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Genre Categories: Nominations for April-May 2026
Best Female Director
Janet Craig for Olive View (USA)
LaShaunte Wade for When We Were (USA)
Mia Petrovic for Our Monsters (Canada)
Best Male Director
Christopher Andrew Schultz for Serenity’s Song (USA)
Malhar Abhijit Talwalkar for Pink Trees (USA)
Zoran Pribičević for The Race (Croatia)
Best Student Female Director
Emily Almagro Birkholtz for Unfinished (South Africa)
Ruchi Srivastava for The Finish Line (Canada)
Siyan Liu for Qi Qi (China)
Best Student Male Director
Aden Gonzalez for Stay (USA)
Benjamin Martin for Where The Stars Meet (South Africa)
Guancheng Feng for Liars (USA)
Michael Anthony Carter for Baby Boy (USA)
Oliver Thrush for Sister’s Keeper (USA)
Best First Time Female Director
TBA
Best First Time Male Director
Daniel Kyle Mccartney for One Of One (USA)
Yohann Perez for Grey Zone (France)
Juwan Rashaad Howard for A Lasting Place (USA)
Jack Rykert and Rachel Ma for Villain (USA)
Rogan Lovse for The Dandelion Girl (Canada)
Best Young Male Filmmaker
TBA
Best Actress
Bridget Regan for Serenity’s Song (USA)
Elley Ringo for Blood Will Have Blood (USA)
Paige Annette for A Lasting Place (USA)
Best Actor
Daniel Kyle Mccartney for One Of One (USA)
Ka’Prise Colvin for Pink Trees (USA)
Trever Riney for When The Moon Goes Down (USA)
Best Supporting Actress
TBA
Best Young Actress
TBA
Best Young Actor
TBA
Best Acting Duo
Beau Goodman and Jordan Knapp for Dive (USA)
Charles Ross and Brooklyn Hislop for The Dandelion Girl (Canada)
Iva Viskovic Krizan and Zoran Pribičević for The Race (Croatia)
Jessica Ferlazzo and Felicia Willson for Sister’s Keeper (USA)
Lucas Brahme and Adam Peltier for Fatso (USA)
Best Ensemble Cast
Ka’Prise Colvin, Sandrine Malary, Isabella Valote, and Ronaldo Medina for Pink Trees (USA)
Scarlett Roselynn, Bridget Regan, Gustavo Galindo, Meredith Thomas, and Jon Snow for Serenity’s Song (USA)
Tania Verafield, Tayler Beth Anderson, Reid Emmons, Travis Richey, and Nagi Moore for Olive View (USA)
Best Cinematography
David D. Nguyen for The Harpies (Canada)
Jessy Sherif for A Lasting Place (USA)
Justin Cipriani for When We Were (USA)
Laura Sukowatey for Embodied Landscapes (USA)
Maitland Lottimer for One Of One (USA)
Best Editing
Ian Tan for Our Monsters (Canada)
Ivor Sonje for The Race (Croatia)
Laura Sukowatey for Embodied Landscapes (USA)
Maitland Lottimer for One Of One (USA)
Sam Loveys for The Finish Line (Canada)
Best Producer
Declan Gregg for Sister’s Keeper (USA)
Hayden Roper, Jack DiSabato, Frank Muller, and Sara Nell for The Independent Newspaper Company (USA)
Siyan Liu for Qi Qi (China)
Best Production Design
Agnes Asplund for Our Monsters (Canada)
Embodied Landscapes (USA)
Noah Gutierrez for Sister’s Keeper (USA)
Shin Hee Park for A Lasting Place (USA)
Stephanie Thoreson for One Of One (USA)
Best Costume Design
TBA
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
TBA
Best Special Makeup
TBA
Best Special FX
TBA
Best Sound Design
TBA
Best Sound Mixing
TBA
Best Original Score
Alexander Arntzen for The Dandelion Girl (Canada)
Celine Egan for Sins Of Sinclair (Ireland)
Kelly Joe Richardson for The Pit and the Pendulum (USA)
Kelly Joe Richardson for The Tell-Tale Heart (USA)
Trae Berry for When We Were (USA)
Best Original Song
Chopping Them Down by Vince Grant, for Our Brilliant Destruction (USA)
Dutch Boy by Daniel McCartney and Zach Jone, for One Of One (USA)
Just Like Selma by Nolan Williams, Jr. (USA)
My True Self by Ryley Hall and Myles Meyer, for True Self (USA)
Wanna by Faith Kelly, for Artemis (USA)
Genre Categories: Nominations for April-May 2026
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