Editor’s Choice
A Peaceful Man | Harrison Norris
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Best Writing
Come Simi | Jenica Bergere & Doc Pedrolie
Nominees
And It Was Good | Graham Waterston
The Meeting | David Rocchio
Valiant | Robin Phillips, Scott Baba, Jonathan Edward Miller
A Peaceful Man | Harrison Norris
Honorable Mentions
Decay | Mike Stern Sterzynski
The Case Of Conrad Cooper | Valerie Doran Dalena & Wendy J. Menara
Stepping Out | Nataliya Padilla & Oxana Robsky
Savage Hero | Katie Canty
Complaints Department | Nick Myall
Mighty Benjamin Little | Sonja Isabella
Low / Fi | Alejandro Montoya Marin
The Man In The Red Suit | Jonathan & Wendilyn Emrys
Under Construction | Brad Griffith
The Adventures Of Paul And Marian | Jay Stern
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Best Principal Actor
And It Was Good | Louis Cancelmi
Nominees
Decay | Piotr Zawadzki
Wedding Dress | Joshua Leonard
The Midpoint Of A Very Long Love Story | Ibrahim Kiransal
The Journey | Jason Flemyng
Honorable Mentions
The Man From The City | Robert Clohessy
Chelsea International | Paul Adelizzi
Last Supper | Eddie Griffin
Randy Doe | Russ Russo
What An Idiot | Peter Benson
The Case Of Conrad Cooper | Adam Venker
Choice | Alex Demkin
Helio | Barrett James
One Small Hitch | Shane McRae
Valiant | Gil Darnell
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Best Accompanying Actor
Decay | Michal Kaleta
Nominees
Getting Out | Jerry Hayes
Awaken (Feature) | Vinnie Jones
And It Was Good | Sam Waterson
A Peaceful Man | Zach McGowan
Honorable Mentions
Ticketed | Mandell Fraizer
Screaming Goats – The Movie | Paul Hooper
Silken Luna | David Eaton
After | Ciaran Bermingham
What An Idiot | Kerr Smith & Lochlyn Munro
One Small Hitch | Daniel J. Travanti
Good Hands | Pablo Greco
Helio | Chuck Wigginton
The Case Of Conrad Cooper | Sean Burgos
A Peaceful Man | Judd Wild & John Walton
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Best Principal Actress
And It Was Good | Jessica Joffe
Nominees
Wedding Dress | Abby Wathen
Lola’s Last Letter | Valerie Brandy
The Midpoint Of A Very Long Love Story | Marjorie Hertzog
Sweet Dreams | Suzanne Lakes
Honorable Mentions
The Man From The City | Sean Young
Endings | Naomi Eckhaus
Watermelon | Kaska Zeilinksi & Jessica Hutchinson
Silken Luna | Bobbie Grace
To Protect | Margareta Moir & Ebony Halliday
Audition Tape | Sarah Prince
After | Cara Christie & Helena Reilly
What An Idiot | Julia Benson
Ticketed | Sharni Vinson
By Any Means A-Veilable | Charlotte Schioler
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Best Accompanying Actress
Come Simi | Karen Landry
Nominees
Dinner And A Movie | Sally Connors
The Baldlands | Lisa Warrington
And It Was Good | Rebecca Henderson
Agnus Dei | Zaklina Ostir
Honorable Mentions
This Little Piggy | Laura Jane Turner
Qualia | Amy Sanders
Come Simi | Tawny Kitaen
Come Simi | Fionnula Flanagan
Sam | Severine Bujard
One Small Hitch | Rebecca Spence
Hend | Julia El Rami
Hend | Jessica Khalifeh
Good Hands | Juana Greco
Lady Luck | Abigail Titmuss
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Best Director
A Peaceful Man | Harrison Norris
Nominees
Q.U.E.E.N. | Brittany “B.Monet” Fennell
Blow | Egor Barinov
One Small Hitch | John Burgess
Helio | Teddy Cecil
Honorable Mentions
Yellow Jacket | Matt Wilson
The Baldlands | Bernie Rao
Truth Has Fallen | Sheila M. Sofian
Motel Providence | Derek Frey
Rites Of Passage | Australia
The Guest | Federico Olivetti
La Scultura | Mauro John Capece
Shadows | Isaac Kerlow
The World Of Albert Fuh | Cady McClain
Binky | Stephen David Brooks
L’Enfant Terrible
My Johnny | Vincent de Ghoulie
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Best Feature Film
Come Simi | United States
Nominees
Sam | Switzerland
This Little Piggy | Australia
Under The Blood Red Sun | United States
The Journey | United Kingdom
Honorable Mentions
14 Days | United States
Journey To Mt. Fuji | Japan
Centurion A.D. | United States
The Other Kind | United States
A Ghost And The Boy [With A Box On His Head] | United States
Quad X: Rise Of The Beaver Slayer | United States
Pester | United States
Between You & Me | United States
Qualia | United States
Fason Nou / Our Way | United States
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Best Documentary Feature
Poverty Inc. | United States
Nominees
Great White Lies | United States
Our Food Chain | United States
Prison Through Tomorrow’s Eyes | United States
The Thanhouser Studio And The Birth Of American Cinema | United States
Honorable Mentions
The Illusionist | Turkey
Searching For Nepal | United States
Follow The Money | United Kingdom
One Way Trip To Siem Reap | France
The Other F Word | Canada
The Childhood Of Orlandino | Italy
Art House | United States
We Weren’t Given Anything For Free | Germany
Frankenfake | United States
The Pristine Coast | Canada
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Best Animated Short
The Looking Planet | United States
Nominees
Kiko’s Paradise | Spain
Telling A You | United States
Isola del Giglio | United States
An Ode To Love | New Zealand
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Best Documentary Short
If Not Us Then Who? Our Fight | Peru
Nominees
The Urban World | United States
Parables Of War | United States
Fake It Till You Make It | United States
Plundering Tibet | Canada
Honorable Mentions
Tony’s Tale, Tragedy In Arizona | United States
The Eye Of The Storm | United States
Aurora Borealis – 250 Miles Above The Earth | United States
Thank You Stan | United States
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Best Foreign Language Feature
Echoes Of Time | Slovenia
Nominees
Hopscotch | India
Lake Amber | China
Break-Up | Germany
Agnus Dei | Kosovo
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Best Foreign Language Short
Hend | Lebanon
Nominees
Amontillado | France
A Thousand Candles | Mongolia
Good Hands | Argentina
Lenny Lump | Sweden
Honorable Mentions
Jaya | United States
The Last Glow | Italy
Label | Germany
Lost And Found In Dubai | United Arab Emirates
Invisible When Up Close | Argentina
If | Brazil
On A Wire | France
Story Of Mi | Spain
The Wheel Of Time | Turkey
Le Pardon | United States
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Best Television Short
She Rocks The Planet | United States
Nominees
Fight Day – Eps.16 | Canada
Gila Monster – Eps. 9 | United States
Lilac – Eps.1 “Getting The Point Across” | United States
Kids, Play And Technology: The Mobile Born Generation | United States
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Best Short Film
Hyena’s Blood | Spain
Nominees
Lady Luck | United Kingdom
Magic Shoes | United States
Sugarhiccup | United States
Dinner And A Movie | United States
Honorable Mentions
Metropolis II: Highway To Heaven | United States
Opacity | United States
9,125 Nights | United States
Knock Knock | United States
Return | United States
Alight | United States
The Box | Hugo Matz
Sam’s Box | Felipe Gon
A True Reflection | Australia
Take A Stand | United States
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Best Cinematography
Cassandra
Nominees
Hyena’s Blood
Always (AKA Inflection)
Corto
La Hoja
Honorable Mentions
Duality
ICARUS – Casting From The Clouds
Mark Twain 4
El Diablo
Tokyo Story
Buffalo Rising
Focus
Ticketed
Vodka And Chips
Home
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Best Costumes
Cassandra
Nominees
Under The Blood Red Sun
The Last Glow
Upon A Painted Ocean
Awaken (Short)
Honorable Mentions
Decay
Send Me Your Smile – A Desert Monologue
Spidora
Keeper Of The Past
Dinner And A Movie
Helio
Hyena’s Blood
Valiant
Drop Dead Gory: A Horror Comedy
The Bigfoot Hunters
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Best Editing
Awaken (Short)
Nominees
Sneeze Freeze
Little Red
Blue Notes
Decay
Honorable Mentions
The Bigfoot Hunters
Hush
Casandra
Rose In Bloom
Break Out
C.T.R.L.
Spidora
Transition
Dirty Bill Of Health
9,125 Nights
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Best Production Design
Hyena’s Blood
Nominees
If The Trees Could Talk
Cassandra
Awaken (Short)
Valiant
Honorable Mentions
Memoirs Of A Lost Mind
9,125 Nights
The Day After Stonewall Died
Keeper Of The Past
Dirty Bill Of Health
Ticketed
Under The Blood Red Sun
The Wheel Of Time
Hush
Decay
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Best Visual Effects
Helio
Nominees
Sneeze Freeze
The Last Glow
Valiant
The Activists
Honorable Mentions
Captive
The Drift
Untread
Mirror
Drop Dead Gory: A Horror Comedy
Lenny Lump
Cassandra
A Peaceful Man
Echoes Of Time
Keeper Of The Past
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Best Sound
Hyena’s Blood
Nominees
Sneeze Freeze
Hush
A Peaceful Man
Valiant
Honorable Mentions
Captive
The Drift
Abstract For Night
Screens
Echoes Of Time
Helio
Cassandra
Lenny Lump
Under The Blood Red Sun
Lady Luck
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Best Music
Hyena’s Blood
Nominees
C.T.R.L.
Cassandra
A Peaceful Man
Hello Tom Sullivan
Honorable Mentions
Break Out
Invisible When Up Close
The Adventures Of Paul And Marian
Blow
Sam
Decay
Lenny Lump
Under The Blood Red Sun
Valiant
Helio
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LOS ANGELES FILM REVIEW 