Best Drama Short: Undeclared by Xuan Jia (China)
Best Documentary Short: This Was Dunes by Chance Foreman (USA)
Best Comedy Short: Happy You Near by Naomi Rohatyn (USA)
Best Film Noir Short: Waiting for C-row by Aaron J. Stewart (USA)
Best Horror Short: Sabor A Mí by Sebastian Gonzalez (USA)
Best Sci-Fi Short: Sights Unseen by Jesse Terrell (USA)
Best Experimental Short: Rowing the Oars by Evelyn Chen (USA)
Best Student Short: Reunion Dinner by Zheng Ren (USA)
Best Animation Short: Pigasus: The Lost Paradise – Battle for Evermore by Sean Patrick O’Reilly (USA)
Best Children Short: Pigasus: The Lost Paradise – Battle for Evermore by Sean Patrick O’Reilly (USA)
Best Women Short: I’ll Find a Way or Make One – A Rosie Story by Rebecca Fasanello and Teresa Castillo (USA)
Best LGBTQ Short: The Emptiness Steven Left by Franklin Villar (Dominican Republic)
Best Music Video: A Light by Alix Kaplan (USA)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Unforgotten: Ellis Island by Aaron Asis (USA)
Best Mobile Short: Other Shore by Xin Shi (China)
Best Director (Male): Nick Albaracin for The Veil (USA)
Best Student Director (Female): Katherine Morein for Generations (USA)
Best Student Director (Male): Sebastian Gonzalez for Sabor A Mí (USA)
Best First Time Director (Female): LaToya Franklyn for No Contact (USA)
Best First Time Director (Male): Michael Das for Outside Chance (UK)
Best Young Filmmaker: Tristin D. Hurst and Harper Bilash for Smile, Dylan (USA)
Best Actress: Joyce Keokham for A Distance (USA)
Best Acting Duo: Joel Vasquez and Brittany Clark for Held Up (USA)
Best Ensemble Cast: Amir Abdullah, Victoria Dunn, Lee Shorten, and Briana Wilson for Happy You Near (USA)
Best Editing: Ashlyn Pearce for Another Story (USA)
Best Production Design: Helena Alfajora and Juan Manuel Velasco Suarez for Reunion Dinner (USA)
Best Sound Design: In Stillness (USA)
Best Original Score: Mitchell Miller for Held Up (USA)
Best Original Story: William PC Marsh for Holy Shitter (USA)
Best Trailer/Teaser: Dan Hard (USA)
Best Short Script: Real Magik by Conor Gallagher (USA)
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