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BEST HORROR SHORT - WOLF VALLEY

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BEST HORROR FEATURE FILM - THE RITUAL HOUSE

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BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT ANIMATION - I CAN HELP YOU BUMBLEBEE!

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BEST ENSEMBLE CAST - SHORT FILM -

Pool Ladies with Nets, The Attack of The Asian Needle Ants

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BEST ENSEMBLE CAST FEATURE FILM - SKINFOLK

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR SHORT FILM -Chris Cannon - NO SOUND BUT THE SEA

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR FEATURE FILM - Walter Koenig/RAGING MIDLIFE

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS SHORT FILM -  Gloria Laino/DIEZ SEGUNDOS

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BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS FEATURE FILM - Sahara Rahas/NOWHERE FAST

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BEST ACTRESS - SHORT FILM - Chauncey Trask/THE TURN

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BEST ACTRESS - FEATURE FILM

Stacey Saunders/Without A Doubt "God is Always There"

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BEST ACTOR - SHORT FILM - Miles Clark/ODDS 

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BEST ACTOR - FEATURE FILM - Antonio Bastidas/THE EVANGELIST

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BEST INTERNATIONAL MUSIC VIDEO - SURAKARTA

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BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT FILM - GOOD EGGS

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BEST EXPERIMENTAL FEATURE FILM - I AM AN ALIEN

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BEST DRAMA SHORT - NO LEFT TURNS

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BEST DANCE SHORT - WATER SPIRIT

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BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT DOCUMENTARY - UNCANCELED

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BEST INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM

NORSEMAN - HUMAN ENDURANCE

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BEST WRITING - WEBISODE/TV PILOT - Emile Haris/ROUND THE CORNER

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BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY SHORT FILM - Michael J. Gonzales/GO LIVE

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BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY FEATURE - Alvaro Orlando/PICKUP ARTISTBEST COMEDY

 

SHORT - IMPACTED

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BEST DARK COMEDY SHORT - ONE RULE

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BEST COMEDY ANTHOLOGY FEATURE - COLD FEET

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BEST MOCKUMENTARY FEATURE - PICKLEHEADS

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BEST MUSIC BASED SHORT FILM - LIPSTICK GRUNGE

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BEST SOUND MUSIC VIDEO - STOP LIGHT MOON

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BEST SOUND SHORT ANIMATION FILM - TAKE A DEEP BREATH

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BEST SOUND SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILM - SALT CURED LIFE

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BEST SOUND SHORT FILM - ANOTHER SATURDAY

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BEST SOUND WEBISODE/TV PILOT - THE MAN FROM JALISCO PART 6

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BEST SOUND TELEVISION DOCUMENTARY - BLOODWORK

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BEST SOUND DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM - MY ASIAN CAM GIRL

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BEST SOUND FEATURE FILM - INFERNAL

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BEST INTERNATIONAL EXPERIMENTAL SHORT FILM - 1000 O

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BEST SCI-FI FEATURE FILM - SHORT FUSE

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BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT NARRATIVE FILM -  BETWEEN LEFT AND RIGHT

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BEST SCI-FI SHORT - THE CAGE WE CHOOSE

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BEST FAMILY SHORT - THE GARDEN

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BEST MICRO SHORT - BACK TA LIFE.THOUGHT CHA KNEW!

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BEST ROMANCE SHORT - OFF-OFF-OFF-OFF BROADWAY

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BEST ROMANTIC DRAMA - PENGUINS IN PARIS...A LOVE STORY?

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BEST SATIRE SHORT - AI JESUS 

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BEST DRAMADY FEATURE FILM - TIMINGS

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BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN MUSIC VIDEO - bombastic

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BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN SHORT FILM - MY EXTRAORDINARY JOE

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BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN FEATURE FILM -  Out of State-A Gothic Romance

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BEST EDITING MUSIC VIDEO - CALL ME

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BEST EDITING SHORT ANIMATION - THE CRAFTSMAN

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BEST EDITING SHORT DOCUMENTARY - Huaraches in 5K

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BEST EDITING SHORT NARRATIVE -  MATCH

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BEST EDITING WEBISODE/TV PILOT - "I COULD EAT" EPISODE 2

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BEST EDITING - TELEVISION DOCUMENTARY

UNDENIABLE EVIDENCE: "Clean Medicine. Dirty Politics."

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BEST EDITING - FEATURE DOCUMENTARY - WATERGATE SECRETS AND BETRAYALS

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BEST EDITING - FEATURE FILM - BATTLE ARENA 

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 BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - MUSIC VIDEO - Yellowstone Wild through Time

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - SHORT NARRATIVE FILM 

I'M NOT SUPPOSE TO BE HERE ANYMORE

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM - SAPPHIRE & SONG

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - TELEVISION DOCUMENTARY

The Birds Will Sing Again Annie's Story

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM - 32 MILES

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY FEATURE FILM - LA JESUS

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BEST DIRECTOR - MUSIC VIDEO - Debra Gussin/THIS IS OUR TIME

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BEST DIRECTOR - SHORT ANIMATION - Ariel Orama López/OSKAR

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BEST DIRECTOR - PILOT/WEBISODE/WEB SERIES - Jeff Rector/DICK RICHARDS PI

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BEST DIRECTOR - DOCUMENTARY SHORT

Syd Stewart/SuperSHEro: The Journey of Johna Rivers

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BEST DIRECTOR - DOCUMENTARY - TELEVISION

Shuvendu Sen/BROADWAY, BARS AND FORTUNE

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BEST DIRECTOR - SHORT FILM - John Liang/MARYJANE IS ONE WORD & REUNION

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BEST DIRECTOR - DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Eve Annenberg/THE WORK...A CONVERSATION

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BEST DIRECTOR - FEATURE FILM -  Robert Sayegh/BEYOND THE RUSH

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BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM - VIOLET

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST MUSIC VIDEO - LET IT RIDE, MOLLY GUNNER

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST SHORT ANIMATION - SNOW DOG

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY

A DISASTER DIARY: LEARN. PRAY. PREPARE!

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST SHORT NARRATIVE - BABE

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST WEBISODE/WEB SERIES -  HENRY BY THE HOUR

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST TV PILOT - "LONG ISLAND SOUTH SHORE" 

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST TELEVISION DOCUMENTARY

CREATING A PHOTOJOURNALIST

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AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY - 399 FOREVER

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AUDIENCE AWARD BEST FEATURE - THE TRADE

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GRAND PRIZE MUSIC VIDEO - RITA'S SONG

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GRAND PRIZE BEST ANIMATED SHORT - THE SAMURAI'S SHADOW

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GRAND PRIZE - BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT -  UNFURLED

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GRAND PRIZE - BEST TV PILOT -  THE DEDICATION

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GRAND PRIZE - BEST WEBISODE/WEB SERIES

  Viscountess and Maidservant (Episodes 1-4)

GRAND PRIZE BEST NARRATIVE SHORT - I OFTEN DREAM OF TRAINS 

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GRAND PRIZE BEST DOCUMENTARY - TELEVISION - THE RICHMOND ROSIES

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GRAND PRIZE BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE - DANCE OF THE WILD

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GRAND PRIZE - BEST FEATURE - THE LAST BROWN BERET

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GOLDEN STATE FILM FESTIVAL 2026 SCREENPLAY AWARDS

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BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY - HORROR - SEEP BY Suzanne Griffin

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 BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY - COMEDY - First Days BY Jen Prince

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 BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY ROMANCE - The Same Cut BY Shamila Habibi

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BEST SHORT ANIMATION SCREENPLAY

NORMAN: THE DOG WHO DIDN'T MEAN TO BY Paul Millward

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 BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT SCREENPLAY - Waterloo Sunset BY Oliver Fytche

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 BEST INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION SCREENPLAY- THE SOUND OF RUINS BY Kris Bart

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BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE SCREENPLAY - Glass Candy by Ronan Quinlan

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BEST TELEVISION SCREENPLAY - HORROR - Dead East BY Paul Gober

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BEST TELEVISION SCRIPT BASED ON A TRUE STORY -  Hook 'em Horns BY Tyler Totten

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 BEST TELEVISION PILOT - COMEDY/ DRAMA

MY LIFE IS HEADING SOUTH BY Deborah Stenard

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BEST TELEVISION PILOT - MYSTERY -  The Agent BY Marsha Roberts

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 BEST WESTERN FEATURE SCREENPLAY - Jesse BY Nicholas P Runfolo

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 BEST FEATURE PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER

The Riddle Behind The Wall BY Felicia Mead

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BEST HOLIDAY FEATURE SCREENPLAY- Chili for Christmas BY DARLA RAE

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 BEST SCI-FI FEATURE SCREENPLAY- THE DEVIL’S RANCH BY Zack Van Eyck

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BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY MAGICAL REALISM

The Annual Growth of a Monterey Cypress BY Kaith Karishma

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BEST MYSTERY FEATURE SCREENPLAY - Arden BY Dale Wolf

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BEST URBAN FEATURE SCREENPLAY - ROBIN IN THE HOOD BY ROBERT AMICO

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 BEST SUPERNATURAL THRILLER FEATURE SCREENPLAY - CYN BY DAVID BARTLETT

 

 BEST GHOST STORY FEATURE SCREENPLAY

Strangers in the Night BY Melissa L. White

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 BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY- PERIOD DRAMA -

A Pistoleer And The Khyber Horse BY Eric Weston

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BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY INSPIRED BY A TRUE STORY

Ja Laik Dat BY Steven M. Hirohama

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 GRAND PRIZE BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY -  THE DRILL BY Vee Kumari

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GRAND PRIZE BEST TV SCRIPT - The Velinsk Experiment BY Mariana Salvati

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GRAND PRIZE TV PILOT - Grown-Ass Theatre Kids BY Benjamin Adams

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 GRAND PRIZE - BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY - Jackie and Harry BY Fisher Alexande

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BEST SATIRE/COMEDY FEATURE SCREENPLAY -  Bawdy Count  BY John Kestner 

 

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY - MUSICAL  - Paradise Valley - The Musical BY Steven M.

 

Hirohama  BEST COMING OF AGE FEATURE SCREENPLAY - Prodigal BY Aidan Cullen

 

BEST HISTORICAL DRAMA FEATURE SCREENPLAY - Sapientia BY Brad Cooper

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BEST ROMCOM SCREENPLAY - Love Reunited BY Joseph Anthony Francis

 

BEST FEATURE FANTASY THRILLER

THE ARMCHAIR TRAVELLERS BY Patricia Planck, Kelly E. Nine

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