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Best MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR

· NO. 8 REPORTING (Canada) 
Aljosha Kilmov, Matthew Lyon

· THE HOUSE OF LOSS (Japan)
Jinkyu Jeon

· NAKED WOMAN (UK) 
Ross Casswell

​​· VICTIM OF LOVE (Denmark) ​
Jesper Isaksen

· VISIONS IN THE DARK (USA) 
Flavia Moraes

· MAN WITH SHADOW (Slovenia) 
​Ema Kugler


Best LIVE ACTION SHORT-FILM

​· LOSE IT (USA) 
​AJ Taylor, Maximilian Clark

· A STATE OF (USA) 
Nick Benjamin

· HARD SIDE OF MIRACLES (USA) 
John Fornof

· WHERE IS MY SONG (USA) 
John Lockmer

· DR. PENELOPE (USA) 
Annika Hylmo

· FORGETTING CHLOE (USA) 
Maiqi Zuo
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· EVA’S SUITCASE (Spain) 
Federico A. Rioboo

​BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM

· THE SMITH (Bulgaria)
Desislava Chuturkova
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· REM - THE WAVES OF ENDLESS DREAMS - MKーC (Japan)
Keiji Aiuchi

· INVISIBLE HAND (USA)
Matthew Taylor

· NOT AN IRRELEVANT TRIFLE (Sweden)
Debora Elgeholm

· FINDINGS (Germany)
Kristina Schippling

· BYRON'S DARKNESS (UK)
Graham Roos
​
· THE MORGENSTERN & BOYD TRILOGY (Austria)
Fritz Aigner, Andreas Kaltenböck

Best ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

· GHOSTING SOCIETY (USA)
Jeff Stewart
​
· SHADOWS OF WASTE (USA)
Holly Adams

Best PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE 

· I'M A PEDOPHILE (Sweden)
Olle Sarri

· MAN WITH SHADOW (Slovenia)
Marko Mandić
​
· MAN IN THE MOUNTAIN (USA)
Jay Disney

· MAX IS BLEEDING (USA)
Jordan Anstatt

· ONCE UPON A TIME LOVE (Spain)
Juanjo Pérez
​
​​· VICTIM OF LOVE (Denmark)​
Rudi Køhnke

Best ACHIEVEMENT IN FILM EDITING & SOUND

· ATONIA (USA)
Zach Drummer
​
· LOSE IT (USA)
​AJ Taylor, Maximilian Clark

· NO FLIES ON ME (Australia)
​Lars Holmgren

· A STATE OF (USA)
Nick Benjamin

· SPIKE GAME (France)
Philippe Létang

· REM - THE WAVES OF ENDLESS DREAMS - MKーC (Japan)
Keiji Aiuchi
​
· THE DIRECTOR (USA)
Ryan Adolph, Alex J. Greenberg


Best ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION DESIGN

· LOSE IT (USA)
AJ Taylor, Maximilian Clark

· THE FILM (China)
Nadia Guo

· THE CITY WITHOUT DAWN (Spain)
Adrián Tejero

· A STATE OF (USA)
Nick Benjamin

· HARD SIDE OF MIRACLES (USA)
John Fornof

· SPIKE GAME (France)
Philippe Létang
​
· SUNSPOT (USA)
Brian Mihok 


OUTSTANDING COMEDIC OR MUSICAL FILM

· PUPPY LOVE (United Arab Emirates)
Zaid Sater

· DENIAL (Costa Rica)
Fiorella Coto Segnini

· MEET YOUR LOCAL YURU-CHARA (Sweden)
Magnus Fredriksson

· THE JAZZ SINGER (Spain)
Antonio Bellido Marín
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· TRAVELING PUTZ (USA)
Dean Morgan

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OUTSTANDING MACABRE OR SUSPENSE FILM

· A GHASTLY MURDER (UK)
Lauren Lorenzo

· THE DIRECTOR (USA)
Ryan Adolph, Alex J. Greenberg

· MARIGOLD (USA)
Luis Perez Villegas

· THEN THE MUSIC PLAYS (USA)
Juan Davis
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· HOUSE IN THE MIST (Australia)
Pia Justine Cruz

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BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

· GREEN FORESTS AND THE RED CARPET (France)
Luc Marescot
 
· PAT WALSH: THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF AN IRISH REVOLUTIONARY (Ireland)
Michael Benson 

· ESPERANZA: HOPE FOR OUR CITIES (USA)
James M. Ault

· TANGO AND ME (Denmark)
Joergen Erik Assentoft

· THE REENCOUNTER: 500 YEARS MOCTEZUMA AND CORTÉS (Mexico)
Miguel Gleason
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· GUDRID THE FAIR (USA)
Luca Centoni

· MY RADIO MY LIFE (India)
Bidit Roy, Makarand Waikar

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​BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DOCUMENTARY EDITING AND SOUND

· MORNING WITHOUT EVENING (Norway)
Beate Petersen

· THE TIBETAN CIRCUS (India)
Iqbal Chand Malhotra

· I FOUND MALEVICH (USA)
Ron Pollard

· FINDING THE LINE: AN EXPLORATION OF STRUCTURAL INTEGRATION (Switzerland)
Aleš Urbanczik, Grzegorz Oleksa

· ARIS DEMETRIOS: SCULPTURE FROM THE HEART (USA)
Josh Aronson

· HOME, SWEET HOME (Spain)
Alfredo Medina
​
· TAONGA: AN ARTIST ACTIVIST (Cook Islands)
Glenda Tuaine

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​BEST MUSIC VIDEO

· OWN IT ALL (Costa Rica)
Fiorella Coto Segnini, Arara Films

· BULLETS (Denmark)
Jesper Isaksen
​
· CORPORATION BUSINESSMAN (USA)
Wayne Olivieri

· AND THERE'S SOMEONE (Italy)
Stefano Giannotti
​
· DETECTIVE STORIES (UK)
Graham Pike

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​BEST SCREENPLAY SHORT

· TIME (USA)
Mario Telles 

· THE CLEANERS (USA)
Jacob Miles

· THE ROOTS OF LOVE (UK)
Ana Ingham

· QUEEN VERNITA'S GUIDE TO THE SOLAR SYSTEM (USA)
Dawn Menge

Best LIVE ACTION FEATURE FILM

​· REACH! (UK)
Marcus Flemmings

· JUSTICE FOR LIZZIE (USA)
​
Bruce R. Schwartz 

​· THE SPACE BETWEEN WORDS (USA) 
Ian Fowler

· GOIN APE (Canada) 
Apostolos Peter(TolyAK) Kouroumalis

· EYE FOR EYE (USA) 
L.J. Martin

· RINGS OF THE UNPROMISED (USA) 
Michelle Renee Arthur

​· WE LOVE EVERYWHERE (Italy) 
​Valerio Cecconi


Best LIVE ACTION Micro-Short Film

· 1 AGAINST 3 (France)
Veig Bassili

· ADVENTURES OF SAMURAI BRON (USA)
Francesco Brunotti
​
· VIDI (Canada)
​Christopher Prud'Homme

· MIXED SIGNALS (USA)
Wayne Gibson

· PUPPY LOVE (United Arab Emirates)
Zaid Sater

· RAISING HELL (USA)
Michelle Bult
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· THE BIG CON (USA)
Augie Pagan

Best ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING

· WHAT I WANT TO SAY, BURN! (Portugal)
Luís Damas

· BILDRAUM (Switzerland)
Dirk Koy

· A BEAUTIFUL OBJECT (USA)
Odette Wanda Sugerman

· A CONVERSATION WITH MARS (USA)
Kimberly Page

· MACROPHOTO (USA)
Michael Tucker

· TIME (Netherlands)
Petra de Nijs
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· YAMDOOT MERA DOST (USA)
Suresh Chandna

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE 

· MAX IS BLEEDING (USA)
Jordan Anstatt

· MOTHERLAND (Singapore)
Denise Khng
​
· JUSTICE FOR LIZZIE (USA)
​Nancy Nazari

· DR. PENELOPE (USA)
Katie Koster
​
· REVERSE (France)
​Camille Solal


Best ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECTS

· NO FLIES ON ME (Australia)
Lars Holmgren

· THE PROSPECTOR (USA)
Wade Chitwood

· 0000: A FILM BY INJURY (Australia)
Eugene Leung

· THE FIRST ASTRONAUT (FLEEING FROM A DOOMED PLANET) (USA)
James A. Wright 

​· BAT DIARY (Italy)
Silvano Plank

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Best ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP AND SPECIAL EFFECTS

· LOSE IT (USA)
AJ Taylor, Maximilian Clark

· A STATE OF (USA)
Nick Benjamin

· SUNSPOT (USA)
Brian Mihok 

· LIFE'S A DRAG (New Zealand)
Crosby Allen-Jennings
​
· MARIGOLD (USA)
Luis Perez Villegas

​
OUTSTANDING DANCE OR POETIC FILM

​· INVISIBLE HAND (USA)
Matthew Taylor
​
· NOT AN IRRELEVANT TRIFLE (Sweden)
Debora Elgeholm​

· VIDI (Canada)

Christopher Prud'Homme

· LUCY PALUSTRIS: THE DINNER PARTY (Canada)
Patricia Coates

· FOLDED WHISPERS (USA)
Mark Anthony Thomas, Shane McFarland, Jordon Rooney

· ODE TO WILD HORSES (Australia)
Billie Dean
​
· POSIDONIES (Cyprus)
Antis Iakovou, Evie Demetriou

​
OUTSTANDING SPECTACLE, ADRENALINE OR FANTASIA

​· THE FILM (China)
Nadia Guo​

· SPIKE GAME (France)

Philippe Létang

· RETO (Argentina)
Juan Fernando Collazos Arboleda

· FORGETTING CHLOE (USA)
Maiqi Zuo

· REVERSE (France)
Christophe Lenoir

· DAGGERS AND ROSES: THE SPIRIT OF SHADOWS (Argentina)
Juan Manuel Fagetti, Alejandro Maidana
​
· THE CONSPIRACY (Slovenia)
Goran Ajtič

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BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN CHARACTER DESIGN

​​· DOG DAYS (USA)
Hailey Bair

· ADVENTURES OF SAMURAI BRON (USA)
Francesco Brunotti

· DR. YES (USA)
Jervey L. Staley

· RAISING HELL (USA)
Michelle Bult

· PONDERING POTATOES (UK)
Kessiah Leah Arthur 
​
· TIMELESS (USA)
Susan Mey Lee Lim, Christina Teenz Tan, Samudra Kajal Saikia

​
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DOCUMENTARY DIRECTING

· I FOUND MALEVICH (USA)
Ron Pollard

· SMALL STEPS: DANCES OF RESILIENCE (USA)
Hortense Gerardo 

· FINDING THE LINE: AN EXPLORATION OF STRUCTURAL INTEGRATION (Switzerland)
Aleš Urbanczik, Grzegorz Oleksa

· BATEMAN (Brazil)
Ivan Cordeiro

· WHEN I LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW, I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT (Spain)
Jaime Palomo Cousido

· THE SILENT REVOLUTION (Italy)
Giulia Viero

· SPANISH DEBUT (Spain)
Iryna Melnyk Novak

BEST SERIES OR PILOT

· MAN IN THE MOUNTAIN (USA)
Dennis Trombly
​
· RETROGRADE (USA)
Max Decker

​​​· MARIGOLD (USA)
Luis Perez Villegas
​
· GUDRID THE FAIR (USA)
Luca Centoni

​BEST ORIGINAL PODCAST

· WHAT WILL BE HERE? (USA)
Tal Minear

· OUTGROWTH (USA)
Katrina Salicrup
​
· RE: DRACULA (USA)
Tal Minear

​
​BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)

· CORPORATION BUSINESSMAN (USA)
Wayne Olivieri

· AND THERE'S SOMEONE (Italy)
Stefano Giannotti
​
· DETECTIVE STORIES (UK)
Graham Pike

​
​BEST SERIES OR PILOT SCREENPLAY

· GHOST WARRIOR: THE AWAKENING (UK)
Michael Chase

· VEILED (USA)
Carmen Mosley

· OROBORO ISLAND (Ukraine)
Oleg Bazylewicz

· L ELLA (USA)
Gary St. Martin 
​
· THE CLEANERS (USA)
Jacob Miles

BEST LIVE ACTION MEDIUM-LENGTH FILM

· THE FILM (China)
​Nadia Guo

· THE CITY WITHOUT DAWN (Spain)
Adrián Tejero

· MAN IN A CAN (Belgium)
Henk Pringels

· SUNSPOT (USA)
Brian Mihok

· RETO (Argentina)
Juan Fernando Collazos Arboleda

· WILD SYMPHONY (Colombia)
Diego Samper

· THE DIRECTOR (USA)
​Ryan Adolph, Alex J. Greenberg 


BesT STUDENT Film

· THE SUN GOES DOWN EVERY MORNING (Greece)
Ellen Delviniotis

· HERMANA (USA)
Nurya L. Ibarra

· HOMEWARD BOUND (Canada)
Annalee Dimpfel

· SMILE (Costa Rica)
Fiorella Coto Segnini

· POST MERIDIEM (IN FULL COLOR) (Puerto Rico)
Krystell Susana Santiago Estrella
​
· CONVERSATION OF EYES (USA)
Sophie Frey


· COUNTERPART (USA)
Ethan Grover


BEST NEWCOMER DIRECTOR

· DELTA LOVERS (USA)
Natasha C. Smith

· DREAM OF A SEDENTARY TRAVELER (Germany)
Hans Werner Wüst

· RETRIBUTION (USA)
Michael W. Reid

· COUNTERPART (USA)
Ethan Grover

BEST
ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY

· SOPHIA'S ECLIPSE  (USA)
Andres Bermudez

· ONCE UPON A TIME LOVE (Spain)
Alex Catena
​
· FOUR-SIDED (USA)
Ray Wongchinda


· MAN WITH SHADOW (Slovenia)
Lev Predan Kowarski

· SNAKE DICK (USA)
Chris Saul
​
· MAN IN THE MOUNTAIN (USA)
Takurô Ishizaka



BEST QUEER CINEMA

· FOUR-SIDED (USA)
Vittoria Colonna
​
· LIFE'S A DRAG (New Zealand)
Crosby Allen-Jennings

• ACES (USA)
Jordan-Paige Sudduth

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

· MAN IN THE MOUNTAIN (USA)
Sam Bayaraa

· REACH! (UK)
​Joe Gallina

​· MAX IS BLEEDING (USA)
​Matias Bonino

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

· I'M A PEDOPHILE (Sweden)
Annika Hallin
​
· RETROGRADE (USA)
Julie del Phillip

​​​​· VICTIM OF LOVE (Denmark)
Louise Cho


BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)

· A STATE OF (USA)
Nick Benjamin

· WILD SYMPHONY (Colombia)
Diego Samper

· A GHASTLY MURDER (UK)
Lauren Lorenzo

· EYE FOR EYE (USA)
L.J. Martin

· WHAT I WANT TO SAY, BURN! (Portugal)
Luís Damas

· PVT. RAVEL'S BOLERO (USA)
J.Z. Murdock
​
· POSIDONIES (Cyprus)
Antis Iakovou, Evie Demetriou

​
BEST SPANISH FILM

· SHIT AND STEPS (Spain)
Carlos de la Rosa

· WHEN I LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW, I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT (Spain)
Jaime Palomo Cousido

· NEXTEA (Spain)
Javier Otero

· THE JAZZ SINGER (Spain)
Antonio Bellido Marín

· HOME, SWEET HOME (Spain)
Alfredo Medina

· SPANISH DEBUT (Spain)
Iryna Melnyk Novak
​
· THE SHADOW (Spain)
koko.loop koko.loop

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OUTSTANDING DRAMATIC FILM

· ATONIA (USA)
Zach Drummer

· MOTHERLAND (Singapore)
Denise Khng

· REMEMBER (Panama)
Alberto Serra

· THE LIGHT OF PIP (USA)
Ken Merritt

· UNDER THE BRIDGE (Mexico)
Zuri Sasson

· REPERCUSSIONS (USA)
Acejay Cruize
​ 
· FORLORNING (USA)
Hezreel Robertson

​
​BEST ANIMATED FILM

​​​​​· DOG DAYS (USA)
Hailey Bair​

· ADVENTURES OF SAMURAI BRON (USA)

Francesco Brunotti

· REM - THE WAVES OF ENDLESS DREAMS - MKーC (Japan)
Keiji Aiuchi

· CARGO (UK)
Steve Simmons

· THE WORLD ACCORDING TO EARL (USA)
Deborah Marlene Pittman, Gabriel Isiah Gonzeles

· HOUSE IN THE MIST (Australia)
Pia Justine Cruz
​
· THINGS TO COME-YEAR 2020 (Austria)
Brunilda Castejón

​
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT

​· PVT. RAVEL'S BOLERO (USA)
J.Z. Murdock​

· CONCRETE 49 (USA)

Justin Deegan

· LOUIE (KR.ONE) GASPARRO 5POINTZ (USA)
Eirini Alligiannis 

​· THE INTERNAL WORLD OF PHENOMENA (Canada)
Christopher Scissons

· VOICES FOR FREEDOM: THE HYERS SISTERS' LEGACY (USA)
Susheel Bibbs 

· TALKING TREES (USA)
Sam Kauffmann
​
​· FLY MYSELF HOME (USA)
Jose Restrepo

​
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DOCUMENTARY CINEMATOGRAPHY

​​· THE RACE OF GENTLEMEN (USA)
Wayne Gibson

· FINDING THE LINE: AN EXPLORATION OF STRUCTURAL INTEGRATION (Switzerland)
Aleš Urbanczik, Grzegorz Oleksa

· LOOKING FOR MOM (Taiwan)
Peter Hsui
​
· ODE TO WILD HORSES (Australia)
Billie Dean

· MY RADIO MY LIFE (India)
Bidit Roy, Makarand Waikar

​
​BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIGITAL ARTS

· IMMUNITY (UK)
Boldizsar CR​

· HOUSE IN THE MIST (Australia)

Pia Justine Cruz

· 0000: A FILM BY INJURY (Australia)
Eugene Leung

· CONCRETE 49 (USA)
Justin Deegan

· FOLDED WHISPERS (USA)
Mark Anthony Thomas, Shane McFarland, Jordon Rooney
​
· BAT DIARY (Italy)
Silvano Plank

​
​BEST SCREENPLAY
​FEATURE

· JUNCTION (USA)
Jan Reesman

· AN ISLAND APART (UK)
Paul G. Andrews

· COLD SUMMER (USA)
Christian Zur

· MICHELANGELO AND ME (USA)
Colleen Shannon

· THE PARTY HOST (USA)
Brad Clevinger

· MILLIONS IN MANILA (Australia)
Jeffrey Milne

· LET THE WILD GRASSES GROW (USA)
Kase Johnstun, Trevor Baierl
​
· DRAG QUEEN NINJAS (USA)
Michael Van Patten, Jason Fedusenko

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​OUTSTANDING DRAMATIC SCREENPLAY

· RAGZI & THE DANSEUSE (USA)
Kevin Irvine 

· WELCOME TO CALIFORNIA: FROM L.A. COUNTY JAIL TO #1 IN SALES (Canada)
Sandra Boszko

· URGENT BEAUTY (UK)
Ana Ingham

· CLONES (USA)
Richard Heard

· DIARY AFTER DEATH (USA)
Nadine Weathersby 

· FULL CIRCLE (USA)
Colleen Shannon
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· VIATOR (Switzerland)
Angelina Fluehler

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