~BEST FILM~
WINNER: “Generational”
RUNNER-UP: “Redbird”
NOMINEES:
“Underfunded”
“Sheltered”
“When the River Rose”
~BEST NARRATIVE SHORT FILM~
WINNER: “Generational”
NOMINEES:
“Redbird”
“Underfunded”
“A House for My Family”
“Sheltered”
~BEST DOCUMENTARY~
WINNER: “Love Thru Darkness”
NOMINEES:
“Help Solve A Murder”
“The Plastic Cycle”
“A Refuge of Scouting”
“Northstar Garden”
~BEST LOCAL DOCUMENTARY~
WINNER: “When the River Rose”
NOMINEES:
“Blacklisted: The Sacred Magic of Black Cats”
“Tiny Movements”
“The Other Side of Learning”
~BEST INDIGENOUS FILM~
WINNER: “Redbird”
NOMINEES:
“Water Star Medicine”
“Siren of the Wood”
~BEST STUDENT FILM~
WINNER: “My Shadow”
NOMINEES:
“When the River Rose”
“The Plastic Cycle”
“Water Star Medicine”
“Rosa’s Dilemma”
~BEST DIRECTORIAL DEBUT~
WINNER: Tommy Joe Martins- “Underfunded”
RUNNER-UP: McKenna Childress- “Spectacle”
NOMINEES:
Ashley Reep- “The Plastic Cycle”
Astra Silver Burke- “My Shadow”
MESA MAVS- “Water Star Medicine”
~BEST EMERGING ARTIST~
WINNER: Ameliana Paz Alejandre- “The Crêpe Creep”
NOMINEES:
Nel Daugherty- “Redbird”
Miles Hemingway- “Generational”
Naveah Payne- “Rosa’s Dilemma”
Deacon Walters- “Generational”
~BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY~
WINNERS:
Cory Boughton- “Lady in Black”
Jeffrey Griffith- “Perfidia”
NOMINEES:
Curt Braden- “Underfunded”
Evan Anderson- “Sheltered”
Sean Breitkreutz- “A House for My Family”
~BEST SCREENSPLAY~
WINNER: Joseph S.S. Galyean & Chris Grady- “Generational”
RUNNER-UP: Daniel Jamal Judson- “Sheltered”
NOMINEES:
Emma Barrow- “Redbird”
Sean Breitkreutz- “A House for My Family”
Eugene Rocco Utley- “Behind Closed Doors”
~BEST DIRECTOR~
WINNER: Joseph S.S. Galyean- “Generational”
RUNNER-UP: Missy Bell- “Medication”
NOMINEES:
Emma Barrow- “Redbird”
Sean Breitkreutz- “A House for My Family”
Jason Ward- “The Motorcycle Man”
~BEST EDITING~
WINNER: Corey Frost- “Underfunded”
NOMINEES:
Jamal Khoury- “Sheltered”
Sean Breitkreutz- “A House for My Family”
Collins Abbott White- “Perfidia”
Jean Donohue & Fred Johnson- “Love Thru Darkness”
~BEST ACTOR~
WINNER: JD Starnes- “Generational”
NOMINEES:
John Glover- “The Motorcycle Man”
Tim Johnson- “Sheltered”
Austin Valli- “Underfunded”
Alex Poteat- “Behind Closed Doors”
Spencer Bang- “A House for My Family”
~BEST ACTRESS~
WINNER: Dax Dupuy- “Medication”
NOMINEES:
Delanna Studi- “Redbird”
Elisabeth Martin Hill- “Perfidia”
Naveah Payne- “Rosa’s Dilemma”
~BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR~
WINNER: Austin R. Grant- “The Motorcycle Man”
NOMINEES:
Miles Hemingway- “Generational”
Jabari Ford- “Rosa’s Dilemma”
Andrew Nicholas Starr- “Sheltered”
Tony Jenkins- “A House for My Family”
~BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS~
WINNER: Casey Camp-Horinek- “Redbird”
RUNNER-UP: Cricket Brown- “A House for My Family”
NOMINEES:
Jennifer Rader- “Redbird”
Olivia Hawthorne- “Sheltered”
Cat Borovicka- “Perfidia”
~BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN~
WINNER: Christopher Coursey- “Siren of the Wood”
NOMINEES:
Michaela Lochen- “Neon Shadows”
Caroline Reece- “Darling Vera”
Sean Breitkreutz- “A House for My Family”
McKenna Childress- “Spectacle”
~BEST SOUND DESIGN~
WINNER: Dylan Rosser- “Underfunded”
NOMINEES:
Neal O’Bryan- “Script Tease”
Devin Lawrence- “The Crêpe Creep”
John Paul de Roulhac- “Lookout Mountain”
Collins Abbott White- “Perfidia”
~BEST VISUAL FX~
WINNER: Astra Silver Burke- “My Shadow”
NOMINEES:
Neal O’Bryan- “Script Tease”
Sean Breitkreutz- “A House for My Family”
Diana Yanez- “Tiny Movements”
Michael C. Bell- “Medication”
~BEST WARDROBE~
WINNER: Jerilynn Weber, Wali Adair, Elana Stroble Gallardo, Annelle Rose Suasnavas, Shana Manning, & Kelsey Cooper- “Siren of the Wood”
NOMINEES:
Jenavieve Verley- “Neon Shadows”
Greta Stokes- “The Motorcycle Man”
“Lady in Black”
Juno Rose- “Rosa’s Dilemma”
~BEST HAIR & MAKEUP~
WINNER: Nylah Walker- “Rosa’s Dilemma”
NOMINEES:
“Lady in Black”
Karri Farris- “The Motorcycle Man”
Anna Lachelle Yahola, Stacey Brown, Shana Manning, & Samantha Buffalohead- “Siren of the Wood”
Sarah Josalyn- “Darling Vera”
~BEST ORIGINAL SONG OR SCORE~
WINNER: Gaby Nagel- “Siren of the Wood”
NOMINEES:
Fred Rapaport- “Neon Shadows”
Tom McLaughlin- “The Crêpe Creep”
Napoleon Maddox, Sorg, Bad Fat, IsWhat?!, & Boogie Bang- “Love Thru Darkness”
Benedikt Brydern- “Ku: A Love Story”
~THE PATHFINDER AWARD~
WINNER: “A Refuge of Scouting”
NOMINEES:
“Help Solve A Murder”
“The Plastic Cycle”
“Blacklisted: The Sacred Magic of Black Cats”
“The Other Side of Learning: A Deeper Conversation About Learning in the US”
~THE MOUNTAIN STRONG AWARD~
WINNER: “Tiny Movements”
NOMINEES:
“When the River Rose”
“Medication”
“Generational”
“Northstar Garden”
~THE SPIRIT OF ASHEVILLE AWARD~
WINNER: “Blacklisted: The Sacred Magic of Black Cats”
NOMINEES:
“Tiny Movements”
“When the River Rose”
“The Other Side of Learning: A Deeper Conversation About Education in the US”