Best Feature Film

♦ Diamond Award

The Ex-Change – Dir. George Massimillo

Best Short Film

♦ Diamond Awards

How We Ended Up Here – Dir. Ruby Haraldson

Ma Prison – Dir. Kitty Harper

⬡ Platinum Award

THE BAD WAY TO PAY – Dir. Tom O’Hara

★ Gold Awards

Cruzando La Línea – Dir. Manuel Rey Hunick

I Am A Zombie… and That’s Okay. – Dir. Matthew Dominic Sanchez

Plucked Tulips – Dir. Aster J. Brotman

Still Life – Dir. Drake Whelton

Best Documentary Short

♦ Diamond Award

Paint What You Feel – Dir. Aaron James Peterson

⬡ Platinum Award

THE ONLY MOMENT: This Moment Belongs to You | A Philosophical Documentary – Dir. Fan XiaoJu

★ Gold Award

BEETHOVEN: The Man Who Heard with His Soul | Documentary – Dir. Fan XiaoJu

☆ Silver Award

WHAT REMAINS: A Meditation on Endings | Documentary – Dir. Fan XiaoJu

Best Animation Short

♦ Diamond Award

The Lunch Table – Dir. Sean Alvarez & Jonah McDonald

⬡ Platinum Award

hoodoo – Dir. bellopropello

Best Experimental Short

♦ Diamond Award

Midnight’s Midnight – Dir. Rafael Vigilantics & Nichole Graf

Best New Mexico Feature

♦ Diamond Award

CENSORED – WAR ON FREE SPEECH – Dir. PETER REDDOCH

Best New Mexico Short

♦ Diamond Awards

Mon Amour, Véronique – Dir. Nathan Gusta

The Pervasiveness of Circumstance – Dir. Camille Carlson

⬡ Platinum Awards

Letter to the Blind – Dir. Michael Anthony Kurtz

María Carmen – Dir. Nata Aguilar

★ Gold Award

This Land – Dir. Aiyana Shuler

☆ Silver Awards

Cruzando La Línea – Dir. Manuel Rey Hunick

I Am A Zombie… and That’s Okay. – Dir. Matthew Dominic Sanchez

Late Night at Video-Smart – Dir. Dustin Tidwell

⬟ Bronze Award

Rebel Heart – Dir. Rebeca Duran

Best Pilot / Web Series

♦ Diamond Award

Posers (2026) Pilot Episode – Dir. Rob Tode

Best Feature Script

♦ Diamond Awards

Man-Eater – Dir. Ian Rafael Black

MEN WE’VE NEVER SEEN – Dir. Phillip McSween

⬡ Platinum Awards

Starring – Dir. Ian Rafael Black

Aarvee – Dir. Lawrence Degala

★ Gold Awards

Cael – Dir. Christian Dalton

Desert Sharks – Dir. Ramesh Gopal

☆ Silver Award

Island 35 – Dir. Richard Huttner

⬟ Bronze Awards

All My Shades of Blue – Dir. Lawrence DeGala

Be Fruitful and Multiply – Dir. Jim Norman

Best Short Film Script

♦ Diamond Award

The Eulogy – Dir. Robert Wyatt Duncan

Best Music Video

♦ Diamond Award

No Resolve – Phenomenon – Dir. Drake D Whelton

Best Trailer

♦ Diamond Award

THE OUTLAW WIND – Trailer – Dir. Wendy Crouse

Best Director

♦ Diamond Award

Robert Wyatt Duncan – The Eulogy

⬡ Platinum Award

Tom O’Hara – THE BAD WAY TO PAY

★ Gold Award

Samantha LaCroix – Stella and the Woman in the Photo

☆ Silver Award

Rob Tode – Posers (2026) Pilot Episode

Best Screenplay

♦ Diamond Award

Robert Wyatt Duncan – The Eulogy

⬡ Platinum Award

Samantha LaCroix – Stella and the Woman in the Photo

Best Actor

♦ Diamond Award

Shane Slone – Letter to the Blind

⬡ Platinum Award

Valentín Mexico – Cruzando La Línea

Best Actress

♦ Diamond Award

Sophie Bullock – Ma Prison

⬡ Platinum Award

Lex Lotito – THE BAD WAY TO PAY

★ Gold Award

Madeleine LaCroix – Stella and the Woman in the Photo

☆ Silver Awards

Nohelia Sosa – Cruzando La Línea

LauraLove Tode – Posers (2026) Pilot Episode

Best Supporting Actor

♦ Diamond Award

JP – Letter to the Blind

⬡ Platinum Award

Susannah May – Ma Prison

★ Gold Award

Noe Field-Perkins – Posers (2026) Pilot Episode

Best Editing

♦ Diamond Award

Daniel Gallegos – The Eulogy

Best Cinematography

♦ Diamond Award

Emilio Cherino – The Eulogy

⬡ Platinum Award

Manuel Rey Hunick – Cruzando La Línea

Best Original Score

♦ Diamond Awards

Kitty Harper – Ma Prison

Sofia Rebekah Beals – The Lunch Table

⬡ Platinum Award

Jason Pereira – THE BAD WAY TO PAY

Best Visual FX

♦ Diamond Award

Wendy Crouse – THE OUTLAW WIND – Trailer

Best Ensemble Cast

♦ Diamond Award

The Cast of The Eulogy

⬡ Platinum Award

The Cast of Posers