Best Indie Short: Secret Garden by Yihui Hu (USA)
Best Drama Short: Presumption of Guilt by Austin Tutor (USA)
Best Documentary Short: Baller State of Mind: The Philosophy of David Arquette by Betsy Pike (USA)
Best Romantic Short: Memoria by Joseph Aragorn Stam (USA)
Best Thriller Short: Blackberry by Katie O’Grady (USA)
Best Mystery Short: Behind the Door by Anna Danyi (Netherlands)
Best Horror Short: Caterpillar by Matt O’Leary (USA)
Best Experimental Short: You Are Special by Ilya Noyabrev (Ukraine)
Best Student Short: Stolen Wishes by Yashvi Mulchandani (USA)
Best Animation Short: The God Man by Andrew Foerster (Canada)
Best Women Short: All That Glitters Is Not Marigold by Evey Yu (USA)
Best Microfilm: Five More Minutes by Kristin Skivik (Norway)
Best Music Video: Jeff Hilliard – My Face by Jeff Hilliard (USA)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Gig Work by Max Giraldo (USA)
Best Female Director: Kate Armon and Craig Smith for The Celebrant (Australia)
Best Male Director: Sean Pecknold for Tennis, Oranges (USA)
Best Student Female Director: Evey Yu for All That Glitters Is Not Marigold (USA)
Best Student Male Director: Kenta Kito for Never Give Up! (Japan)
Best First Time Female Director: Vanessa Zamarripa for Pretty Please (USA)
Best First Time Male Director: Matt O’Leary for Caterpillar (USA)
Best Young Filmmaker: Simon Wu for Concordia (USA)
Best Actress: Ashlee Lollback for The Celebrant (Australia)
Best Actor: Adam Irigoyen for Hemorrhage (USA)
Best Supporting Actress: Michelle Stahl for Bad Chemistry (USA)
Best Supporting Actor: Romeo Garcia for Two Breaths (USA)
Best Acting Duo: Melissa Papel and John Kyle Sutton for Always & For Never (USA)
Best Ensemble Cast: Samantha Mei Paull, Cassidy Vafi, Serena Audrey, Tala Fatemi, and Paloma Rose Williams for Blackberry (USA)
Best Cinematography: Shaw Fisher for All I Am (USA)
Best Editing: Hsiao Shih Chun and Kateryna Kurganska for Two Breaths (USA)
Best Production Design: Rupali Ingle for Love, Lacey Lane (USA)
Best Special FX: Thom Floutz for Caterpillar (USA)
Best Sound Design: Matt O’Leary for Caterpillar (USA)
Best Original Score: Sacha Chaban for Always & For Never (USA)
Best Original Story: Kateryna Kurganska, Myka Arakawa, and Timur Guseynov for Two Breaths (USA)
Best Short Script: For Lila by Kaitron Sentrel Bryant (USA)
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