ANNUAL WINNERS - 2025
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ANNUAL NOMINEES & WINNERS
Best Original Screenplay - Feature
Two Brothers
Happy Accidents
Grey Ladies Down
The Nihilist
DETOX
On Glory Street
Nomadic Nun
Tuning Heartstrings
Obsession Rising
Jazz on a Wave
Cynni
#BecauseOf
The Last Sunrise - WINNER
Lifeboat
Hard Ride Home
Caligo Inn
Best Original Screenplay - Short
Run Nino Run
Failures
The Red Market
Convicts & Chocolate
Crossroads Panama
Daughter of the Plains
Too Soon
Entropy
Aerilaya
Ryia: A Ranger’s Daughter
Make Yourself at Home
Classification Human
Chinese Hopping Zombie
Pirates of Vengeance - WINNER
The Medallion
Podcasts - Fictional
Kobalt Pier
Silvertongues
Alpha 8 - Season One
The Bear Story
The Last Uprising
2024 Spook-Spectacular Radio Show
DINK: The Musical Podcast - WINNER
Trauma Dump: Make it Scarier
Hekate - "The Awakening"
Potentialities: The Podcast - Episode 1: Prologue
Podcasts - Non-Fictional
Shadow Clock - EP 6 | Child
Utah Doesn't Exist - WINNER
Best Feature Film
Masquerade Mixup
The Wedding Party
The Shape of Halloween
2:59
Quiet, Arlo - WINNER
Best International Film - Feature
Revelations - WINNER
Bianky Slayer
SEEK
The Cost of a Dream
Tell - A Hunter's Tale
Tremolo
Best International Film - Short
Debacle - WINNER
92
The Crone
The Shell - WINNER
Who Killed Mr. Moss?
Best Ensemble Cast
War
Grandpa's Got a Brand New Pill
Quiet, Arlo - WINNER
Revelations
Masquerade Mixup
The Wedding Party
92
The Tell Tale Heart
In Heaven One Day
2:59
Best Short Film
Sweet Molly
The Other Hallf
Till Death Do Us Part
Daughter of the Plains
The Yes Hell
The Tell Tale Heart
The Astronomer - WINNER
NCMO (Non Committal Make Out)
Best Micro Short
Ding Dong Dead
Feathers
Rebirth
Inner Voices - WINNER
Bug Eye
Aster
Cat & fish
Best Documentary Feature
My Empathy - WINNER
Creative Vandal
Bloody & Bruised: The Untold Story of the Back Room
Resilience & Sacrifice
VITA - Voices of Life and Victory
MEMRA
Class of Her Own
Real Grit: Chasing Aeolis
I Wish I Could Stay
Siro
Best Documentary Short
The Call of the Road
Story Pole
Last of the Nobodies - WINNER
Wheelpower
Power of Permanence
I Dare You to Climb Mount Matutum
Second Chance
Take Me To Fendika
Empress
Taiwan in Motion: She is Me
The Tao
Dear Pelican
The Lonely Mushroom
Last Climber on Three Peaks
Best TV/Web Series Episode
Lily and the Kid
Forever Man
Utah Doesn't Exist
Artifex - WINNER
Mimic Men - Toneata Leona Martocchio
Fleet “Blessing in the Storm”
Best Editing
Sweet Molly
The Crone
Till Death Do Us Part
The Wedding Party
The Tell Tale Heart
A to Z
The Possible Life - WINNER
Best Cinematography
The Crone
The Shape of Halloween - WINNER
Till Death Do Us Part
Crossing Through the Highlands of Iceland
The Tell Tale Heart
The Astronomer
The Shell
Best Music Score
Run Nino Run
Debacle - WINNER
Totem
Till Death Do Us Part
I Swiped the Wrong One
Print the Legend
Lost in Time
The Astronomer
Best Sound Design
The Crone - WINNER
Nine Grams of Lead
The Wedding Party
Lost in Time
The Shell
The Shape of Halloween
Best Costume Design
The Crone
Nine Grams of Lead
The Greenstreet Affair
The Astronomer - WINNER
The Empress
Best Director
The Crone
Sweet Molly
The Wedding Party
The Shape of Halloween
Among the 8
Claimant
The Yes Hell - WINNER
The Witch of Endor
2:59 - WINNER
The Possible Life
War
The Shell ( if she shows up)
Like a Promethean Curse
The Astronomer
The Empress
Best Makeup & Hair Styling
Glaistig
The Shape of Halloween
The Tell Tale Heart - WINNER
Face Value
Artifex
Best Actress
Sweet Molly
The Other Half
I'll Never Forget
An Honest Mistake
NCMO - WINNER
The Shell
Whiskey Dixie & The Big Wet Country
Best Supporting Actress
The Other Half
The Shape of Halloween
Daughter of the Plains
The Witch of Endor
Radio Silence
A to Z - WINNER
Best Actor
Revelations
Run Nino Run
Till Death Do Us Part
Among the 8
The Yes Hell
Divine Static
A to Z - WINNER
Quiet, Arlo
Cream & Sugar
Best Supporting Actor
Run Nino Run
Revelations
The Shape of Halloween - WINNER
Whiskey Dixie & The Big Wet Country
An Honest Mistake
NCMO (Non-Committal Make Out)
"Electricity" Utopian Nightmare
Best Production Design
The Crone
Nine Grams of Lead
Till Death Do Us Part - WINNER
War
Who Killed Mr. Moss?
Best Animated Film
“Antisocial” Pedagogic Torment
The Cage
Congratulations Mortal, I Love You
My Hair
Prostheseus
Soundwielder "The Secret Key"
Figure Fighter Falky
Lost In Time - WINNER
Aster
Switchback
Fablestone Award (Sci-Fi & Fantasy)
The Silver Lining
The Red Market
The Crone
Gruff
Love Costs More
Utopian Nightmare “On Another Planet”
Rebirth
Dot.Zero
Radio Silence
The Perfect Fit - WINNER
Lost In Time
Return to Gravity Falls
Grimstone Award (Horror)
Glaistig
My List of Bodies I Buried in the Woods
The Shape of Halloween - WINNER
Till Death Do Us Part
The Tell Tale Heart
An Honest Mistake
Divine Static
2:59 - WINNER
Open
Switchback
Sunstone Award (Comedy)
Vasomotor Rhinitis
Manamagizhselvan (MMS)
BrewHaHa
Convicts & Chocolate - WINNER
Kick the Can
An Honest Mistake - WINNER
The Perfect Fit
Enough to Try
TT
Powerstone Award (Drama)
Run Nino Run
Sanctuary
I'll Never Forget
The Astronomer
The Other Half
Daughter of the Plains
The Yes Hell - WINNER
The Possible Life
Saudade
Like a Promethean Curse
Willowstone Award
Cel 7 - WINNER
I Dare You to Climb Mount Matatum
Agents
Who Killed Mr. Moss?
Lost in Time
MEME
Figure Fighter Falky
Prostheseus
Run Nino Run
Best Musical Film
Whiskey Dixie & The Big Wet Country - WINNER
Round Machine
Paradise, a Town of Sinners & Saints
Best Inspirational Film
The Wedding Party - WINNER
Dear Pelican
The Astronomer
The Shell
NCMO (Non Committal Make Out)
The Other Half
The Crone
Inner Voices
Cream & Sugar
Social Impact Film
Sweet Molly - WINNER
Class of Her Own
Face Value
Trapped Inside
"Burning Man" Orphans Cabaret
I'll Never Forget - WINNER
Print the Legend
VITA - Voices of Life and Victory
My Empathy
Quiet, Arlo
Brighstone Award (Youth)
"Paranoia" Valerie Sterrett - WINNER
The Yes Hell
Mop Monster!
Who Killed Mr. Moss?
Best Visual Effects
SEEK
“My Melody” Val Nabilskiy
Rebirth
Lost in Time
Prostheseus - WINNER
Best Color Grading
The Wedding Party
The Yes Hell
The Astronomer
2:59 - WINNER
Best Jazz Song
The Hollywood Medley
Christmas in New York (for the Motion Picture Soundtrack "A Christmas Letter"
Pure White Snow - WINNER
Best Country Song
African Cowboy (for the Motion Picture Soundtrack "Revelations" - WINNER
Country Girls
Country Couture
Lonely in This Crowd
Best Folk/Indie Song
Standing by a River
Song for Veronica
Lovely Lola Jean - WINNER
Best Pop Song
Heal my Mind
empowered - WINNER
Our Time is Now
Rising Star
What is Love?
Unmask Your Life
Best Inspirational Song
Heal my Mind
Who You Are - WINNER
The Road of Light
Best Contemporary Song
Begging for Mercy - WINNER
Colorful (featuring Danica Lipetsky)
Glory
Nanso - Tetsuro Konishi PV
Best Alternative/Indie Song
Forever
Paranoia
Restless Heart
Kicking Rocks - WINNER
Lights Out (Love and Class Warfare)
Lovely Mind
Best Blues Song
The Raven - WINNER
Pure White Snow
Best Rock Song
My Mona
Fate and Future (for the Motion Picture Soundtrack 92)
The Secret Key
New Boys - WINNER
Best Music Video Producer
Begging for Mercy
Forever - WINNER
La Bruja
Best World Song
Idhi Premana
Empty Grave - WINNER
La Bruja
The Tao
Que es Amar
Best R&B Song
Sunday Morning
I'm Still Here - WINNER
Best Rap/Hip-Hop Song
Last of the Nobodies
Winning - WINNER
No Heroes
Night Vision - WINNER
Just Watch
Andariel
Best Metal/Progressive Song
A Shredder's Dream - WINNER
JÓLAKÖTTURINN
Best Bluegrass Song
Transit Town
"Wicked Ways" - WINNER
Best Original Musical Song/Soundtrack
Whiskey Dixie & The Big Wet Country
All Comes Down to This!
The Secret Key
Grandpa's Got a Brand New Pill
Paradise, a Town of Sinners & Saints - WINNER
Best Classical/Instrumental Song
Walking Brooklyn
13 Waitresses
Survivors
Rock Your Halloween - WINNER
Best Music Video
Song for Veronica
SoundWielder "The Secret Key"
"On Another Planet" Utopian Nightmare
"Lovely Lola Jean" Andrew Wiscombe
"Tick Talk" Shrink the Giant
" Shredder's Dream" Black Denim Rage
Carla Sciaky "Standing By A River"
"Forever" Orphans Cabaret
"Heal My Mind" TT
Val Nabilskiy "My Melody"
"Embers" Visionz2turnt featuring Mariduhkid
Begging for Mercy
"Sunday Morning" The Hunters
"Paranoia" - Valerie Sterrett
Country Couture
"Night Vision" 3AM
Joseph Greco "Jaded"
"New Boys" Beach Death - WINNER
"Wicked Ways" Alexander Gamble
"Rise Above" Makaria
"MRI" The Symptones
"Remedy" Verus
"Lights Out" One Fall
"Rise of Machines" Tero Risti
Best International Music Video
Dr Pushkin featuring Lyrical Joe "No Heroes"
Dr. Pushkin & B-Wayne "Empty Grave" - WINNER
"Lonely in This Crowd" Rock Moderoff & The Jetstream Cowboys
Lorena & Marcela Robles "La Bruja"
JÓLAKÖTTURINN
"empowered" Jessica Marchi
"Idhi Premena" Pranav Kaushik
"Antisocial" Pedagogic Torment
Midnite Gossip "Streetlights"
Bubbles
"Time" GLVES
"Piccola" Detour
"Amor Incierto" Pablo Alejandro
"Olympus Plays On" Rodyz Arts
Audience Choice
Dot.Zero - WINNER