Best Indie Short: Bernie by Luis Blackaller (USA)
Best Drama Short: Recess by Phil Sokoloff and Mitch Deltuvia (USA)
Best Documentary Short: Within Their Gates by Matthew Goriachkovsky (USA)
Best Romantic Short: She Had To Ask by Tailiah Breon (USA)
Best Comedy Short: Unnatural by Shaina Feinberg (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short: The Turtle in the Sink by Sean Millea (USA)
Best Thriller Short: Black Heart, Red Hands by Russell Southam (Australia)
Best Film Noir Short: Incriminating Mary by Srishti Anil Chhabria (UK)
Best Mystery Short: Ghost Town by Christopher M Halligan (USA)
Best Horror Short: 3 Karmas by Andres Roa (Colombia)
Best Fantasy Short: The Enigma Men: Marquis Of Vaudeville by Toby Lawhon and Geneva Arena (USA)
Best Sci-Fi Short: A Light In The Dark by William Blackwell Kinney (USA)
Best Experimental Short: Postcards From the Island by Cristina Ballesteros (UK)
Best Student Short: They Won’t Last by Portlynn Tagavi (USA)
Best Children Short: Little Big Heart by Megan Sweeney (USA)
Best Women Short: A Girl Problem by Michelle Gritzer (USA)
Best LGBTQ Short: Frame of Mind by Braden Summers (USA)
Best Microfilm: The Fuck’s of Life by Jack Ireland (USA)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: The Big Audition by Max Fabian (USA)
Best Web and New Media: Children of the Street by Martin Zambrana (Bolivia)
Best Mobile Short: Janitor by Chaw Khanawutikarn (Thailand)
Best Parody Short: N’Everest by Danny Woodburn (USA)
Best Director (Female): Sarah Koteles for Just Be (USA)
Best Director (Male): Leo Ramsey for Cringe (USA)
Best Student Director (Female): Srishti Anil Chhabria for Incriminating Mary (UK)
Best Student Director (Male): Derin Kiyak for Off Beat (USA)
Best First Time Director (Female): Rinchen Drogha for Room (USA)
Best First Time Director (Male): Christian Vetrone for The Door Down The Hall (Canada)
Best Actress: Juliana Sass for A Black Sleep (USA)
Best Actor: Jon Allen Russo for Perform (France)
Best Supporting Actor: Don Scribner for Ghost Town (USA)
Best Child/Young Actress: Kinsley Ingram for Tablxs (USA)
Best Child/Young Actor: Billy Canter for A Light In The Dark (USA)
Best Acting Duo: Vanessa Leigh and Hattie Smith for Sam & Emma (USA)
Best Acting Ensemble: Valentina Sepulveda, Valeria Sepulveda, Alvaro Rodriguez, and Restrepo for 3 Karmas (Colombia)
Best Cinematography: Aakash Raj for Vincent (USA)
Best Editing: Yufei Skylar Zhang for Vincent (USA)
Best Visual FX: Ohufx (Frank Rueter and Kara Vandeleur) for Dangerous Game (New Zealand)
Best Production Design: Lola Rùi and Javier Tallón for Ecclesiastes (USA)
Best Sound Design: Joel Someillan for The Incredibly Short Life of Peter Panties (USA)
Best Original Score: Wonji Lee for Dentist Show (USA)
Best Original Story: Xochitl Romero for Bernie (USA)
Best Trailer/Teaser: Club City (USA)
Best Short Script: The Eulogist by Peter Strupp (USA)
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