BEST HORROR SHORT

“The Pearl Comb” | directed by Ali Cook | United Kingdom, 2024

BEST SCI-FI SHORT

“Wake Up” | directed by Ewurakua Dawson-Amoah | United States, 2025

BEST HORROR COMEDY SHORT

“Baby Blues Gone Dark”| directed by James P. Gleason | United States, 2024

BEST SCI-FI COMEDY SHORT

“Lab Rats” | directed by Stimson Snead | United States, 2024

BEST FANTASY SHORT

“Filther” | directed by Simen Nyland | Norway, 2024

BEST HORROR FEATURE

“Kombucha” | directed by Jake Myers | United States, 2025

BEST SCI-FI FEATURE

“Recollection” | directed by Caden Butera | United States, 2025

BEST FANTASY FEATURE

 The Crone – directed by Catherine Kasima Kanda

BEST DIRECTOR

“House of Abraham” | directed by Lisa Belcher | United States, 2023

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
“Embers” | directed by Gerald McMorrow | United Kingdom, 2024

LOVECRAFT AWARD

“The Birdwatcher” | directed by Ryan Mackfall | United Kingdom, 2024

DIRECTORIAL DISCOVERY AWARD

“Self-Portrait” | directed by Samuel DeFrank | United States, 2025

BEST SCORE

“Filther” | composed by Raymond Enoksen | directed by Simen Nyland | Norway, 2025

BEST ANIMATED SHORT

“Kitty and the Viper” | directed by John-Daniel Arauz | Canada, 2024

BEST ACTOR

Christian Seavy | for his performance in “Fresh Air” | directed by Garrett Lee Paull | United States, 2025

BEST SCREENPLAY

“Where the Children Go to Play” | written by Kwame Henry | directed by Jada George | United States, 2024

BEST MICRO SHORT

“Flowers” | directed by Nic McRobbie | Australia, 2025

BEST ACTRESS

Nicole Merat | for her performance in “Lab Rats” | directed by Stimson Snead | United States, 2024

BEST MIDNIGHT SHORT

“Open Wide” | directed by Sam Fox | United States, 2025

AWARENESS AWARD

“Vines” | directed by Luke Zwanziger | United States, 2024

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

“Filther” | directed by Simen Nyland | Norway, 2025

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

“The Blue Diamond” | Penelope Strintz, costume designer | directed by Sam Fox | United States, 2024

BEST NEW ENGLAND FILM

“And They Shall Handle Serpents” | directed by Stuart Valburg | United States, 2024

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

“The Pearl Comb” | directed by Ali Cook | United Kingdom, 2024

BEST PRACTICAL EFFECTS

“The Trunk” | directed by Craig Blair | United States, 2025

AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD

 Fresh Air – Directed by Garrett Lee Paull