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Best PICTURE
· GUNNER (USA) · DIMITRI LOGOTHETIS
· THE EVERYDAY ADVENTURES OF BRIG AND JOE (USA) · JEFFREY HUNTER CURRY
· BLUE LOVE (FRANCE) · SYLVAIN BES
· BOREALIS (PORTUGAL) · JO MONTEIRO
· KLOVNER (NORWAY) · JON TENGS ENGEBRETSEN
· BODILY RENAISSANCE (UK) · CLAUDIA LEE
· DISPLACED (UK) · ROB HART
· KRUZ' (USA) · LOIC ZIMMERMANN
· A CAMBODIAN WINTER (USA) · FOREST WISE
· CHRISTO THE CIVILIZED BARBARIAN (USA) · SHADDY SAFADI
· Z/Q (USA) · JOHN HARRISON TRINDER
· PERSONA NON GRATA: CHIUNE SUGIHARA (JAPAN) · CELLIN GLUCK
· PARTIDA (MEXICO) · LUIS AYHLLÓN
· GEORGE M. COHAN TONIGHT (USA) · JON J. PETERSON
NOMINEES
Best Feature Film
· A CAMBODIAN WINTER (USA) · FOREST WISE
· GUNNER (USA) · DIMITRI LOGOTHETIS
· PERSONA NON GRATA: CHIUNE SUGIHARA (JAPAN) · CELLIN GLUCK
· HAMLET WITHIN (UK) · KEN MCMULLEN
· PARTIDA (MEXICO) · LUIS AYHLLÓN
· GEORGE M. COHAN TONIGHT (USA) · JON J. PETERSON
· THROUGH LIFE AND DEATH (CHINA) · QING CHANG
· LAST KISS IN PARIS (USA) · DAMIAN CHAPA
· THE DJ ON WALLAKER HILL (USA) · RICH BRAUER
NOMINEES
Best Medium-Length Film
· EVERYTHING THAT RISES (USA) · JON CURTIS, DILLON NORTON
· THE EVERYDAY ADVENTURES OF BRIG AND JOE (USA) · JEFFREY HUNTER CURRY
· DESERTER (CANADA) · ANTHONY VON SECK
· LYUBIMA (BULGARIA) · MAYA IVANOVA VITKOVA-KOSEV
· SWING LOW (USA) · MARVIN TOWNS
· ALLES HAT GRENZEN NUR DER MONDFISCH NICHT (AUSTRIA) · SYLVIA ECKERMANN, GERALD NESTLER
NOMINEES
Best Short Film
· BLUE LOVE (FRANCE) · SYLVAIN BES
· KRUZ' (USA) · LOIC ZIMMERMANN
· KLOVNER (NORWAY) · JON TENGS ENGEBRETSEN
· DISPLACED (UK) · ROB HART
· ÄDDI A MERCI (LUXEMBOURG) · CHRIS POULLES
· I THINK ABOUT YOU, THE LAST TIME WE WERE TOGETHER, YOU SMOKE CIGARETTES TOO (THAILAND) · TAVIRAS AMATYAKUL
· THE MAN WHO LOVED FLOWERS (USA) · TRACEY HAGUE
· THE WINDOW WASHER (USA) · ROBERT MARSHALL TARTELL
NOMINEES
Best MICRO-Short Film
· Z/Q (USA) · JOHN HARRISON TRINDER
· BURN THAT TRASH (FRANCE) · CHRISTOPHER MACK
· CHAIN (USA) · LING HAN
· THE PROMPT FLOOR (MOROCCO) · MEHDI SAQI
· THE NATURE (ITALY) · LUIGIA CARDARELLI
· A BEAUTIFUL OBJECT (USA) · ODETTE WANDA SUGERMAN
NOMINEES
Best Student or Young Filmmaker Film
· GUNGNIR (USA) · LEOMAX HE
· A HORSEY NAME (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) · NATASHA FISSIAK
· DREAM #9 (USA) · JOSE FLORES
· BEING THING (GERMANY) · HELEN HINES
· SZABADULAS "RELEASE" (HUNGARY) · ZOLTAN GERGELY SZABO
· OSSESIONE (USA) · MAX GALANTE
· LIKE FATHER, LIKE DAUGHTER (USA) · DA’ANTE BOWMAN
SEMI-FINALISTS
· FANGS (USA) · ALEXANDER GRAPES
· ZERO90SIX (USA) · CARTER COX
· OF ROBOTS AND REDNECKS (USA) · KEVIN SCOTT DAVIS
· THE FUNERAL (USA) · TODD BRUNO
· THE LAST PODCAST (USA) · KEITH TRAVERS
· STAPLER (UK) · CONNOR RAITHBY
· APOSTASY (USA) · SARAH EDMONDS
NOMINEES
Best Experimental Film
· BODILY RENAISSANCE (UK) · CLAUDIA LEE
· BLUE LOVE (FRANCE) · SYLVAIN BES
· Z/Q (USA) · JOHN HARRISON TRINDER
· LYUBIMA (BULGARIA) · MAYA IVANOVA VITKOVA-KOSEV
· THE DAYS OF KNIGHT (USA) · JOHN P MARTINEZ
· MAHALAKSHMI PATH: THE EVOLUTION (INDIA) · PRASHANT NAIK
· ADRIAN'S PARTY (UK) · CHRISTOPHER LEWIS-SMITH
· ALLES HAT GRENZEN NUR DER MONDFISCH NICHT (AUSTRIA) · SYLVIA ECKERMANN, GERALD NESTLER
SEMI-FINALISTS
· PINK CITY FILM (GERMANY) · MIRIJAM JEREMIC
· MEDITATION, MEDITATION (TAIWAN) · JOANNA&RUBENS
· PARALYSIS (SPAIN) · ALBERTO MARTÍN-ARAGÓN
· O (FRANCE) · FABIEN LEGERON
· LES TROIS POUCES "THE THREE INCHES" (USA) · CRAIG TRUMBO
· TRUTH IS STRANGER THAN FICTION: A COMING OF AGE SELFIE FILM (USA) · BARBARA BECKER HOLSTEIN
· GIRL CARRYING BOOKS (UK) · PATRICK BURCHELL
NOMINEES
BEST DIRECTING
· DISPLACED (UK) · ROB HART
· BLUE LOVE (FRANCE) · SYLVAIN BES
· THE EVERYDAY ADVENTURES OF BRIG AND JOE (USA) · JEFFREY HUNTER CURRY
· BOREALIS (PORTUGAL) · JO MONTEIRO
· GUNNER (USA) · DIMITRI LOGOTHETIS
· KRUZ' (USA) · LOIC ZIMMERMANN
· PERSONA NON GRATA: CHIUNE SUGIHARA (JAPAN) · CELLIN GLUCK
· CATABASE | FIRST PART: AD LOVE (FRANCE) · NICOLAS PEREIRA
NOMINEES
Best Emerging Director
· THE EVERYDAY ADVENTURES OF BRIG AND JOE (USA) · JEFFREY HUNTER CURRY
· SWING LOW (USA) · MARVIN TOWNS
· A POET'S CHILDHOOD: AWAKENING TO CONSCIOUSNESS (USA) · VIBHAS P A KENDZIA, ELIZABETH MARTINA BISHOP
· FANGS (USA) · ALEXANDER GRAPES
· MAHALAKSHMI PATH: THE EVOLUTION (INDIA) · PRASHANT NAIK
· A BEAUTIFUL OBJECT (USA) · ODETTE WANDA SUGERMAN
· BONDS OF COURAGE (CZECH REPUBLIC) · HELENA BERNARDOVA
SEMI-FINALISTS
· THERE IS A MOOSE (USA) · ROBERT HICKS
· ZERO90SIX (USA) · CARTER COX
· NAJUSS-AN IMPURE STORY (INDIA) · SREEJITH POYILKAVU
· PIRATE JENNY (ITALY) · ELISABETTA DELUCA, ALESSANDRO FRESCHI
· YOU DRIVE ME CRAZY (USA) · VICKIE ROSE SAMPSON
· TRUST (USA) · DIANE LANSING
· FEETUS (USA) · BOBBY GRAHAM
NOMINEES
Best Directorial Debut
· DISPLACED (UK) · ROB HART
· EVERYTHING THAT RISES (USA) · JON CURTIS, DILLON NORTON
· ÄDDI A MERCI (LUXEMBOURG) · CHRIS POULLES
· TEMPERATURA ARDIENTE (LA OTRA HISTORIA DEL COVID) (USA) · ROBERT MARSHALL TARTELL
· ARCLIGHT (USA) · MEREDITH ANNE MALIN
· MIRACLE IN THE VALLEY (USA) · DON SCHROEDER
· AMARGO SILENCIO (PANAMA) · FREDDY D'ELIA
· GLASS CLOSETS (USA) · CAITLIN REED
SEMI-FINALISTS
· AIRMEN (USA) · ALICIA BORJA, LOGAN SATTERLEE
· ANDETAGET "THE BREATH" (SWEDEN) · VENDELA BRÄNNBORN
· ENSCONCED (AUSTRALIA) · LARA DEAM
· TURNSTILE (USA) · CORA RIECHERT
· A VERY BAYOU HOLIDAY (USA) · LAVELLE LEMONIER, DEVIN WILBURN
· JUST ANOTHER ANGRY BLACK WOMAN (UK) · OBI EJIKEME, ANDREIA SOLOMON BURKE
· NO SOUND BUT THE SEA (USA) · HUGH FOSTER
Best Original Screenplay
· PARTIDA (MEXICO) · LUIS AYHLLÓN
· THE EVERYDAY ADVENTURES OF BRIG AND JOE (USA) · JEFFREY HUNTER CURRY
· BOREALIS (PORTUGAL) · JO MONTEIRO
· KLOVNER (NORWAY) · JON TENGS ENGEBRETSEN
· DISPLACED (UK) · ROB HART
· VIC'S VAC SHACK (USA) · WILL DORNEY
· SAHARA: FIN DE VIAJE "END OF TRIP" (SPAIN) · ANTONIO RODRÍGUEZ CABAL
· A HORSEY NAME (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) · NATASHA FISSIAK
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Best Cinematography
· KRUZ' (USA) · LOIC ZIMMERMANN
· BLUE LOVE (FRANCE) · SYLVAIN BES
· BODILY RENAISSANCE (UK) · CLAUDIA LEE
· GUNNER (USA) · DIMITRI LOGOTHETIS
· VIC'S VAC SHACK (USA) · WILL DORNEY
· A CAMBODIAN WINTER (USA) · FOREST WISE
· PARTIDA (MEXICO) · LUIS AYHLLÓN
· LYUBIMA (BULGARIA) · MAYA IVANOVA VITKOVA-KOSEV
NOMINEES
Best Actor Performance
· PARTIDA (MEXICO) · ÁLVARO GUERRERO
· GEORGE M. COHAN TONIGHT (USA) · JON J. PETERSON
· THE EVERYDAY ADVENTURES OF BRIG AND JOE (USA) · RON SEXTON
· GUNNER (USA) · MORGAN FREEMAN
· VIC'S VAC SHACK (USA) · GABRIEL RYSDAHL
· THE EVERYDAY ADVENTURES OF BRIG AND JOE (USA) · MICHAEL BONINI
NOMINEES
Best Actress Performance
· THROUGH LIFE AND DEATH (CHINA) · SHANG GAO
· DISPLACED (UK) · GBEMISOLA IKUMELO
· NON OBBEDIRE (ITALY) · MIRIAM PODGORNIK
· KLOVNER (NORWAY) · LENA KRISTIN ELLINGSEN
· EYESOLATION (ITALY) · MELIXA
NOMINEES
Best Film & Sound Editing
· THE EVERYDAY ADVENTURES OF BRIG AND JOE (USA) · JEFFREY HUNTER CURRY
· BLUE LOVE (FRANCE) · SYLVAIN BES
· EVERYTHING THAT RISES (USA) · JON CURTIS, DILLON NORTON
· BODILY RENAISSANCE (UK) · CLAUDIA LEE
· GUNNER (USA) · DIMITRI LOGOTHETIS
· KRUZ' (USA) · LOIC ZIMMERMANN
· PARTIDA (MEXICO) · LUIS AYHLLÓN
· THE GRAVITATION OF THE LENS (UK) · PAUL WALLIS
NOMINEES
Best Art Direction
· PERSONA NON GRATA: CHIUNE SUGIHARA (JAPAN) · CELLIN GLUCK
· GUNNER (USA) · DIMITRI LOGOTHETIS
· VIC'S VAC SHACK (USA) · WILL DORNEY
· A CAMBODIAN WINTER (USA) · FOREST WISE
· SAHARA: FIN DE VIAJE "END OF TRIP" (SPAIN) · ANTONIO RODRÍGUEZ CABAL
· GEORGE M. COHAN TONIGHT (USA) · JON J. PETERSON
· A HORSEY NAME (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) · NATASHA FISSIAK
NOMINEES
Best Low-Budget Film
· BURN THAT TRASH (FRANCE) · CHRISTOPHER MACK
· AUSWEG "DEADEND" (AUSTRIA) · OTWIN BIERNAT
· GIVE/BACK (USA) · ZACK WILCOX
· NEFARIOUS (UK) · MICHAEL O'BERNICIA
· DESTROY IMAGINATION (USA) · CHRIS ADAM ABERCROMBIE
· THE SHAME OF THE TRUTH (USA) · MIKE KLUG
· SHE (UK) · STELLA MICHAEL
· HOWL OF THE BLUE MOON (USA) · MARIE FRANCE LOUIS
SEMI-FINALISTS
· LILI SEES YOU (SWEDEN) · JULIUS GRASSMAN
· THE ORDER (USA) · JEAN BUSCHMANN
· THE GOOD MAN (USA) · ANDREW AJ JACKSON
· THE FAREWELL MELODY (POLAND) · FRANCISCO BASSIGNANA
· ALONE FOR CHRISTMAS (NORWAY) · TORBJØRN CARTER MØLLER
· A POET'S CHILDHOOD: AWAKENING TO CONSCIOUSNESS (USA) · VIBHAS P A KENDZIA, ELIZABETH MARTINA BISHOP
· SINGING TO LOVE (SPAIN) · ANTONIO BELLIDO MARÍN
NOMINEES
Best Experimental Avant-Garde Film
· CATABASE | FIRST PART: AD LOVE (FRANCE) · NICOLAS PEREIRA
· STEP-DOG-FATHER (USA) · ERIC COLTON
· CHRISTMAS COP (USA) · JOSEPH PAYNE
· EL ZAPATO "THE SHOE" (MEXICO) · MAURICIO DE LA MAZA-BENIGNOS, SOFÍA ALEJANDRA DÍAZ GARZA
· DOGMAN 3: FIGHT TO THE FINISH (USA) · RICH BRAUER
· EYESOLATION (ITALY) · DAMIANO ROSSI
· MARKER 187 (USA) · CHAZ FATUR
· AVAMPOSTO 81 "OUTPOST 81" (ITALY) · SERGIO SANSONE
SEMI-FINALISTS
· NO TIME TO THINK (SWITZERLAND) · ANGELO BORER
· FRANKEN-PRANKEN-SHELDON (USA) · DEAN MORGAN
· WALKING THROUGH THE PARK (ITALY) · MONICA RAVALICO
· ABUSIVE (USA) · JODI PAVLOCK
· HEAVEN’S EDGE (USA) · SAM CLARK
· TUCKED IN (CANADA) · LAR COLLICOTT
· THE JUSTICES (JAPAN) · YAHN KAWAMOTO
NOMINEES
Best Dance or Poetic Film
· BLUE LOVE (FRANCE) · SYLVAIN BES
· BODILY RENAISSANCE (UK) · CLAUDIA LEE
· HEARTACHE (SPAIN) · IKER KARRERA, ALBERTO D. CENTENO
· HOME (USA) · SUE SCHROEDER, ADAM LARSEN
· LIKE NO ONE IS WATCHING (BRAZIL) · GI ISMAEL
· THE COST OF LOVE (USA) · GARETH ROCKLIFFE
· PEPE (MATARIKI) (NEW ZEALAND) · DANIEL BELTON, GOOD COMPANY ARTS
· TURNING TO BIRDS: 200 YEARS OF EVIL CHILL (UK) · ANDRE SEMENZA, FERNANDA LIPPI
SEMI-FINALISTS
· A PICNIC WITH STRAWBERRIES (USA) · JEREMY IVÁN GOEI VIDELA
· WOMAN-HOO (CAMBODIA) · FOREST WISE
· ENCOUNTER WITH THE EPHEMERAL (BELGIUM) · ZIZI RINCOLISKY
· SUCCUBI (CROATIA) · PETRA BRNARDIC
· GREAT JOURNEY (GERMANY) · JÜRGEN BAUMS
· THE MISSING MAN (ITALY) · STEFANO VANNELLI
NOMINEES
Best Drama
· PERSONA NON GRATA: CHIUNE SUGIHARA (JAPAN) · CELLIN GLUCK
· BOREALIS (PORTUGAL) · JO MONTEIRO
· DISPLACED (UK) · ROB HART
· VIC'S VAC SHACK (USA) · WILL DORNEY
· A CAMBODIAN WINTER (USA) · FOREST WISE
· NON OBBEDIRE (ITALY) · ALESSANDRO D’ONGHIA
· NAJUSS-AN IMPURE STORY (INDIA) · SREEJITH POYILKAVU
· LADY COBRA: A KILLER IN BLUES (ITALY) · FABIO GIOVINAZZO
SEMI-FINALISTS
· GARBAGE REX (UK) · STEVE HUNYI
· WHY DID YOU COME BACK EVERY SUMMER (SPAIN) · JULI SUÀREZ
· BEFORE DALLAS (USA) · VITO BRANCATO
· JOSEFINA (USA) · NADIA FLAMENCO
· THE PHYSICS OF KILLING (USA) · TIM CLIFTON
· DUALIDADE "DUALITY" (BRAZIL) · DOUGLAS ALVES FERREIRA
· AUDIENCE WITH A VAMPYRE (USA) · DANIEL S. JANIK, WILLIAM MALTESE, SETSUKO TSUCHIYA, PAM HOFFMAN
NOMINEES
Best Comedy Drama
· THE EVERYDAY ADVENTURES OF BRIG AND JOE (USA) · JEFFREY HUNTER CURRY
· PARTIDA (MEXICO) · LUIS AYHLLÓN
· BURN THAT TRASH (FRANCE) · CHRISTOPHER MACK
· ÄDDI A MERCI (LUXEMBOURG) · CHRIS POULLES
· A HORSEY NAME (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) · NATASHA FISSIAK
· GEORGE M. COHAN TONIGHT (USA) · JON J. PETERSON
· A TEXAS TRILOGY (USA) · ROBERT MARSHALL TARTELL
· A REGULAR WEDNESDAY (HUNGARY) · ADRIAN LUNGU
SEMI-FINALISTS
· HOUSEBROKEN (USA) · JOHN KESTNER
· DOWN THE HILL (USA) · ZACK WILCOX
· HER CORPSE (CANADA) · ABDUL MOHAIMEN, KEARSTEN JOHANSSON
· VADA INDIGO (NETHERLANDS) · MICHAEL LASOFF
· NAUGHTY (USA) · MATT TRYGAR, ZACKARY WILCOX
· WELCOME TO THE NEIGHBOURHOOD (USA) · JEFF LEFORCE
· YOU DRIVE ME CRAZY (USA) · VICKIE ROSE SAMPSON
NOMINEES
Best Action, Sci-Fi or Fantasy Drama
· GUNNER (USA) · DIMITRI LOGOTHETIS
· SAHARA: FIN DE VIAJE "END OF TRIP" (SPAIN) · ANTONIO RODRÍGUEZ CABAL
· THE FORK IN THE ROAD (AUSTRALIA) · CAROLYN JENNIFER CORKINDALE
· THE DAYS OF KNIGHT (USA) · JOHN P MARTINEZ
· SWING LOW (USA) · MARVIN TOWNS
· RADIO SILENCE (USA) · TROY SCOUGHTON, SR.
· O (FRANCE) · FABIEN LEGERON
· BONDS OF COURAGE (CZECH REPUBLIC) · HELENA BERNARDOVA
SEMI-FINALISTS
· LIKE FATHER, LIKE DAUGHTER (USA) · DA’ANTE BOWMAN
· ZERO90SIX (USA) · CARTER COX
· CHRISTMAS COP (USA) · JOSEPH PAYNE
· AVAMPOSTO 81 "OUTPOST 81" (ITALY) · SERGIO SANSONE
· NO TIME TO THINK (SWITZERLAND) · ANGELO BORER
· NO OXYGEN (GREECE) · NIKOS KOUROU
· HEAVEN’S EDGE (USA) · SAM CLARK
NOMINEES
Best Horror or Thriller
· KLOVNER (NORWAY) · JON TENGS ENGEBRETSEN
· MONSTERS WITHIN (USA) · DEVIN MONTGOMERY
· YOU'RE IT (USA) · ALEXANDER J CALLENS
· AFFLUENZA (USA) · JUSTIN LUNDSTROM
· THE MADNESS OF DAVID JUDGE (USA) · MIKE MAYHALL
· KILL BOY, KILL ORIGIN (USA) · TRINITY ADAM GREER
· A TOOTH FOR A TOOTH (UK) · LIVIO BONDI
· ANDETAGET "THE BREATH" (SWEDEN) · VENDELA BRANNBORN
SEMI-FINALISTS
· FANGS (USA) · ALEXANDER GRAPES
· NEFARIOUS (UK) · MICHAEL O'BERNICIA
· PASSIVE (UK) · AARON R DOREY, CHRIS MUIRHEAD
· HOWL OF THE BLUE MOON (USA) · MARIE FRANCE LOUIS
· DOGMAN 3: FIGHT TO THE FINISH (USA) · RICH BRAUER
· LILI SEES YOU (SWEDEN) · JULIUS GRASSMAN
· THE ORDER (USA) · JEAN BUSCHMANN
NOMINEES
Best Animated Film
· CHAIN (USA) · LING HAN
· LIFTED (USA) · DANIEL ROBICHAUD
· Z/Q (USA) · JOHN HARRISON TRINDER
· CHRISTO THE CIVILIZED BARBARIAN (USA) · SHADDY SAFADI
· CROAK SHOW (INDIA) · SURESH ERIYAT
· HUNGER (USA) · ENRIQUE PILOZO-LIUXANDER RICARDO SILVA
· MOMENTOS INOLVIDABLES (MEXICO) · DAN HERNÁNDEZ
· OPAL (FRANCE) · ALAN BIDARD
SEMI-FINALISTS
· JIMMY AND BABY (AUSTRALIA) · PAUL ROBERTSON
· PIC PIC (CANADA) · CAROL-ANN BELZIL-NORMAND
· TALKIN' TRASH (USA) · ANDREAS WESSEL-THERHORN
· THIS IS THIS (UK) · KEITH SARGENT
· WHO DO WE APPRECIATE (USA) · CHAD STEWART
· LE PAPILLON (USA) · ENRIQUE PILOZO-LIUXANDER RICARDO SILVA
· LANTERN WALKER (USA) · JASON JOEL LETHCOE
· THE POWER OF GRIEF (UK) · MELISSA STANTON
NOMINEES
Best Debut or Student Animation
· CHRISTO THE CIVILIZED BARBARIAN (USA) · SHADDY SAFADI
· CHAIN (USA) · LING HAN
· Z/Q (USA) · JOHN HARRISON TRINDER
· THE STRAIGHT POOP (USA) · SUE ORLOFF
· MOMENTOS INOLVIDABLES (MEXICO) · DAN HERNÁNDEZ
SEMI-FINALISTS
· LILY GIRL (GREECE) · DEMETRIOS POURSANIDIS
· DYNAMICS (NETHERLANDS) · TEO BAEHLER
· ANYWHERE BUT HERE (USA) · KENNEDY KACIK
· TIDES (ISRAEL) · HILLA ROSENBERG
NOMINEES
Best Feature Documentary
· WASHED AWAY (AUSTRALIA) · TERRY WILLIAM WEBSTER, STUART MCKAY
· MOVE WHEN THE SPIRIT SAYS MOVE: THE LEGACY OF DOROTHY FOREMAN COTTON (USA) · RY FERRO, DEBORAH C. HOARD
· A ERA DOS HUMANOS "THE HUMAN ERA" (BRAZIL) · IARA CARDOSO
· TRIALS: JAMILA BOUHIRED (QATAR) · AHMED ABOULFOTOUH
· THE BLUE ABOVE AND THE GOLD WITHIN (ITALY) · PEPI ROMAGNOLI
· BEHIND THE STAGE DOOR (USA) · BRIAN STORK
· A FRAGILE PEACE: BREXIT AND NORTHERN IRELAND (USA) · RORY DUFFY
· AMONG NEIGHBORS (USA) · YOAV POTASH
SEMI-FINALISTS
· WOMEN ON MARS (SPAIN) · ANA MONTSERRAT ROSELL
· HOMELESS IN AMERICA (USA) · MIKO NINCIC
· SALMON RUN (USA) · PIETER J KRUIT
· REUNION (TAIWAN) · PETER HAW-PING HSUI, JONFU CHEN
· KOSOVO'S YOUTH: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? (USA) · MARAM ELNAGHEEB
· PROJECT 1000 BELIEVE (SINGAPORE) · NATALIE DAU
· THE EVENTOLOGIST (USA) · OSCAR DE JESUS YEMA
· WILD ORCHID MAN: SEARCH FOR THE QUEEN OF SHEBA (USA) · DARRYL SAFFER
NOMINEES
Best Short Documentary
· FINDING TRUE NORTH (USA) · MATTY SCHWEITZER
· WRITTEN WITH A FINGER ON A STEAMED-UP WINDOW (AUSTRALIA) · GUY MORGAN
· THE SOUL OF SICILY (USA) · MARGIE RAIMONDO
· HOMELESS STREET ARTIST (USA) · TYSEN KNIGHT
· MEET THE LOCAL HERO: GLENN JOHNSTONE (UK) · DRAGOS TEGLAS
· STREETVET (UK) · STEPHANIE KEELAN
· LIA: BODY OF WORK (USA) · SUSAN WEISS
· LIKE NO ONE IS WATCHING (BRAZIL) · GI ISMAEL
SEMI-FINALISTS
· AI’S SILENT OMISSIONS (JAPAN) · NOZOMU KUBOTA
· ROEBOURNE (UK) · PAUL AIDAN COOKE
· THE PRATT IN THE HAT (USA) · SUSAN HILLARY
· DELUDED - THE MAKING OF 'FAR FROM NOWHERE' (UK) · ALEC BOWMAN CLARKE
· DANS LA NUIT DE L'HUMANITÉ (FRANCE) · PATRICE BARLETTA
· BÉSAME MUCHO & THE EAST SIDE GALLERY BERLIN (GERMANY) · GILBERT BRÜNING
· PIVOT DURING COVID (USA) · TOM DIDONATO
NOMINEES
Best Film Essay
· EL TIGRE (USA) · GRACIELA CASSEL
· MOVE WHEN THE SPIRIT SAYS MOVE: THE LEGACY OF DOROTHY FOREMAN COTTON (USA) · RY FERRO, DEBORAH C. HOARD
· FUGUE FOR A SPIRITUAL LIFE (UK) · THOMAS WOHLMUT
· WARBABIES (USA) · LAN DEAL
· WE ARE STARDUST: THE INTERCONNECTION OF ALL THINGS (USA) · BARB BARTON
· VOICES OF THE UNHEARD (USA) · ROWLAND JORDAN
· THE LONG ROAD HOME (USA) · BARBARA ANNE LINDSTROM
· INSPIRATION IN THE MIDST OF HORROR (USA) · MICHAEL BERGMANN
SEMI-FINALISTS
· DIONYSOS AVIGNON IN FLESH AND SHADOW (FRANCE) · GERARD BOUYSSE, SYLVIE STEINER
· THE SEARCH FOR ANCIENT GIANTS (CANADA) · CHRISTA RIVINGTON
· FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF MY ANCESTORS (GERMANY) · UTE KOEHLER, KATHERIN WERMKE
· FACE TO FACE - FORGOTTEN VOICES HEARD (USA) · ELLIOTT FORREST, KELLY HALL-TOMPKINS
· BETRAYED ITALIANS (ITALY) · TITO GILIBERTO
· JOE FRANKLIN - OUR HOUR WITH HIM (USA) · FRAN SISCO
· BROAD MINDED CITY (USA) · QUIRINO DE LA CUESTA
· WORDS THAT SING (USA) · BARBARA SHARON WIENER
NOMINEES
Best Pilot Episode or Proof of Concept
· THE EMPIRE SKY (USA) · DANIEL HOLLAND
· PARAMEDICS: EMERGENCY RESPONSE (CANADA) · ANTONIO HRYNCHUK
· A SERIES OF MISHAPS' (UK) · TERESA DAWN TAYLOR
· GRINDAVÍK (ICELAND) · GARÐAR ÖRN ARNARSON
· THE COST OF LOVE (USA) · GARETH ROCKLIFFE
· GROWING UP GUIDE PUP (USA) · MATTHEW THOMAS CHAPMAN
SEMI-FINALISTS
· THE MADNESS OF DAVID JUDGE (USA) · MIKE MAYHALL
· GUDRID THE FAIR (USA) · LUCA CENTONI
· CAGNEY AND HOOCH (USA) · JOHN ALTOBELLO III
· ABNORMAL FIXATION (USA) · JOHN KENNETH MUIR
· STARDUDE: THE WOLF WHO SAVED CHRISTMAS (USA) · PAMELA PERRYGOULARDT
· THE LAST SUNRISE (USA) · BLU DE GOLYER
· JOLLY COLD SOUL (USA) · ROBERT CUNNIFF
NOMINEES
Best Contemporary Media
· GEORGE M. COHAN TONIGHT (USA) · JON J. PETERSON
· THE PROMPT FLOOR (MOROCCO) · MEHDI SAQI
· THANK GOODNESS IT'S FAMILY (USA) · RIC DE BARROS
· HOW IT ENDS (USA) · MICAH RODRIGUEZ, STEPHANIE RESENDES
· THE STRAIGHT POOP (USA) · SUE ORLOFF
· SLUDGE (THE WATER BARONS' SHOW) - SYNTH FARMERS (UK) · GRANT HUNTER
· MAJOR LEAGUE STRIPPER 'THE CHOICE' (USA) · BOB BRILL
· ROUTE STYX - THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGIA (USA) · COLTON GRELLIER
SEMI-FINALISTS
· 2080 NEW FAMILY (REPUBLIC OF KOREA) · JAEYONG CHOI
· A REVOLUTIONARY FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN YURI KOCHIYAMA AND MALCOLM X (USA) · LANITA DUKE
· MASK (USA) · JANET KUSMIERSKI
· BONDS OF COURAGE (CZECH REPUBLIC) · HELENA BERNARDOVÁ
· FIGHTING THE POWER - DEMOCRACY DIES WHEN THE FOURTH ESTATE COMPLIES (USA) · LANITA DUKE
· PARUT (MALAYSIA) · MOHD HISHAM SALEH
· AROUND EVERY CORNER, ROMANCE & MYSTERY, PART 1 (USA) · DR. BARBARA BECKER HOLSTEIN, FRANCESCO NUZZI
· THE GRAVITATION OF THE LENS (UK) · PAUL WALLIS
NOMINEES
Best Music Video
· AMMO 'HARM' (USA) · ADRIAN PRUETT
· ISBELLS 'LOOKING AT THE SAME SUN' (BELGIUM) · LODE CARON
· OVER THE TIME (ITALY) · ALBERTO NACCI
· SAFE DISTANCE (ISRAEL) · RONA SOFFER
· DETROIT FREESTYLE (UK) · GIANLUCA BONGIOVANNI
· SPIRIT (REMIX) (USA) · GRACE SIMS
· "EMANCIPACION" CON LOS CAMPEONES JULIAN Y BRUNA (TANGO BARDO) (ARGENTINA) · JOERGEN ERIK ASSENTOFT
SEMI-FINALISTS
· ESLI MOZHNO - SO MANY FOOLS AROUND (UZBEKISTAN) · ANTON EVDOKIMOV
· MARIONETTE - AVA DELLA PIETRA (USA) · NATHAN LEVINE-HEANEY
· PIRATE JENNY (ITALY) · ELISABETTA DELUCA, ALESSANDRO FRESCHI
· AGENTS OF PROJECT BLUE BOOK / WRESTLING WITH SURVIVAL (USA) · KEVIN SCOTT DAVIS
· IS YOUR LOVE FOR ME (USA) · IOANNIS SARCHIANAKIS
· THE CHRONOVISOR (ITALY) · MARIO MARIANI
· DANNY PRYP - EXPLICITA (BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA) · RENNY PAN
· NUSE - SWEPT AWAY (USA) · TOM BALDINGER
· OH ALIENS (USA) · RON JAMES
· BALLAD OF THE MILLENNIAL DREAM (UKRAINE) · YULIYA LEVASHOVA
NOMINEES
Best Original Song or Score
· SHADE OF YOU (USA) · T E O N I
· AMMO 'HARM' (USA) · ADRIAN PRUETT
· RHYTHM OF LIGHT (USA) · BILLY MANDARINO
· BLISSFUL ESCAPE - BELLA LUNE (USA) · CHUCK HARDING
· THERE IS A MOOSE (USA) · ROBERT HICKS
· THE CYCLONE SONG (HOLD ONTO YOUR DREAMS) (USA) · ALEXIS RAFAEL KRASILOVSKY
· GLITTER BABY (USA) · KATHLEEN RENEE KRENITSKY
· ROCKIN IN THE CITY (USA) · TODD BARROW, BRIAN DEPALMA
SEMI-FINALISTS
· CAESAR (SWEDEN) · REINE JOHANSSON
· BIOFEEDBACK (USA) · TAWD DORENFELD
· THE MAGICAL GARDEN (USA) · ZACHARY R. SIMPSON
· WHAT AM I AFRAID OF (USA) · CALVIN KAI KU, KEN NEWMAN
· THE AGE OF ALTERNATIVE FACTS (USA) · DANIEL MCLAUGHLIN
· MERCY ME (USA) · STEVE SCHUSTER
· BORN IN CHICAGO (USA) · RUDOLF STRUKOFF
· JELLYFISH (FINLAND) · TOMI CHRISTIANSSON
· HAPPY TRANS GIRL LIKE ME (USA) · FRAN SISCO
NOMINEES
Best Feature Screenplay
· A POPPET FOR THE PRIEST (UK) · JONAH JONES
· SEBASTIAN AND THE INVISIBLE ISLAND (USA) · MICHAEL WILLIAM HOGAN
· HUNGER (USA) · MICHAEL WILLIAM HOGAN
· SOME DESPERATE GLORY (USA) · BERT PIGG
· THE WHISPER OF CAPE FEAR ISLAND (USA) · DINO MUCCIO
· THE GRIZZLY (USA) · SID KRAMER
· SEARCHING FOR SHADOW (USA) · MARIE SMALLEY
· 60 DATES IN SIX MONTHS (WITH A BROKEN NECK) (USA) · MAUREEN ANNE MEEHAN
SEMI-FINALISTS
· THE WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN (USA) · DENNIS O'FLYNG
· HER PLACE (USA) · JOHN T. FREDERICK
· THE GHOSTS OF WELLINGTON X3757 (UK) · NICOLA GAUGHAN
· SAOIRSE'S HOLY SHOW (IRELAND) · MICHAEL PEERS
· 400 YEARS OF SHADOWS (USA) · SARANTOS MELOGIA
· DAUGHTER VS THE SWINDLERS (USA) · TONI HILLS
· NEVER SAY NEVER (AUSTRALIA) · STEPHEN KARNAGHAN
· THE MALTESE FALCON (USA) · PHILLIP HARDY
NOMINEES
Best Short Screenplay
· THE WARDEN (USA) · KOREA BLACK, GIANNA ROSE
· AASMANI (INDIA) · SAYANI GUPTA
· BOT THE FARM (CANADA) · HENRY SARWER-FONER
· SHUTTER SPEED (USA) · JONATHAN SIMS
· BAR IN THE WOODS (USA) · ROBERT CUNNIFF
· PUPPY CAM (UK) · SALLY LLEWELLYN
· A GOOD MOTHER (GERMANY) · LEONARD CYRILL SANFTENSCHNEIDER
· THE KING (USA) · TRENTON J BRISCO, DAVID DOBBS
SEMI-FINALISTS
· IL CUMULO "THE HEAP" (ITALY) · MATTIA PAONE
· TIME (USA) · MARIO TELLES
· THE ADVENTURES OF C.J. (USA) · GABY DAY
· THE BLACK CROSS (USA) · KOREA BLACK
NOMINEES
Best TV Script
· MORTAL PATH: BOUND BY BLOOD (USA) · DAKOTA BANKS
· MY FAVORITE NARCISSIST (USA) · DIANE THOMASSIN, MICHAEL MICELI
· A WIG AND A PRAYER (USA) · MARK VON DER HEIDE
· A TROUBLED PAST (USA) · CHRISTOPHER WALKER, JOSHUA WALKER
· LEGACY (UK) · MORGAN TURNER
SEMI-FINALISTS
· THE BOY WHO EARNED HIS MAGIC: ONLY YOU CAN SAVE HER (USA) · LYNN ELLIOTT
· SHADOWS (USA) · MICHAEL ANGEL JOHNSON
· WHO TAKES THE W(R)AP (USA) · CARLA BOONE
· THE SECOND COMING (USA) · MICHAEL WILLIAM HOGAN
NOMINEES
Best Sci-Fi Drama
· MORTAL PATH: BOUND BY BLOOD (USA) · DAKOTA BANKS
· THE WARDEN (USA) · KOREA BLACK, GIANNA ROSE
· THE BOY WHO EARNED HIS MAGIC: ONLY YOU CAN SAVE HER (USA) · LYNN ELLIOTT
· THE VENUSIAN CHRONICLES (USA) · LYNN VINCENTNATHAN
· JEREMÍAS 33-3 (MEXICO) · ENOC LEAÑO
· THE PRINCE OF THE AIR (USA) · DENNIS GARBER
· SPIRALMIND (USA) · JACKSON J SMITH, BENITO F PEREZ, MATTHEW J ROT
· CHILD OF DAWN (USA) · LESLIE ANNE LEE
SEMI-FINALISTS
· GOD IS COMING (AUSTRALIA) · SIJUN CUI
· BLOOD RUNES (NORWAY) · JONNY BJØRKHAUG
· TRANSPLANTS (USA) · GINI GRAHAM SCOTT
· THE SAMURAI GHOST AND MS. JONES (USA) · NANCEE LAFAYETTE-PANG
· G.I.A. (USA) · JOE BOI
· DRAG QUEEN NINJAS (USA) · MICHAEL VAN PATTEN, JASON FEDUSENKO
· PLANET X: DEMIGODS AND MAN (ITALY) · GUIDO GIORDANO
NOMINEES
Best Original Concept Screenplay
· HUNGER (USA) · MICHAEL WILLIAM HOGAN
· ON THE RECORD (USA) · ADAM GOUDCHAUX
· THE PULL OF GRAVITY (USA) · DAVID WOLFF
· FOR NOW (USA) · BILLY MANDARINO, MICHAEL BOWKER, ANTHONY TAMBAKIS
· 86 DEAN FOX (BELGIUM) · NOAH ZAYN MORTIER
· ESCAPE TO HOLLOW EARTH (USA) · DANNY WEISS
· THE DEMONIACS (USA) · BRIAN FEENEY
· WANT LOVE? (USA) · BRAD SMITH, MYSTI SMITH
SEMI-FINALISTS
· HI PART ONE - THE PARABLES (USA) · MONTE ALBERS DE LEON
· JOY OF SEMI-RAPE (IT'S NOT WHAT YOU THINK) (USA) · JENNIFER RUBIN
· GONE WITH THE GULF STREAM (USA) · JACK SHERRY
· THE UNREACHABLE (UK) · ARSENY MUCHNICK
· PSYCHOTIC USA (USA) · MICHELINE BIRGER
· HAUNTING DEPTHS (GERMANY) · FRANK LEHMANN
· THE RED CUP MURDERS (USA) · LAVELLE LEMONIER, DEVIN WILBURN
NOMINEES