Best Shorts of the Season (Special Jury Award)
Steady by Joey Rogoff and Brian Yuran (USA)
Two Breaths by Kateryna Kurganska (USA)
Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
Hemorrhage by Ella Lentini (USA)
Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)
Strays by Or Schraiber (USA)
Best Short of the Season (Runners-up)
Back to the 8 Count by Cintia de Mita (USA)
Bangs by Alexander Coggin (UK)
Carny Hallelujah! by Anne Paquette (USA)
Giselle by Lauren Goetzman (USA)
Punjabi Protector by Daniel Locicero (USA)
The Hicks Happy Hour by Kate McCarthy (USA)
Platinum Awards
Best Indie Short: Hemorrhage by Ella Lentini (USA)
Best Drama Short: Steady by Joey Rogoff and Brian Yuran (USA)
Best Documentary Short: Dawn Ready by Jennifer Jo Cawley (USA)
Best Romantic Short: All I Am by Andrew Hollinger (USA)
Best Comedy Short: Strays by Or Schraiber (USA)
Best Dark Comedy Short: Bangs by Alexander Coggin (UK)
Best Action Short: Punjabi Protector by Daniel Locicero (USA)
Best Thriller Short: Here With You by Lauren Adler (USA)
Best Fantasy Short: Two Breaths by Kateryna Kurganska (USA)
Best Student Short: Back to the 8 Count by Cintia de Mita (USA)
Best Animation Short: Tennis, Oranges by Sean Pecknold (USA)
Best Women Short: Hemorrhage by Ella Lentini (USA)
Best LGBTQ Short: You Can Never Go Home by Jordan Qin (USA)
Best Music Video: Better This Way by Federico Grampín (Uruguay)
Best Screendance Short: Between Dreams by Qizhen Huang (China)
Best Web Series/TV Pilot: The Celebrant by Kate Armon and Craig Smith (Australia)
Best Female Director: Kateryna Kurganska for Two Breaths (USA)
Best Male Director: Joey Rogoff and Brian Yuran for Steady (USA)
Best Student Female Director: Cintia de Mita for Back to the 8 Count (USA)
Best First Time Female Director: Jennifer Jo Cawley for Dawn Ready (USA)
Best First Time Male Director: Alexander Coggin for Bangs (UK)
Best Actress: Megan Davis for Hemorrhage (USA)
Best Actor: Tate Donovan for Steady (USA)
Best Supporting Actress: Hettie Lynne Hurtes for Caterpillar (USA)
Best Supporting Actor: Hugh Parker for The Celebrant (Australia)
Best Child/Young Actress: Maia Ann Puuwai for Two Breaths (USA)
Best Acting Duo: P.J. Sosko and Marta Reiman for Stuck in Muskogee (USA)
Best Ensemble Cast: Tate Donovan, Zane Austin, Michael Paré, and Emma Beubis for Steady (USA)
Best Cinematography: JD Butler for Steady (USA)
Best Editing: Jin Suk for The Hicks Happy Hour (USA)
Best Production Design: Yun Gu for The Hicks Happy Hour (USA)
Best Sound Design: Jamey Scott and Yo Chang for Two Breaths (USA)
Best Original Score: Alex Winkler and Annah Tencic for Two Breaths (USA)
Best Original Story: Sean Pecknold for Tennis, Oranges (USA)
Best Short Script: Burned by Loren Davis (USA)
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