WINNERS
February 2019
Best Picture
WITNESS
Li Kexian
Best Narrative Film
IRRESPONSIBLE
Tiffany Kim Stevens
Honorable Mention: Narrative Film
BOUNCE
David MacLean
Best Indie Film
WITNESS
Li Kexian
Honorable Mention: Indie Film
DUNGENESS
Stephen Gates
Best Drama
PABLO & CESAR
Alexis Stan Tartier Ingoglia
Best Comedy
OUT OF FRAME
Artem Gutkowski
Best Parody
DEERY OFF THE WALL
Todd Magnuson
Best Dark Comedy
CHRISTMAS SHIT
Sage Christian Drake
Best Crime Film
THE VICTIM
Junmin Wang
Best Mystery Film
THE MOON SMELLS LIKE GUNPOWDER
Mark Solter
Best Experimental Film
INDIGESTION
Alberto Martín-Aragón
Best Inspirational Film
CHANGE THE WORLD
Angelena Bonet
Best Web Series
HISTORY [SEASON 3]
Jack Tracy
Best Documentary Feature
MY FRIEND: STANDING STRONG
Stacey M. Zipfel
Best Documentary Featurette
DREAMIN' IN A DREAM
Kyle Owens
Best Documentary Short
HUA-YU WALKER
Tsai Tsai
Best Music Video
SOUL DE SELENE
Paimon Alipour
Honorable Mention: Music Video
I WILL NEVER GIVE UP!
Eri Tsukimoto
Best Student Film
A DRINK & A DANCE
Aaron Geldner
Honorable Mention: Student Film
CAVE OF DA VINCI
Sofia Drai
Best Director
OUT OF FRAME
Artem Gutkowski
Best First Time Director
BOUNCE
David MacLean
Best Indie Filmmaker
MIDDLE MANAGEMENT
Bryce Davis
Best Young Filmmaker
WITNESS
Li Kexian
Best Actor
PABLO & CESAR
Vincent Paquot
Best Actress
PABLO & CESAR
Marie Beaumont
Best Actor in an Indie Film
CAUGHT IN THE SPOKES
Michael Germant
Best Actress in an Indie Film
OUT OF FRAME
Giulia Gabriele
Best Ensemble
HISTORY [SEASON 3]
Jack Tracy, William Cohen, Jacob Seidman, James Evans, Matthew Kuyawa, Kathy Biehl, Samanthia Nixon, Haulston Mann, Alexandra Rey, Aaron Drill, Trent Stone, Alexander Spears, Corry J Ethridge
Best Cinematography
WITNESS
Guo Haotian
Best Editing
OUT OF FRAME
Artem Gutkowski
Best Score
AMERICAN GUINEA PIG
Alexander Cimini
Best Song
A DRINK & A DANCE - DAY DRINKING
Andrew Weitz, Aaron Geldner
Best Original Story
A TEARDROP OF DECEPTION
Ronny Vargas
Best Screenplay
WITNESS
Li Kexian
Best First Time Screenwriter (Feature)
LIFE'S A BITCH AND THEN YOU DIE
Antonia Woodward
Best First Time Screenwriter (Short)
#PRINCESSPROBLEMS
Brittney Lee Hamilton
PARTNER FESTIVALS
OFFICIAL
STATUETTE
Winners may order the official
NY Film Awards statuette