Best US Short
Mystery on the Vegan Express

Best International Narrative Short
FREE AGAIN

Best Documentary Short
Trails

Best Animated Short
Vasco da Gama – The Infinite Sea

Best Micro Short
Cottonopolis 2025

Best Thriller Short
Ripple

Best Sci-Fi Short
The One-Hour Train 2088

Best Comedy Short
Battlefield

Best Experimental Short
Secret

Best Student Short
The Country Gentlewoman

Best Music Video
WHAT DANCE AM I?

Best Actress in a Short Film
Golsa Sarabi — The Persian Rug

Best Ensemble Acting in a Short Film
Homeward Dawn

Best Woman Director
Stone Garden

Best Man Director
Daniel Needs To Leave

Best Human Rights Film
The Persian Rug

Best Script (Short)
ANNUAL SCREENING

Best Unproduced Script
The Baby and The Burro

Best Editing in a Short Film
Daniel Needs To Leave

Best Web Series
Kochma Kote! Nightmare Place!
Episode 5: The Boy Who Earned His Magic

Best TV Pilot
The Fourteenth