Summer 2026 Results

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Best Feature
Winner: The Ungrieved
Nominee: Anathema
Nominee: The Safe
Nominee: Skinfolk
Nominee: City of Angels
Nominee: Satanic Garage Management

Best Short
Winner: Why Her
Winner: Beyond the Sea
Winner: The Dinner Date
Nominee: Due
Nominee: Dark Night
Nominee: Siya Galesh
Nominee: First Taste
Nominee: Noise Within
Nominee: Glitchy Mina
Nominee: Viking Blood
Nominee: A Clockwriter
Nominee: DEVIL'S DILEMMA
Nominee: Horror Insurance
Nominee: FANGS! The Musical
Nominee: Caressing Violence
Nominee: Don't Break the Circle...
Nominee: The Upstanding Millars
    (of Society)

Best Animated Short
Winner: The Red Filter
Winner: Self-Loathing
Winner: The Miracle of Saint Winston
Nominee: The Raven
Nominee: Metzengerstein
Nominee: The Pyramid of Power
Nominee: The Call Is Coming From
    Inside the Closet!
 Best Web Series
Winner: Blood Inc.

Best Director
Winner: Why Her
Winner: The Red Filter
Winner: The Miracle of Saint Winston
Nominee: The Safe
Nominee: Anathema
Nominee: Dark Night
Nominee: Noise Within
Nominee: Glitchy Mina
Nominee: Self-Loathing
Nominee: 7eventh 7irkle
Nominee: Metzengerstein
Nominee: Beyond the Sea
Nominee: The Dinner Date
Nominee: FANGS! The Musical
Nominee: Satanic Garage Management
Nominee: The 3 love stories
    of Shi Su
Nominee: The Upstanding Millars
    (of Society)

Best Cinematography
Winner: Why Her
Winner: Dark Night
Winner: A Clockwriter
Nominee: The Safe
Nominee: Anathema
Nominee: Siya Galesh
Nominee: Glitchy Mina
Nominee: Noise Within
Nominee: The Ungrieved
Nominee: 7eventh 7irkle
Nominee: Beyond the Sea
Nominee: The Dinner Date
Nominee: Final Girl Complex
Nominee: Don't Break the Circle...
Nominee: The Upstanding Millars
    (of Society)
 Best Actor
Winner: Worth Taking (Rome Romanne)
Winner: The Ungrieved (Andrew Rolfe)
Winner: Siya Galesh (Kamran Mohammadi)
Winner: FANGS! The Musical (Caden Nahf)
Winner: Caressing Violence
    (Boris Wolffgardt)
Nominee: Due (Noe Cork)
Nominee: 2084 (Alejandro Alvarado)
Nominee: 7eventh 7irkle (Avery Epps)
Nominee: The Safe (Uwe Schwarzwalder)
Nominee: The Dinner Date
    (Fletcher Graham)

Best Actress
Winner: Caressing Violence (Eva Bushart)
Winner: The Widowmaker (Grayce Mosier)
Winner: Noise Within (Xinbei Liu)
Winner: Skinfolk (Payson Mitchell)
Winner: Glitchy Mina (Marie Quilon)
Nominee: SARAH (Sarah Guérin)
Nominee: Anathema (Bix Krieger)
Nominee: Doomsday Messengers - Chinese
    (Ella Harrington)

Best Writing
Winner: The Ungrieved
Winner: DEVIL'S DILEMMA
Winner: The Dinner Date
Winner: FANGS! The Musical
Winner: The Upstanding Millars
    (of Society)
Nominee: Why Her
Nominee: Blood Inc.
Nominee: Horror Insurance
Nominee: Caressing Violence
Nominee: Final Girl Complex
Nominee: The Legend of Spearfinger
Nominee: The Miracle of Saint Winston
Nominee: The Call Is Coming From
    Inside the Closet!
Best Badass
Winner: Screen of the Dead
    (Gabrielle Bruyère)

Best Editing
Winner: The Safe
Winner: Blood Inc.
Winner: Glitchy Mina
Winner: 7eventh 7irkle
Winner: Beyond the Sea
Nominee: Why Her
Nominee: Skinfolk
Nominee: Anathema
Nominee: Worth Taking
Nominee: Noise Within
Nominee: A Clockwriter
Nominee: The Ungrieved
Nominee: Screen of the Dead
Nominee: Rainy day on West Lake

Best Special Effects
Winner: Why Her
Winner: Skinfolk
Winner: First Taste
Winner: Caressing Violence
Nominee: Due
Nominee: The Safe
Nominee: Anathema
Nominee: Glitchy Mina
Nominee: Noise Within
Nominee: 7eventh 7irkle
Nominee: Beyond the Sea
Nominee: Screen of the Dead
Nominee: Zombie Speed Dating
Nominee: Don't Break the Circle...
Nominee: Satanic Garage Management
Nominee: The Upstanding Millars
    (of Society)
 Best Atmosphere
Winner: Due
Winner: SARAH
Winner: The Raven
Winner: A Clockwriter
Winner: The Red Filter
Nominee: WITHIN
Nominee: Dark Night
Nominee: Dark Tenet
Nominee: Headlights
Nominee: The Ungrieved
Nominee: The Pyramid of Power
Nominee: The Legend of Spearfinger
Nominee: The Diary of a female
    Serial Killer

Best Original Concept
Winner: Headlights
Winner: Ole Scratch
Winner: Viking Blood
Winner: Noise Within
Winner: DEVIL'S DILEMMA
Winner: Screen of the Dead
Nominee: 2084
Nominee: Choice
Nominee: Dark Tenet
Nominee: Siya Galesh
Nominee: Worth Taking
Nominee: Glitchy Mina
Nominee: The Widowmaker
Nominee: The Red Filter
Nominee: 7eventh 7irkle
Nominee: Final Girl Complex
Nominee: Zombie Speed Dating
Nominee: The Pyramid of Power
Nominee: Second Chance (Druga Szansa)
Nominee: The Upstanding Millars
    (of Society)
Nominee: How the impossible prophecy
    just got fulfilled
 Best Sound
Winner: Due
Winner: Anathema
Winner: Glitchy Mina
Winner: Self-Loathing
Winner: The Miracle of Saint Winston
Winner: The Upstanding Millars
    (of Society)
Nominee: SARAH
Nominee: Why Her
Nominee: Skinfolk
Nominee: The Safe
Nominee: Dark Night
Nominee: Noise Within
Nominee: A Clockwriter
Nominee: The Ungrieved
Nominee: The Red Filter
Nominee: Caressing Violence
Nominee: The Diary of a female
    Serial Killer

Best Music
Winner: The Safe
Winner: Dark Night
Winner: First Taste
Winner: Metzengerstein
Winner: Don't Break the Circle...
Nominee: 2084
Nominee: Why Her
Nominee: Skinfolk
Nominee: Anathema
Nominee: The Raven
Nominee: Viking Blood
Nominee: Glitchy Mina
Nominee: The Ungrieved
Nominee: Self-Loathing
Nominee: A Clockwriter
Nominee: 7eventh 7irkle
Nominee: DEVIL'S DILEMMA
Nominee: Caressing Violence
Nominee: FANGS! The Musical
Nominee: The Miracle of Saint Winston
Best Humor
Winner: 2084
Winner: DEVIL'S DILEMMA
Winner: The Dinner Date
Winner: Horror Insurance
Winner: FANGS! The Musical
Winner: Screen of the Dead
Winner: Zombie Speed Dating
Winner: The Upstanding Millars
    (of Society)
Winner: The Call Is Coming From
    Inside the Closet!
Nominee: Ole Scratch
Nominee: City of Angels
Nominee: Satanic Garage Management

Best Nudity
Winner: Anathema

Best Twist
Winner: Anathema
 Best Kill
Winner: Anathema
Winner: Screen of the Dead
Nominee: The Safe
Nominee: Blood Inc.
Nominee: Ole Scratch
Nominee: Glitchy Mina
Nominee: Viking Blood

Best Scare
Winner: Zombie Speed Dating
Nominee: SARAH
Nominee: Choice
Nominee: The Safe
Nominee: Anathema
Nominee: Glitchy Mina
Nominee: Beyond the Sea
Nominee: City of Angels
Nominee: Don't Break the Circle...
Nominee: The Legend of Spearfinger
Nominee: Second Chance (Druga Szansa)
 Best Gore
Winner: Skinfolk
Winner: Anathema
Winner: The Hangar
Winner: Glitchy Mina
Winner: Noise Within
Winner: Screen of the Dead
Winner: Satanic Garage Management
Winner: The Upstanding Millars
    (of Society)
Nominee: Due
Nominee: ‘Nam
Nominee: 2084
Nominee: Hazmat
Nominee: WITHIN
Nominee: The Safe
Nominee: Caressing Violence

Best Feature Script
Winner: RUT
Winner: ‘Nam
Winner: The Pack
Winner: Consentless
Winner: Solomon's Keys
Nominee: Goldy
Nominee: Vacuus
Nominee: Hazmat
Nominee: The Hangar
Nominee: Look at Me!
Nominee: Restless Moon
Nominee: Good Luck, Babe!
Nominee: Palo Alto Bang & Burn
Nominee: The Ubume: Phantom of Vengeance
 Best Short Script
Winner: KAT13_
Winner: Boo-Haul
Winner: The Lineup
Winner: NOTHING'S WRONG
Winner: The Loop of Castle Bridge
Nominee: Carnal
Nominee: Bird's Nest
Nominee: Maria's Journey
Nominee: THE VIRTUAL VIRUS
Nominee: THE ONE WE LEFT (EL HERMANO)