Award History
Best Feature Film
2023: The Lost Treasure of Jesse James / Adam Boster
2024: Roswell Delirium / Rick Bakewell
2025: The Premiere / Jon Silver
Best Short Film
2023: Tampsen Air / Chase Thompson
2024: Sakura / Eiichi Takahashi, Ryu Yoshikawa
2025: An Old Friend / Nuk Suwanchote
Best Documentary
2023: Joplin, Missouri / Chip Gubera
2024: Raising Spirits: The Big Muddy Dance Company / Tree9 Films
2025: Breasts Not Required / Hannah Sullivan, Seth Thompson
Best Music Video
2023: The Light / Lunarcode
2024: Awkward / Charmed & Dangerous
2025: Marna Zaroori Tha / Kovid Mittal
Best International Film
2025: A Grim Tale: Fill-Up's Funhouse / Jake Frazer
Best Actress in a Feature Film
2023: Vickie Kellermann-Doerr / At All Cost
2024: Jackie Kelly / Red Night at Skye's
2025: Sylvie Pratt / Broken Pieces
Best Actress in a Short Film
2023: Tera Eckerle / Phantom of the Fields
2024: Lindsey Shaw / The Gift From Her
2025: Emily Pazik / Why Do I Need You
Best Actor in a Feature Film
2023: Sage Buchanan / The Lost Treasure of Jesse James
2024: Brock Roberts / Red Night at Skye's
2025: Leland R. Prater / Ebenezer the Traveler
Best Actor in a Short Film
2023: Adam Flowers / Safe Ride
2024: Dominic Bogart/ Monday Mourning
2025: Jason Faunt / An Old Friend
Best Director of a Feature Film
2023: Adam Boster / The Lost Treasure of Jesse James
2024: Chris Grega / Red Night at Skye's
2025: Jon Silver / The Premiere
Best Director of a Short Film
2023: Gabe Sheets / Fugue
2024: Eiichi Takahashi / Sakura
2025: Caitlin Presberg / Come Out, Wherever You Are
Best Cinematography in a Feature Film
2023: Stephen Cardinale, Jimmy Heisner, Aria Jackson, Nathan Letteer, Greg Nemer, Alec Ritter, Ben Roland, Jordi Ruiz Masó, David Velo Stewart, Davey Thatcher-Bender / I Will Not Take Care of You
2024: Carter Ross / Roswell Delirium
2025: Qasim Barnes / The SZN
Best Cinematography in a Short Film
2023: Chase Thompson / Tampsen Air
2024: Preston Little / The Seal of Death 2
2025: Anh Vo / Come Out, Wherever You Are
Best Score in a Feature Film
2023: Song of the Dead / Chip Gubera
2024: Shakespeare's Mummy / Adam Boster
2025: Ebenezer the Traveler / Anthony Rodriguez
Best Score in a Short Film
2023: Corporeal Creatures / Demarice de Castro
2024: On / Off / Nicholas P. Villarreal
2025: The Girl From Fedamore / Matthew Rockett
Best Sound Design in a Feature Film
2025: Dark at the Top of the Stairs / Wyatt Weed, Gayle Gallagher
Best Sound Design in a Short Film
2025: Small Things / Angela Andronache
Best Feature Comedy
2023: GAM CAM GRRL / Michael Paul Girard
2024: Shakespeare's Mummy / Adam Boster
2025: 35 Days: A Post-Production Odyssey / Chris Grega
Best Short Comedy
2023: New West / Jordan Mears
2024: Catching the Bus / Sean Branney
2025: Lemonade Battle / Zahra Sophia Layland
Best Feature Drama
2023: The Text / Daniel Beard & Rodger Allen Jones
2024: The Wild / Aaron Sinclair
2025: The SZN / Malcolm Dwain Carter
Best Short Drama
2023: Like a Powerpoint / Melanie Gretchen, Pat Bradley
2024: Life After / Autumn Libengood, Luke Flowers
2025: Bleeding Heart / Autumn Libengood
Best Feature Horror / Thriller
2023: Friday the 13th: Vengeance Part 2 / Jason Brooks
2024: Redhead / Sam Hodge, Johnna Hodge
2025: Demon Hunter: Time 2 Kill / Zoe Kavanagh
Best Short Horror / Thriller
2023: Plenary / Eric Willis
2024: You're On Your Own, Kid / Michael Matsui
2025: In Monster's Hands / Christopher Sheffield