See the program here.

BEST PICTURE: “Credit” - Susan & Patrick Kirton

BEST DIRECTOR: Susan & Patrick Kirtono - “Credit”
BEST SCREENPLAY: Susan Kirtono - “Credit”
BEST ACTOR: Eric Mason Kirton - “Credit"
BEST ACTRESS: Jordan Rico - “Breakup Weekend”
BEST VOICE ACTOR: Joshua, Joseph Lynch - “The Puppets Who Fought in Vietnam"
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER: Alex Oliver, Jamison Stalsworth & Carson Hunt - “American Made”
BEST EDITOR: Jamison Stalsworth & Carson Hunt - “American Made”
BEST SOUND DESIGN: Nicolas Sicurella - “Us.Together.Alone”
BEST MUSIC: Jemarcus Kilgore - “Breakup Weekend”
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN: Fredric Lehner - "Couple a Cards"
BEST MAKEUP FX: Meg Wilbur & Chloe Gingold - “Under My Bed”
BEST VISUAL FX: Dewayne & Lawayne Bontrager - “AAi-Ron”
BEST ANIMATION LIGHTING & TEXTURES: Ling Zhao & Zhengwu Gu "Dandelion"
BEST ANIMATION TECHNICAL SKILL: Ling Zhao & Zhengwu Gu "Dandelion"
BEST PUPPET DESIGN: Joshua Lynch - “The Puppets Who Fought in Vietnam"
BEST PUPPET MANIPULATION: JBenjamin David Martin - “The Puppets Who Fought in Vietnam"
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BEST DRAMA: “Credit” - Susan & Patrick Kirton
Award of Excellence: “Us.Together.Alone” - Dustin Williams
Award of Merit: "Whiskey Mountain Days" - Bill Walker & Brian Anthony

BEST COMEDY: “Couple a Cards” - Fredric Lehne & Rick Hansberry
Award of Excellence: “AAi-Ron” - Dewayne Bontrager

BEST MADE IN GEORGIA: "Breakup Weekend" - Jordan Rice
Award of Excellence: "The Adventures of Captain Atom Chapter 6" - Elias Hutchinson
Award of Merit: "Daisies" - Ashton Whitman & Sarah Layton

BEST SCI-FI/FANTASY: “My Hated Enemy” - Katrina Dell & Brennan Sawyer
Award of Excellence: "The Seeker" - Patrick Peacock
Award of Merit: "17 Hamil Way" - Movina Nagarajan

BEST DOCUMENTARY: “American Made” - Dana Nies
Award of Excellence: "KLEVER: Life of a Soviet Nonconformist Artist" - Nik Kleverov
Award of Merit: "Women in Sound: Gender Discrimination in the Music Industry" - Zoe Willott

BEST MYSTERY/THRILLER: “Love Potion” - James Carey & Lainie Smith

BEST PUPPETRY: "The Puppets Who Fought in Vietnam!" - Joshua Lynch

BEST WEBISODE: "Under My Bed" - Daniel Pacchioni & Jordy Martin

BEST ANIMATION: “Dandelion” - Ling Zhao & Zhengwu Gu
Award of Excellence: "Bent Out of Shape" - Chloe Merwin
Award of Merit: "Octopus Ninja" - Donghoe Kim

BEST MUSICAL: "Unlucky in Love" - Rachel Handler

BEST HORROR: "Duendes" - Michael Brandon Wright

BEST PAN FLICK: "Class of ‘97" - Haley DeBattista & Cierra Hunter
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FILM AWARDS

AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE

“American Made” - Dana Nies
"Bent Out of Shape" - Chloe Merwin
“Couple a Cards” - Fredric Lehne & Rick Hansberry
“Credit” - Susan & Patrick Kirton
“Dandelion” - Ling Zhao & Zhengwu Gu
"KLEVER: Life of a Soviet Nonconformist Artist" - Nik Kleverov
Laboratories of Democracy: Nebraska's Unicameral " - Ann Hartley
"Pandemic Powers: Wisconsin's State of Emergency" - Alexa Secrest & Dugan Bridges
"Roaming History: Civil Rights Trail" - Michael Rios & James Fierro
"The Puppets Who Fought in Vietnam!" - Joshua Lynch
"Under My Bed" - Daniel Pacchioni & Jordy Martin
“Us.Together.Alone” - Dustin Williams
"Women in Sound: Gender Discrimination in the Music Industry" - Zoe Willott
"Zack’s Story" - Paul Catalanotto

AWARDS OF MERIT

"17 Hamil Way" - Movina Nagarajan
“AAi-Ron” - Dewayne Bontrager
"Bent Out of Shape" - Chloe Merwin
"Class of ‘97" - Haley DeBattista & Cierra Hunter
"Daisies" - Ashton Whitman & Sarah Layton
"Dongting Village" - Jiuying Peng
"Duendes" - Michael Brandon Wright
"Halcyon Days" - Andrew Ratermann
“Love Potion” - James Carey & Lainie Smith
“My Hated Enemy” - Katrina Dell & Brennan Sawyer
"Octopus Ninja" - Donghoe Kim
"Public // Entities" - Colleen Kelley
"Stuck Writing" - Will Newbury
"The Adventures of Captain Atom Chapter 6" - Elias Hutchinon
"The Seeker" - Patrick Peacock
Unlucky in Love" - Rachel Handler
"What Course to Follow?" - Die Wang & Feifan Jin
"Whiskey Mountain Days" - Bill Walker & Brian Anthony