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BEST HORROR COMEDY SHORT - BELLEVUE BOB

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BEST HORROR SHORT - WITH YOUR LIFE

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BEST HORROR FEATURE FILM - MEATHOOK

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BEST ENSEMBLE CAST - SHORT FILM - SHANNAHAN “THE BOLT JOB”

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BEST ENSEMBLE CAST FEATURE FILM - TAILS CALIFORNIA

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BEST NEWS DOCUMENTARY LINE IN THE SAND - JAMES O'KEEFE

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BEST INVESTIGATIVE DOCUMENTARY LINE IN THE SAND - JAMES O'KEEFE

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BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT ANIMATION - JAKE AND PETE'S CHRISTMAS SPECIAL

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BEST INTERNATIONAL MUSIC VIDEO - SKY SKY

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BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT NARRATIVE FILM - CASSANDRA VENICE

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BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT DOCUMENTARY - SHOW UP AND START

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BEST INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM - AMERICA'S WOMAN

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BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM - IN YOUR BLOOD: HOKI NAIDEN

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR SHORT FILM - Charlz Williams/THE CAREGIVER

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR FEATURE FILM -Rick Shaibani/IT TAKES

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS SHORT FILM - Lindsey Cruz/THE ETERNOS

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS FEATURE FILM - Jaclyn Hales/TIME FOR SUNSET

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BEST ACTRESS - SHORT FILM - Joanna Keylock/BUZZKILL

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BEST ACTRESS - FEATURE FILM - Nichelle H Nichols/FORCE DRIFT

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BEST ACTOR - SHORT FILM - Mark Resnik/BEAR BROOK

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BEST ACTOR - FEATURE FILM - Andrew Ferguson/SIMON SAYS

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BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT FILM - REDLINING

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BEST EXPERIMENTAL FEATURE FILM -THEM PUBLIC ROMANTICS

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BEST DANCE SHORT - SALSA LOVE

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BEST LGBTQ SHORT FILM - ARTHUR AVE.

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BEST ACTION SHORT - NIGHT SHIFT

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BEST ACTION FEATURE FILM - UMBAG

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BEST CRIME/THRILLER SHORT FILM HER MOTIVE

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BEST CRIME/THRILLER FEATURE FILM - KETCHUP ON WAFFLES

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BEST SCI-FI SHORT - "LIFE ON PLANET EARTH"

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BEST SCI-FI/HORROR FEATURE - THE BUNKER

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BEST SCREENPLAY - ANIMATED SHORT FILM - Asha Dahya/SOMEONE YOU KNOW

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BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY SHORT FILM

Larry L Andrews/MIDNIGHT AT THE LIMBO LOUNGE

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BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY SHORT FILM - DANA MOE/MUTE

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BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY FEATURE - Matthew Michael Ross/INVISIBLE

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BEST HEIST COMEDY SHORT - BREAKING AND ENTERING AND HUMPING

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BEST COMEDY SHORT - HR LADY

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BEST BUDDY COMEDY SHORT - BEN & TONY

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BEST COMEDY FEATURE - STAYCATION

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BEST SCORE SHORT FILM -  THE GOOD TWIN

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BEST SCORE FEATURE FILM -  FROM EMBERS

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BEST SOUND MUSIC VIDEO - MY FACE

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BEST SOUND SHORT ANIMATION FILM - GAVIN'S ADVENTURES

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BEST SOUND SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILM - WATER WAYS 

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BEST SOUND SHORT FILM - RED LILIES

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BEST SOUND DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM

 ANNA MAY WONG FIRST AMERICAN CHINESE MOVIE STAR

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BEST SOUND FEATURE FILM - DARK FEATHERS

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BEST VISUAL EFFECTS - SHORT FILM - FRITCHI MANOR

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BEST DRAMA SHORT - THE LIFE FORCE

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BEST STUDENT SHORT - NO RETURN

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BEST DRAMEDY SHORT - FRANKIE

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BEST ROMANCE SHORT - Cruisin’ for a Bruisin’

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BEST YA SHORT - Buzzkill (Directed byAmanda Griswold)

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BEST THRILLER SHORT - WRECKLESS

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BEST THRILLER FEATURE - WHAT HAPPENED TO SUZY

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BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN MUSIC VIDEO - DRIVE

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BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN SHORT FILM - REGARDING ROSE

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BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN FEATURE FILM - EBENEZER THE TRAVELER

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BEST EDITING MUSIC VIDEO - THE RAVEN

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BEST EDITING SHORT ANIMATION - VITA NOVA

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BEST EDITING SHORT DOCUMENTARY - HOMELESS STREET ARTIST

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BEST EDITING SHORT NARRATIVE -  THE INVITATION

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BEST EDITING - FEATURE DOCUMENTARY - ONE DREAM TOO MANY

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BEST EDITING - FEATURE FILM - ROGUE COPS

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY -MUSIC VIDEO - 1933

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - SHORT NARRATIVE FILM -  INVISIBLE LINES 

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM - LIFE AFLOAT

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM - PUT THE GUNS DOWN

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY FEATURE FILM - NO EVIDENCE OF MAN

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BEST DIRECTOR - MUSIC VIDEO

CG Ryche - CHRISTMAS WITHOUT YOU and WHITE KNIGHT

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BEST DIRECTOR - SHORT ANIMATION - Pat Mesiti-Miller/LITTLE HANDS

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BEST DIRECTOR - DOCUMENTARY SHORT

Joseph F Alexandre/THE TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN JUNKIE

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BEST DIRECTOR - SHORT FILM - Chuck Marra, Megan Foley-Marra/WINO

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BEST DIRECTOR - DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

TROY SMITH - I STAND ALONE: THE SULLY ERNA STORY

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BEST DIRECTOR - FEATURE FILM - Trevor Miller/RIOT ON REDCHURCH STREET

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST MUSIC VIDEO - SKUNK SEASON

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST SHORT ANIMATION - THE BAG

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY- THE ICELAND CYCLING EXPEDITION

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST SHORT NARRATIVE -ATTEMPTED MURDER

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST WEBISODE/WEB SERIES

CHEECHED AND HANDY SEASON 2, EPISODE 2

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST TV PILOT - BRING IT ON, MY MAFIA LIFE

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST DOCUMENTARY - THE SOCCERMEN

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AUDIENCE AWARD BEST FEATURE - DE LA CRUZ

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GRAND PRIZE MUSIC VIDEO - ARCTIC POLAR BEAR MOTHERS

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GRAND PRIZE BEST ANIMATED SHORT - THE INJUSTICE OF JUSTICE

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GRAND PRIZE - BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT -  CHASING REDEMPTION 

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GRAND PRIZE - BEST TV PILOT -  THE RICH KID RULES

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GRAND PRIZE - BEST BEST WEBISODE/WEB SERIES - ALICIA & JEROME SEASON II

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GRAND PRIZE BEST NARRATIVE SHORT - THE DOWNTOWN 666

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GRAND PRIZE BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE - RESILIENT

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GRAND PRIZE - BEST FEATURE - EVERYONE ASKED ABOUT YOU

 

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GOLDEN STATE FILM FESTIVAL 2025 SCREENPLAY AWARDS

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BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT SCREENPLAY

To A Far More Lovely Lady BY Jim Hollander

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BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE SCREENPLAY

787 MILES FROM JERICHO BY PETER BLACKBURN

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BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY - COMEDY - Father Figures BY Ross Raventos, Steven Haas

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BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY - SCI-FI - My Name is John... BY Cresencio Saturnino Medina

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BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY TRUE STORY - Faded Light BY Montana Clayton

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BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY - COMEDY/HORROR

NIGHT OF THE DISCO DEAD BY Lauren Coggiola

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BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY ROMANCE

The Breaking Point BY Samone Sammi Jay Johnson

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BEST CAPER TELEVISION SCREENPLAY - Bullet Proof Money BY David Healy

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BEST TELEVISION SCREENPLAY HOLIDAY DRAMA

Christmas Miracle BY Donald J Parker

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BEST TELEVISION PILOT - HORROR - Solara BY Jeff Kimball

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BEST TELEVISION PILOT - SCI-FI -  The Age of the Empath BY Steve Brown

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BEST TELEVISION PILOT - COMEDY -  American Import BY Steven Shehori

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BEST WESTERN FEATURE SCREENPLAY - The Winter BY Marcus Nobreus

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BEST HORROR FEATURE SCREENPLAY -  DEADROSES BY Felicia Ann Mead

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BEST COMEDY - Billingsley Bros. BY Justin Nagy

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BEST SUPERNATURAL COMEDY FEATURE SCREENPLAY - Vegas Christ BY Marko Sakren

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BEST DRAMEDY FEATURE SCREENPLAY

Adult Children of the American Revolution BY Juliette Fairley

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BEST INSPIRED BY A TRUE STORY SCREENPLAY

Forkful BY Joseph Izzo, Joseph Mangelli

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BEST PERIOD/DRAMA FEATURE SCREENPLAY - Hubris BY Yuval Shrem, Corey Skaggs

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BEST ROMANCE FEATURE SCREENPLAY - Coming Home Again BY MELISSA L. WHITE 

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BEST BIOGRAPHY FEATURE SCREENPLAY - The Yoko Ono Story BY Anzu Lawson

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GRAND PRIZE BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY - A Guy, A Girl, A Gun BY  Casey Mensing

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GRAND PRIZE BEST TV SCRIPT - Crazy for You - Script BY Kyle Sofia Morris

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GRAND PRIZE TV PILOT -HOLLYWOOD GHOSTWRITER BY Melanie Villines

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GRAND PRIZE - BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY - From Here On BY PATRICK DUNCAN

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