Best Indie Short: Wormball by Ella Talerico (USA)
Best Drama Short: The Sun She Remembers by Shounok Ghosh (UK)
Best Documentary Short: Actually, We Were Revolutionaries by Vera Zoricic (Canada)
Best Comedy Short: Smile Like You Mean It by James Robinson (USA)
Best Action Short: Shadow of the Fighter by Yaroslav Savchak (USA)
Best Film Noir Short: The Montenegro Affair by Fernanda Ávalos, César Camán, and Alonso Montoya (Canada)
Best Thriller Short: The Vote by Harry Twomey (Australia/UK)
Best Sci-Fi Short: A Letter of Last Resort by Timmy Hanlon and Justice Love (USA)
Best Fantasy Short: Weep No More by Truitt Glover (USA)
Best Animation Short: Guardian’s Lament by Phoebe Chou (USA)
Best Women Short: Wormball by Ella Talerico (USA)
Best Experimental Short: Electra by Olha Mazurok (Ukraine)
Best Female Director: Saudat Sanusi for Fire Baby Monster (UK)
Best Male Director: Truitt Glover for Weep No More (USA)
Best First Time Female Director: Amora Moreira and Marcelo Pereira for Esperança (Brazil)
Best First Time Male Director: Harry Twomey for The Vote (Australia/UK)
Best Young Filmmaker: Yiting Yu for The Digital Loom: When Algorithms Price The Yarn (China)
Best Acting Duo: Madelyn Ockner and Angelina Papa for Wormball (USA)
Best Ensemble Cast: Maia Tassalini, Esther Manito, and Mark Davison for ADHD (UK)
Best Original Story: Connor Eck for The Stallion and the Mare (USA)
Best Cinematography: Christy Knudson for Our Father (USA)
Best Editing: Brad Howell for The Stallion and the Mare (USA)
Best Production Design: Jane Lipper for Wormball (USA)
Best Sound Design: Peter Zongting Li for Solar Eclipse (USA)
Best Original Score: Tara Creme for At the Turning (UK)
Best Short Script: Check by Zoe Watson (USA)
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