See also
2025 Annual Awards: Nominated Films –A to E
2025 Annual Awards: Nominated Films – F to L
2025 Annual Awards: Nominated Films – M to R
2025 Annual Awards: Nominated Films – S to Z
Best Indie Short
Fuel by Marc Cleary (USA)
One Night in Brooklyn by CJ Taglione (USA)
Steady by Joey Rogoff and Brian Yuran (USA)
Tallulah Park by David Guillermo Borges (USA)
What’s Wrong, Emma by Teo Frank (France)
Best Drama Short
Evasion 1944 by Saaid Hasbi (France)
Flirtologist by Madeline O’Leary (USA)
Mothers by Choukri Rouha (France)
Siasar by Mahmood Sharifi Asl (Afghanistan)
The Pursuit Of Forgiveness by Thomas McQuillan (Ireland)
Best Documentary Short
Belly Button – Mezcal by Dan Goldberg (USA)
Mzia Leaves the Room by Madeline Leary (USA)
Tides of Change by Justin Wheelon (USA)
Best Romantic Short
Àsaka by Edduardo Viera (Spain)
Did My Heart Love Till Now by Veronica Tullo (USA)
Single Buffalo by Laura Anastasia Jones (USA)
Best Comedy Short
Dadda by Aimee Hoffman (USA)
Kevin at Work by Louis Hickford (UK)
Strays by Or Schraiber (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short
In Jeff We Trust by Blake Jarvis (USA)
Rat King by Andrea Mae Perez (UK)
Sticky Note by Sam Orchard (Australia)
Best Action Short
Aria by Hugo Will (USA)
Polemos by Evgen Brooks (Ukraine)
SwordPlay by Noah Sutton and Matty Wint (USA)
Best Crime Short
For: LiLa by Kaitron Bryant and Malik Myers (USA)
Mirage by Shuyue Zhang (China)
The Hard R by Adad Warda (USA)
Best Thriller Short
Crop Duster by Leonid Okhitin (Armenia)
Dilemma by Matthew Samuels (USA)
Glasshouses by Lawrence Whelan (UK)
Best Mystery Short
Down by Ben Rogers (UK)
M/Other by Andy Twyman (UK)
Muted by Jenny Yu (China)
Best Horror Short
Did You Remember The Cat? by Daniel Foster (USA)
Look Away by Andrew Whyment (UK)
Peeling Off by Yinghui Li (USA)
Best Sci-Fi Short
Bathed In Light by Andrè Stringer (USA)
Mint Condition by So Man Tsoi (Hong Kong)
Wizdom by Layne Marie Williams (USA)
Best Fantasy Short
Exchange by Monty Chaudoir (UK)
Obolus by Kim Fabienne Hertinger (Germany)
The Crone by Catherine Kasima Kanda (Poland)
Best Experimental Short
How Long Until Now? by Sonya Akulshina (Finland)
Out of the Fire by Maximilian Curnow (UK)
Paradox by Wonki Choi (South Korea)
Best Student Short
Generation Well by Jack Serra (USA)
Sorry, She Can’t Help Herself by Roqiye Tavakoli (USA)
The Rain Lady by Lyla Mzayek (USA)
Best Animation Short
Clay Bird by Kiran Bhakta Joshi (Nepal)
Just Imagine by Karolis Kveselis (Lithuania)
Tennis, Oranges by Sean Pecknold (USA)
Best Children Short
Delphinium by Melissa Puente and Patience Ray (Canada)
Henry and the Horrible Thing by Phynley Joel (USA)
Little Bunny Poop by Roméo Abolin (France)
Best Women Short
Hemorrhage by Ella Lentini (USA)
Pandaal by Shaily Sanghvi (USA)
There’s Something I Have to Tell You by Jamie Savarese (USA)
Best LGBTQ Short
Argie Berman by Fon Davis (USA)
Not Another Coming Out Story by Rufus Shaljean (UK)
You Can Never Go Home by Jordan Qin (USA)
Best Microfilm
Antidote Lipstick by Chase Montgomery Fein (USA)
Popcorn by Fangjian Li (USA)
Snip Snip by Rowan Faris (USA)
Best Music Video
Country Couture by Dustin J Robison (USA)
Earth by Yura Katynsky (Ukraine)
Forever 21 by Bonnie McKee and David Richardson (USA)
Best Female Director
Andrea Mae Perez for Rat King (UK)
Catherine Kasima Kanda for The Crone (Poland)
Phynley Joel for Henry and the Horrible Thing (USA)
Best Male Director
Hugo Will for Aria (USA)
Joey Rogoff and Brian Yuran for Steady (USA)
Teo Frank for What’s Wrong, Emma (France)
Best Student Female Director
Aimee Hoffman for Dadda (USA)
Roqiye Tavakoli for Sorry, She Can’t Help Herself (USA)
So Man Tsoi for Mint Condition (Hong Kong)
Best Student Male Director
Eric C. Yang for Put To Sleep (USA)
Jack Serra for Generation Well (USA)
Shuyue Zhang for Mirage (China)
Best First Time Female Director
Ella Lentini for Hemorrhage (USA)
Jamie Savarese for There’s Something I Have to Tell You (USA)
Madeline O’Leary for Flirtologist (USA)
Best First Time Male Director
Edduardo Viera for Àsaka (Spain)
Mahmood Sharifi Asl for Siasar (Afghanistan)
Maxime Pargaud for The Missing Image (France)
Best Actress
Cynthia Zitter for Argie Berman (USA)
Michelle Calloway for Tallulah Park (USA)
Sarah Bennington for What’s Wrong, Emma (France)
Best Actor
Andrew Howard for Egg Soldier (UK)
Edoardo Miranda for For: LiLa (USA)
Tate Donovan for Steady (USA)
Best Supporting Actress
Catherine Badet for Mothers (France)
Patricia Couvillers for The Missing Image (France)
Rosie Taylor-Ritson for What’s Wrong, Emma (France)
Best Supporting Actor
Kwari England for Tallulah Park (USA)
Manu Marquez for For: LiLa (USA)
Michael Paré for Steady (USA)
Best Young Actress
Hathy Law for Mint Condition (Hong Kong)
Iris Ray for Delphinium (Canada)
Maeve Tuma for Flirtologist (USA)
Best Young Actor
Alexander Davis for Egg Soldier (UK)
Camden Welker for Henry and the Horrible Thing (USA)
Jack Puente for Delphinium (Canada)
Best Acting Duo
Adam Irigoyen and Megan Davis for Hemorrhage (USA)
Deryl Kenfack and Sandro Di Stefano for Obolus (Germany)
Wil Crown and Ezekiel Ajeigbe for The Hard R (USA)
Best Ensemble Cast
Edoardo Miranda, Adele Marie Ruiz, Jose Eduardo Ramos, Andrea Meireles, Manu Márquez, and Rich Orlow for For: LiLa (USA)
Justyna Ducka, Katarzyna Bargie?owska, Emilia Czech, Ewa Szykulska, Natasza Le?niak, Jacek Ry?, Anna ?ada, and Anna Jarosik for The Crone (Poland)
Tate Donovan, Michael Paré, Zane Austin, and Emma Beubis for Steady (USA)
Best Cinematography
Hugo Will for Aria (USA)
Mathieu Müller for Little Bunny Poop (France)
Micha? Dolny for The Crone (Poland)
Best Editing
Arkadiusz Wojdyga and Catherine Kasima Kanda for The Crone (Poland)
Igor Yevdokymov for Aria (USA)
Phynley Joel for Henry and the Horrible Thing (USA)
Best Original Score
Ariel Loh for What’s Wrong, Emma (France)
Justyna Jary and Tomasz Waldowski for The Crone (Poland)
Marcos Cruz Lloréns for Àsaka (Spain)
Best Original Story
Madeline O’Leary for Flirtologist (USA)
So Man Tsoi for Mint Condition (Hong Kong)
Will Cunningham and Phynley Joel for Henry and the Horrible Thing (USA)
See also
2025 Annual Awards: Nominated Films –A to E
2025 Annual Awards: Nominated Films – F to L
2025 Annual Awards: Nominated Films – M to R
2025 Annual Awards: Nominated Films – S to Z
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