AWARD WINNERS 2026!
Official Winners List Updated– July 27, 2026
| Categories | Movies | Director / Writer NAME(S) | |
| Feature Narrative | My Perfect life | Nikila J | |
| Feature Narrative | A Night with Nathan | Brent Baird | Honorable Mention |
| Feature Narrative | The Dreamers of Fae Woods | David Conroy | Honorable Mention |
| Feature Narrative | RAIJIN | Tomosuke Sugisaki | Honorable Mention |
| Feature Narrative | Kalisa Meray Aagay | Rubina Faisal | Honorable Mention |
| Short Narrative | Silent Prayer | Vinu Jow | |
| Short Narrative | Separate Roads | Shalina Saleira | Honorable Mention |
| Short Narrative | Knock Knock | Julie Dixon | Honorable Mention |
| Short Narrative | Cry Baby Cry | Esther Carrieann Caszo | Honorable Mention |
| Feature Documentary | Our African Hairitage | Adanna Madueke | |
| Feature Documentary | Hidden | Daniel Matmor | Honorable Mention |
| Feature Documentary | Grad Students, Talking | Matt Rogers | Honorable Mention |
| Feature Documentary | Hooves Up! | Brenda Holdsworth | Honorable Mention |
| Feature Documentary | Elderly | Élise Abetor | Honorable Mention |
| Feature Documentary | MR.YELLOW HIPHOP | Kenji Sonoda | Honorable Mention |
| Short Documentary | Border Village | Steve Joe | |
| Short Documentary | The Endless Shifts | Felipe Andres Noriega | Honorable Mention |
| Short Film | The Dishwasher | Shelly NunChucks | |
| Short Film | Sun Poisoning | Chelsea Hana Williams | Honorable Mention |
| Short Film | Do You Ever Miss Me | Spencer Torok, Nolan Begley | Honorable Mention |
| Short Film | A Good Day Will Come | Amir Zargara | Honorable Mention |
| Short Film | The Agreement | Sharon Gutierrez | Honorable Mention |
| Short Film | The Chapel Door | Aleksa Ristovic | Honorable Mention |
| Music Video | Basic Hundred Songs | Mitch Greer | |
| Student Film | GRIM | Nathaniel Demuth | |
| Student Film | In Passing | Lucas Nasu Nielsen, Ben Taylor | |
| Student Film | Hania’s Home | Eemaan Qadri | |
| Student Film | Alienated! | Andrew Erbskorn | |
| Student Film | Places in 5! | Carter Lind | |
| Student Film | Apple Pie | Sean Thrawn O’Neil | |
| Student Film | My Fighter | Thomas Murgatroyd | |
| Web/TV Series | Death By Burger | Annie Bio, Terry Mills | |
| Web/TV Series | We Were Broncos | Lucas Frison | Honorable Mention |
| Web/TV Series | About people and about war | Dmitry Pasichnyuk | |
| Animated Film | NO VACANCY | Carolyn Gair | |
| Animated Film | Days & Days | Olivia Sagona | |
| Animated Film | Dobrina | Hannes Rall | |
| Animated Film | An Epic Journey of Friendship | Bente Lohne | |
| Horror Short Film | Mister Bedscratch | Jeremy Stewart Jordan | |
| Horror Short Film | The Hollow Rabbit | Jack Hourahine | |
| Thriller Short Film | Klash | Orlando Giraldo | |
| Sci-Fi Short Film | Blackout | Andrew Dennis | |
| Best Comedy Feature | Time Helmet | Mike Jackson | |
| Best Comedy Short | My Dog Franklin | Nathan Wright-Edwards | |
| Best Comedy Short | The Dairy Experiment | Fabian Johnston, Luke Johnston | |
| LGBTQ Film | The Kiss of Judas | Daniel Mikla | |
| LGBTQ Film | Intoxxicated | Olivia Bronwyn | |
| Advertising | Gift A Feeling | Alex Fouquet | |
| Director Feature Film | Taming the Fish | Jiancheng Ding | |
| Director Short Film | The InTEXTigator 4 | John Babu | |
| Best New Filmmaker | Golden Seal | Jacob Tsionsawetes Hamilton-Diabo | |
| First Time Director | The Cabinet of Desires | Lorenzo Rincon | |
| First Time Director | The Kiss of Judas | Daniel Mikla | |
| First Time Director | A Day At A Time | Cole D Mastin | |
| First Time Director | Nothing to See Here: Watts | Michael Soenen | |
| Best Editing | The Litterbox | Ross Jr Mendigorin | |
| Best Actress | My Fighter | Mary Rupert | |
| Best Actor | XANDERIEL | Kor Wren | |
| Feature Script | On My Shoulder | Martin L. Cohen | |
