2021 Nominees

The C.O. Award (Best in Category)

 -US Narrative Feature.

    • Tuscaloosa
    • The Great and Terrible Day of the Lord
    • Bloodsucker’s Planet
    • Outlier
    • Companion

 -Documentary Feature

    • 12th Street
    • When All That’s Left is Love

Documentary Short

    • The Raccoon Gang Documentary

-International Narrative Feature

    • Capo di Famiglia II
    • Cult of Nightmares
    • Kaali Maati

-US Narrative Short

    • THIS MODERN MAN IS BEAT
    • Typhoon
    • Age of Bryce
    • Sang Del Drac
    • Reflection
    • Killing Ray Yamamoto
    • Sky
    • Hundred Flowers Project
    • Life Was Wonderful
    • Nemeku Lights
    • My Dinner with Werner

International Narrative Short

    • Death Offers Life – last moments of Vincent Van Gogh
    • Three Blades
    • Airless
    • Manasanamaha

-US Narrative Super Short

    • Rules of the Dead

International Super Short

    • Ballad of Music Notes

-Web Series

    • A Day Late and Ten Pounds Overweight
    • Year Zero – Episode 1
    • Year Zero – Episode II

-Music Video

    • North Platte Nebraska
    • I’m Staying Right Here

-Trailer

    • Three Blades
    • Orange Skies
    • Year Zero
    • Divertimento
    • Sky
    • Cult of Nightmares
    • Life Was Wonderful
    • Nemeku Lights
    • The Rodeo Thief

The Sergeants Award
(Best Production – Narrative Short)

-Cinematography

    • Movie Night
    • Killzone
    • THIS MODERN MAN IS BEAT
    • Typhoon
    • Age of Bryce
    • Three Blades
    • Sang Del Drac
    • Reflection
    • Divertimento
    • Killing Ray Yamamoto
    • Sky
    • Hundred Flowers Project
    • Life Was Wonderful
    • Manasanamaha
    • My Dinner With Werner

-Editing

    • Army of One
    • THIS MODERN MAN IS BEAT
    • Typhoon
    • Age of Bryce
    • Sang Del Drac
    • Rules of the Dead
    • Reflection
    • Divertimento
    • Killing Ray Yamamoto
    • Sky
    • Hundred Flowers Project
    • Life Was Wonderful
    • Manasanamaha
    • My Dinner With Werner
    • Gift

-Music

    • THIS MODERN MAN IS BEAT
    • Age of Bryce
    • Sync
    • Sang Del Drac
    • Rules of the Dead
    • Reflection
    • Divertimento
    • Year Zero: Episode 1
    • Killing Ray Yamamoto
    • Sky
    • Life Was Wonderful
    • Manasanamaha
    • My Dinner With Werner
    • Year Zero : Episode II

-Sound Mixing

    • Movie Night
    • Army of One
    • THIS MODERN MAN IS BEAT
    • Typhoon
    • Age of Bryce
    • Three Blades
    • Sync
    • Sang Del Drac
    • Divertimento
    • Killing Ray Yamamoto
    • Sky
    • Hundred Flowers Project
    • Life Was Wonderful
    • Manasanamaha
    • Year Zero: Episode II

-Best Screenplay

    • Movie Night
    • THIS MODERN MAN IS BEAT
    • Age of Bryce
    • Reflection
    • Killing Ray Yamamoto
    • Sky
    • Hundred Flowers Project
    • Nemeku Lights
    • Manasanamaha
    • My Dinner With Werner

-Costume Design

    • Army of One
    • THIS MODERN MAN IS BEAT
    • Typhoon
    • Age of Bryce
    • Three Blades
    • Sync
    • Sang Del Drac
    • Reflection
    • Divertimento
    • Year Zero Episode 1
    • Milk for Violence
    • Hundred Flowers Project
    • Life Was Wonderful
    • My Dinner With Werner
    • In Your Arms Tonight

-Make Up

    • THIS MODERN MAN IS BEAT
    • Arlington
    • Sang Del Drac
    • Life Was Wonderful
    • Year Zero: Episode II

-Visual Effects

    • Army of One
    • Arlington
    • Sang Del Drac
    • Rules of the Dead
    • Divertimento
    • Killing Ray Yamamoto
    • Hundred Flowers Project
    • Life Was Wonderful
    • Manasanamaha
    • My Dinner With Werner
    • Year Zero Episode II
The Sergeants Award
(Best Production – Narrative Feature)

Cinematography

    • Capo di Famiglia II
    • Tuscaloosa
    • The Great and Terrible Day of the Lord
    • Outlier
    • Companion
    • Kaali Maati

-Editing

    • Capo di Famiglia II
    • Tuscaloosa
    • Cult of Nightmares
    • The Great and Terrible Day of the Lord
    • Outlier
    • Companion

-Music

    • Capo di Famiglia II
    • Tuscaloosa
    • Outlier
    • Companion
    • Kaali Maati

-Sound Mixing

    • Capo di Famiglia II
    • Tuscaloosa
    • Cult of Nightmares
    • Outlier
    • Companion

-Screenplay

    • Capo di Famiglia II
    • Tuscaloosa
    • The Great and Terrible Day of the Lord
    • Outlier

-Costume Design

    • Tuscaloosa
    • Companion
    • Kaali Maati
    • The Rodeo Thief

 -Make up

    • Tuscaloosa
    • Cult of Nightmares
    • Companion

 -Visual FX

    • Tuscaloosa
    • Cult of Nightmares
    • Bloodsucker’s Planet
    • Companion

The Sergeants Award
(Best Production – Documentary Feature)

 -Cinematography

    • 12th Street
    • When All That’s Left is Love

-Editing

    • 12th Street
    • When All That’s Left is Love

-Music

    • 12th Street
    • When All That’s Left is Love

Sound Mixing

    • 12th Street
    • When All That’s Left is Love

-Screenplay / Concept

    • 12th Street
    • When All That’s Left is Love
The Sergeants Award
(Best Production – Documentary Short)

 -Best Overall Documentary Short Production

    • The Raccoon Gang Documentary

The Captain’s Award (Best Director)

 -Narrative Feature

    • Anne Marie Libbers / Capo di Famiglia
    • Philip Harder / Tuscaloosa
    • Jared Jay Mason / The Great and Terrible Day of the Lord
    • Mark Beal / Bloodsucker’s Planet
    • Nate Strayer / Outlier
    • John Darbonne / Companion

-Narrative Short

    • Matt Rosenblatt / Movie Night
    • Alex Merkin / THIS MODERN MAN IS BEAT
    • Andy Kastelic / Typhoon
    • David Feagan & Brian Elliot / Age of Bryce
    • Michael Shea / Sync
    • Vincent McLean / Sang Del Drac
    • Gene Cartier / Reflection
    • Keyvan Sheikhalishahi / Divertimento
    • Blake Jarvis / Killing Ray Yamamoto
    • Lance Childers / Sky
    • Joel Mendez – Zarate / Hundred Flowers Project
    • Toy Alan / Life Was Wonderful
    • Travis Patten / Nemeku Lights
    • Deepak Reddy / Manasanamaha
    • Maverick Moore / My Dinner With Werner

Documentary Feature

    • Gregory Lovett, Matthijs Heesemans / 12th Street
    • Eric Gordon / When All That’s Left is Love

-Documentary Short

    • Victoria Tamez / The Raccoon Gang Documentary
The Major Award (Best Performance)

 -Narrative Short-Best Actor

    • Jordi Vilasuso – THIS MODERN MAN IS BEAT
    • Jack Forcinito – Typhoon
    • An Lin – Airless
    • Gregory Couet – Reflection
    • Kellan Lutz – Divertimento
    • David Long – Killing Ray Yamamoto
    • Augustus Cosby – Sky
    • Dylan Winters – Hundred Flowers Project
    • Paul Ferro – Life Was Wonderful
    • Viraj Ashwin – Manasanamaha
    • Matthew Sanders – My Dinner With Werner

Narrative Short-Best Actress

    • Sheena Colette – THIS MODERN MAN IS BEAT
    • DeAnna Toten Beard – Age of Bryce
    • Clover Hong – Airless
    • Dagney Carlsson – Sync
    • Torrey Devito – Divertimento
    • Lara London – Sky
    • Cecilia Iveth – Hundred Flowers Project
    • Drishika Chander – Manasanamaha
    • Chynna Walker – My Dinner With Werner

-Narrative Short-Best Supporting Actor

    • Brad Greenquist – THIS MODERN MAN IS BEAT
    • Calvin Olson – Typhoon
    • Gene Cartier – Reflection
    • Ben Jurand – Reflection
    • Connor Foster – Killing Ray Yamamoto
    • David Alan Graf – Life Was Wonderful
    • Grant Virtue – My Dinner With Werner

-Narrative Short-Best Supporting Actress

    • Ruby Guerra – Sync
    • Sarah Parrish – Hundred Flowers Project
    • Sarah Temple – Life Was Wonderful

 -Narrative Feature-Best Actor

    • Dirk Gunther Mohr – Capo di Famiglia II
    • Devon Bostick – Tuscaloosa
    • Jonathan Weirich – UNSPOKEN
    • Swayde McCoy – The Great and Terrible Day of the Lord
    • Marcus Anthony Nealy – Companion

-Narrative Feature-Best Actress

    • Giulia Dunes – Capo di Famiglia II
    • Natalia Dyer – Tuscaloosa
    • Frances Lozada – UNSPOKEN
    • Joan Grier – The Great and Terrible Day of the Lord
    • Anna Flynn – Companion

-Narrative Feature-Best Supporting Actor

    • Joost Buitenweg – Capo di Famiglia II
    • Merchant Davis – Tuscaloosa
    • Tate Donovan – Tuscaloosa
    • Brian Pollock – UNSPOKEN
    • Russell Shealy – Companion

Narrative Feature-Best Supporting Actress

    • Samantha Van Tetering – Capo di Famiglia II
    • Mariana Cardenas – UNSPOKEN

The Nex-Gen Award
(Best Student Film)

 -Varsity (High School)

    • Oh What a World It Could Be
    • Hawkeye

College (Undergrad)

    • In Your Arms Tonight
    • Until Tomorrow My Darling
    • Hundred Flowers Project
    • Bleeder

College (Graduate)

    • THE TELEPATHETICS
    • Ballad of Music Notes
    • Life Was Wonderful
    • Nemeku Lights

-Best Student Performance

    • Dylan Winters / Hundred Flowers Project
    • Cecilia Iveth / Hundred Flowers Project
    • Sarah Parrish / Hundred Flowers Project
    • Ashton Lewis / Nemeku Lights
    • Daivon Barone / Bleeder
    • Anthony Pham / Bleeder
    • Alaina Fox / Unrequited

-Best Student Director

    • Jonathan Gonzales / In Your Arms Tonight
    • Syr-Ivan K. Bennett / THE TELEPATHETICS
    • Xi Chengzhuo / Ballad of Music Notes
    • Joel Mendez-Zarate / Hundred Flowers Project
    • Toy Alan / Life Was Wonderful
    • Travis Patten / Nemeku Lights
    • Philip Cooney / Bleeder

-Best Overall Student Submission

    • Ballad of Music Notes
    • Hundred Flowers Project
    • Life Was Wonderful
The Outside Pickett Award
(Most Original)
    • Sync
    • Reflection
    • Killing Ray Yamamoto
    • Hundred Flowers Project
    • Cult of Nightmares
    • Life Was Wonderful
    • Nemeku Lights
    • Manasanamaha
    • Bloodsucker’s Planet
    • Companion
    • My Dinner With Werner

The Ad-Seg Award
(Most Intense)
    • Sang Del Drac
    • Rules of the Dead
    • Hundred Flowers Project
    • Cult of Nightmares
    • Life Was Wonderful
    • Companion
    • Year Zero : Episode 1
    • Year Zero : Episode II
The Desk Boss Award
(Best in Genre)

 -Drama

    • This Modern Man is Beat
    • Typhoon
    • Tuscaloosa
    • Reflection
    • Divertimento
    • Sky

-Comedy

    • Age of Bryce
    • Air Dead n’ Breakfast
    • Killing Ray Yamamoto
    • My Dinner With Werner

-Action

    • Army of One
    • Killzone

-Suspense / Thriller

    • Sang Del Drac
    • Rules of the Dead
    • Hundred Flowers Project
    • Life Was Wonderful

-Animation

    • THE TELEPATHETICS
    • Ballad of Music Notes

-Romance

    • Manasanamaha

-Horror

    • Bloodsucker’s Planet
    • Companion

The Flash Award
(Best Fight Scene / Stunt Choreography)
    • Army of One
    • Killzone
    • Sang Del Drac
    • Tuscaloosa
    • Killing Ray Yamamoto
    • Hundred Flowers Project
    • Companion
    • My Dinner With Werner
The Wardens Vanguard Award
(Best Overall Submission)
    • THIS MODERN MAN IS BEAT
    • Tuscaloosa
    • Killing Ray Yamamoto
    • Sky
    • Life Was Wonderful
    • Manasanamaha
    • My Dinner With Werner