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Best Female Director: Cat Masterson and Emily Wildwood for Lady Toy (USA)

Best Male Director: Enrique Fivaller for Tale of a Memory (Spain)

Honorable Mention (Student Male Director): Yiğit Batuk for The Ones Who Can Fly in Their Dreams (Turkey)

Best First Time Male Director: David Ernesto Herrera for Unruly (UK)

Best Actress: Kym Jackson for Melodies Of The Abyss (Australia)

Best Actor: Richard Brake for Unruly (UK)

Best Supporting Actress: Elena Kent for Wake Up, Dolores! (USA)

Best Acting Duo: Lucia Bidois and Liam Kavenagh for Papa Bear (Australia)

Best Ensemble Cast: Pavel Dobrev, Ilian Karastoyanov, Yordan Georgiev, Deyan Dimitrov, Ivaylo Markov, Lyudmil Nikolov, Rumen Buyukliev, Krasimir Ivanov, Irena Markova, Nedelcho Todorov, Ina Ilcheva, Kaloyan Aladinov, and Yulian Rusev for Restavrazov (Bulgaria)

Best Original Screenplay: Anzor Mulkoev for The Forgotten Door (USA)

Best Cinematography: Miquel Rubís for Tale of a Memory (Spain)

Best Editing: Connor Ryan for Memoria Obscura (USA)

Best Production Design: Enrique Fivaller for Tale of a Memory (Spain)

Best Set Design: Enrique Fivaller for Tale of a Memory (Spain)

Best Costume Design: Christina Leinicke for The Baku (USA)

Best Special Makeup: Mia Zimmerman for Never Leave (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Special FX): Daniel Jones for The Sanguine (USA)

Best Visual FX: David Christopher Nelson for Memoria Obscura (USA)

Honorable Mention (Visual FX): Johnny Yong Bosch for The Baku (USA)

Best Sound Design: Bea Brozek for Papa Bear (Australia)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Sound Editing): Jack Schneiderman and Zoe Marshall for Wake Up, Dolores! (USA)

Honorable Mention (Sound Mixing): Genel Mejia for The Redemption of Faust (USA)

Best Original Score: Thibaut Falgairette for The Series 10K (USA)

Best Original Song: Heart of Black by The Band Called Sex, for The Job (USA)

See also AWARD WINNERS OF JANUARY 2026: GENRE CATEGORIES

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