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PHILADELPHIA AWARDS
Best Director (Feature Film)
Best Director (Documentary)
Best Director (Short Film)
Best Director (Web Series)
Best Comedy
Best SciFi/Fantasy
Best Horror
Best Drama
Most Imaginative Film
Breakout Performance
Best Ensemble Cast (Feature Film)
Best Ensemble Cast (Short Film)
Best Ensemble (Web Series)
Best Cinematography
Best Young Actor
Best Actress (Feature Film)
Best Actress (Short Film)
Best Actress (Web Series)
Best Actor (Feature Film)
Best Actor (Short Film)
Best Actor (Web Series)
Best Special Effects
Best Sound Design
Best Editing
Audience Choice – Best Feature
Audience Choice – Best Documentary
Audience Choice – Best Short Film
Audience Choice – Best Web Series
Audience Choice – Best Student Film
Audience Choice – Best Music Video
Audience Choice – Best of Fest
Audience Choice – Best Shorts Too
Audience Choice – Best Shot In Filly
LOS ANGELES AWARDS
Best Director (Feature Film)
Best Director (Documentary)
Best Director (Short Film)
Best Director (Web Series)
Best Comedy
Best SciFi/Fantasy
Best Horror/Thriller
Breakout Performance
Mela Hudson Award
Papaya Films Bursary
Best Ensemble Cast (Feature Film)
Best Ensemble Cast (Short Film)
Best Ensemble (Web Series)
Best Cinematography
Best Young Actor
Best Actress (Feature Film)
Best Actress (Short Film)
Best Actress (Web Series)
Best Actor (Feature Film)
Best Actor (Short Film)
Best Actor (Web Series)
Best Special Effects
Best Sound Design
Best Editing
Audience Choice – Best Feature
Audience Choice – Best Documentary
Audience Choice – Best Short Film
Audience Choice – Best Web Series
Audience Choice – Best Student Film
Audience Choice – Best Shorts Too
Audience Choice – Best of Fest
2020 WINNERS (LOS ANGELES)
Best Director (Feature Film): Catching Up
Best Director (Documentary): Tin Soldiers
Best Director (Short Film): Carry My Heart To The Yellow River
Best Director (Web Series): Swipe
Best Comedy: Bit Playas
Best SciFi/Fantasy: Ghost in the Gun
Best Horror/Thriller: Far From Ordinary
Best Drama: Carry My Heart to the Yellow River
Most Imaginative Film: Orbit
Breakout Performance: Etienne Maurice – First Day Back
Mela Hudson Award: Blue Noise
Papaya Films Bursary: The Hour After Westerly
Best Ensemble Cast (Feature Film): Here On Out
Best Ensemble Cast (Short Film): First Day Back
Best Ensemble Cast (Web Series): Bit Playas
Best Cinematography: Carry My Heart to the Yellow River
Best Young Actor: Ana Lucia Neyra – The Kiss
Best Actress (Feature Film): Holly Westwood – Ava
Best Actress (Short Film): Aisha Hinds – First Day Back
Best Actress (Web Series): Emma Sofia Fazzuoli – Coupled
Best Actor (Feature Film): Bill Crossland – Catching Up
Best Actor (Short Film): Peter Jacobson – The Hour After Westerly
Best Actor (Web Series): Kris Siddiqi – Bit Playas
Best Special Effects: Orbit
Best Sound Design: Roake
Best Editing: Roake
Audience Choice – Best Feature: Here On Out
Audience Choice – Best Documentary: Tin Soldiers
Audience Choice – Best Short Film: Carry My Heart to the Yellow River
Audience Choice – Best Web Series: Bit Playas
Audience Choice – Best Student Film: They Won’t Last
Audience Choice – Best Shorts Too: Wildflower
Audience Choice – Best of Fest: Tin Soldiers
2019 WINNERS (PHILADELPHIA)
Best Director (Feature Film): Philip G. Carrol – The Honey Moon Phase
Best Director (Documentary): Jeffrey Wallin – APEX: The Appalachian Experience
Best Director (Short Film): Tom Stern – Adams
Best Director (Web Series): Marco North – Blackbetty
Best Comedy: Catching Up
Best SciFi/Fantasy: The Honeymoon Phase
Best Horror: Adams
Best Drama: Faithless
Most Imaginative Film: Spirit of the Drowning Girl
Breakout Performance: Sean Gilder – Faithless
Best Ensemble Cast (Feature Film): Catching Up
Best Ensemble Cast (Short Film): #Slut
Best Ensemble (Web Series): Swiped to Death
Best Cinematography: Yellow Arrows
Best Young Actor: Nina Simone Diaz – Comfortably Numb
Best Actress (Feature Film): Chloe Carroll – The Honeymoon Phase
Best Actress (Short Film): Anna Friedman – Simple Things
Best Actress (Web Series): Reema Sampat – Swiped to Death
Best Actor (Feature Film): Jim Schubin – The Honeymoon Phase
Best Actor (Short Film): Patton Oswalt – Adams
Best Actor (Web Series): Ryan Micheal Jones – Blackbetty
Best Special Effects: The Honeymoon Phase
Best Sound Design: The Hand
Best Editing: The Hand
Audience Choice – Best Feature: Catching Up
Audience Choice – Best Documentary: 1500 Miles
Audience Choice – Best Short Film: #Slut
Audience Choice – Best Web Series: Service Animals
Audience Choice – Best Student Film: Distant Stars
Audience Choice – Best Music Video: Fire Girl
Audience Choice – Best of Fest: Catching Up
Audience Choice – Best Shorts Too: Eight
Audience Choice – Best Shot In Philly: Catching Up