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