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BEST PICTURE

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · I WAS MURDERED 3 TIMES (Mexico) · Rodrigo Occelli
· THE DOOR (China) · Hetong Zhang
· LOVE IS THE MONSTER (Costa Rica) · Neto Villalobos Brenes
· LE POUSSIN ET LES SOURCILS (Lebanon) · Rami Samir Salloum
· STATIONHEADS (Hungary) · Stu Gamble
· MONKEY BUSINESS (Netherlands) · Everon Jackson Hooi
· ABRACADAVERS (Canada) · Anna Cooley, Reamonn Joshee, Morgan Ermter
· BHAKTAPUR: A HUMAN STORY (Italy) · Nicola Bozzo
· THE MUSE (USA) · Max Karpylev
· MIKI MANIACO (USA) · Carla Forte
· MIA MOGLIE (Spain) · Ana Liébana
· NOTHING, EXCEPT EVERYTHING (USA) · Wesley Wang
· FABIU (Austria) · Stefan Langthaler
· SUMMER IN THE SHADE (UK) · Alice Millar
· MUSHKILE' (Israel) · Kami Shefer
· LIGHT BETWEEN US (Canada) · Cameron Veitch 
· ISOLATED PEOPLE (China) · Jun Wang

BEST FEATURE FILM

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · SUMMER IN THE SHADE (UK) · Alice Millar
· RELIVING MARILYN (Canada) · Morgan Blackbyrne, Shannon Lawson 
· O FREEDOM! THE SAGA OF MARY ELLEN PLEASANT (USA) · Susheel Bibbs, Ashley James
· THE TASTE OF BLOOD (Canada) · Allen Kool
· JERRY COEL (Netherlands) · Danny Vossen
· HI HOW ARE YOU? (USA) · Clemy Clarke
· ELLIDA (USA) · Leon Mitchell 
· TODD (USA) · Aaron Warren
· I NEED; I WANT (USA) · Bill Liggins
· THE INVITE (UK) · Nikhail Asnani
· SANTA GUERRA (Italy) · Samantha Casella
· THE CORONA DIALOGUES (USA) · Dylan Brody
· WE SOCK (Finland) · Petri Puroaho

BEST MEDIUM-LENGTH FILM

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · FABIU (Austria) · Stefan Langthaler
· IF WE WERE NORMAL (USA) · Pamela Scott
· FORGIVE US NOT (USA) · Ashley Kay
· A DULL ROAR, THEN LIGHT (Australia) · Brett Sixtysix
· THE CONSPIRACY (Slovenia) · Goran Ajtič
· WOH RAAT "THAT NIGHT" (USA) · Sanjeev Kuwadekar
· THE WALL IN THE GARDEN (USA) · Hafid Abdelmoula
· MORE…MORE…MORE (USA) · Brad Banacka 
· VIOLATOR (Italy) · Luigi Bonizzato
· INSIDE OF ME (USA) · Stephanie Greene 
· MINING THE MOON (USA) · Susan Osberg, Tom Moore 
· A REALM OF RETURN (Canada) · Tam Hoang Thanh Tran
· THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM: A MUSICABRE (USA) · Danny Ashkenasi
· REPERCUSSIONS (USA) · Acejay Cruize
· AUBREY'S UNDERSTANDINGS (USA) · Mac Escalante
· MANAGED AGENDA  (USA) · Reginald W. Gibson
· WHO IS BAD? (Japan) · Yuri Sasamoto
· WE THE PEOPLE? (USA) · Sai Man (Simon) Zhao

BEST SHORT FILM

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · STATIONHEADS (Hungary) · Stu Gamble
· JAKE & DANI (USA) · Cameron Ray Hawkins 
· LIKE A POWERPOINT (USA) · Pat Bradley, Melanie Gretchen
· MAY I COME IN? (UK) · Filipe Anjos
· IMAGINIST (USA) · Bernadette L. Speakes
· BEYOND TIME (UK) · David Wayman
· THE STORY OF TITUBA: HAPPY 4 U (Sweden) · Jayce Landberg
· THE SKARA BRAE PROPHECY (USA) · Richard Neher
· LADY AT NUMBER 16 (Canada) · James Newhook 
· SKATEPOCALYPSE (USA) · Matthew Mendenhall 
· CODA: THE LAST DAY OF HUMAN (Japan) · Katsuhide Yamago
· BURY A FRIEND (USA) · Matthew Alexander Morgan
· PIANO-SOLEIL (Canada) · Caio Amon
· BEARLY STANDING (USA) · Samantha Hanus, Susanna Dominguez
· OFELIA (Spain) · Frank Ulven
· BELL ROCK (USA) · Brian Daniel Patterson 
· PARTING (Finland) · Seppo Renvall
· ENTER THE ROOM (USA) · Harry Waldman
· CASTLING (Bosnia and Herzegovina) · Nikica Cerkez
· SURPRISE (USA) · Philip Lee
· THE DAY MY CAT SAVED MY LIFE (Canada) · Kagan Goh (co-directed by Susanna Uchatius) 

BEST MICRO-SHORT FILM

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · LIFE OF A STRANGER (UK) · Roman Daniel Rütten
· RADIO MESSAGE (Germany) · Roberto Puzzo, Andreas Brauner, Sven Oliver Kürten, Christian Rühlmann
· NEAR LUCID (USA) · Elisabeth Eckman
· THE CALL  (USA) · Tom Balsamides
· DRY THYME (Austria) · Luca Simedrea
· IN DREAMS (USA) · Nick Mery 
· (LITTLE) RED RIDING HOOD (USA) · Stéphane Guenin
· A NEW STRONG SPRING (Italy) · Luciano Dr. Urietti, Luca G. Gabriele
· BEYOND THE TREELINE (USA) · Sarah E. Taylor
· DA MISSIN BRONNIE (UK) · Greg McCarron
· THE PRISONER (Germany) · Rodja Martin Tröscher 
· SISTERLY LOVE (UK) · Thea Balich, Tom Knight
· OH, GOD? (USA) · Terri Apple
· GREEDY SHADOW (Republic of Korea) · Jihae Yoon
· FIVE LEGGED AND BLIND (USA) · Daniel Imrem, Noah Goldberg
· DEEP WOODS BURIAL (USA) · Greg A. Ferrara
· A SUNNY DESPERATION (USA) · Emily Tope
· DULL BOY (USA) · Zuri Shafer
· THE CHAOTIC MELODY OF TINA (USA) · David Anderson, Aaron Perra 
· I HATE F**KIN’ TECHNOLOGY (USA) · Kevin Short
· R.L ALLMAN’S PETER PAN (USA) · Ronald Lee Allman

BEST STUDENT FILM

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · MIA MOGLIE (Spain) · Ana Liébana
· JAKE & DANI (USA) · Cameron Ray Hawkins 
· SPERANZA (USA) · Katalina Prince
· TINTO (Brazil) · Dara Oliver
· DRY THYME (Austria) · Luca Simedrea
· LADY AT NUMBER 16 (Canada) · James Newhook 
· THE WALL IN THE GARDEN (USA) · Hafid Abdelmoula
· TEARS OF A FORGOTTEN MEMORY (USA) · Ezra Atkins
· BURY A FRIEND (USA) · Matthew Alexander Morgan
· THE FAMILY PORTRAIT (Russian Federation) · Julia Shlenskaya
· OFELIA (Spain) · Frank Ulven
· FORGOTTEN PENANCE (UK) · Alan O'Mahony
· SEWN WITH SCARLET STRINGS (UK) · Lillianna Munro, Nasir Simmons
· WE THE PEOPLE? (USA) · Sai Man (Simon) Zhao

BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · TOPIA (USA) · Jessie Lee Thorne, Justin Thorne
· YANANTIN (USA) · Glenda G. Delgado 
· SECOND GEN (USA) · Mike Madigan
· O FREEDOM! THE SAGA OF MARY ELLEN PLEASANT (USA) · Susheel Bibbs, Ashley James
· NEAR LUCID (USA) · Elisabeth Eckman
· A DULL ROAR, THEN LIGHT (Australia) · Brett Sixtysix
· SPERANZA (USA) · Katalina Prince
· THE ONE WHO WENT SOUTH (Iceland) · Steiní Kristinsson
· JOSEF IS IN THE STABLE (Germany) · Sonja Toepfer
· ORGAN PLAY (USA) · 江峰 Jiang Feng
· IN DREAMS (USA) · Nick Mery 
· SKATEPOCALYPSE (USA) · Matthew Mendenhall 
· A WELL SPOILED ONE (Germany) · Moira Zoitl
· TEARS OF A FORGOTTEN MEMORY (USA) · Ezra Atkins
· A GLOW OF EMBERS (USA) · Stephen Magiera, Mia Sklena
· CETILUSINE (USA) · Greg A. Ferrara
· PIANO-SOLEIL (Canada) · Caio Amon
· MOS (Canada) · Scott Brown
· DISPARATE FRAGMENTS FORM PATTERNS (Australia) · Paul Edmund Fletcher 
· MINING THE MOON (USA) · Susan Osberg, Tom Moore 
· THE PRISONER (Germany) · Rodja Martin Tröscher 
· THE VENETIAN TWINS (Switzerland) · Tom Grey Martin

BEST QUEER

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · FABIU (Austria) · Stefan Langthaler
· DL? BY TUTT JONES (USA) · Andrew Daffy
· BOYS DON’T MAKE ME CRY (USA) · Mason Carden
· THE CHAOTIC MELODY OF TINA (USA) · David Anderson, Aaron Perra 

BEST DANCE OR POETIC

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · TOPIA (USA) · Jessie Lee Thorne, Justin Thorne
· MONTERANO'S TALES (Italy) · Marika Vannuzzi
· TEARS OF A FORGOTTEN MEMORY (USA) · Ezra Atkins
· A GLOW OF EMBERS (USA) · Stephen Magiera, Mia Sklena
· PIANO-SOLEIL (Canada) · Caio Amon
· MINING THE MOON (USA) · Susan Osberg, Tom Moore 
· THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM: A MUSICABRE (USA) · Danny Ashkenasi
· THE CHAOTIC MELODY OF TINA (USA) · David Anderson, Aaron Perra 
· MENTI MINDA "MOTHERTONGUE" (Netherlands) · Karin Balog

BEST BRITISH FILM

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · LIFE OF A STRANGER (UK) · Roman Daniel Rütten
· THE SECRET LIFE OF TOM LIGHTFOOT  (UK) · Ray Jacobs
· THE FINAL CHAPTER OF MADNESS (UK) · Stuart Mackie Ellis
· FEVER DREAM (UK) · Ben Daly
· THE ASHES YOU LEAVE BEHIND (UK) · Victor de Almeida
· SPARE ROOM (UK) · Andrea Johannes
· THE POWER OF ONE COIN (UK) · Flaminia Graziadei
· FATHER & SON (UK) · Barry Adams
· THE STIX (UK) · Adam Marley 
· REPENT (UK) · Michael Wolf
· STARING (UK) · Askhat Shmanov
· ELI (UK) · Colin Gerrard
· MOTHER & WILD (UK) · Mark Forbes 
· FORBIDDEN LOVE ON THE SHORES OF GREECE (UK) · Joshua Bransgrove
· BIRDY (UK) · Cristina Ballesteros
· MAY I COME IN? (UK) · Filipe Anjos
· BEYOND TIME (UK) · David Wayman
· I KNOW YOU (UK) · Colin Gerrard
· SEWN WITH SCARLET STRINGS (UK) · Lillianna Munro, Nasir Simmons

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · LE POUSSIN ET LES SOURCILS (Lebanon) · Rami Samir Salloum
· O FREEDOM! THE SAGA OF MARY ELLEN PLEASANT (USA) · Susheel Bibbs, Ashley James
· SCREENPLAY OF AN INDIAN LOVE STORY  (India) · K.L. Prasad
· TINTO (Brazil) · Dara Oliver
· JOSEF IS IN THE STABLE (Germany) · Sonja Toepfer
· THE CONSPIRACY (Slovenia) · Goran Ajtič
· WOH RAAT "THAT NIGHT" (USA) · Sanjeev Kuwadekar
· IT'S FINE LIKE THAT (Japan) · Hane Nishino 
· CRUSH (Estonia) · Andres Kostiv, Martin Kirsipuu
· THE FAMILY PORTRAIT (Russian Federation) · Julia Shlenskaya
· VIOLATOR (Italy) · Luigi Bonizzato
· A REALM OF RETURN (Canada) · Tam Hoang Thanh Tran

BEST ZERO/LOW-BUDGET FILM

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · LIGHT BETWEEN US (Canada) · Cameron Veitch 
· YANANTIN (USA) · Glenda G. Delgado 
· SECOND GEN (USA) · Mike Madigan
· O FREEDOM! THE SAGA OF MARY ELLEN PLEASANT (USA) · Susheel Bibbs, Ashley James
· MAY I COME IN? (UK) · Filipe Anjos
· THE TASTE OF BLOOD (Canada) · Allen Kool
· FORGIVE US NOT (USA) · Ashley Kay
· DESPERATE JOURNEYS (Nigeria) · Anne Abok
· MELANIE'S GRAVE (UK) · Garry Moore
· NORTH BY FREAKING WEST (USA) · Christos Kotsovos
· A DULL ROAR, THEN LIGHT (Australia) · Brett Sixtysix
· ATOMIC KINGDOM (Australia) · James Peniata
· THE CALL  (USA) · Tom Balsamides
· HEART (USA) · Noelle Joy Sorenson
· ORGAN PLAY (USA) · 江峰 Jiang Feng
· IN DREAMS (USA) · Nick Mery 
· MONTERANO'S TALES (Italy) · Marika Vannuzzi
· IT'S FINE LIKE THAT (Japan) · Hane Nishino 
· SKATEPOCALYPSE (USA) · Matthew Mendenhall 
· THE WALL IN THE GARDEN (USA) · Hafid Abdelmoula
· JERRY COEL (Netherlands) · Danny Vossen
· TEARS OF A FORGOTTEN MEMORY (USA) · Ezra Atkins

BEST TV SERIES OR PILOT

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · ABRACADAVERS (Canada) · Anna Cooley, Reamonn Joshee, Morgan Ermter
· THE LEGEND OF HANUMAN (India) · Navin John
· LARRY MCMURTRY'S ALL MY FRIENDS ARE GOING TO BE STRANGERS (USA) · Stephen Purvis
· THE GROWING GARDEN (USA) · Jerry Chambless, Nate Jacobs
· G.O.M.D. (UK) · Elina Abra
· AS ORGANISM (BRAINDAGGER FILMS PRESENTS: KNOWLEDGE IS GOOD) (USA) · Moe Taylor, Kathryn E F Taylor
· WHO'S YOUR MOMMY? (USA) · Blayze Teicher
· SCRAP OF PAPER (UK) · Victor de Almeida
· SHADOW LEGACY (USA) · Aaron W. Small
· THE FISH WHISPERER (Canada) · Barbara Whiting
· GRAND HAMPTON THE MOVIE: SUPRA VITA (USA) · Antony Capers
· HOLY DRIVER: BOOK I (USA) · Gavin Rapp
· THE BRAD & SONNY SHOW (USA) · Brad Perrott
· ACROSS THE LINE (USA) · Heidi Putallaz

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO INDEPENDENT FILMMAKING

WINNERS

· I WAS MURDERED 3 TIMES (Mexico) · Rodrigo Occelli
· LOVE IS THE MONSTER (Costa Rica) · Neto Villalobos Brenes
· FABIU (Austria) · Stefan Langthaler
· MIA MOGLIE (Spain) · Ana Liébana
· ISOLATED PEOPLE (China) · Jun Wang
· THE DOOR (China) · Hetong Zhang
· CONNECTIVE TISSUE (USA) · Oliver Bernsen
· RODEO (USA) · Lynn Elliott
· PHOENIX INCIDENT (USA) · Keith Arem 
· FAG (France) · Olivier Lallart
· SUM (Republic of Korea) · Elly Cho
· THE FINAL CHAPTER OF MADNESS (UK) · Stuart Mackie Ellis
· THE ASHES YOU LEAVE BEHIND (UK) · Victor de Almeida
· SEARCHING FOR MYSELF (Austria) · Rodrigo Preiss Maya
· THE DUST SEEKER (Finland) · Olli Huttunen
· ANORMAL (Spain) · Luis Galán
· THE TROUBADOUR (USA) · Ethan Funk-Breay
· SCRAP OF PAPER (UK) · Victor de Almeida
· ROBBERS IN A WHEELCHAIR (Denmark) · Bilal Hussain

BEST NEW MEDIA

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · BRIGHTSTAR (Canada) · Raphaël Hébert
· BACKWOOD BOYS (USA) · Adam Lively
· HEART (USA) · Noelle Joy Sorenson
· WOH RAAT "THAT NIGHT" (USA) · Sanjeev Kuwadekar
· EXIT-INTO THE MASQUERADIUM (USA) · Larry Sanborn
· CHARLIE SAVES CHRISTMAS (USA) · Daniel Nichols
· CONCRETE 49 (USA) · Justin Deegan
· COMPULSION (USA) · Mario Domina
· THE INVITE (UK) · Nikhail Asnani
· OMNIPOTENT RESOLUTION  (Iceland) · Uniqueness 
· THE TRANSFORMERS: REGENERATION (USA) · Jack Hussey 
· ACROSS THE LINE (USA) · Heidi Putallaz
· BAT DIARY (Italy) · Silvano Plank
· JUST BELIEVE (USA) · Nya Chambless

BEST ORIGINAL PODCAST

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · THE RAPSCALLION AGENCY (USA) · Christof Laputka 
· TALES FROM THREE CORNERS (Australia) · Jacq Ellem

BEST MAKEUP & SFX

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · BRIGHTSTAR (Canada) · Raphaël Hébert
· THE TASTE OF BLOOD (Canada) · Allen Kool
· SCRAP OF PAPER (UK) · Victor de Almeida
· ATOMIC KINGDOM (Australia) · James Peniata
· DRY THYME (Austria) · Luca Simedrea
· JERRY COEL (Netherlands) · Danny Vossen
· (LITTLE) RED RIDING HOOD (USA) · Stéphane Guenin
· SHADOW LEGACY (USA) · Aaron W. Small
· BEARLY STANDING (USA) · Samantha Hanus, Susanna Dominguez
· MINING THE MOON (USA) · Susan Osberg, Tom Moore 
· 2ND CHANCE (Belgium) · Hugo Teugels
· FATHOM... THE MERMAIDS! (USA) · Cathie Boruch

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · SUMMER IN THE SHADE (UK) · Alice Millar
· RELIVING MARILYN (Canada) · Morgan Blackbyrne, Shannon Lawson 
· THE TASTE OF BLOOD (Canada) · Allen Kool
· SCRAP OF PAPER (UK) · Victor de Almeida
· FORGIVE US NOT (USA) · Ashley Kay
· THE SKARA BRAE PROPHECY (USA) · Richard Neher
· THE CONSPIRACY (Slovenia) · Goran Ajtič
· MONTERANO'S TALES (Italy) · Marika Vannuzzi
· JERRY COEL (Netherlands) · Danny Vossen
· (LITTLE) RED RIDING HOOD (USA) · Stéphane Guenin
· SHADOW LEGACY (USA) · Aaron W. Small
· MINING THE MOON (USA) · Susan Osberg, Tom Moore 
· THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM: A MUSICABRE (USA) · Danny Ashkenasi
· CASTLING (Bosnia and Herzegovina) · Nikica Cerkez
· SURPRISE (USA) · Philip Lee
· 2ND CHANCE (Belgium) · Hugo Teugels
· HOLY DRIVER: BOOK I (USA) · Gavin Rapp
· L'ARTISTE PAUVRE (Switzerland) · Joanna Grochowski
· FATHOM... THE MERMAIDS! (USA) · Cathie Boruch
· WHO IS BAD? (Japan) · Yuri Sasamoto
· UV (UK) · Nikhail Asnani

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · BRIGHTSTAR (Canada) · Raphaël Hébert
· RELIVING MARILYN (Canada) · Morgan Blackbyrne, Shannon Lawson 
· IMAGINIST (USA) · Bernadette L. Speakes
· THE STORY OF TITUBA: HAPPY 4 U (Sweden) · Jayce Landberg
· DRY THYME (Austria) · Luca Simedrea
· MONTERANO'S TALES (Italy) · Marika Vannuzzi
· SHADOW LEGACY (USA) · Aaron W. Small
· CASTLING (Bosnia and Herzegovina) · Nikica Cerkez
· FATHOM THE MERMAID (USA) · Cathie Boruch
· FATHOM... THE MERMAIDS! (USA) · Cathie Boruch
· BAT DIARY (Italy) · Silvano Plank

WINNER BEST FEATURE FILM · SUMMER IN THE SHADE (UK) · Alice Millar

WINNER BEST FILM (MEDIUM-LENGTH) · FABIU (Austria) · Stefan Langthaler

WINNER BEST SHORT FILM · STATIONHEADS (Hungary) · Stu Gamble

WINNER BEST MICRO-SHORT FILM · LIFE OF A STRANGER (UK) · Roman Daniel Rütten

WINNER BEST STUDENT FILM · MIA MOGLIE (Spain) · Ana Liébana

WINNER BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM · TOPIA (USA) · Jessie Lee Thorne, Justin Thorne

WINNER BEST QUEER · FABIU (Austria) · Stefan Langthaler

WINNER BEST DANCE OR POETIC FILM · TOPIA (USA) · Jessie Lee Thorne, Justin Thorne

WINNER BEST BRITISH FILM · LIFE OF A STRANGER (UK) · Roman Daniel Rütten

WINNER BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM · LE POUSSIN ET LES SOURCILS (Lebanon) · Rami Samir Salloum

WINNER BEST TV SERIES OR PILOT · ABRACADAVERS (Canada) · Anna Cooley, Reamonn Joshee, Morgan Ermter

WINNER BEST ZERO/LOW-BUDGET FILM · LIGHT BETWEEN US (Canada) · Cameron Veitch

WINNER BEST NEW MEDIA · BRIGHTSTAR (Canada) · Raphaël Hébert

WINNER BEST ORIGINAL PODCAST · THE RAPSCALLION AGENCY (USA) · Christof Laputka

WINNER BEST MAKEUP & SFX · BRIGHTSTAR (Canada) · Raphaël Hébert

WINNER BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN · SUMMER IN THE SHADE (UK) · Alice Millar

WINNER BEST COSTUME DESIGN · BRIGHTSTAR (Canada) · Raphaël Hébert

BEST DIRECTING

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · FABIU (Austria) · Stefan Langthaler
· LIKE A POWERPOINT (USA) · Pat Bradley, Melanie Gretchen
· RADIO MESSAGE (Germany) · Sven Oliver Kürten
· IF WE WERE NORMAL (USA) · Pamela Scott
· IMAGINIST (USA) · Bernadette L. Speakes
· ATOMIC KINGDOM (Australia) · James Peniata
· THE SKARA BRAE PROPHECY (USA) · Richard Neher
· IN DREAMS (USA) · Nick Mery 
· IT'S FINE LIKE THAT (Japan) · Hane Nishino 
· A WELL SPOILED ONE (Germany) · Moira Zoitl
· JERRY COEL (Netherlands) · Danny Vossen
· HI HOW ARE YOU? (USA) · Clemy Clarke
· ELLIDA (USA) · Leon Mitchell 
· TUNED IN (Canada) · Matthew Marshall
· THE FISH WHISPERER (Canada) · Barbara Whiting
· OH, GOD? (USA) · Terri Apple
· TODD (USA) · Aaron Warren
· I NEED; I WANT (USA) · Bill Liggins
· REPERCUSSIONS (USA) · Acejay Cruize

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · FABIU (Austria) · Stefan Langthaler
· RADIO MESSAGE (Germany) · Yuriy Chubenko
· SPERANZA (USA) · Katalina Prince
· THE ONE WHO WENT SOUTH (Iceland) · Steiní Kristinsson
· IN DREAMS (USA) · Nick Mery 
· A GLOW OF EMBERS (USA) · Stephen Magiera, Mia Sklena
· TUNED IN (Canada) · Matthew Marshall
· FIVE LEGGED AND BLIND (USA) · Daniel Imrem, Noah Goldberg

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · STATIONHEADS (Hungary) · Stu Gamble
· IT'S FINE LIKE THAT (Japan) · Hane Nishino 
· JERRY COEL (Netherlands) · Danny Vossen
· ELLIDA (USA) · Leon Mitchell 
· TUNED IN (Canada) · Matthew Marshall
· GRAND HAMPTON THE MOVIE: SUPRA VITA (USA) · Antony Capers
· I NEED; I WANT (USA) · Bill Liggins
· REPERCUSSIONS (USA) · Acejay Cruize
· A SUNNY DESPERATION (USA) · Emily Tope
· HOLY DRIVER: BOOK I (USA) · Gavin Rapp

BEST LEAD ACTRESS

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · WHOEVER WAS USING THIS BED (Australia) · Radha Mitchell
· SISTERLY LOVE (UK) ·
· THE CORONA DIALOGUES (USA) ·

BEST LEAD ACTOR

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · LE POUSSIN ET LES SOURCILS (Lebanon) · Joseph Maroun
· RELIVING MARILYN (Canada) · 
· LIKE A POWERPOINT (USA) ·
· RADIO MESSAGE (Germany) · Roberto Puzzo
· TODD (USA) ·
· CASTLING (Bosnia and Herzegovina) ·

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · MIKI MANIACO (USA) · Lola Amores
· THE MASK I WEAR (USA) ·
· STUPID ANIMAL (UK) ·
· SISTERLY LOVE (UK) ·

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · FABIU (Austria) · Kristóf Gellén
· EL PASO 11:55 (USA) ·

EMERGING FILMMAKER AWARD

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · LIFE OF A STRANGER (UK) · Roman Daniel Rütten
· YANANTIN (USA) · Glenda G. Delgado 
· LIKE A POWERPOINT (USA) · Pat Bradley, Melanie Gretchen
· MAY I COME IN? (UK) · Filipe Anjos
· SCRAP OF PAPER (UK) · Victor de Almeida
· FORGIVE US NOT (USA) · Ashley Kay
· DESPERATE JOURNEYS (Nigeria) · Anne Abok
· HEART (USA) · Noelle Joy Sorenson
· EXIT-INTO THE MASQUERADIUM (USA) · Larry Sanborn
· TEARS OF A FORGOTTEN MEMORY (USA) · Ezra Atkins
· A GLOW OF EMBERS (USA) · Stephen Magiera, Mia Sklena
· A NEW STRONG SPRING (Italy) · Luciano Dr. Urietti, Luca G. Gabriele
· THE FAMILY PORTRAIT (Russian Federation) · Julia Shlenskaya
· BEYOND THE TREELINE (USA) · Sarah E. Taylor
· A REALM OF RETURN (Canada) · Tam Hoang Thanh Tran
· TODD (USA) · Aaron Warren
· FORGOTTEN PENANCE (UK) · Alan O'Mahony
· SANTA GUERRA (Italy) · Samantha Casella
· A SUNNY DESPERATION (USA) · Emily Tope
· DULL BOY (USA) · Zuri Shafer
· L'ARTISTE PAUVRE (Switzerland) · Joanna Grochowski

BEST DIRECTORIAL DEBUT

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · SUMMER IN THE SHADE (UK) · Alice Millar
· IF WE WERE NORMAL (USA) · Pamela Scott
· BEYOND TIME (UK) · David Wayman
· SPERANZA (USA) · Katalina Prince
· I KNOW YOU (UK) · Colin Gerrard
· THE SKARA BRAE PROPHECY (USA) · Richard Neher
· THE ONE WHO WENT SOUTH (Iceland) · Steiní Kristinsson
· DRY THYME (Austria) · Luca Simedrea
· THEY CAN'T KILL US (USA) · Johnathan Bloodwolf Lopez
· CRUSH (Estonia) · Andres Kostiv, Martin Kirsipuu
· JERRY COEL (Netherlands) · Danny Vossen
· TEARS OF A FORGOTTEN MEMORY (USA) · Ezra Atkins
· MOUNT EVEREST: A FEVER DREAM (USA) · Reyna Puri
· THE FAMILY PORTRAIT (Russian Federation) · Julia Shlenskaya
· ELLIDA (USA) · Leon Mitchell 
· INSIDE OF ME (USA) · Stephanie Greene 
· ENTER THE ROOM (USA) · Harry Waldman
· I NEED; I WANT (USA) · Bill Liggins
· L'ARTISTE PAUVRE (Switzerland) · Joanna Grochowski
· WE THE PEOPLE? (USA) · Sai Man (Simon) Zhao

BEST YOUNG FILMMAKER

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · NOTHING, EXCEPT EVERYTHING (USA) · Wesley Wang
· JAKE & DANI (USA) · Cameron Ray Hawkins 
· TINTO (Brazil) · Dara Oliver
· THE ONE WHO WENT SOUTH (Iceland) · Steiní Kristinsson
· LADY AT NUMBER 16 (Canada) · James Newhook 
· BURY A FRIEND (USA) · Matthew Alexander Morgan
· MOUNT EVEREST: A FEVER DREAM (USA) · Reyna Puri
· GREEDY SHADOW (Republic of Korea) · Jihae Yoon
· AUBREY'S UNDERSTANDINGS (USA) · Mac Escalante
· WE THE PEOPLE? (USA) · Sai Man (Simon) Zhao

BEST ORIGINAL CONCEPT

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · NOTHING, EXCEPT EVERYTHING (USA) · Wesley Wang
· YANANTIN (USA) · Glenda G. Delgado 
· SECOND GEN (USA) · Mike Madigan
· LIKE A POWERPOINT (USA) · Pat Bradley, Melanie Gretchen
· IMAGINIST (USA) · Bernadette L. Speakes
· A DULL ROAR, THEN LIGHT (Australia) · Brett Sixtysix
· BEYOND TIME (UK) · David Wayman
· I KNOW YOU (UK) · Colin Gerrard
· ORGAN PLAY (USA) · 江峰 Jiang Feng
· EXIT-INTO THE MASQUERADIUM (USA) · Larry Sanborn
· SKATEPOCALYPSE (USA) · Matthew Mendenhall 
· A WELL SPOILED ONE (Germany) · Moira Zoitl
· THE WALL IN THE GARDEN (USA) · Hafid Abdelmoula
· BEARLY STANDING (USA) · Samantha Hanus, Susanna Dominguez
· VIOLATOR (Italy) · Luigi Bonizzato
· OFELIA (Spain) · Frank Ulven
· DAISY'S FINAL GOODBYE (USA) · Steven Elton Long
· BELL ROCK (USA) · Brian Daniel Patterson 
· PARTING (Finland) · Seppo Renvall
· OH, GOD? (USA) · Terri Apple
· GRAND HAMPTON THE MOVIE: SUPRA VITA (USA) · Antony Capers

BEST ENSEMBLE CAST

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · STATIONARY (USA) · Daniel Goldberg
· JAKE & DANI (USA) · Cameron Ray Hawkins 
· RELIVING MARILYN (Canada) · Morgan Blackbyrne, Shannon Lawson 
· SCRAP OF PAPER (UK) · Victor de Almeida
· IF WE WERE NORMAL (USA) · Pamela Scott
· DESPERATE JOURNEYS (Nigeria) · Anne Abok
· BEYOND TIME (UK) · David Wayman
· HEART (USA) · Noelle Joy Sorenson
· WOH RAAT "THAT NIGHT" (USA) · Sanjeev Kuwadekar
· BURY A FRIEND (USA) · Matthew Alexander Morgan
· ELLIDA (USA) · Leon Mitchell 
· INSIDE OF ME (USA) · Stephanie Greene 
· OH, GOD? (USA) · Terri Apple
· TODD (USA) · Aaron Warren
· SURPRISE (USA) · Philip Lee
· REPERCUSSIONS (USA) · Acejay Cruize
· AUBREY'S UNDERSTANDINGS (USA) · Mac Escalante
· THE BRAD & SONNY SHOW (USA) · Brad Perrott
· THE CORONA DIALOGUES (USA) · Dylan Brody
· ACROSS THE LINE (USA) · Heidi Putallaz

BEST DRAMA

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · LE POUSSIN ET LES SOURCILS (Lebanon) · Rami Samir Salloum
· RELIVING MARILYN (Canada) · Morgan Blackbyrne, Shannon Lawson 
· YANANTIN (USA) · Glenda G. Delgado 
· MAY I COME IN? (UK) · Filipe Anjos
· TINTO (Brazil) · Dara Oliver
· THE STORY OF TITUBA: HAPPY 4 U (Sweden) · Jayce Landberg
· WOH RAAT "THAT NIGHT" (USA) · Sanjeev Kuwadekar
· (LITTLE) RED RIDING HOOD (USA) · Stéphane Guenin
· A NEW STRONG SPRING (Italy) · Luciano Dr. Urietti, Luca G. Gabriele
· ELLIDA (USA) · Leon Mitchell 
· OFELIA (Spain) · Frank Ulven
· TUNED IN (Canada) · Matthew Marshall
· INSIDE OF ME (USA) · Stephanie Greene 
· FORGOTTEN PENANCE (UK) · Alan O'Mahony
· I NEED; I WANT (USA) · Bill Liggins
· 2ND CHANCE (Belgium) · Hugo Teugels
· DON'T CRY (Germany) · Hisham Zreiq

BEST COMEDY OR MUSICAL

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · STATIONHEADS (Hungary) · Stu Gamble
· I KNOW YOU (UK) · Colin Gerrard
· CRUSH (Estonia) · Andres Kostiv, Martin Kirsipuu
· HI HOW ARE YOU? (USA) · Clemy Clarke
· MORE…MORE…MORE (USA) · Brad Banacka 
· THE PRISONER (Germany) · Rodja Martin Tröscher 
· THE FISH WHISPERER (Canada) · Barbara Whiting
· THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM: A MUSICABRE (USA) · Danny Ashkenasi
· THE BRAD & SONNY SHOW (USA) · Brad Perrott
· SAND WITCH (Australia) · Wendy Lorelei Spencer 
· WHO IS BAD? (Japan) · Yuri Sasamoto

BEST ACTION DRAMA

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · ANYWHERE (USA) · Edoardo Ranaboldo
· RADIO MESSAGE (Germany) · Roberto Puzzo, Andreas Brauner, Sven Oliver Kürten, Christian Rühlmann
· FORGIVE US NOT (USA) · Ashley Kay
· THE CALL  (USA) · Tom Balsamides
· HOLY DRIVER: BOOK I (USA) · Gavin Rapp
· WHO IS BAD? (Japan) · Yuri Sasamoto

BEST SCI-FI

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · ABRACADAVERS (Canada) · Anna Cooley, Reamonn Joshee, Morgan Ermter
· SECOND GEN (USA) · Mike Madigan
· BEYOND TIME (UK) · David Wayman
· ATOMIC KINGDOM (Australia) · James Peniata
· SKATEPOCALYPSE (USA) · Matthew Mendenhall 
· THE WALL IN THE GARDEN (USA) · Hafid Abdelmoula
· CODA: THE LAST DAY OF HUMAN (Japan) · Katsuhide Yamago
· HI HOW ARE YOU? (USA) · Clemy Clarke
· VIOLATOR (Italy) · Luigi Bonizzato
· BELL ROCK (USA) · Brian Daniel Patterson 
· GRAND HAMPTON THE MOVIE: SUPRA VITA (USA) · Antony Capers
· SUSTAINED REACTION (USA) · Greg A. Ferrara
· I LEFT MY HEART IN PLUTO (USA) · Dario Antepara
· THE FIRST ASTRONAUT (FLEEING FROM A DOOMED PLANET) (USA) · James A. Wright 
· BAT DIARY (Italy) · Silvano Plank
· WE SOCK (Finland) · Petri Puroaho

BEST FANTASY

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · LIGHT BETWEEN US (Canada) · Cameron Veitch 
· SCREENPLAY OF AN INDIAN LOVE STORY  (India) · K.L. Prasad
· THE SKARA BRAE PROPHECY (USA) · Richard Neher
· LADY AT NUMBER 16 (Canada) · James Newhook 
· THE PRISONER (Germany) · Rodja Martin Tröscher 
· THE DAY MY CAT SAVED MY LIFE (Canada) · Kagan Goh (co-directed by Susanna Uchatius) 

BEST HORROR

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · THE DOOR (China) · Hetong Zhang
· THE TASTE OF BLOOD (Canada) · Allen Kool
· NEAR LUCID (USA) · Elisabeth Eckman
· THE STORY OF TITUBA: HAPPY 4 U (Sweden) · Jayce Landberg
· BEYOND THE TREELINE (USA) · Sarah E. Taylor
· ENTER THE ROOM (USA) · Harry Waldman
· GRAND HAMPTON THE MOVIE: SUPRA VITA (USA) · Antony Capers
· SANTA GUERRA (Italy) · Samantha Casella

BEST THRILLER

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · IN THE RIGHT PLACE (Mexico) · Montse Villegas 
· MELANIE'S GRAVE (UK) · Garry Moore
· THE STORY OF TITUBA: HAPPY 4 U (Sweden) · Jayce Landberg
· THE CONSPIRACY (Slovenia) · Goran Ajtič
· BURY A FRIEND (USA) · Matthew Alexander Morgan
· A REALM OF RETURN (Canada) · Tam Hoang Thanh Tran
· ENTER THE ROOM (USA) · Harry Waldman
· CASTLING (Bosnia and Herzegovina) · Nikica Cerkez
· DEEP WOODS BURIAL (USA) · Greg A. Ferrara

BEST CULT

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · CONNECTIVE TISSUE (USA) · Oliver Bernsen
· HI HOW ARE YOU? (USA) · Clemy Clarke
· MORE…MORE…MORE (USA) · Brad Banacka 
· THE PRISONER (Germany) · Rodja Martin Tröscher 
· THE FISH WHISPERER (Canada) · Barbara Whiting
· PANDEMIC: CHAOS IS BLEEDING (Netherlands) · Cynthia Fridsma
· HOLY DRIVER: BOOK I (USA) · Gavin Rapp
· THE BRAD & SONNY SHOW (USA) · Brad Perrott
· THE FIRST ASTRONAUT (FLEEING FROM A DOOMED PLANET) (USA) · James A. Wright 
· MANAGED AGENDA  (USA) · Reginald W. Gibson
· SAND WITCH (Australia) · Wendy Lorelei Spencer 
· FATHOM THE MERMAID (USA) · Cathie Boruch
· I HATE F**KIN’ TECHNOLOGY (USA) · Kevin Short
· WE SOCK (Finland) · Petri Puroaho

BEST EDITING

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · NOTHING, EXCEPT EVERYTHING (USA) · Wesley Wang
· SECOND GEN (USA) · Mike Madigan
· SCREENPLAY OF AN INDIAN LOVE STORY  (India) · K.L. Prasad
· NEAR LUCID (USA) · Elisabeth Eckman
· IMAGINIST (USA) · Bernadette L. Speakes
· THE ONE WHO WENT SOUTH (Iceland) · Steiní Kristinsson
· JOSEF IS IN THE STABLE (Germany) · Sonja Toepfer
· A WELL SPOILED ONE (Germany) · Moira Zoitl
· THE WALL IN THE GARDEN (USA) · Hafid Abdelmoula
· CODA: THE LAST DAY OF HUMAN (Japan) · Katsuhide Yamago
· BEYOND THE TREELINE (USA) · Sarah E. Taylor
· OFELIA (Spain) · Frank Ulven
· BELL ROCK (USA) · Brian Daniel Patterson 
· DISPARATE FRAGMENTS FORM PATTERNS (Australia) · Paul Edmund Fletcher 
· CASTLING (Bosnia and Herzegovina) · Nikica Cerkez
· I LEFT MY HEART IN PLUTO (USA) · Dario Antepara
· MANAGED AGENDA  (USA) · Reginald W. Gibson
· THE BYTES DREAMS ARE MADE OF (Italy) · Alessandro Amaducci 
· MENTI MINDA "MOTHERTONGUE" (Netherlands) · Karin Balog
· 3 MUSES (USA) · Marcia Haufrecht
· THE DARK, DEBRA (Austria) · Dina Yanni

BEST CGI & VFX

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · ABRACADAVERS (Canada) · Anna Cooley, Reamonn Joshee, Morgan Ermter
· THE WALL IN THE GARDEN (USA) · Hafid Abdelmoula
· CODA: THE LAST DAY OF HUMAN (Japan) · Katsuhide Yamago
· SHADOW LEGACY (USA) · Aaron W. Small
· ANJA UNLEASHED (Italy) · Massimiliano Moro 
· BELL ROCK (USA) · Brian Daniel Patterson 
· DISPARATE FRAGMENTS FORM PATTERNS (Australia) · Paul Edmund Fletcher 
· RARE YET SOFT (USA) · Kyong Mee Choi
· I LEFT MY HEART IN PLUTO (USA) · Dario Antepara
· THE FIRST ASTRONAUT (FLEEING FROM A DOOMED PLANET) (USA) · James A. Wright 
· DON'T CRY (Germany) · Hisham Zreiq
· BAT DIARY (Italy) · Silvano Plank

BEST SOUND DESIGN

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · NOTHING, EXCEPT EVERYTHING (USA) · Wesley Wang
· SCREENPLAY OF AN INDIAN LOVE STORY  (India) · K.L. Prasad
· NEAR LUCID (USA) · Elisabeth Eckman
· THE CALL  (USA) · Tom Balsamides
· BEYOND THE TREELINE (USA) · Sarah E. Taylor
· SHADOW LEGACY (USA) · Aaron W. Small
· PARTING (Finland) · Seppo Renvall
· A REALM OF RETURN (Canada) · Tam Hoang Thanh Tran
· ENTER THE ROOM (USA) · Harry Waldman
· SANTA GUERRA (Italy) · Samantha Casella
· THE FIRST ASTRONAUT (FLEEING FROM A DOOMED PLANET) (USA) · James A. Wright 
· MANAGED AGENDA  (USA) · Reginald W. Gibson
· THE BYTES DREAMS ARE MADE OF (Italy) · Alessandro Amaducci 
· R.L ALLMAN’S PETER PAN (USA) · Ronald Lee Allman

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · LIFE OF A STRANGER (UK) · Roman Daniel Rütten
· SCREENPLAY OF AN INDIAN LOVE STORY  (India) · K.L. Prasad
· THE STORY OF TITUBA: HAPPY 4 U (Sweden) · Jayce Landberg
· THE SKARA BRAE PROPHECY (USA) · Richard Neher
· JOSEF IS IN THE STABLE (Germany) · Sonja Toepfer
· MONTERANO'S TALES (Italy) · Marika Vannuzzi
· IT'S FINE LIKE THAT (Japan) · Hane Nishino 
· (LITTLE) RED RIDING HOOD (USA) · Stéphane Guenin
· A NEW STRONG SPRING (Italy) · Luciano Dr. Urietti, Luca G. Gabriele
· BEYOND THE TREELINE (USA) · Sarah E. Taylor
· PIANO-SOLEIL (Canada) · Caio Amon
· DISPARATE FRAGMENTS FORM PATTERNS (Australia) · Paul Edmund Fletcher 
· PARTING (Finland) · Seppo Renvall
· FORGOTTEN PENANCE (UK) · Alan O'Mahony
· CASTLING (Bosnia and Herzegovina) · Nikica Cerkez
· 2ND CHANCE (Belgium) · Hugo Teugels
· SEWN WITH SCARLET STRINGS (UK) · Lillianna Munro, Nasir Simmons
· NORTH BY FREAKING WEST (USA) · Christos Kotsovos
· 3 MUSES (USA) · Marcia Haufrecht
· MACROPHOTO (USA) · Michael Tucker

WINNER BEST DIRECTING · FABIU (Austria) · Stefan Langthaler

WINNER BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY · STATIONHEADS (Hungary) · Stu Gamble

WINNER BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY · FABIU (Austria) · Stefan Langthaler

WINNER BEST LEAD ACTOR · LE POUSSIN ET LES SOURCILS (Lebanon) · Joseph Maroun

WINNER BEST LEAD ACTRESS · WHOEVER WAS USING THIS BED (Australia) · Radha Mitchell

WINNER BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR · FABIU (Austria) · Kristóf Gellén

WINNER BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS · MIKI MANIACO (USA) · Lola Amores

WINNER EMERGING FILMMAKER AWARD · LIFE OF A STRANGER (UK) · Roman Daniel Rütten

WINNER BEST DIRECTORIAL DEBUT · SUMMER IN THE SHADE (UK) · Alice Millar

WINNER BEST YOUNG FILMMAKER · NOTHING, EXCEPT EVERYTHING (USA) · Wesley Wang

WINNER BEST ENSEMBLE CAST · STATIONARY (USA) · Daniel Goldberg

WINNER BEST DRAMA · LE POUSSIN ET LES SOURCILS (Lebanon) · Rami Samir Salloum

WINNER BEST COMEDY OR MUSICAL · STATIONHEADS (Hungary) · Stu Gamble

WINNER BEST ACTION DRAMA · ANYWHERE (USA) · Edoardo Ranaboldo

WINNER BEST SCI-FI · ABRACADAVERS (Canada) · Anna Cooley, Reamonn Joshee, Morgan Ermter

WINNER BEST FANTASY · LIGHT BETWEEN US (Canada) · Cameron Veitch

WINNER BEST HORROR · THE DOOR (China) · Hetong Zhang

WINNER BEST THRILLER · IN THE RIGHT PLACE (Mexico) · Montse Villegas

WINNER BEST CULT · CONNECTIVE TISSUE (USA) · Oliver Bernsen

WINNER BEST EDITING · NOTHING, EXCEPT EVERYTHING (USA) · Wesley Wang

WINNER BEST CGI & VFX · ABRACADAVERS (Canada) · Anna Cooley, Reamonn Joshee, Morgan Ermter

WINNER BEST SOUND DESIGN · NOTHING, EXCEPT EVERYTHING (USA) · Wesley Wang

WINNER BEST ORIGINAL SCORE · LIFE OF A STRANGER (UK) · Roman Daniel Rütten

BEST ANIMATED FILM

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · MUSHKILE' (Israel) · Kami Shefer
· THE NIGHT PRINCESS (USA) · Ruth Elliott-Hilsdon
· PIGASUS: THE LOST PARADISE - BATTLE FOR EVERMORE  (USA) · Sean Patrick O'Reilly 
· DA MISSIN BRONNIE (UK) · Greg McCarron
· DAISY'S FINAL GOODBYE (USA) · Steven Elton Long
· ANJA UNLEASHED (Italy) · Massimiliano Moro 
· GREEDY SHADOW (Republic of Korea) · Jihae Yoon
· SEA YA (USA) · Yani Sun
· PANDEMIC: CHAOS IS BLEEDING (Netherlands) · Cynthia Fridsma
· RARE YET SOFT (USA) · Kyong Mee Choi
· DRONE RUNNER (USA) · Vincent Scuro
· DON'T CRY (Germany) · Hisham Zreiq
· R.L ALLMAN’S PETER PAN (USA) · Ronald Lee Allman

BEST CHARACTER DESIGN

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · ANDY: A DOG'S TALE (USA) · Jamy Wheless
· THE NIGHT PRINCESS (USA) · Ruth Elliott-Hilsdon
· PIGASUS: THE LOST PARADISE - BATTLE FOR EVERMORE  (USA) · Sean Patrick O'Reilly 
· DA MISSIN BRONNIE (UK) · Greg McCarron
· DAISY'S FINAL GOODBYE (USA) · Steven Elton Long
· ANJA UNLEASHED (Italy) · Massimiliano Moro 
· SEA YA (USA) · Yani Sun
· PANDEMIC: CHAOS IS BLEEDING (Netherlands) · Cynthia Fridsma
· DRONE RUNNER (USA) · Vincent Scuro
· DON'T CRY (Germany) · Hisham Zreiq
· R.L ALLMAN’S PETER PAN (USA) · Ronald Lee Allman

BEST CREATED ENVIRONMENT

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · MUSHKILE' (Israel) · Kami Shefer
· PIGASUS: THE LOST PARADISE - BATTLE FOR EVERMORE  (USA) · Sean Patrick O'Reilly 
· CETILUSINE (USA) · Greg A. Ferrara
· DA MISSIN BRONNIE (UK) · Greg McCarron
· ANJA UNLEASHED (Italy) · Massimiliano Moro 
· GREEDY SHADOW (Republic of Korea) · Jihae Yoon
· SEA YA (USA) · Yani Sun
· RARE YET SOFT (USA) · Kyong Mee Choi
· DRONE RUNNER (USA) · Vincent Scuro
· DON'T CRY (Germany) · Hisham Zreiq
· R.L ALLMAN’S PETER PAN (USA) · Ronald Lee Allman

BEST 2D ANIMATION

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · SAYANG (Canada) · Sophia Santos, Ethan Chouinard, Gabrielle Edmiston, Yeh-Ming Bobby Chen, Teresa Furtado, Eleanor Kawasaki, Daniel Vargas, Kevin Rojo Mercado, Xin Yue Guan
· THE NIGHT PRINCESS (USA) · Ruth Elliott-Hilsdon
· GREEDY SHADOW (Republic of Korea) · Jihae Yoon
· SEA YA (USA) · Yani Sun

BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · I WAS MURDERED 3 TIMES (Mexico) · Rodrigo Occelli
· THEY CAN'T KILL US (USA) · Johnathan Bloodwolf Lopez
· SOUTH TEXAS GENTLE MEN OF STEEL: LOS PADRES (USA) · Armando P. Ibáñez 
· CHASING THE DEAD (USA) · Tom Phillips
· KATYDID'S SECRET JOURNEY (Germany) · Wilhelm Moser
· MEKONG APOCALYPSE (Canada) · Michael Buckley 

BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · BHAKTAPUR: A HUMAN STORY (Italy) · Nicola Bozzo
· SPARK (Brazil) · Beto Sporkens
· UNPREDICTABLE SESSIONS (Portugal) · Lucas Dutra
· LOOKING FOR MOM (Taiwan) · Peter Hsui
· LIFESAVER: THE SLO NOOR FOUNDATION STORY (USA) · Bob Williams
· KAOTIC DRUMLINE: DRUMMING WITH A DIFFERENCE (USA) · Aaron Steinberg
· THE FUTURE IN OUR HANDS (Taiwan) · Shihyun Wang 
· VANCOUVER: A BRIEF HISTORY (Canada) · Jean-Jacques Dumonceau 
· ALWAYS UNFINISHED (USA) · Rick Meghiddo
· MOS (Canada) · Scott Brown
· VOICES FOR FREEDOM: THE HYERS SISTERS' LEGACY (USA) · Susheel Bibbs 
· WE HAVEN'T UNDERSTOOD ANYTHING (USA) · Alfonso Lugo
· CONCRETE 49 (USA) · Justin Deegan
· CONDOMS FULL OF HASH OIL BROUGHT FROM JAMAICA {HEMPDEMIC SHORT} (USA) · Aviva Vuvuzela
· FATHOM... THE MERMAIDS! (USA) · Cathie Boruch
· THE LIFE & ART OF DAVID LABKOVSKI (USA) · Carole Eglash-Kosoff

BEST DOC DIRECTING

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · I WAS MURDERED 3 TIMES (Mexico) · Rodrigo Occelli
· SPARK (Brazil) · Beto Sporkens
· UNPREDICTABLE SESSIONS (Portugal) · Lucas Dutra
· LIFESAVER: THE SLO NOOR FOUNDATION STORY (USA) · Bob Williams
· SOUTH TEXAS GENTLE MEN OF STEEL: LOS PADRES (USA) · Armando P. Ibáñez 
· KATYDID'S SECRET JOURNEY (Germany) · Wilhelm Moser
· CONDOMS FULL OF HASH OIL BROUGHT FROM JAMAICA {HEMPDEMIC SHORT} (USA) · Aviva Vuvuzela
· MEKONG APOCALYPSE (Canada) · Michael Buckley 

BEST DOC CINEMATOGRAPHY

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · BHAKTAPUR: A HUMAN STORY (Italy) · Nicola Bozzo
· GUARDIANS OF PARADISE (Switzerland) · Ivan Maria Friedman
· FAREWELL TO A LEGEND: THE LAST BLAST (UK) · Bryn Downing
· WHEN THE NIGHT DAWNS (Spain) · Martin Zalba
· ART WITHOUT BORDERS (Turkey) · Sean Fee
· BARE METAL (USA) · Brandon Robert Gries, Ryan Freng, John Shoemaker
· THE REAL EGYPT (Croatia) · Alen Tkalcec
· THE UNSEEN (Germany) · Naomi Beukes-Meyer
· LOOKING FOR MOM (Taiwan) · Peter Hsui
· CHASING THE DEAD (USA) · Tom Phillips

BEST DOC EDITING
& SOUND DESIGN

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · END TO END (UK) · George Pearton
· SPARK (Brazil) · Beto Sporkens
· UNPREDICTABLE SESSIONS (Portugal) · Lucas Dutra
· VANCOUVER: A BRIEF HISTORY (Canada) · Jean-Jacques Dumonceau 
· WE HAVEN'T UNDERSTOOD ANYTHING (USA) · Alfonso Lugo
· CHASING THE DEAD (USA) · Tom Phillips
· KATYDID'S SECRET JOURNEY (Germany) · Wilhelm Moser

BEST NATURE DOCUMENTARY

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · THE RIVER OF SEVEN NAMES (Spain) · Sergi Ricart
· GUARDIANS OF PARADISE (Switzerland) · Ivan Maria Friedman
· ORGANIC (USA) · Egor Subbotin 
· THE BREEDING SHED (USA) · Celina Torrealba 
· WHEN THE NIGHT DAWNS (Spain) · Martin Zalba
· LOOKING FOR MOM (Taiwan) · Peter Hsui
· MOUNT EVEREST: A FEVER DREAM (USA) · Reyna Puri

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

TOP 10 NOMINEES

WINNER · WAIT FOR ME (Belgium) · Gordon Delacroix
· THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA DO (Switzerland) · Michaël Theus, Nicolaï Tchetchelachvili
· QUEEN OF SPADES (USA) · Pedro Salvado 
· DL? BY TUTT JONES (USA) · Andrew Daffy
· BOYS DON’T MAKE ME CRY (USA) · Mason Carden
· SO IN LOVE (USA) · Miriam Bavly
· TRANSCENDENT SOUL (USA) · Grayhawk David Gibney
· V (Croatia) · Silvano Perozic
· BE MINE (USA) · Miriam Bavly
· NO PANTS ON (USA) · Asha Chai-Chang
· I AM THE CANDIDATE (USA) · George Ohan, Joseph Eual Messer
· LOVE IN VAIN (USA) · Rudolf Strukoff

BEST EXPERIMENTAL MV

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · APEIRON BOUND 'EMOTIVE SERVITUDE' (USA) · Christian Cashmir, Wayne Joyner 
· WHAT WE WISH (China) · Jody Xiong, Cheng Tianxiao
· APEIRON BOUND 'MY SWEET STOCKHOLM' (USA) · Costin Chioreanu, Andrew Stout, Michael Calza
· TARAC WIPPP (USA) · Marc A. Gallo
· APEIRON BOUND 'ABSENT FAMILIARITY' (FEAT. JOSHUA CORUM OF HEAD WITH WINGS) (USA) · Chance White, Christian Cashmir, Tom Pritchard
· ERRATA IN BLUE (Netherlands) · Karin Balog
· APEIRON BOUND 'ELEUTHEROMANIA' (FEAT. ANGEL VIVALDI) (USA) · Cameron Burns, Tom de Wit, Andrew Stout
· VISIONS OF BLAKEY (Brazil) · Juliana Pedrosa
· OMNIPOTENT RESOLUTION  (Iceland) · Uniqueness 
· WAGON CHRIST 'ALRIGHT' (USA) · Derek L.Z. Sajbel
· DYSTO WAVE (Italy) · Federica De Stasio
· V (Croatia) · Silvano Perozic
· BROKEN WORLD (USA) · Ingrid Smith

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · WAIT FOR ME (Belgium) · Gordon Delacroix
· I WANNA BE A VAMPIRE (USA) · Joseph Messer
· THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA DO (Switzerland) · Michaël Theus, Nicolaï Tchetchelachvili
· QUEEN OF SPADES (USA) · Pedro Salvado 
· FALLING (USA) · Melanie Gretchen
· APEIRON BOUND 'ELEUTHEROMANIA' (FEAT. ANGEL VIVALDI) (USA) · Cameron Burns, Tom de Wit, Andrew Stout
· DL? BY TUTT JONES (USA) · Andrew Daffy
· BOYS DON’T MAKE ME CRY (USA) · Nell Scott & Dave Cowell
· MY SECRET (USA) · Sasha Sumner
· PLASTIC BARRICADES 'COUNTING FIREWORKS' (UK) · Elina Pasok
· ERRATA IN BLUE (Netherlands) · Karin Balog
· SAYONARA, TOKYO: THE APOCALYPSE OF URBAN CROW (Japan) · Hiroaki Hirakata
· SO IN LOVE (USA) · Miriam Bavly
· TRANSCENDENT SOUL (USA) · Grayhawk David Gibney
· BE MINE (USA) · Miriam Bavly
· NO PANTS ON (USA) · Asha Chai-Chang
· FLYING (USA) · Amy Barbera, Ben Bagby
· BROKEN WORLD (USA) · Ingrid Smith
· I AM THE CANDIDATE (USA) · George Ohan, Joseph Eual Messer

BEST MV/COMMERCIAL DIRECTING

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · ABIGAIL LAPELL 'OLD FLAMES' (Canada) · Fugitives (Spencer Ryan, Jordan Hamer)
· THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA DO (Switzerland) · Michaël Theus, Nicolaï Tchetchelachvili
· QUEEN OF SPADES (USA) · Pedro Salvado 
· DL? BY TUTT JONES (USA) · Andrew Daffy
· OMNIPOTENT RESOLUTION  (Iceland) · Uniqueness 
· BE MINE (USA) · Miriam Bavly
· LOVE IN VAIN (USA) · Rudolf Strukoff

BEST MV/COM CINEMATOGRAPHY

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · ABIGAIL LAPELL 'OLD FLAMES' (Canada) · Fugitives (Spencer Ryan, Jordan Hamer)
· QUEEN OF SPADES (USA) · Pedro Salvado 
· BOYS DON’T MAKE ME CRY (USA) · Donavan Clark
· LOVE IN VAIN (USA) · Rudolf Strukoff

BEST MV ARTIST

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · DON'T GO OUT (Latvia) · Frederiks Sebastians 
· QUEEN OF SPADES (USA) · Pedro Salvado 
· APEIRON BOUND 'ELEUTHEROMANIA' (FEAT. ANGEL VIVALDI) (USA) · Cameron Burns, Tom de Wit, Andrew Stout
· DL? BY TUTT JONES (USA) · Andrew Daffy
· ERRATA IN BLUE (Netherlands) · Karin Balog
· SAYONARA, TOKYO: THE APOCALYPSE OF URBAN CROW (Japan) · Hiroaki Hirakata
· SO IN LOVE (USA) · Miriam Bavly
· TRANSCENDENT SOUL (USA) · Grayhawk David Gibney
· NO PANTS ON (USA) · Asha Chai-Chang
· FLYING (USA) · Amy Barbera, Ben Bagby
· LOVE IN VAIN (USA) · Rudolf Strukoff

BEST MV EDITING

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · WAIT FOR ME (Belgium) · Gordon Delacroix
· THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA DO (Switzerland) · Michaël Theus, Nicolaï Tchetchelachvili
· DL? BY TUTT JONES (USA) · Andrew Daffy
· VISIONS OF BLAKEY (Brazil) · Juliana Pedrosa
· PLASTIC BARRICADES 'COUNTING FIREWORKS' (UK) · Elina Pasok
· ERRATA IN BLUE (Netherlands) · Karin Balog
· OMNIPOTENT RESOLUTION  (Iceland) · Uniqueness 
· WAGON CHRIST 'ALRIGHT' (USA) · Derek L.Z. Sajbel
· DYSTO WAVE (Italy) · Federica De Stasio
· FLYING (USA) · Amy Barbera, Ben Bagby
· LOVE IN VAIN (USA) · Rudolf Strukoff

BEST MV/COM SCENOGRAPHY

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · ABIGAIL LAPELL 'OLD FLAMES' (Canada) · Fugitives (Spencer Ryan, Jordan Hamer)
· THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA DO (Switzerland) · Michaël Theus, Nicolaï Tchetchelachvili
· BOYS DON’T MAKE ME CRY (USA) · Mason Carden
· PLASTIC BARRICADES 'COUNTING FIREWORKS' (UK) · Elina Pasok
· I AM THE CANDIDATE (USA) · George Ohan, Joseph Eual Messer

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · SEVENTH SON (USA) · Mary Hoffmann
· WINTERHART (Switzerland) · Julien Wagner
· IMHOTEP'S SECRET (USA) · Jorge Troncone Osorio
· DEVIL'S DELIGHT (USA) · Bruce Smith 
· SCRIPT AVENUE (Switzerland) · Daniel Bodenmann 
· BLACK SHEEP (USA) · Alex Knies
· THE GIRL IN THE GLACIER (Canada) · Catherine Schandl
· THE CHRISTIANS: EARTH'S CRY HEAVEN'S SMILE (USA) · Tony Gioutsos
· DAAYEN: THE HUNTED (India) · Neha Srivastava
· AMERICAN FALLOUT (USA) · Harry Kakatsakis 
· DIAL IT BACK (USA) · Erin Keefer
· BROTHERS OF BABYLON (USA) · Gabriel Womack
· NON-LOCAL: THE "SALIVA" REWORK (USA) · Kameron Jenkins 
· THE SECRET CODEX (USA) · Kevin Pike
· CITIZEN (USA) · Marshall Ferrin
· SILVER EYES (USA) · Eric White
· A NOVEL ENDING (Australia) · Stephen Karnaghan 
· A BRAVE SOUL (USA) · Timothy O'Neill 
· SHAME OR HONOUR (UK) · Ceri Thomas-Davies
· LEAVING PARADISE (USA) · Robert Kirkendall
· DAYS LOST IN THE ASYLUM (USA) · James Wright
· SCHOOLGIRL GANGSTER (USA) · Timothy O'Neill

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · HOUSE OF WOLVES (Australia) · Andrew Yeremeyev
· SHELTER (UK) · Helen Rose
· OVERWORKD (USA) · Victoria Hirakawa
· FADING (India) · Suraj Nair
· COURSES, RECURRENCE AND... REFUNDS (Italy) · Luciano D. Urietti
· CAIAPHAS (New Zealand) · Thomas McCone
· ROBBERS IN A WHEELCHAIR (Denmark) · Bilal Hussain

BEST TV SCRIPT

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · SAMARA & THE CITY (USA) · Kacy Boccumini
· 1000: THE SWORD IN THE STONE (Italy) · Guido Giordano 
· LAFAYETTE: DEATH OF A REVOLUTION (USA) · Marshall Ferrin
· THE PLEASURE GARDEN (USA) · Linda Pace Alexander
· LIVING WILD: ALASKA (USA) · Dorene Lorenz 
· JAZLYN'S SIGHT (USA) · Debi Yazbeck
· CARESS: THE PIT BULL OF DESPAIR (USA) · Mitchell Holden
· MORTAL PATH: BOUND BY BLOOD (USA) · Dakota Banks 
· SPEAK OF GIBRAN (USA) · Grace Shalhoub
· MUSKY HOLE REP (USA) · Brian Kahn
· DIE AHLE "THE AWL" (Canada) · Adam Morton
· ARGOLIS: SONS OF THE THRONE AND THE LAMB OF GOLD (USA) · Ellen Rooney
· ALMOST THERE (USA) · Mitchell Holden
· OVERWORKD (USA) · Victoria Hirakawa
· DANCING WITH SPIES (USA) · Francis Billingsley 
· A TALE OF TWO CITIES IN 4 EPISODES (USA) · Michael O'Rourke

BEST DRAMA

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · THE ICE KING (USA) · Nestor Villalobos 
· WATERMELON SUGAR LAND (USA) · Daniel Goldberg, Catherine Weingarten
· IMHOTEP'S SECRET (USA) · Jorge Troncone Osorio
· ROCKET JAMES: THE SOURCE OF DESTINY (Chile) · Christian Talarico
· BLACK SHEEP (USA) · Alex Knies
· THE GIRL IN THE GLACIER (Canada) · Catherine Schandl
· THEY SMELL DEAD (USA) · Juliano Angeliano
· THE CHRISTIANS: EARTH'S CRY HEAVEN'S SMILE (USA) · Tony Gioutsos
· COURSES, RECURRENCE AND... REFUNDS (Italy) · Luciano D. Urietti
· BROTHERS OF BABYLON (USA) · Gabriel Womack
· THE SECRET CODEX (USA) · Kevin Pike
· CITIZEN (USA) · Marshall Ferrin
· ESCAPE TO HOLLOW EARTH (USA) · Danny Weiss
· A NOVEL ENDING (Australia) · Stephen Karnaghan 
· LUCKY IN LONG ISLAND (USA) · Michelle Taubman
· A TALE OF TWO CITIES IN 4 EPISODES (USA) · Michael O'Rourke
· LEAVING PARADISE (USA) · Robert Kirkendall
· DAYS LOST IN THE ASYLUM (USA) · James Wright

BEST ROMANTIC DRAMA

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · ARGOLIS: QUEST OF THE KING AND THE BANQUET OF THE CURSE (USA) · Ellen Rooney
· ARGOLIS: KINGDOM OF THE EXILED AND THE HOUSE OF PELOPS (USA) · Ellen Rooney
· KATHERINE AND SPENCER (USA) · Walt Alexander 
· THE AFTERLIFE CAN WAIT (USA) · Westley Cornwell
· HOLY CITY (USA) · Terri Thomas
· SPEAK OF GIBRAN (USA) · Grace Shalhoub
· PECULIAR NIGHTS (USA) · Isaiah Mouw
· FOR THE LOVE OF LATTE (USA) · Miriam Bavly
· RODEO (USA) · Lynn Elliott
· CHOKE CHERRY JELLY (USA) · Kayt Peck
· ARGOLIS: SONS OF THE THRONE AND THE LAMB OF GOLD (USA) · Ellen Rooney
· A FOUR-SIDED BED (USA) · Elizabeth Searle
· LOVEBEATS (USA) · Chris Ross Leong
· WATERMELON SUGAR LAND (USA) · Daniel Goldberg, Catherine Weingarten
· THE GIRL IN THE GLACIER (Canada) · Catherine Schandl
· DIAL IT BACK (USA) · Erin Keefer
· THE SECRET CODEX (USA) · Kevin Pike
· A NOVEL ENDING (Australia) · Stephen Karnaghan 

BEST COMEDY OR MUSICAL

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · SAMARA & THE CITY (USA) · Kacy Boccumini
· 1000: THE SWORD IN THE STONE (Italy) · Guido Giordano 
· KATHERINE AND SPENCER (USA) · Walt Alexander 
· SPEAK OF GIBRAN (USA) · Grace Shalhoub
· MUSKY HOLE REP (USA) · Brian Kahn
· WELCOME TO CALIFORNIA: FROM L.A. COUNTY JAIL TO #1 IN SALES (Canada) · Sandra Boszko
· RODEO (USA) · Lynn Elliott
· RAD SANTA (UK) · Benjamin Coakley
· LOVEBEATS (USA) · Chris Ross Leong
· HALLELUJAH (Spain) · Zeff Lawless
· THEY SMELL DEAD (USA) · Juliano Angeliano
· DIAL IT BACK (USA) · Erin Keefer

BEST QUEER

TOP 10 NOMINEES

WINNER · KATHERINE AND SPENCER (USA) · Walt Alexander 
· SAMARA & THE CITY (USA) · Kacy Boccumini
· HOLY CITY (USA) · Terri Thomas
· PECULIAR NIGHTS (USA) · Isaiah Mouw
· A FOUR-SIDED BED (USA) · Elizabeth Searle

BEST ACTION DRAMA

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · ARGOLIS: QUEST OF THE KING AND THE BANQUET OF THE CURSE (USA) · Ellen Rooney
· IMHOTEP'S SECRET (USA) · Jorge Troncone Osorio
· ROCKET JAMES: THE SOURCE OF DESTINY (Chile) · Christian Talarico
· WINTERHART (Switzerland) · Julien Wagner
· THE GIRL IN THE GLACIER (Canada) · Catherine Schandl
· THEY SMELL DEAD (USA) · Juliano Angeliano
· BROTHERS OF BABYLON (USA) · Gabriel Womack
· THE SECRET CODEX (USA) · Kevin Pike
· SILVER EYES (USA) · Eric White
· DANCING WITH SPIES (USA) · Francis Billingsley 
· A BRAVE SOUL (USA) · Timothy O'Neill 
· ROBBERS IN A WHEELCHAIR (Denmark) · Bilal Hussain
· SCHOOLGIRL GANGSTER (USA) · Timothy O'Neill 

BEST ACTION, SCI-FI OR FANTASY

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · ARGOLIS: QUEST OF THE KING AND THE BANQUET OF THE CURSE (USA) · Ellen Rooney
· IMHOTEP'S SECRET (USA) · Jorge Troncone Osorio
· ROCKET JAMES: THE SOURCE OF DESTINY (Chile) · Christian Talarico
· DEVIL'S DELIGHT (USA) · Bruce Smith 
· THE GIRL IN THE GLACIER (Canada) · Catherine Schandl
· THEY SMELL DEAD (USA) · Juliano Angeliano
· AMERICAN FALLOUT (USA) · Harry Kakatsakis 
· FADING (India) · Suraj Nair
· BROTHERS OF BABYLON (USA) · Gabriel Womack
· THE SECRET CODEX (USA) · Kevin Pike
· DANCING WITH SPIES (USA) · Francis Billingsley 

BEST FAMILY/ADVENTURE

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · THE ICE KING (USA) · Nestor Villalobos 
· 1000: THE SWORD IN THE STONE (Italy) · Guido Giordano 
· UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN (Italy) · Francesco Capussela 
· BALL DON'T LIE (USA) · Isaiah Mouw
· RAD SANTA (UK) · Benjamin Coakley

BEST HORROR

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · SEVENTH SON (USA) · Mary Hoffmann
· ARGOLIS: QUEST OF THE KING AND THE BANQUET OF THE CURSE (USA) · Ellen Rooney
· SAMARA & THE CITY (USA) · Kacy Boccumini
· THE AFTERLIFE CAN WAIT (USA) · Westley Cornwell
· THE EVANGELICAL CELL (USA) · Timothy O'Neill 
· THEY SMELL DEAD (USA) · Juliano Angeliano
· LIKE MOTHER, LIKE DAUGHTER (Ireland) · Zeff Lawless

BEST THRILLER/PSYCHOLOGICAL

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · ARGOLIS: QUEST OF THE KING AND THE BANQUET OF THE CURSE (USA) · Ellen Rooney
· SAMARA & THE CITY (USA) · Kacy Boccumini
· UNISON KISMET: THE TWIN SAMARITAN (Italy) · Francesco Capussela 
· THE AFTERLIFE CAN WAIT (USA) · Westley Cornwell
· ANATOMY OF A TOWN (USA) · Patricia Fox
· LOVE. WITHOUT A TRACE. (Ireland) · Sean Hynes 
· WAY TO THE DARKNESS (Poland) · Maria Stelmach
· IMHOTEP'S SECRET (USA) · Jorge Troncone Osorio
· COURSES, RECURRENCE AND... REFUNDS (Italy) · Luciano D. Urietti
· THE SECRET CODEX (USA) · Kevin Pike
· LUCKY IN LONG ISLAND (USA) · Michelle Taubman
· DAYS LOST IN THE ASYLUM (USA) · James Wright

BEST SEMI-PRO SCREENPLAY

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · BLOOD MONEY (UK) · Dominic Flanagan
· CARESS: THE PIT BULL OF DESPAIR (USA) · Mitchell Holden
· HOUSE OF WOLVES (Australia) · Andrew Yeremeyev
· MON MEILLEUR AMI (Australia) · Bruce Notman
· THE CHRISTIANS: EARTH'S CRY HEAVEN'S SMILE (USA) · Tony Gioutsos
· FADING (India) · Suraj Nair
· LIKE MOTHER, LIKE DAUGHTER (Ireland) · Zeff Lawless
· ESCAPE TO HOLLOW EARTH (USA) · Danny Weiss
· A NOVEL ENDING (Australia) · Stephen Karnaghan 
· LUCKY IN LONG ISLAND (USA) · Michelle Taubman

BEST ORIGINAL CONCEPT

TOP NOMINEES

WINNER · SEVENTH SON (USA) · Mary Hoffmann
· DEVIL'S DELIGHT (USA) · Bruce Smith 
· SCRIPT AVENUE (Switzerland) · Daniel Bodenmann 
· THE CHRISTIANS: EARTH'S CRY HEAVEN'S SMILE (USA) · Tony Gioutsos
· DAAYEN: THE HUNTED (India) · Neha Srivastava
· AMERICAN FALLOUT (USA) · Harry Kakatsakis 
· FADING (India) · Suraj Nair
· CAIAPHAS (New Zealand) · Thomas McCone
· NON-LOCAL: THE "SALIVA" REWORK (USA) · Kameron Jenkins 
· CITIZEN (USA) · Marshall Ferrin
· ESCAPE TO HOLLOW EARTH (USA) · Danny Weiss
· SILVER EYES (USA) · Eric White
· A NOVEL ENDING (Australia) · Stephen Karnaghan 
· LUCKY IN LONG ISLAND (USA) · Michelle Taubman
· DANCING WITH SPIES (USA) · Francis Billingsley 
· SHAME OR HONOUR (UK) · Ceri Thomas-Davies
· SCHOOLGIRL GANGSTER (USA) · Timothy O'Neill 

WINNER BEST ANIMATED FILM · MUSHKILE' (Israel) · Kami Shefer

WINNER BEST CHARACTER DESIGN · ANDY: A DOG'S TALE (USA) · Jamy Wheless

WINNER BEST CREATED ENVIRONMENT · MUSHKILE' (Israel) · Kami Shefer

WINNER BEST 2D ANIMATION · SAYANG (Canada) · Sophia Santos, Ethan Chouinard, Gabrielle Edmiston, Yeh-Ming Bobby Chen, Teresa Furtado, Eleanor Kawasaki, Daniel Vargas, Kevin Rojo Mercado, Xin Yue Guan

WINNER BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY · I WAS MURDERED 3 TIMES (Mexico) · Rodrigo Occelli

WINNER BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY · BHAKTAPUR: A HUMAN STORY (Italy) · Nicola Bozzo

WINNER BEST DOC DIRECTING · I WAS MURDERED 3 TIMES (Mexico) · Rodrigo Occelli

WINNER BEST DOC CINEMATOGRAPHY · BHAKTAPUR: A HUMAN STORY (Italy) · Nicola Bozzo

WINNER BEST DOC EDITING & SOUND DESIGN · END TO END (UK) · George Pearton

WINNER BEST NATURE DOCUMENTARY · THE RIVER OF SEVEN NAMES (Spain) · Sergi Ricart

WINNER OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO INDEPENDENT FILMMAKING AWARD · ISOLATED PEOPLE (China) · Jun Wang

WINNER OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO INDEPENDENT FILMMAKING AWARD · SUM (Republic of Korea) · Elly Cho

WINNER OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO INDEPENDENT FILMMAKING AWARD · THE ASHES YOU LEAVE BEHIND (UK) · Victor de Almeida

WINNER OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO INDEPENDENT FILMMAKING AWARD · SEARCHING FOR MYSELF (Austria) · Rodrigo Preiss Maya

WINNER OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO INDEPENDENT FILMMAKING AWARD · LOVE IS THE MONSTER (Costa Rica) · Neto Villalobos Brenes

WINNER OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO INDEPENDENT FILMMAKING AWARD · PHOENIX INCIDENT (USA) · Keith Arem

WINNER OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO INDEPENDENT FILMMAKING AWARD · THE DOOR (China) · Hetong Zhang

WINNER OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO INDEPENDENT FILMMAKING AWARD · FABIU (Austria) · Stefan Langthaler

WINNER OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO INDEPENDENT FILMMAKING AWARD · CONNECTIVE TISSUE (USA) · Oliver Bernsen

WINNER OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO INDEPENDENT FILMMAKING AWARD · THE DUST SEEKER (Finland) · Olli Huttunen

WINNER OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO INDEPENDENT FILMMAKING AWARD · ANORMAL (Spain) · Luis Galán

WINNER OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO INDEPENDENT FILMMAKING AWARD · THE FINAL CHAPTER OF MADNESS (UK) · Stuart Mackie Ellis, Howy Bratherton

WINNER OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO INDEPENDENT FILMMAKING AWARD · FAG (France) · Olivier Lallart

WINNER OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO INDEPENDENT FILMMAKING AWARD · MIA MOGLIE (Spain) · Ana Liébana

WINNER OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO INDEPENDENT FILMMAKING AWARD · THE TROUBADOUR (USA) · Ethan Funk-Breay

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