Best Picture

RED

David Newton

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Best Narrative Film

RED

David Newton

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Best Indie Film

The Protege' Project...CHAPTER: 1

Benny Tjandra, Lovie Johnson

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Best Drama

Drifting

Shiheng Xu

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Best Thriller

Resolve

Martin Holper

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Best Fantasy Film

Sawa

Harinarayan Rajeev

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Best Inspirational Film

#LiveLikeHaris

Amina Chaudary, Beth Murphy

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Best Action

RED

David Newton

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Best Romantic Comedy

The Don't Call List

Tevin Everett

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Best Web Series

Diversity Hires

Tevin Everett

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Best Documentary Feature

Until the Last Drop

Mike Daniel, Sam Kneiss

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Best Documentary Short

Curfew in NYC

Patrícia Vasconcellos

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Best Student Film

bun·ny /’bənē/ - lost girl

Anna Martin

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Best Director

RED

David Newton

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First Time Director

Writing on the Wall

Miya Matsumoto Lee

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Best Indie Filmmaker

Infinity by Two

David Pinczés

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Best Young Filmmaker

bun·ny /’bənē/ - lost girl

Anna Martin

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Best Actor

RED

Beau Fowler

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Best Actress

bun·ny /’bənē/ - lost girl

Brooke Michelle Bickham

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Best Young Actress

bun·ny /’bənē/ - lost girl

Brooke Michelle Bickham

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Best Sound Design

Drifting

Shiheng Xu

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Best Visual Effects

Sawa

Harinarayan Rajeev

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Best Original Story

Short Stay

Cydney Cochrane

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Best Screenplay Feature

Write or Die!

Christine O'Keefe

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Best Screenplay Short

Refractions

Paula Rossman

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Best First Time Screenwriter (Feature)

Write or Die!

Christine O'Keefe

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First Time Screenwriter (Short)

Pandemonia

Fredrick Crawford Jr

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