6th Annual Independent Shorts Awards: Awards Show
Regal LA Live, Los Angeles, September 14th, 2024
Best Original Score
Ludek Drizhal for Thirteen (USA)
Best Editing
Cast member Darwin Shaw, on behalf of Brian Gonosey
Brian Gonosey for It Is What It Is (Or The Standards Of Outrage) (USA)
Best Music Video
Adrian Pruett
AMMO – Harm by Adrian Pruett and AMMO (USA)
Best Student Short
Producer Zhen Lou, on behalf of Shuyue Su
Likes by Shuyue Su (USA)
Best Romantic Short
Producer Pam Foyster and director and lead actor Brian Foyster
The Last Take by Brian Foyster (USA)
Best Animation Short
Academy Award nominee Andrew Chesworth
The Brave Locomotive by Andrew Chesworth (USA)
Best Child/Young Actor
Director Dani Shear, on behalf of Kue Lawrence
Kue Lawrence for Clown (USA)
Best Child/Young Actress
Lauren Jude Rosa for Five and a Half (USA)
Best Fantasy Short
Director Sofia Garza-Barba and lead actresses, twins Ana Lozano and Maria Lozano
Fish Out Of Town by Sofia Garza-Barba (USA)
Best Comedy Short
Cast member Darwin Shaw, on behalf of Beth Riesgraf
It Is What It Is (Or The Standards Of Outrage) by Beth Riesgraf (USA)
Best Women Short
Cheers, by Jillian Smith, Reagan Yorke, and SQ Film (USA)
Best LGBTQ Short
Marie s’envole by Léa Sassi (France)
Best Original Story
Roberto Strazzarino and Maria Pia Alibrandi for Pentaclub (Italy)
Best Mystery Short
Domino Springs by Dan Hertzog (USA)
Best Horror Short
Lead actress Hilary Bass, on behalf of Michael Lucas
Gancho by Michael Lucas (USA)
Best Student Male Director
Péter Karácsony for The Low and Mighty (Hungary)
Best Crime Short
Writer and director Péter Karácsony and lead actor Dániel Szabó
The Low and Mighty by Péter Karácsony (Hungary)
Best Children Short
Pentaclub by Roberto Strazzarino (Italy)
Best Dark Comedy Short
Uninsured by Jamal McLemore (USA)
Best Male Director
Eric Chen for The Cut (USA)
Best Female Director
Léa Sassi for Marie s’envole (France)
Best Ensemble Cast
Producer David Pons and actress Jillian Kinsey, on behalf of all cast
Lucy Faust, Beth Bartley, Jillian Kinsey, Kamille McCuin, and Lauren L. Murray for The Climbing Rose of the Garden District (USA)
Best Acting Duo
Director Janush Libicki, on behalf of Landon Tavernier and Colin Ward
Landon Tavernier and Colin Ward for Pie (USA)
Best Supporting Actor
Arthur Roberts for Uninsured (USA)
Best Supporting Actress
Debbie Pollack for What Ever Happened to Jonny Faith (USA)
Best Actor
Frank Noon for What Ever Happened to Jonny Faith (USA)
Best Actress
Naomi Rubin for Thirteen (USA)
Best Drama Short
Director and co-producer Michele LaBrucherie and writer and co-producer Johnny Fregosi
Noteworthy by Michele LaBrucherie (USA)
Best First Time Male Director
Benjamin Pollack for What Ever Happened to Jonny Faith (USA)
Best First Time Female Director
Dani Shear for Clown (USA)
Best Indie Short
What Ever Happened to Jonny Faith by Benjamin Pollack (USA)
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