Summer 2023 Results


Best Feature
Winner: The Haunting at Saint Joseph's
Nominee: Hexing
Nominee: Goatman
Nominee: The Untelling
Nominee: Carmilla Vive!

Best Short
Winner: Trauma
Winner: DARK LENS
Winner: Trespasser
Nominee: Lucy
Nominee: IRENE
Nominee: Lamcy
Nominee: Shutter
Nominee: Illusion
Nominee: The Cabin
Nominee: It's John
Nominee: The Forest
Nominee: Downsizing
Nominee: Parasomniac
Nominee: Jingle Hell
Nominee: Night Fishing
Nominee: Leave No Trace
Nominee: The Million Dollar Game
Nominee: "Heart Shaped Box"
    The Curse of KK Hammond

Best Animated Short
Winner: The Dead Sea
Winner: End of the Line
Nominee: La Soglia
Nominee: THE SNOWRAVEN
    CHRONICLES: THE HIVE
Best Cinematography
Winner: Lamcy
Winner: IRENE
Winner: The Cabin
Winner: Trespasser
Nominee: Trauma
Nominee: Illusion
Nominee: DARK LENS
Nominee: Jingle Hell
Nominee: A Musical Box
Nominee: Song of the Marsh Wren
Nominee: Your Last Summer: A Fan Film
Nominee: "Heart Shaped Box"
    The Curse of KK Hammond

Best Director
Winner: IRENE
Winner: La Soglia
Winner: Trespasser
Winner: The Forest
Winner: Parasomniac
Nominee: C.E.G.
Nominee: Trivia
Nominee: Trauma
Nominee: A Knock
Nominee: Illusion
Nominee: The Cabin
Nominee: DARK LENS
Nominee: Blood Ties
Nominee: The Witness
Nominee: Night Fishing
Nominee: A Musical Box
Nominee: Leave No Trace
Nominee: Your Lucky Day
Nominee: End of the Line
Nominee: In the Backseat
Nominee: Song of the Marsh Wren
Nominee: The Haunting at Saint Joseph's
Nominee: "Heart Shaped Box"
    The Curse of KK Hammond
Best Actor
Winner: The Witness (Russell Whaley)
Winner: Night Fishing (Steve Zettler)
Winner: The Cabin (Mark LaPointe)
Nominee: Illusion (Enrique Fiß)
Nominee: Blood Ties (Flying Fez)
Nominee: Trivia (David Hakobyan)
Nominee: Alone (Mattia Parnanzone)
Nominee: Trespasser (Garth Maunders)
Nominee: Your Lucky Day
    (Carlo Solano)
Nominee: Greenland- Hard as Ice
    (Ken Peters)

Best Actress
Winner: Trauma (Godsfavour Inyang)
Winner: A Musical Box (Francesca Rowe)
Winner: Your Lucky Day
    (Tenebris Daemonium)
Winner: The Million Dollar Game
    (Cat Yudain)
Winner: The Haunting at Saint Joseph's
    (Tal Hymans)
Nominee: Lucy (Veda Baldota)
Nominee: What if? (Dianna Renee)
Nominee: A Knock (Kenzie Phillips)
Nominee: IRENE (Abigail Hamilton)
Nominee: DARK LENS (Camille Solal)
Nominee: Tradies (Jeni Bezuidenhout)
Nominee: What Hides Within
    (Rachael Miles)
Nominee: From the Dead
    (Ashleigh Amberlynn)
Nominee: Carmilla Vive!
    (Aiszah Marie Rangel)
Best Writing
Winner: Illusion
Winner: It's John
Winner: The Cabin
Winner: The Gilded Monster
Nominee: C.E.G.
Nominee: Trivia
Nominee: Trauma
Nominee: The Untelling
Nominee: In the Backseat
Nominee: Song of the Marsh Wren
Nominee: VICA: Uncertain Future
Nominee: The Million Dollar Game
Nominee: Svalbard - N78E14
    on Permafrost
Nominee: The journey of a basketball
    player turned filmmaker

Best Editing
Winner: Alone
Winner: Trauma
Winner: Downsizing
Winner: Parasomniac
Winner: The Haunting at Saint Joseph's
Nominee: Lamcy
Nominee: Bye, Son
Nominee: Doomsday
Nominee: The Cabin
Nominee: The Forest
Nominee: Trespasser
Nominee: Jingle Hell
Nominee: A Musical Box
Nominee: Uphill battles
Nominee: In the Backseat
Nominee: End of the Line
Nominee: Fractured Sanity
Nominee: The Gilded Monster
Nominee: Iceland - Fire on ice
Nominee: Walking down the memory lane
Best Sound
Winner: DARK LENS
Winner: Trespasser
Winner: End of the Line
Nominee: Lamcy
Nominee: Trauma
Nominee: Illusion
Nominee: La Soglia
Nominee: The Cabin
Nominee: Parasomniac
Nominee: Jingle Hell
Nominee: The Dead Sea
Nominee: Night Fishing
Nominee: The Gilded Monster

Best Music
Winner: Trauma
Winner: La Soglia
Winner: The Forest
Winner: Blood Ties
Winner: "Heart Shaped Box"
    The Curse of KK Hammond
Nominee: Lamcy
Nominee: Bye, Son
Nominee: Doomsday
Nominee: DARK LENS
Nominee: The Cabin
Nominee: Jingle Hell
Nominee: The Dead Sea
Nominee: The Untelling
Nominee: Night Fishing
Nominee: End of the Line
Nominee: The Haunting at Saint Joseph's

Best Humor
Winner: Goatman
Winner: It's John
Winner: From the Dead
Nominee: The Witness
Nominee: Stoner Snakes
Nominee: Love at first slide
Best Atmosphere
Winner: IRENE
Winner: Shutter
Winner: DARK LENS
Winner: Trespasser
Winner: The Untelling
Nominee: Yfel
Nominee: Lamcy
Nominee: Trauma
Nominee: It's John
Nominee: EGΩ (EGO)
Nominee: The Forest
Nominee: Downsizing
Nominee: A Musical Box
Nominee: Leave No Trace
Nominee: Your Lucky Day
Nominee: Carmilla Vive!
Nominee: What Hides Within
Nominee: The Gilded Monster
Nominee: Song of the Marsh Wren
Nominee: The Haunting at Saint Joseph's

Best Original Concept
Winner: A Knock
Winner: Illusion
Winner: The Forest
Winner: Song of the Marsh Wren
Nominee: Alone
Nominee: Hexing
Nominee: La Soglia
Nominee: The Siren
Nominee: EGΩ (EGO)
Nominee: Parasomniac
Nominee: Little Muffin
Nominee: Stoner Snakes
Nominee: BEWARE OF D...
Nominee: Deadtime Travels
Nominee: 24 Days of Christmas
Nominee: VICA: Uncertain Future
Nominee: 2023's 21st to 26th crop circles -
    Bubble, NATO, eye, Windmill and Fights
    in Africa
Best Special Effects
Winner: Jingle Hell
Winner: "Heart Shaped Box"
    The Curse of KK Hammond
Nominee: Lucy
Nominee: A Knock
Nominee: Doomsday
Nominee: The Cabin
Nominee: DARK LENS
Nominee: Trespasser
Nominee: A Musical Box
Nominee: Your Lucky Day
Nominee: VICA: Uncertain Future

Best Monster
Winner: Trespasser
Winner: The Dead Sea
Nominee: Goatman
Nominee: Bye, Son
Nominee: Night Fishing
Nominee: Little Muffin
Nominee: 24 Days of Christmas
Nominee: THE SNOWRAVEN
    CHRONICLES: THE HIVE

Best Nudity
Winner: Lucy
Winner: Your Lucky Day
Winner: Fractured Sanity
Best Kill
Winner: Goatman
Winner: Doomsday
Winner: The Forest
Winner: Jingle Hell
Winner: Little Muffin
Winner: Night Fishing
Winner: Carmilla Vive!
Winner: 24 Days of Christmas
Nominee: Lucy
Nominee: Hexing
Nominee: A Knock
Nominee: From the Dead
Nominee: A Musical Box
Nominee: BEWARE OF D...
Nominee: Fractured Sanity
Nominee: Your Last Summer: A Fan Film
Nominee: The Haunting at Saint Joseph's

Best Scare
Winner: Lamcy
Winner: It's John
Winner: Leave No Trace
Nominee: Yfel
Nominee: Lucy
Nominee: IRENE
Nominee: Shutter
Nominee: Tradies
Nominee: DARK LENS
Nominee: The Untelling
Nominee: A Musical Box
Best Badass
Winner: Jingle Hell (Poonam Basu)

Best Gore
Winner: Lucy
Winner: Goatman
Winner: The Cabin
Winner: Trespasser
Winner: Little Muffin
Winner: Fractured Sanity
Nominee: Tradies
Nominee: Doomsday
Nominee: The Forest
Nominee: Jingle Hell
Nominee: Your Lucky Day
Nominee: Deadtime Travels
Nominee: 24 Days of Christmas

Best Twist
Winner: The Untelling
Winner: BEWARE OF D...
Winner: The Haunting at Saint Joseph's
Nominee: The Million Dollar Game

Best Production Design
Winner: "Heart Shaped Box"
    The Curse of KK Hammond

Best Feature Script
Winner: Carnevil
Winner: Where the Black Cat Sleeps
Winner: Mrs. Acker's Deliciously Evil Chocolate Monsters
Nominee: ARIES
Nominee: Solid Venom
Nominee: Those Who Don't Belong
Nominee: Zombies in Christmastown
Best Short Script
Winner: Salvaged
Winner: She Wolf
Winner: The Caretaker
Nominee: Mabel
Nominee: MADNESS
Nominee: Behind You
Nominee: Bayou Juju
Nominee: Henry's Stare
Nominee: Blood on My Hands
Nominee: Kelly James: A Western