Technical Categories: Nominations for November 2025

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Genre Categories: Nominations for November 2025

Best Female Director

TBA

Best Male Director

J.C. McNaughton for Sweet Molly (USA)

James Boss for Guns in Paradise (USA)

Mauro John Capece for La Paura dei Numeri (The Fear of Numbers) (Italy)

Best Student Female Director

Christina Yu for The Blemish (Australia)

Georgia Cotterill for When You See Me (New Zealand)

Kexin Liu for Reproduce (Macau)

Best Student Male Director

TBA

Best First Time Female Director

Francesca Ronchin for The Big Lie, Eritrea and Back (Italy)

Xiaotong Liu for Char Siu (China)

Xinyu Guo for Foreign Affinity (China)

Best First Time Male Director

Gabriel Fontes for Lone Crew (Brazil)

Roland Wehap for A Film by Roland Wehap (Austria)

Zac La Roc for Dizzy (USA)

Best Young Male Filmmaker

TBA

Best Actress

TBA

Best Actor

Donal Gilsenan for Angel Kiss (UK)

Thomas Crawford for Sweet Molly (USA)

Justin Henriksen for Playing the Protagonist (USA)

Best Supporting Actor

TBA

Best Young Actor

TBA

Best Acting Duo

Amie Mackenzie and John L Payne for On Purple (USA)

Austin Greene and Sugey Cruz for Taffy, Rita and The Rattlesnake (USA)

Hannah Kepple and Sydney Taylor for Dizzy (USA)

Best Ensemble Cast

Byrant Ramsey, Al Nouri, and John Minch for A Recipe For Redemption (USA)

Cam Sullivan-Brown, Julia-Kate Hill, Tyler Metcalf, and Colin Davis for Currents (USA)

Erica Dade, Andrew Bernard, Laura Ault, Barry Katz, Fern Katz, Carl Rimi, Tammy Boothby, Chris Anderson, McKenna Dannemann, and Spencer Hanan for Upside Down (USA)

Natalie Bebko, Fefe Burgos, Sharlize True, and Scarlet Aviram for Background (USA)

Victor Holstein, Kristin Garrison, Gillian Hastings, and Andrew Schoen for In Lieu of Us (USA)

Best Original Screenplay

J.C McNaughton for Sweet Molly (USA)

Olivia Allen and Zac La Roc for Dizzy (USA)

Roland Wehap for A Film by Roland Wehap (Austria)

Best Cinematography

Daniel Contaldo for Dizzy (USA)

Devin Bora and Bailey Spore for Currents (USA)

James Handley for Bulb (UK)

Niklas Klabunde for Guns in Paradise (USA)

Sam Sargeant for Sweet Molly (USA)

Best Editing

Bailey Spore for Currents (USA)

Bella Erikson for Dizzy (USA)

Prateek Nuti for Crossfade (India)

Best Production Design

Chelsea Parker for Dizzy (USA)

Crescentia Volz for Taffy, Rita and The Rattlesnake (USA)

James Boss for Guns in Paradise (USA)

Nicki Gorge for Gummy Worms (USA)

Su Tonani for Lone Crew (Brazil)

Best Set Design

TBA

Best Costume Design

TBA

Best Special FX

TBA

Best Sound Design

TBA

Best Sound Mixing

TBA

Best Sound Editing

TBA

Best Original Score

Ethan Guetta for Secluded (USA)

Fábio Mondego for Lone Crew (Brazil)

Richie Devon for Taffy, Rita and The Rattlesnake (USA)

Best Original Song

Lim Cosmic Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra, Act IV: I. Pie in the Sky by Manu Martin and Ron J. Danziger (UK)

Single for Life by Ava Della Pietra (USA)

Star Among the Cosmic Clouds by Joi Barua, Killian Donnelly, and LIM (UK)

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Genre Categories: Nominations for November 2025

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