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Best Male Director: Benjamin Hess for An Iris Wild (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Male Director): Roel Swierenga for Decarb (Netherlands)
Best Student Female Director: Lily Kaplan for Chameleon (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Student Female Director): Madison Wake for Impact (USA)
Best Student Male Director: Jax Azad for Mr. Sandman’s Funhouse (USA)
Best First Time Female Director: Setareh Samandari for Limit Exceeded (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (First Time Female Director): Tamara Victoria Gamez for Toy Chest (USA)
Best First Time Male Director: John Wang for Outsourcing Rhapsody (China)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Young Male Filmmaker): David Sakaoghli for Ashes of Reverie (USA)
Best Actress: Zoe Young for An Iris Wild (USA)
Best Actor: Krystian Bester for Future Days (USA)
Honorable Mention (Young Actress): Ruby Menzies for Lyric (Australia)
Honorable Mention (Acting Duo): Faith Reed and Holly Yvonne Hill for He Was Nice (USA)
Best Ensemble Cast: Brandon Foxworth, Taylor Johnson-King, Rayn Tiara Jordan, Mikaela Johnson, Phoenix Hollier, Lewis Clinton Jackson, Teddy Kivel, Sunny Golden, Destiny Jossie Cunningham, and Nicholas Rice for Different Worlds Summer Heat (USA)
Best Original Screenplay: John Wang for Outsourcing Rhapsody (China)
Best Cinematography: Kenny Hernandez for Rooms (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Cinematography): Martijn Heemstra for Decarb (Netherlands)
Best Editing: Lexy Zhao for Reflections of a Sinner (USA)
Best Producer: Rachel Delovino for Rooms (USA)
Honorable Mention (Producer): Mary Catherine Greenawalt and Carmen Maria Mitchell for Stai Bene (USA)
Best Production Design: Judi Longo for Rooms (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Production Design): Jiayun Zhang and Tatiana McClung for Gardeners (USA)
Honorable Mention (Production Design): Tara Strand and Greg Lastrapes for Viscountess and Maidservant (Episodes 1-4) (USA)
Best Makeup and Hairstyling: Brooke Hampton, Amber Honeycutt, Vickey Lee, and Brianna Lujan for Toy Chest (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Makeup and Hairstyling): Bryscia Dosal for Lethal Dust (USA)
Best Special Makeup: Ashley Renee Hines for Twilight of the Undead (USA)
Honorable Mention (Sound Design): Parker Giovenetti for Tierra (USA)
Best Sound Editing: Wes Dewitte for Alaska Rescue Story (USA)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Sound Editing): Anton Borżenko for Shadow of the Fighter (USA)
Best Original Score: Caleb Liu for Mr. Sandman’s Funhouse (USA)
Best Original Song: Confetti Star-ion by Tom Ball, Susan Mey Lee Lim, Joi Barua, and Manu Martin (UK)
Outstanding Achievement Award (Original Song): Toy Chest by Tamara Gamez (USA)
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