Winners - October 2025

Best Picture

HURT - Jeremy Kunkle, Matt Simon

Best Indie Film

HURT - Jeremy Kunkle, Matt Simon

Best Thriller

Do You See Her? - Matthew Villescas

Best Documentary

The WOMEN IN SECURITY Documentary - Yvette Freeman

Best Animation

The High King's Daughter - Joël Gibbs, Kurt Rosenberg

Best Music Video

Strolling Down Brighton Pier - Kenny McCracken, Kurt Rosenberg

Best Director

HURT - Jeremy Kunkle

Best First Time Director

Blair County: A People's History - Mark Andrew Frederick

Best Actor

Do You See Her? - Jackson George

Best Actress

The Long Way Back - Stephanie "Will" Wilson

Best Young Actor

HURT - Antonio Dean

Best Editing

The WOMEN IN SECURITY Documentary - Kyle Lawrence Wright

Best Score

Sleeping in Silence - Federico Ricci

Best First Time Screenwriter

The Long Way Back - Stephanie "Will" Wilson

Winners may order the official New York Film Awards statuette

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