Best Indie Short: Erótico by Aaron Bertrand-Ruiz (Brazil)
Best Drama Short: Herbie by Mekko Toretto (USA)
Best Documentary Short: Mzia Leaves the Room by Madeline Leary (USA)
Best Romantic Short: Never Give Up! by Kenta Kito (Japan)
Best Comedy Short: The Kids Are Alright by Stacy Beckly (USA)
Best Film Noir Short: Happy Hour by John J Lynch (USA)
Best Thriller Short: All That Glitters Is Not Marigold by Evey Yu (USA)
Best Horror Short: Doppel by Joey Koenig (USA)
Best Sci-Fi Short: Erasure by Jingyuan Wu (USA)
Best Western Short: Bloodthirsty by Ellen Asquith (USA)
Best Experimental Short: 3rd Aye by Richard Philpott (UK)
Best Student Short: Ringside by Victor Quintana (USA)
Best Animation Short: Seen by Tae-Young Choi (Australia)
Best Women Short: Mother/Daughter by Julian Morales (USA)
Best Microfilm: They Made Me Do It by Adelfo Micieli (Germany)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Deviants by McKinley Parker (USA)
Best Female Director: Qiaoyi Wang for Not Yet (China)
Best Male Director: Uriah Herr for Party Panda – The Birth of a Serial Killer (USA)
Best Student Female Director: Shucheng Yan for Mark on the Wall (USA)
Best Student Male Director: Evan Nievinski for FaceID (USA)
Best First Time Female Director: Kristin Skivik for Five More Minutes (Norway)
Best First Time Male Director: Mekko Toretto for Herbie (USA)
Best Young Filmmaker: Yeonwoo Kim for Gierogi Appa (USA)
Best Actress: Hannah Easton for Memoria (USA)
Best Actor: Ash Kahn for The Stranger (USA)
Best Supporting Actor: Robert Lewis Stephenson for Paradox (USA)
Best Acting Duo: John Henry Richardson and Charlie Jackson for Tandem (USA)
Best Ensemble Cast: McKayla Spence, Daniel Gil, Abigail Watson, Brandon Huggins, Robbie Macey, and Colin Rinard for Bloodthirsty (USA)
Best Cinematography: Garry Phillips for The Celebrant (Australia)
Best Editing: Peiyao Lyu for Secret Garden (USA)
Best Production Design: Francis Ausley for Caterpillar (USA)
Best Sound Design: Sam Fan for Gig Work (USA)
Best Original Score: Amy Yu for Laura, 29 Old Compton Street (USA)
Best Original Story: Jan Jalenak for Stuck in Muskogee (USA)
Best Short Script: My Yoga Mat by Michael Monteiro (USA)
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