Summer 2025 Results

We are still in the process of emailing everyone their laurels so please be patient until you receive yours.
All will be sent by September 30th. Thank you very much!

Best Feature
Winner: Calamari
Nominee: Hidden Lives
Nominee: Contamination
Nominee: The R.I.P Man
Nominee: The Watch Killer

Best Short
Winner: Sentient
Winner: Remnants
Winner: De Rodillas
Nominee: Mara
Nominee: Dawn
Nominee: SPUDS
Nominee: BREACH
Nominee: Reunion
Nominee: KINFOLK
Nominee: Dracella
Nominee: The Nest
Nominee: Excisions
Nominee: Guilt Trip
Nominee: Quarantine
Nominee: The Collector
Nominee: The Lost Ones
Nominee: Life Like This
Nominee: REMY & BO: BLOOD DEBT
Nominee: At the Mercy of Faith
Nominee: Paranormal Party Thriller

Best Animated Short
Winner: Snacktime
Winner: Lilly's Curse

Best Web Series
Winner: 90 Seconds of Horror
 Best Director
Winner: Reunion
Winner: The Nest
Winner: De Rodillas
Nominee: Dawn
Nominee: KINFOLK
Nominee: Rebirth
Nominee: Sentient
Nominee: Remnants
Nominee: Snacktime
Nominee: Quarantine
Nominee: Hidden Lives
Nominee: Contamination
Nominee: Life Like This
Nominee: Paranormal Party Thriller

Best Cinematography
Winner: Reunion
Winner: The Nest
Winner: Remnants
Winner: De Rodillas
Nominee: Mara
Nominee: Dawn
Nominee: BREACH
Nominee: KINFOLK
Nominee: Calamari
Nominee: Sentient
Nominee: Guilt Trip
Nominee: Hidden Lives
Nominee: The Lost Ones
Nominee: Bears on a Ship
Nominee: At the Mercy of Faith
 Best Actor
Winner: Mara (Seth Boyer)
Winner: Dawn (Philip Hulford)
Nominee: The Nest (Kyle Scudder)
Nominee: Contamination (Neil Chase)
Nominee: Bears on a Ship (Derek Crowe)
Nominee: In the Silence (G. Paul Salvetti)
Nominee: At the Mercy of Faith
    (David Gamble Jr.)

Best Actress
Winner: Sentient (Elke Hinrichsen)
Winner: Life Like This (Kenzie Phillips)
Nominee: Rebirth (A Wheeler)
Nominee: Calamari (Julia Stier)
Nominee: KINFOLK (Arica Anderson)
Nominee: Quarantine (Bailey Sorrel)
Nominee: Love and choices (Yuri Lai)
Nominee: Hidden Lives (Deborah Shirley)
Nominee: Howl of the Blue Moon
    (Charissa Palmer)
Nominee: Paranormal Party Thriller
    (Daina Lachance)

Best Writing
Winner: SPUDS
Winner: Reunion
Winner: Sentient
Winner: Calamari
Winner: De Rodillas
Nominee: Mara
Nominee: In the Silence
Nominee: Howl of the Blue Moon
Nominee: At the Mercy of Faith
Best Editing
Winner: KINFOLK
Winner: At the Mercy of Faith
Winner: Paranormal Party Thriller
Nominee: SPUDS
Nominee: BREACH
Nominee: Calamari
Nominee: Remnants
Nominee: Excisions
Nominee: The Reprisal
Nominee: The Collector

Best Special Effects
Winner: BREACH
Winner: Remnants
Nominee: SPUDS
Nominee: Dracella
Nominee: Quarantine
Nominee: Contamination
Nominee: The Collector
Nominee: Life Like This
Nominee: At the Mercy of Faith
 Best Atmosphere
Winner: Remnants
Winner: The Nest
Winner: Guilt Trip
Winner: The Watch Killer
Nominee: Dawn
Nominee: KINFOLK
Nominee: Mr. Taps
Nominee: Tucked In
Nominee: Excisions
Nominee: De Rodillas
Nominee: The Whistler
Nominee: The Reprisal
Nominee: The Collector
Nominee: The R.I.P Man
Nominee: 90 Seconds of Horror
Nominee: Don't Look In The Dark
Nominee: Paranormal Party Thriller [Teaser]

Best Original Concept
Winner: SPUDS
Winner: Remnants
Winner: The Whistler
Winner: The Collector
Nominee: Tucked In
Nominee: De Rodillas
Nominee: Lilly's Curse
Nominee: The Lost Ones
Nominee: REMY & BO: BLOOD DEBT
Nominee: Don't Look In The Dark
Nominee: 2025's first 14 crop circles
 Best Sound
Winner: Sentient
Winner: Snacktime
Winner: De Rodillas
Winner: Lilly's Curse
Winner: Bears on a Ship
Nominee: Mara
Nominee: KINFOLK
Nominee: Reunion
Nominee: The Nest
Nominee: Excisions
Nominee: 90 Seconds of Horror
Nominee: Paranormal Party Thriller

Best Music
Winner: Dawn
Winner: Sentient
Winner: Guilt Trip
Winner: Hidden Lives
Winner: The Lost Ones
Winner: REMY & BO: BLOOD DEBT
Nominee: Mara
Nominee: Reunion
Nominee: Dracella
Nominee: Excisions
Nominee: Snacktime
Nominee: De Rodillas
Nominee: The Watch Killer
Best Humor
Winner: SPUDS
Nominee: Bears on a Ship
Nominee: GARAGE SALE MASSACRE

Best Badass
Winner: BREACH (Jessica Bernard)

Best Monster
Winner: The Collector
Nominee: Tucked In

Best Twist
Winner: Mara
Winner: Quarantine
Nominee: Howl of the Blue Moon
 Best Kill
Winner: Calamari
Winner: Excisions
Winner: Hidden Lives
Winner: Contamination
Winner: GARAGE SALE MASSACRE
Nominee: Dawn
Nominee: Sentient
Nominee: Mr. Taps
Nominee: Snacktime
Nominee: The R.I.P Man
Nominee: Life Like This
Nominee: The Watch Killer
Nominee: REMY & BO: BLOOD DEBT
 Best Scare
Winner: KINFOLK
Winner: Remnants
Winner: 90 Seconds of Horror
Nominee: Paranormal Party Thriller

Best Gore
Winner: Reunion
Winner: Calamari
Winner: Excisions
Nominee: Mr. Taps
Nominee: GARAGE SALE MASSACRE
Nominee: REMY & BO: BLOOD DEBT

Best Feature Script
Winner: CRAWLERS
Winner: FEAR EATER
Winner: The Calm Dark
Winner: Girls vs. Hell
Winner: THROUGH THE GATE
Winner: The Devil's Chalice
Nominee: TITCH
Nominee: The Depths
Nominee: Female Rage
Nominee: Zombie love
Nominee: In The Blood.
Nominee: The Whispering
Nominee: Death is My Shadow
Nominee: PERSISTENCE OF VISION
Nominee: Lamb to the Slaughter
 Best Short Script
Winner: Appetite
Winner: They Wait
Winner: Ohio Psycho
Winner: The Delicacy of Sin
Nominee: The Prism
Nominee: DELIVERED.
Nominee: Head (less)
Nominee: Love, Santa
Nominee: The Static Man
Nominee: Terrorific Night
Nominee: Dead of the Dead
Nominee: BINDING COVENANTS
Nominee: The Wedding Dress
Nominee: A Super Friendly Guy