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Genre Categories: Nominations for June-July 2026
Best Male Director
Benjamin Hess for An Iris Wild (USA)
Levi Elizaga for Rooms (USA)
Roel Swierenga for Decarb (Netherlands)
Thomas McQuillan for The Pursuit Of Forgiveness (Ireland)
William Eguienta for Casus (France)
Best Student Female Director
Elena Conic for Tierra (USA)
Justice Nelson for Skater Haters (USA)
Lily Kaplan for Chameleon (USA)
Madison Wake for Impact (USA)
Ruby Haraldson for How We Ended Up Here (Australia)
Best Student Male Director
Alex Young for Resilience (USA)
Brennan Tomas Haley for Monolith (USA)
Jamie Duffy for Archives (Ireland)
Jax Azad for Mr. Sandman’s Funhouse (USA)
Jeremy Perry for Animosity (USA)
Best First Time Female Director
Asem Kuanyshbayeva for The Call (Kazakhstan)
Bryscia Dosal for Lethal Dust (USA)
Patricia Lynn Hicks, Cheri Amor, and Ryanne Tracey for Different Worlds Summer Heat (USA)
Setareh Samandari for Limit Exceeded (USA)
Tamara Victoria Gamez for Toy Chest (USA)
Best First Time Male Director
Austin Allen Albright for In Everything You Do (USA)
Joe Michael Rosenheim for My First Day of Yoga (USA)
John Wang for Outsourcing Rhapsody (China)
Best Young Male Filmmaker
TBA
Best Actress
Liana Liberato for Journeez (USA)
Tatum Jennings for Mr. Sandman’s Funhouse (USA)
Zoe Young for An Iris Wild (USA)
Best Actor
TBA
Best Young Actress
TBA
Best Acting Duo
TBA
Best Ensemble Cast
Akram Rady, Tommy-Lee Baik, Arnaud Gelis, and Robin Zmirou for Casus (France)
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)
Jinxin Wang, Jiachuan Lin, Ni Chuo, and Zhuoting Zhao for Outsourcing Rhapsody (China)
Steven Vogel, Melissa Drew, Nicholas Zack Heart, Dylan Ellis, Elias Weinberg, Jake Pizza, Kiki McCaa-Ignas, and Edgar Gizatullin for Babylon Blues (USA)
Tamara Gamez, Xavier Alvarado, Jenny Frame, Dylan Winters, Sarah Jack, Jonathan Sullivan, Dani Hurtado, January Henry, John Martin, and Karl Lucht for Toy Chest (USA)
Best Original Screenplay
John Wang for Outsourcing Rhapsody (China)
Patricia Lynn Hicks and Ryanne Tracey for Different Worlds Summer Heat (USA)
Sargon Yoseph for Limit Exceeded (USA)
Best Cinematography
Kenny Hernandez for Rooms (USA)
Martijn Heemstra for Decarb (Netherlands)
Riley Ater for Mr. Sandman’s Funhouse (USA)
Simon Blaustien for Tierra (USA)
William Eguienta for Casus (France)
Best Editing
Aryaman Kantawala and Jaiden Hubbard for Mr. Sandman’s Funhouse (USA)
Kyle Delso for The Very Best One (USA)
Lexy Zhao for Reflections of a Sinner (USA)
Mickael Bosnjakovic, Laetitia Paillard, and William Eguienta for Casus (France)
Rooms (USA)
Best Producer
TBA
Best Production Design
Jasmine Ruffy for Animosity (USA)
Jiayun Zhang and Tatiana McClung for Gardeners (USA)
Judi Longo for Rooms (USA)
Molly Foy and Marissa Donovan for Tierra (USA)
Tara Strand and Greg Lastrapes for Viscountess and Maidservant (Episodes 1-4) (USA)
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
TBA
Best Special Makeup
TBA
Best Sound Design
TBA
Best Sound Editing
Anton Borżenko for Shadow of the Fighter (USA)
Jake Santangelo for Liminal (USA)
Wes Dewitte for Alaska Rescue Story (USA)
Best Original Score
Caleb Liu for Mr. Sandman’s Funhouse (USA)
Cody Bengtson for I Wish This Was Real (USA)
Shrijal Thapa and Hannah Smith-Phillips for The Trash Can (USA)
Best Original Song
Boy Scientist by Ron J. Danziger, Manu Martin, Tom Ball, Christina Teenz Tan, and Susan Mey Lee Lim (UK)
Confetti Star-ion by Tom Ball, Susan Mey Lee Lim, Joi Barua, and Manu Martin (UK)
Dangerous by Colby C. (USA)
Tie the Knot by Bellarose Murie, for Animosity (USA)
Toy Chest by Tamara Gamez (USA)
Genre Categories: Nominations for June-July 2026
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