Death by Matthew Scoopo (USA)
Best Animation Short: Felt Love by Arlene Bongco and Angeline Vu (USA)
Best Animation Short: Long Way Down by Brandon Lopez (USA)
Best Children Short: The ABCs of Things To Do When You’re Stuck At Home by Julie Reiters (USA)
Best Women Short: Echinacea by Daisy-May Hudson (UK)
Best Women Short: Grounded by Olivia Andrus (USA)
Best Women Short: The Monster’s Club by Federica Carlino (USA)
Best LGBTQ Short: Angela by Juan Alcantar and Saul Preciado-Garcia (USA)
Best Microfilm: Altered by Sarah Le (USA)
Best Microfilm: Shill by Werner Traut (USA)
Best Screendance Short: Mojana by Tamika J. Spaulding (USA)
Best Music Video: Come Away With Me by Michelle Rose, Joshua McGrane, and Ironclad Productions (USA)
Best Music Video: Holy Water by Noor-un-nisa Touchon (USA)
Best Mobile Short: I’m Looking For You by Alejandro Chapa (Canada)
Best Mobile Short: Rose and the Outlaw by Kyler Boudreau (USA)
Best Web and New Media: Godspeed Mc: For God and Country by R.J. Hall (USA)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Men Are Trash by Tshepo Boshielo (South Africa)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Sharif: Episode 01 – Who Are You? by Joan Romero (Spain)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Venture by 翔 秋山 (Japan)
Best Parody Short: Glorious Hollywood Medley 1956 by William Stancik (USA)
Best Trailer/Teaser: Spaghetti and Western by Rob McLean (Canada)
Best Director (Female): Angeline Wu for Bucket List (Australia)
Best Director (Female): Arlene Bongco and Angeline Vu for Felt Love (USA)
Best Director (Male): Rodrigo Tavares for The Edge (Portugal)
Best Director (Male): Tom Ruddock for Jacob’s Blessing (UK)
Best Student Director (Female): Ember Crowley for Skin Deep (USA)
Best Student Director (Female): Federica Carlino for The Monster’s Club (USA)
Best Student Director (Female): Ronny Kurland for Two Best Buds and the Karate Beavers Agreement (Canada)
Best Student Director (Male): Bolun Wei for Grandpa’s Long March (USA)
Best Student Director (Male): Werner Traut for Shill (USA)
Best First Time Director (Female): Chen Manjia for The Vacancy (China)
Best First Time Director (Female): Kat Conway for Me, My Meds & Mother (USA)
Best First Time Director (Male): Matthew Roseman for The Axe And The Iron (USA)
Best Actress: Kelly Love for That’s My Time (USA)
Best Actress: Yesh Burce for In His Shadow (Philippines)
Best Actor: Ed Delia for Reparations (USA)
Best Actor: Eric Urbiztondo for Something Safe (USA)
Best Supporting Actress: Jordan Wilson for Dumps (Canada)
Best Supporting Actress: Nefertiti Warren for Reparations (USA)
Best Supporting Actor: Jared Taylor Wilson for That’s My Time (USA)
Best Child/Young Actress: Ashlee Grubbs for 8 Days Of Lights: A Christmasukkah Story (USA)
Best Child/Young Actress: Olivia Cote shared with Esme Cote for Hands On: Crafts with Olivia & Esme (USA)
Best Child/Young Actor: Jayden Guarneri for A Hopeless Father (USA)
Best Acting Duo: Denzel Brooks and Timothy Paul Coderre for When The Night Has Come (Canada)
Best Acting Duo: Elvira Sinelnik and Erin Michele Soto for Lifeless (USA)
Best Acting Ensemble: Jacqueline Ann Finch, Flo Lawrence, James Chalke, Lynelle Ladd, and Maggie Palermo for Me, My Meds & Mother (USA)
Best Acting Ensemble: Nate Ward, Amick Viccellio, Chris Smith, and Lucy Hartman for How To Plan A Heist (USA)
Best Editing: Janice Mingas NGouama for When The Night Has Come (Canada)
Best Special FX: The Boy with the Sombrero (USA)
Best Visual FX: Holy Water (USA)
Best Visual FX: Theo Kim for Meeting With The Devil (Saudi Arabia)
Best Production Design: Doors (USA)
Best Production Design: Leah Santic for Two Best Buds and the Karate Beavers Agreement (Canada)
Best Sound Design: Amit Lev Ari for Without Goodbye (USA)
Best Sound Design: Gabe Tejeda for Doors (USA)
Best Original Score: Duygu Demir for Inside Out Terrain (USA)
Best Original Story: Adrian Hudson for Behind Glass Walls (Australia)
Best Original Story: Gregory G. Allen for Reparations (USA)
Best Short Script: An Evening Caller by Peter-William Jamieson (Australia)
Best Short Script: Kill Me If You Can by Xintong Han (USA)
Best Short Script: Orphaned by Siaka Hinton (USA)
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