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BEST PICTURE

KISSING THE WALL (ISRAEL) · Yehuda Udi Persi

• ​CAFE CICATRIZ (Chile) · Jordan Bahat
• THE LAST WITNESS (UK) · Piotr Szkopiak
• EVIE (UK) · Jamie Lundy, Dominic Brunt
• IN THE INTEREST OF THE CHILD (Netherlands) · Ronald Voort
• ATTENDANT (USA) · Rome Petersson​​
• HAUNTING TROPHIES (Hungary) · László Illés

• ​​SUMMER PLANNING (Romania) · Alexandru Mironescu
• MADE IN DUBLIN (Ireland) · Jack Armstrong
• LEASING (Denmark) · Sivert Lendorph
• VINDICATION SWIM (UK) · Elliott Hasler
• ROUND TWO (Norway) · Frøydis Fossli Moe
• CATARACT (Denmark) · Jonatan Egholm Keis

BEST FEATURE FILM
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• THE LAST WITNESS  (UK) · Piotr Szkopiak
• ​HAUNTING TROPHIES (Hungary) · László Illés
• ​EVIE (UK) · Jamie Lundy, Dominic Brunt
• ATTENDANT (USA) · Rome Petersson
• MADE IN DUBLIN (Ireland) · Jack Armstrong
• VINDICATION SWIM (UK) · Elliott Hasler
• TWO WORDS AS THE KEY (Czech Republic) · Dan Svatek
• BLACK JADE (USA) · Guy Longstreet

BEST MEDIUM-LENGTH FILM

1. KISSING THE WALL (Israel) · Yehuda Udi Persi
2. CATARACT (Denmark) · Jonatan Egholm Keis
3. SUMMER PLANNING (Romania) · Alexandru Mironescu
4. THE M WORD (Australia) · Shane Poss Crosland
5. JULY 4TH, 2020 (China) · Joe Juanyao Zheng
6. EIGHTFOLD (UK) · Cassa Pancho, Mark Donne
7. THE CHURCH OF TONY DUFRESNE (Canada) · Patrick Hodgson
8. LEBEN (Poland) · Ania Plonka

BEST SHORT FILM

1. CAFE CICATRIZ (Chile) · Jordan Bahat
2. ROUND TWO (Norway) · Frøydis Fossli Moe
3. CASSANDRA (USA) · David E. Tolchinsky
4. LOSE IT (USA) · AJ Taylor, Maximilian Clark
5. SOMEWHERE BETWEEN HEAVEN AND HELL (USA) · Andrew Librizzi
6. GUS AND CHLOE (USA) · Christopher Bates
7. I'M FINE (USA) · Shandra L. McDonald
8. THANK YOU (USA) · Roy Shellef
   

BEST MICRO-SHORT FILM

1. THE DUALITY OF ECSTASY (Netherlands) · Keith Tedesco
   
2. SWEET HONEY (UK) · Dan Löwenstein
   
3. IN MY MIND (UK) · Harvey Pearson
   
4. SEVEN (UK) · Lesley Manning
   
5. LOVERS (Germany) · Joe Paul Kienast
   
6. BACKSEAT DAISY (Switzerland) · Aymeric Nicolet
   
7. VERTEBRAE LOMBORUM (Italy) · Martino Prendini
   

BEST STUDENT FILM

1. SUMMER PLANNING (Romania) · Alexandru Mironescu
2. THANK YOU SAM (Sweden) · Angelica Abramovitch
3. THE HOUND (Germany) · Melissa Arcak
4. TREADMILL (UK) · Pierluigi Campa
5. LEMON-AID  (USA) · Sumner McMurtry
6. EVERYTHING I NEVER TOLD YOU (USA) · Carley Lovito
7. ANNA (Albania) · Kristina Rushiti

BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM

1. THANK YOU SAM (Sweden) · Angelica Abramovitch
2. NIGHT FROM THE 4TH TO 5TH (Canada) · Isabelle Bartkowiak 
3. MAGNITUDE THE WORLD (Sweden) · Anders Storm, David Storm, Mattias Risberg
4. HONESTLY, I DON'T KNOW (UK) · Ross Casswell
5. NO LONGER ON THE MAP (Spain) · Ati Maier
6. BAROQUE BODIES (AMBIENT PORTALS) (USA) · Laura Splan
7. THE LAST POEM STEFAN BUCHWALD WANTED TO WRITE (Germany) · Dellair Youssef
8. ALLES HAT GRENZEN NUR DER MONDFISCH NICHT (Austria) · Sylvia Eckermann, Gerald Nestler

BEST QUEER

1. YOU, ME & HER (USA) · Dan Levy Dagerman
2. TOSKA (Italy) · Tommaso Barba
3. THE YELLOW SPONGE IS THE DISH SPONGE (USA) · Michele Noble
4. GRANDMA BRUCE (USA) · Brooke Stern Sebold
5. LOOK IN MY EYES (USA) · Perry Dell A’Quilla
6. COULD YOU TAKE MY EQUIPMENT? (Canada) · Sheila Warren
7. ARLO AND THE SEA (Australia) · Damian Overton

BEST DIRECTING

1. HAUNTING TROPHIES (Hungary) · László Illés
2. KISSING THE WALL (Israel) · Yehuda Udi Persi
3. THE LAST WITNESS (UK) · Piotr Szkopiak
4. CATARACT (Denmark) · Jonatan Egholm Keis
5. EVIE (UK) · Jamie Lundy, Dominic Brunt
6. SUMMER PLANNING (Romania) · Alexandru Mironescu
7. MADE IN DUBLIN (Ireland) · Jack Armstrong
8. LA PLAINE VERTE (France) · Sébastien Haddouk
9. GIFT OF SUCCESS (Germany) · Sven Oliver Kürten, Roberto Puzzo

EMERGING FILMMAKER AWARD

1. LEBEN (Poland) · Ania Plonka
2. A LOST SPACE IN THE RETURN (USA) · Ferguson Sauvé-Rogan
3. LIGHT OF THE PASSING TRAIN (USA) · Grey Rich
4. THROUGH LIFE AND DEATH (China) · Qing Chang
5. BEST BUDZ (Canada) · Alexander Panagopoulos
6. THE MILLINER (USA) · Sonia Machado Hines
7. RED DOG & BATES (USA) · Xochi Blymyer

BEST DIRECTORIAL DEBUT

1. EVIE (UK) · Jamie Lundy, Dominic Brunt
2. IN THE INTEREST OF THE CHILD (Netherlands) · Ronald Voort
3. ATTENDANT (USA) · Rome Petersson
4. MADE IN DUBLIN (Ireland) · Jack Armstrong
5. DOUBTING TOM (USA) · Vanessa Roman
6. COPILOT (USA) · Darcy Doyle
7. BEATING SUPERBUGS BETTER: CAN WE WIN? (USA) · William Mudge
8. WHATEVER IT TAKES (USA) · Damien Bianco

BEST YOUNG FILMMAKER

1. LEMON-AID  (USA) · Sumner McMurtry
2. TOSKA (Italy) · Tommaso Barba
   
3. LOSE ME NOT (Switzerland) · Desmond Hudson, Nina Zogg
   
4. COPILOT (USA) · Darcy Doyle
   
5. I'M AFRAID (USA) · Kaisar Maxutov
   
6. SYNESTHESIA - CHAPTER 1: NEUROCEPTION (USA) · Wesley James Trisnadi
   
7. THE SHOW ENDS TWICE (Japan) · Shota Kamitani
   

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

1. CAFE CICATRIZ (Chile) · Jordan Bahat
2. THE LAST WITNESS (UK) · Piotr Szkopiak and Paul Szambowski 
3. CATARACT (Denmark) · Jonatan Egholm Keis
4. ATTENDANT (USA) · Rome Petersson and Alice Millar
5. SUMMER PLANNING (Romania) · Alexandru Mironescu
6. MADE IN DUBLIN (Ireland) · Jack Armstrong and Chris Harris
7. LA PLAINE VERTE (France) · Sébastien Haddouk
8. TWO WORDS AS THE KEY (Czech Republic) · Dan Svatek and Josef Formanek

BEST ORIGINAL CONCEPT
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1. THE M WORD (Australia) · Shane Poss Crosland
2. SEVEN (UK) · Lesley Manning
3. NIGHT FROM THE 4TH TO 5TH (Canada) · Isabelle Bartkowiak 
4. A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO WRATH (USA) · Michael Gearheart
5. PORTALS (OF THE NIGHT GARDEN) (USA) · Dimitry Saïd Chamy
6. A STORY ABOUT TWO SISTERS (Ukraine) · Svetlana Telbukh
7. FUME (UK) · Bec M C Jagger

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

1. THE LAST WITNESS (UK) · Edward Ames
2. KISSING THE WALL (Israel) · Azmerao Zamir Nega
3. CAFE CICATRIZ (Chile) · Patrick Golan
4. CATARACT (Denmark) · Robin Holtz
5. ATTENDANT (USA) · Alice Millar
6. LA PLAINE VERTE (France) · Alexandre Jamin
7. VINDICATION SWIM (UK) · Elliott Hasler
8. TWO WORDS AS THE KEY (Czech Republic) · Jakub Simunek
9. HAUNTING TROPHIES (Hungary) · Gergely Tóth

BEST LEAD ACTOR

1. ​KISSING THE WALL (Israel) · Yehuda Udi persi
2. THE LAST WITNESS (UK) · ALEX PETTYFER
3. CATARACT (Denmark) · Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen
4. MADE IN DUBLIN (Ireland) · Stuart Cullen
5. GIFT OF SUCCESS (Germany) · Roberto Puzzo
6. LEASING (Denmark) · Kasper Dalsgaard

BEST LEAD ACTRESS

1. KISSING THE WALL (Israel) · Yuval Yuval Scharf
   
2. THE GIRL WITH THE FORK (UK) · Rebecca Calienda
3. THE LAST WITNESS (UK) · TALULAH RILEY
   
4. ATTENDANT (USA) · Helen-Rose Hassett
   
5. LA PLAINE VERTE (France) · Kate Moran
   
6. VINDICATION SWIM (UK) · Kirsten Callaghan
   

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

1. LEASING (Denmark) · Nikolaj Dencker Schmidt
2. THE LAST WITNESS (UK) · MICHAEL GAMBON
3. MADE IN DUBLIN (Ireland) · Andrew Kingston
4. CATARACT (Denmark) · Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen
5. VINDICATION SWIM (UK) · John Locke

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

1. CATARACT (Denmark) · Louise Hylland
   
2. THE LAST WITNESS (UK) · Talulah Riley 
   
3. VINDICATION SWIM (UK) · Victoria Summer
   
4. HAUNTING TROPHIES (Hungary) · Boglárka Nagy-Bakonyi
   
5. THE KINGDOM BY THE SEA (UK) · Rula Lenska
   

BEST EDITING & SOUND DESIGN

1. LEASING (Denmark) · Sivert Lendorph
   
2. DEMONS (India) · Adesh Prasad
   
3. THE HOUND (Germany) · Melissa Arcak
   
4. BANG BANG (Canada) · Piotr Skowronski
   
5. LEBEN (Poland) · Ania Plonka
   
6. THE POTATO FACTORY (UK) · Henry Hopkin
   
7. HONESTLY, I DON'T KNOW (UK) · Ross Casswell
   

BEST CGI & VISUAL EFFECTS

1. THE HOUND (Germany) · Melissa Arcak
   
2. THE TIN WOODS (USA) · Nick Boxwell
   
3. NO FLIES ON ME (Australia) · Lars Holmgren
   
4. THE AWAKENING | THE ORBS' ARCHIVE (Canada) · Aaron Glanfield
   
5. KNIGHTLIGHTS & TEDDY BEARS (USA) · Mackenzie K. Wertman
   
6. ANCORA (Canada) · William Marty Charest Léveillée
   
7. FIVE (USA) · Scott Petill
   

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

1. PLS&TY 'UPSIDE' (USA) · Sean Cartwright
   
2. BREAKING THINGS DOWN (USA) · Lani Madland
   
3. BIPLANE MODEL KIT (Germany) · Tine Kluth
   
4. TALK (USA) · Zishan Sun
   
5. BENJAMIN FRANCIS LEFTWICH 'GRATITUDE' (UK) · Harvey Pearson
   
6. QUINN BENTLEY 'STRIPES' (USA) · Sarah Menasce
   
7. HOUSE OF GRACE (USA) · Andrew Ching, William Brandt

BEST ART DIRECTION

1. DEMONS (India) · Adesh Prasad
2. CAFE CICATRIZ (Chile) · Jordan Bahat
3. SWEET HONEY (UK) · Dan Löwenstein
4. HAUNTING TROPHIES (Hungary) · László Illés
5. THE DUALITY OF ECSTASY (Netherlands) · Keith Tedesco
6. BANG BANG (Canada) · Piotr Skowronski
7. LEMON-AID  (USA) · Sumner McMurtry
8. IT'S JUST THE GAME (UK) · James Grogan
   

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM

1. CATARACT (Denmark) · Jonatan Egholm Keis
   
2. CAFE CICATRIZ (Chile) · Jordan Bahat
   
3. SUMMER PLANNING (Romania) · Alexandru Mironescu
   
4. LEASING (Denmark) · Sivert Lendorph
   
5. LA PLAINE VERTE (France) · Sébastien Haddouk
   
6. DEMONS (India) · Adesh Prasad
   
7. MILAS TAGEBUCH "MILAS DIARY" (Switzerland) · Gabriel Da Silva
   

BEST DANCE OR POETIC FILM

1. SWEET HONEY (UK) · Dan Löwenstein
2. THE DUALITY OF ECSTASY (Netherlands) · Keith Tedesco
3. IN MY MIND (UK) · Harvey Pearson
4. MORTE ET DABO: GIFT OF DEATH (Canada) · Rubén Möller
5. ECHO HOMO (Germany) · Wolfgang Christoph Schmiedt
6. HARBOUR (Canada) · Brenda Whitehall, Keara Barnes
7. CHEESE, MUMMY (UK) · Lorenzo Di Caprio, Roz Di Caprio
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BEST ACTION, SCI-FI OR FANTASY

1. CAFE CICATRIZ (Chile) · Jordan Bahat
2. LEASING (Denmark) · Sivert Lendorph
3. THE RED HOUR (Peru) · Juan Carlos Díaz Amaya
4. ITZIA, TANGO & CACAO (Colombia) · Flora Martinez
5. THE TOWN WITH THE TOWER (Japan) · Leo Ashizawa
6. ENAMOUR (UK) · Doulla Panaretou
7. VOICES FROM THE VOID (USA) · Theo Burtis

BEST ANIMATED FILM

1. CONTRACTING THE COOTIES (USA) · Skylar Levine, Maya Bayewitch
2. LITTLE BANDITS (USA) · Alex Avagimian
3. SEE YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE (Republic of Korea) · Haeji Jung 
4. WILD EYE PUB (Czech Republic) · Filip Neřold
5. FAREWELL, MY LOVELY (USA) · Sean Silleck
6. THE TIN WOODS (USA) · Nick Boxwell
7. SUSHI CRUSH (Argentina) · Martin Schurmann
8. THE MULTIVERSE OF HAPPY GENERATION (Taiwan) · Hsun-Chun Chuang

BEST BRITISH FILM

1. EIGHTFOLD (UK) · Cassa Pancho, Mark Donne
   
2. THE GIRL WITH THE FORK (UK) · Ignacio Maiso
3. IT'S JUST THE GAME (UK) · James Grogan
4. RIVER TAKE ME (UK) · Edie Deffebach
   
5. LUNGS (UK) · Adrianna Polcyn
   
6. SONGS OF THE CHAMBERMAIDS (UK) · Mark C. Hewitt
   
7. HENRY'S WIVES (UK) · Graham John Sessions
   
8. A PLACE ABOUT 50 MILES WEST OF NOWHERE (UK) · Mark Nelson
   

BEST DRAMA
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1. CATARACT (Denmark) · Jonatan Egholm Keis
2. SUMMER PLANNING (Romania) · Alexandru Mironescu
3. LA PLAINE VERTE (France) · Sébastien Haddouk
4. LOSE ME NOT (Switzerland) · Desmond Hudson, Nina Zogg
5. JASMINE  茉莉花 (Ireland) · Ellen Costa
6. TRUST (USA) · Diane Lansing
7. ON THE LINE (USA) · Roy Shellef
8. VOLKERSCHAU "ZOO" (USA) · Monda Raquel Webb

BEST THRILLER

1. THE GIRL WITH THE FORK (UK) · Ignacio Maiso
2. THE LAST WITNESS (UK) · Piotr Szkopiak
3. MADE IN DUBLIN (Ireland) · Jack Armstrong
4. MONSTERS WITHIN (USA) · Devin Montgomery
5. GIFT OF SUCCESS (Germany) · Sven Oliver Kürten, Roberto Puzzo
6. FIREBRAND (USA) · Rhett Bradbury
7. I DID (USA) · Pedro Patricio

BEST CHARACTER DESIGN

1. WILD EYE PUB (Czech Republic) · Filip Neřold
   
2. LITTLE BANDITS (USA) · Alex Avagimian
   
3. SEE YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE (Republic of Korea) · Haeji Jung 
   
4. CONTRACTING THE COOTIES (USA) · Skylar Levine, Maya Bayewitch
   
5. THE STORY OF DOG (Greece) · Konstantinos Mousoulis
   
6. IDIOT (Slovakia) · Dušan Davidov
   
7. SEULE TOD  (USA) · Jim Middleton
   

BEST LOW-BUDGET FILM
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1. THE POTATO FACTORY (UK) · Henry Hopkin
2. I'M ALWAYS HERE (USA) · Donagh Joseph Walsh
3. ATTIC (USA) · Cameron Francis
4. THE RASCALS OF RED SQUARE (USA) · Jimmy Miller
5. SONDER (USA) · Ryan Hughes
6. AH-MA: A TALE OF TWO GENERATIONS (Australia) · Ying Chu
7. FANDEMONIUM (USA) · Benjamin Suchman

BEST COMEDY OR MUSICAL
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1. MADE IN DUBLIN (Ireland) · Jack Armstrong
2. YOU, ME & HER (USA) · Dan Levy Dagerman
3. JACQUES (USA) · Charlie Bellarose
4. DATING AUDREY (USA) · Dan Hertzog
5. TEACH ME HOW (UK) · Joshua Archer
6. CURTAIN (USA) · Cristina Pippa
7. THE USHERS (USA) · Adrian Izquieta
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BEST HORROR
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1. EVIE (UK) · Jamie Lundy, Dominic Brunt
   
2. DEMONS (India) · Adesh Prasad
   
3. THE HOUND (Germany) · Melissa Arcak
   
4. LEMON-AID  (USA) · Sumner McMurtry
   
5. THE BURROW (USA) · Anthony Palumbo
   
6. VESSEL (USA) · Sheldon A Woodson
   
7. DANTE, EL PRISIONERO DE LA TORRE (Spain) · Frank Reyes
   

BEST CREATED ENVIRONMENT
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1. SEE YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE (Republic of Korea) · Haeji Jung 
2. LITTLE BANDITS (USA) · Alex Avagimian
3. WILD EYE PUB (Czech Republic) · Filip Neřold
4. CONTRACTING THE COOTIES (USA) · Skylar Levine, Maya Bayewitch
5. PLAYGROUND 2013-14 (Germany) · Erdogan Bulut
6. BOWIE AND GERALDO VS. THE SHADOW MONSTERS (USA) · Brandon Manuel Werwa
7. SHORTY & MORTY (USA) · Eva-Marie Fredric

BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY

1. PIKO & PALA "PICK & SHOVEL" (Spain) · Dani Millan
2. IN THE INTEREST OF THE CHILD (Netherlands) · Ronald Voort
3. THE BOY WITH THE BOOK UNDER HIS ARM (Italy) · Simone Menin
4. SYSTEM CHANGE: A STORY OF GROWING RESISTANCE (Germany) · Klaus Sparwasser
5. SYSTEM ERRORS (Australia) · Clementine Bess Lloyd
6. PANDORA’S LEGACY (Austria) · Angela Christlieb
7. LOST KINGS OF BIOKO (Germany) · Oliver Goetzl
8. THE LAST WILD ISLANDS (USA) · Robert Kroger
9. BREAKTHROUGH (USA) · Kasia Wezowski, Patryk Wezowski
   

BEST STUDENT DOCUMENTARY

1. SYSTEM ERRORS (Australia) · Clementine Bess Lloyd
2. THE CURSE EFFECT (USA) · Gregg Jaden
3. HELP ME HELP YOU (Belgium) · Stéphanie Sassen
4. INCARNATE (USA) · Michael Gilbertie
5. SILENT RHYTHM (USA) · Sarah Goolishian
6. THE BRAZILIAN TEMPLARS MYSTERY (USA) · Next Anyextee

BEST DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION

1. IN THE INTEREST OF THE CHILD (Netherlands) · Ronald Voort
2. PIKO & PALA "PICK & SHOVEL" (Spain) · Dani Millan
3. PUNDERNEATH IT ALL (USA) · Abby Hagan
4. TAKEAWAY (UK) · Tony Kaye
5. AL PRIMO & HIS EYEWITNESS NEWS REVOLUTION (USA) · Brian Calfano
6. LADAKH INDIA (Spain) · Martin Zalba
7. PONTE MILVIO (Italy) · Riccardo Riande
8. HORSE SHELTER DIARIES (USA) · Donna Wells

BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY

1. STEVIE BULLETS (USA) · James Enzo Forni
2. THE FINGERBOARDER (Germany) · Fabian Korbinian Wolf
3. ATLAS (Australia) · James Cunningham
4. LIFE WITHOUT A HEARTBEAT (Germany) · Wolfgang Christoph Schmiedt
5. SKULL CRACK: COVID SAFE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BY THE STATE, CHAPTER III (Australia) · Mark A Tarrant
6. THE TIPPING POINT (UK) · Jasbir Nangla
7. ROCCO UP (USA) · John Madere
   
   

BEST DOCUMENTARY DIRECTING

1. PIKO & PALA "PICK & SHOVEL" (Spain) · Dani Millan
2. THE DOG AND THE DUCK (USA) · Silvia Gallini
3. POINTS OF VIEW (Italy) · Pepi Romagnoli
4. NAFKOT: YEARNING (Israel) · Malka Shabtay
5. VAKLUSH (Bulgaria) · Nikolay Vasilev
6. BONIFACIO: FOUNDING FATHER OF BRAZIL (Brazil) · Mauro Ventura
7. FAR FROM THE NILE (USA) · Sherief Elkatsha

BEST NATURE DOCUMENTARY

1. LOST KINGS OF BIOKO (Germany) · Oliver Goetzl
2. GENTLE MOUNTAIN: THE FOOTHILLS OF THE ALPS (Austria) · Patrick Centurioni
3. LOOK INTO A WHALE’S EYES (Ukraine) · Andrii Andreiev
4. MY LIFE AS A PIECE OF SPACE DEBRIS (Ireland) · Damien Donnelly 
5. LINE&AIR  (Switzerland) · Guido Perrini, Bertrand Delapierre
6. RIDE ALETSCH (Switzerland) · Géraldine Fasnacht
7. NIGHTINGALES IN BERLIN (Finland) · Ville Tanttu

BEST SERIES OR PILOT

1. THE HEATHEN SHANE STEVENS (USA) · Benjamin Mulhern
2. JOURNALISM 101 (USA) · Michael Lopez
3. A SERIES OF MISHAPS' (UK) · Teresa Dawn Taylor
4. HEY, I’M THE DOORGUY!  (USA) · Kevin Williams
5. LOS ASPIRANTES "THE APPLICANTS" (Spain) · María Yolanda Brown Melián, Kevin Ramos Fernández
   
   
   

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

1. NIE WIEDER NACH HAUS (Germany) · Jakob Reuter
2. BREAKING THINGS DOWN (USA) · Lani Madland
3. PLS&TY 'UPSIDE' (USA) · Sean Cartwright
4. BENJAMIN FRANCIS LEFTWICH 'GRATITUDE' (UK) · Harvey Pearson
5. SUMMER PAYTON 'OUTTA CHARACTER' (USA) · Vivian D. Payton
6. VANNI "VVV" (FEAT. KIPINÄT-KUORO) (Finland) · Fanny Saarelainen, Jesse Liimatainen
7. THE BALLAD OF BLIND LOVE (USA) · Ayrin Gharibpour, Frederick Kolouch

BEST NEW MEDIA

1. GROWING UP (USA) · Jeffrey Wallin
2. BEAT THE CURVE (South Africa) · Bruce Macdonald, Shane Martin
3. THE LIGHTNESS OF BEING (Australia) · Michele Aboud
4. ACURA: STORM CHASER (USA) · Martin Lisius
5. IF BY KIPLING (Australia) · Michele Aboud
6. MOUNTAINS FORESTS AND ISLANDS (Taiwan) · Marco Q. Wu
7. MARCH OF SILENCE (Colombia) · Santiago Echeverry

BEST MUSIC VIDEO OR COMMERCIAL DIRECTING

1. NONNONNON 'MADA MADA' (FEAT. ORLANDA) (DIRECTOR'S CUT) (Canada) · Alexandre Richard
2. PLS&TY 'UPSIDE' (USA) · Sean Cartwright
3. BEAT THE CURVE (South Africa) · Bruce Macdonald, Shane Martin
4. DEATH OF NAZARENE (Germany) · Pedram Taghavi
5. PULSE (Canada) · Yumi Sonoda
6. LOVE AIN'T REAL (USA) · William Gawley
7. BORN TO BE SOMEONE (USA) · P.J. Bracco

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

1. NONNONNON 'MADA MADA' (FEAT. ORLANDA) (DIRECTOR'S CUT) (Canada) · Alexandre Richard
2. PLS&TY 'UPSIDE' (USA) · Sean Cartwright
3. BIPLANE MODEL KIT (Germany) · Tine Kluth
4. TALK (USA) · Zishan Sun
5. QUINN BENTLEY 'STRIPES' (USA) · Sarah Menasce
6. HOUSE OF GRACE (USA) · Andrew Ching, William Brandt
7. NO FLIES ON ME (Australia) · Lars Holmgren

BEST EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC VIDEO

1. MA1NFRAME (USA) · Qieer Wang
2. LEFT FOR DEAD (USA) · Tab Ballis
3. TILL THE END OF THE WORLD (Israel) · Eyal Reginiano
4. SO HIP HOP (USA) · Emmitt H Thrower

BEST ORIGINAL PODCAST
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1. SOS HUMANITY: EARTH'S LAST DISTRESS SIGNAL (USA) · Kegan Thomas Witzki
2. TYRANT IN TRAINING (Ireland) · Kevin Ryan
3. THE INVICTA COLLECTIVE (USA) · Jonathan Winstead
4. HOVERING (Australia) · Alex Duncan, Clea Frost
5. SOUND THE ALARM: THEATRE FOR THE EARS (Canada) · Alan Corbishley
6. THE GATHERING (UK) · Chris Gregory
7. LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT (UK) · Jack Bowman

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY
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1. ​LET'S PRETEND I'M TALKING ABOUT YOU (USA) · Daniel Pradilla de Bedout
2. CODY (USA) · Bruno Timoteo - 2ND PLACE HONOURABLE MENTION
3. TATTOO (UK) · Konrad Maximilian 
4. LA HACIENDA (USA) · Patricia Fox
5. ME'N GUS (USA) · Leslie Flannery
6. JOHN HORSE (USA) · Walt Alexander
7. THE MAKING OF 'UNCLE PAYBACK' (Switzerland) · Daniel Bodenmann
8. 12 HOURS (Canada) · Jodi J Morneau

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY

1. POISON DART FROG (USA) · Darcy Doyle
2. ROULETTE (UK) · Gatlin Perrin
3. TO REST AT HOME (USA) · Linda Robinson
4. OVERDUE (USA) · Janna Jones
5. SHOWER SHADOW (USA) · Geoffrey Gould
6. EVIE AND BECK KILL A MONSTER (USA) · Chris Paschall
7. ALLUSION (USA) · Scott Hutz
8. BEQUEATHED (USA) · Geoffrey Gould

BEST TV SCRIPT

1. DRAGUL AND FORBES: THE ILKLEY HEIST (USA) · Anna Elizabeth Gant
2. MY FAVORITE NARCISSIST (USA) · Diane Thomassin, Michael Miceli
3. SOUNDS FAMILIAR (USA) · Steven C Freehauf
4. AT THE FLASH (USA) · Sean Chandler & David Leeper
5. REVENGE OF THE SERVANTS OF THE GODS (UK) · Judy Elizabeth Brulo
6. A WIG AND A PRAYER (USA) · Mark Von der Heide
7. 100 DEGREES (USA) · Dominic Abeyta
8. THE WEDNESDAY KILLER (USA) · Janet Walker

BEST DRAMA
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1. · LA HACIENDA (USA) · Patricia Fox
   
2. · CODY (USA) · Bruno Timoteo
3. · CHARLIE SAFE HOME (UK) · Jack C Irwin
4. · GOING T*TS UP! (UK) · Jay Wheddon
5. · HAPPY AS LARRY (UK) · Hugo André
6. · ALABAMA JUBILEE (USA) · Mike Took, Kristen Leary
7. · STANTON & ANTHONY (USA) · Helise Nancy Stamos
8. · GAMBIA UNTITLED (USA) · Xochi Blymyer

BEST COMEDY DRAMA
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1. · ME'N GUS (USA) · Leslie Flannery
2. · LA HACIENDA (USA) · Patricia Fox
3. · MY FAVORITE NARCISSIST (USA) · Diane Thomassin, Michael Miceli
4. · WEATHERING IT (USA) · Lynn Vincentnathan 
5. · ROULETTE (UK) · Gatlin Perrin
6. · OVERDUE (USA) · Janna Jones

BEST ACTION, SCI-FI OR FANTASY
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1. · RAIN (USA) · Andronica  Marquis 
2. · THE MAKING OF 'UNCLE PAYBACK' (Switzerland) · Daniel Bodenmann
3. · CODY (USA) · Bruno Timoteo
4. · PREDATOR ORIGINS: SHE-PREDATOR (UK) · Michael Chase
5. · TRAIL OF BLOOD (USA) · Fiore DeRosa
6. · KING OF BLADES (USA) · Paul Hikari
7. · THE ACADEMY OF KINGS (France) · Marine Claire Puel
8. · OUT OF BODY (USA) · Michael William Hogan

BEST HORROR OR THRILLER
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1. ​· HUNGER (USA) · Michael William Hogan
   
2. · LA HACIENDA (USA) · Patricia Fox
3. · THE MAKING OF 'UNCLE PAYBACK' (Switzerland) · Daniel Bodenmann
4. · RAIN (USA) · Andronica  Marquis 
5. · HELLGATE (USA) · Fiore DeRosa
6. · LOVE. WITHOUT A TRACE. (Ireland) · Sean Hynes 
7. · THE MAN WHO KILLED HITLER (Italy) · Fausto Politi
8. · HEIMRICH FARM (USA) · Charlie J Finesilver

BEST QUEER

1. ​AT THE FLASH (USA)  · Sean Chandler & David Leeper
2. THE COLOR OF THE EVENING SKY (USA) · Linda Kampley
3. 12 HORAS "12 HOURS" (Spain) · Alex Cristobal
4. A WIG AND A PRAYER (USA) · Mark Von der Heide
5. CHOSEN FAMILY (USA) · Dina Faye Gilmore

EMERGING FILMMAKER AWARD
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1. TATTOO (UK) · Konrad Maximilian 
2. NEVER THE SAME MIRA (Canada) · Michael Thomas Yahn
3. RESURGEM (South Africa) · Delaney Carpenter
4. BOTTOMFEEDER (USA) · Virginia Youngren
5. 63GEMINORUM (Italy) · Laura Calderini
6. PIPPIN, A BAT FOR A FRIEND (Italy) · Fausto Politi
7. ALONE ON THE BEACH (USA) · Simon King
8. FUJIYAMA 2060 (USA) · Brandy Seymour