Fall 2025 Nominations – Technical Competitions

Fall 2025 Nominations – Genre Competitions

Fall 2025 – Semi-Finalists

Best Female Director

Alannah Wilson for Our Last Summer (Ireland)

Chenyi Jiang and Wei Yi for When the Scales Tip (China)

Jordan Brooks, with Brian D Jones for Thickly Settled (USA)

Matilde Ebeian for Rachel’s Room (USA)

Prisca Ogouma for Returnee (France)

Best Male Director

Craig M Baurley for The Feast of the Serpent (USA)

David Boatwright for Summerville 70 (USA)

JP Pullings for Thank You for the Ride, Aileen (USA)

Jules Cales and Balthazar Ullmann for Spare! (France)

Riley Robbins by Where The Shadows Wait (USA)

Best Actress

Arica Anderson for Kinfolk (USA)

Kristen Vaganos for Condition (USA)

Michaela Petro for Thank You for the Ride, Aileen (USA)

Best Actor

Jay Junior for What We Hide (UK)

John Love for Kinfolk (USA)

Tommy Jay Dwyer for Solus (USA)

Best Acting Duo

Franc Bruneau and Mickaël Etrillard for Spare! (France)

Michaela Petro and Eric Nenninger for Thank You for the Ride, Aileen (USA)

Rob Kinsley and Alannah Wilson for Our Last Summer (Ireland)

Best Ensemble Cast

Emma Šestáková, Laura Balounová, Julie Vojtilová, Anita Pergnerová, Ella Uhrová, Simona Jandáčková, Jana Stančeva, Ida Skálová, Jakub Soběhart, and Barbara Nicole Williams for Willow (Czechia)

Franc Bruneau, Mickaël Etrillard, Dominique Frot, Alix Bénézech, Nicolas Briançon, Valentin Riot-Sarcey, Franck Saurel, Gwenda Guthwasser, François-Paul Doussot, Clément Bonnier, Antoine Defoort, Ludovic Locoche, and Guillaume Monfraix for Spare! (France)

Jeremiah OC Jahi, Jonathan Stephens, and Adam Wesley for Where The Shadows Wait (USA)

Logan Marshall-Green, Thomas Williams, Olivia Brooks, Sara Haley, Patrick Basquill, Andre Levesque, and David Mandell for Summerville 70 (USA)

Naheem Garcia, Ella Loudon, Josh Aaron McCabe, and Tilly Scott Pedersen for Thickly Settled (USA)