2019
SPECIAL AWARDS:
Casting Director Beyond the Screen Visionary Award -- Kerry Barden
Generations of Cinematic Excellence Award -- Michael Olmos and Edward James Olmos
*WINNERS
1. Best Screenplay Feature Film
A Room Full of Nothing -- Duncan Coe
*Windows of the World -- Robert Mailer Anderson and Zack Anderson
Princess of the Row -- A Shawn Austin and Max Carlson
2. Break Out Acting Award Feature Film
*Edi Gathegi - Princess of the Row
John Rezaj - Albanian Gangster
Tess Elliot - Are You Glad I'm Here
3. The Essentia Best Ensemble Cast Feature Film
*Confessional
I Trapped the Devil
Lost Holiday
4. Maverick Award for Quality in a Low-Budget Feature Film
*A Room Full of Nothing
The Wake of Light
Lost Holiday
One Bedroom
Lost Angelas
5. Best Supporting Actor Feature Film
Martin Sheen -- Princess of the Row
*Eddie Olmos – Windows on The World
Jo Koy -- Wake.
6. Best Supporting Actress Feature Film
Paige Searcy -- Wake.
*Allison Tolman – Speed of Life
Ashley C. Williams -- Albanian Gangster
7. Best Foreign Feature Film
Hanna's Homecoming
*Sofia
Are you Glad I'm Here
8. Best Director - Short Film
*Tracie Laymon – Mixed Signals
It's Your Call – Jacquie Phillips
The Great Alex Fisher – Javier Colon Rios
9. Best Actress - Short Film
Stella Velon -- The Critic
*Kirstin Anderson – S_15
Martha Magruder -- Self Tape
10. Best Actor – Short Film
Sandeep Parikh -- Mixed Signals
Evan Alex -- The Kid
*Stéphane Monpetit – Without Saying Goodbye (Sans dire au revoir)
11. Audience Award Best Short Film
*The Rat – Carlen May-Mann
12. Best Short Film
*The Critic
I am TX
Amazon
13. Festival Director Award for an Outstanding Performance Feature Film
*Jon Jacobs – Lost Angelas
Matej Zemljic, Consequences
Devin Nelson, One Bedroom
Thomas Matthews, Lost Holiday
Jocelin Donahue, I Trapped the Devil
14. Best Director Feature Film
*Michael Olmos -- Windows on the World
Arron Schimberg -- Chained for Life
Noor Gharzeddine -- Are you Glad I'm Here
Cyrus Mirakhor -- Wake.
15. Geraldine Page Award for Best Actress Feature Film
*Tayler Buck – Princess of the Row
Naomi Rapaci -- Stockholm
Jess Weixler -- Chained for Life
Myndy Crist – Wake.
16. John Garfield Award for Best Actor Feature Film
Adam Pearson -- Chained for Life
*Ethan Hawke -- Stockholm
(TIE)
*John Rezaj – Albanian Gangster
17. Audience Award Best Feature Film
*Princess of the Row
18. Best Feature Film
*CHAINED FOR LIFE
WINDOWS ON THE WORLD
THE PRINCESS OF THE ROW
Nominees & Winners
2020
* Winners
Variety Jury Award, Best Feature Film
Party With Me
*Our Lady of the Nile
Being Dead
Once Upon A River
Stitches
1986
Defiance Fuel Geraldine Page Award for Best Actress, Feature Film
*Patrycja Planik, Lillian
Amanda Mugabezakig, Our Lady of the Nile
Allison Flanigan, Party Like Me
Erin Daniels, Beautiful Dreamer
Vicky Knight, Dirty God
Snezana Bogdanovic, Stitches
Elizabeth Marvel, Being Dead
John Garfield Award for Best Actor, Feature Film
Marc Mechaca, #Like,
Buddy Duress, Beware of Dog,
Tatiana Means, Once Upon A River
Linus Roache, Being Dead
Enno Hesse, Trish For Hostage
*Jackson Rathbone, The Wall of Mexico
Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Best Director Award
Atiq Rahimi, Our Lady of the Nile
Robyn August, Beautiful Dreamer
John Meyers, Being Dead
*Amy Glazer, Beautiful Dreamer
Sarah Rich, #Like
Lothar Herzog, 1986
Daily News Best Screenplay
Lillian
H0US3
1986
Party With Me
Scent of My Daughter
*Being Dead
Rise Brewing Co. Best Supporting Actor, Feature Film
Florian Hacke, Fish for The Hostage
Kevin Iso, Beware of Dog
*John Ashton, Once Upon A River
James Russo, Woe
Jorge Sesan, High Tide
*Louie Ozawa, Beautiful Dreamer
Esai Morales, The Wall of Mexico
Michael J. Henderson, Party With Me
Best Supporting Actress, Feature Film
Paula Knupling, Beware of Dog
Pauline Bression, Vagabonds
Kathryn Erbe, Being Dead
*Wendie Malick, Beautiful Dreamer
Breakout Acting Award
*Sarah Rich, #Like
Marysol Fertard, Vagabonds
Marina Vasilyeva, Beware of Dog
Marisol Sacramento, The Wall of Mexico
Kenaldi DelaCerna, Once Upon a River
Dakota Lustick, #Like
Variety Best Ensemble Cast
Our Lady of the Nile
Vagabonds, Party with Me
H0US3, The Wall of Mexico
The Outside Story
Beautiful Dreamer
*Party With Me
Stella Artois Maverick Award for Quality in a Low-Budget Feature Film
Party With Me
*Breaking Them Up
Seven Short Short Stories About Our Marriage
The Outside Story
Woe
Disrupted
Relentless
Best Foreign Language Film
Our Lady of the Nile
1986
*Scent of My Daughter
Beware of Dog
*Stitches
High Tide
Festival Director Award for Outstanding Performance
Brain Tyree Henry, The Outside Story
*Marina Vasileva, Beware of Dog
Gloria Carra, High Tide
Geoffrey Lower, Disrupted
Variety Audience Award, Feature Film
*Breaking Them Up
Daily News Audience Award, Short Film
*A Perfect Circle
Rising Star, Filmmaker Award
*Ben Senior, The Fall
Stephen Murphy, Relentless
Matthew Goodhue, Woe
Scott Dow, Breaking Them Up
Matthew Welsh, Disrupted
Jury Award, Best Short Film
Oleander
Koko Kids of Paris
*I’ll End Up in Jail
A Perfect Circle
Valerio’s Day Out
Paola Makes A Wish
Train Stop
Waiting For a Ride
Best Actress, Short Film
*Lou-Ann Zozime and Chaya Kama, KokoKids of Paris
Heather Allin, Chubby
*Beth Triffon and Sarah Noble Peck, Patricia
Ashley Williams, Meats
Hannah Gross, Moving
Rakefet Abergel, Boo
Best Actor, Short Film
Boon Pin Koh, Hello Alma
Martine Francke, I’ll End Up in Jail
Aus Greidanus, Sr., New Dutch Herring
Rico Graziano, Waiting for a Ride
*Joshua Nazaroff, Waiting for A Ride
BJ Averell, Patricia
Best Director, Short Film
*Kate Hackett, Oleander
Alexia Collette, KokoKids of Paris
Kimberly Wilming, Wendy Wilming, Shangri-LA
Erica Olson, Wing Night
Sonia K. Hadad, Exam
Peter Falls, Roadside
Festival Directors Award, Best Film
Stitches
Lillian
Once Upon a River
Our Lady of the Nile
*Party With Me
Being Dead
Beautiful Dreamer
Special Festival Directors Award, Best Ensemble Cast
*Vagabonds