Award Nominations
Awards held on Sunday August 3rd, following the last sets

NJ Achievement in The Art of Acting "The Tom Parisi" Award: Erin O'Brien
NJ Achievement in The Art of Filmmaking Award: A.J. Ciccotelli

Best Actor Long Short
Joseph A. Sernio for Horsepower
Kobi Frumer for The Actress
James Naughton for Sit with Me While I Die
Matthew Tarricone for Cain’s Legacy WINNER
Steve Johnson for Conversations In a Diner
Wendell Laurent for The Final Walk

Best Actor-Medium
Jeff Clark Jr. for Flowers
Michael Fedele for Assassin WINNER
Timothy Norman for Breaking Point
John Marean for Brimstone
Lukas Hassel for Up Close
Harry Seddon for Delivery!

Best Actor-NJ
Jacob E. Matthews for Lessons
Jack Mulcahy for Lessons
Ethan Pann for A Conversation with Mary
Dylan Thomas for Soul Mates WINNER
David Morton for Beyond Words
Ron Liguori for Artold Bernice’s Cheek

Best Actress Long Short
Erin O’Brien for Horsepower
Erika Lynn Jolie for The Actress
Mia Dillon for Sit with Me While I Die
Tammy Dawson for Conversations In a Diner
Beatrice Boepple for The Final Walk
Mia Michaud for Beyond Words WINNER

Best Actress-Medium
Abigail Johnson for Life Support WINNER
Sienna Reid for A Creature Was Stirring
Tal Shashoua for I’ve Always Loved Bonfires
Vitoria Vasconcellos for I’ve Always Loved Bonfires
Shoshanna Withers for Love and Hatred in Megawave City

Best Actress-NJ
Lyndsay Smart for Diagnosis WINNER
Morgan Warren for A Conversation with Mary
Katia Mendoza for Soul Mates
Mia Michaud for Beyond Words
Leslie Hochman for Artold Bernice’s Cheek

Best Supporting Actor
Glenn McBride, Jr. for The Final Walk WINNER
Johnny Beirne for Artold Bernice’s Cheek
Boyd Gaines for Sit with Me While I Die
Dan Gregory for Diagnosis
Richard B. Watson for Cain’s Legacy
Oliver Feaster for Conversations in a Diner

Best Supporting Actress
Catherine Oliviere for The Actress WINNER
Karen Sillas for Sit with Me While I Die
Kara Groom for Conversations in a Diner
Amaya Montañez for Soul Mates
Julia Winer for Brimstone
Sahar Babi for Forever Home

Best Ensemble
Horsepower
Static Cling
Conversations in a Diner RUNNER UP
Soul Mates
Artold Bernice’s Cheek WINNER
Brimstone
Sit With Me While I Die
The Actress

Best Director-Long Short
Tony Carpinelli for Beyond Words
Brian Russell for Sit with Me While I Die WINNER
Erika Lynn Jolie for The Actress
DJ Higgins for Horsepower
Lucas Wolfe for Conversations In a Diner
David Blume for Cain’s Legacy
Tom Ryan for The Final Walk

Best Director-Medium
Debra Markowitz for Brimstone WINNER
Jamon Tolbert for Life Support
Luke Pengelly for I’ve Always Loved Bonfires
Timothy Norman for Breaking Point
Paul Vivona, Nicholas Simmons for Gun and Run
Debra Markowitz for Assassin

Best NJ Director
Larry Rosen for Diagnosis
Jack Mulcahy, Caleb Grandoit for Lessons WINNER
Tony Carpinelli for A Conversation with Mary
Cris Thorne for Soul Mates
Tony Carpinelli for Beyond Words
A.J. Ciccotelli for Artold Bernice’s Cheek
A.J. Ciccotelli for The Ghost of Summers Past

Best Director-Comedy
Leticia Buchanan for Betty
Steven Lifshey for Static Cling
Larry Rosen for Dinner Date Night, Tastes Just Right
Joseph Columbo for Mansplaining
Natalie Mahoney for Cupcake WINNER
Forrest Bennett for Mug

Best Director-Horror/Thriller
Danielle Sarubbi for A Creature was Stirring WINNER
Joey Mosca for Blind Date
Samuel Giordano for Delivery!
Russ Emanuel for Quarantine
George Carrillo for T-Day
Pat Bradley for Flowers
David Musolf for Scared 13 Seconds Flat

Best Short-Long
Horsepower WINNER
The Final Walk RUNNER UP
Conversations In a Diner
Sit With Me While I Die
The Actress
Cain’s Legacy
Beyond Words

Best Short-Medium
Brimstone
Assassin
Life Support
I’ve Always Loved Bonfires WINNER
Breaking Point
Gun and Run RUNNER UP

Best Short-Short
Dinner Date Night, Taste Just Right
A Conversation
Cupcake
Mansplaining WINNER
Reflection RUNNER UP
S.Y.N.T

Best NJ Short
Diagnosis
Lessons
Soul Mates RUNNER UP
A Conversation with Mary
Beyond Words WINNER
Artold Bernice’s Cheek
The Ghost of Summers Past

Best Comedy
Betty
Static Cling WINNER
Dinner Date Night, Tastes Just Right RUNNER UP
Mansplaining
Cupcake
Mug

Best Horror/Thriller
A Creature was Stirring
Blind Date
Delivery!
Quarantine
T-Day RUNNER UP
Flowers WINNER
Scared 13 Seconds Flat

Best Sci-Fi
Aris Quite Oddly RUNNER UP
Love and Hatred in Megawave City WINNER
Scared 13 Seconds Flat
Entangled
Betty
Celestial Echoes: Dread of Twilight
Quarantine

Best Animation
The Rose, the Butterfly and the Dolphin
Flamingo
Larry’s Weather Station Moon
The Duke of Sorenburgh PT. 1 WINNER
Fire of the Sons
Mallrats 2: Die Hard in a Mall

Best Cinematography
I’ve Always Loved Bonfires
Horsepower WINNER
A Creature Was Stirring
The Final Walk
Love and Hatred in Megawave City
Beyond Words RUNNER UP

Best Concept
Up Close
Intended to Hurt
Forever Home WINNER
Chaos in the Kitchen
Entangled
Love and Hatred in Megawave City RUNNER UP
The Ghost of Summers Past

Best Unproduced Script
Ryan Paduano for Max Payne: Darkest Days
Daniel Gessner for The Back End WINNER
Lisa Marie Tedesco for Olivia Colmna Says My Farts Don’t Stink

Best Shocking Scene
Betty

Best Acting Duo
Tammy Dawson and Steve Johnson for Conversations in a Diner

Best Experimental
Intended to Hurt

Best Micro-Short
A Conversation

Best Fight Scene
S.Y.N.T.

 High School and College Award Nominations
Awards held on Saturday August 2nd, following the last of the afternoon sets

​High School
Best Actor-High School
Maxwell DeVivo for He is Mine
Andrew Hopkins for Just a Plain Piece of Pizza Please
Tanner Grigoli for A Very Hallmark Christmas WINNER
Maxwell DeVivo for Produce Pact
Nick Brier for The Obedience Initiative

Best Actress-High School
Kaitlyn Gallagher for A Very Hallmark Christmas
Leah Roland for Black Mystery Month
Caitlin Cardillo for He is Mine WINNER
Jessica Conover for Produce Pact

Best Director-High School
Ryan Matteo, Max O'Reilly for A Very Hallmark Christmas
Anna-Korina Meier for Black Mystery Month
Easton Lilling for Just a Plain Piece of Pizza Please
Molly Pease for He is Mine
Kenny Hankins for Produce Pact WINNER
Jesse Acker for Doomsday

Best Film-High School
A Very Hallmark Christmas WINNER
Black Mystery Month RUNNER UP
Just a Plain Piece of Pizza Please
He is Mine
Produce Pact
Doomsday

Best Horror/Thriller-High School
272-616-PSYC RUNNER UP
Cania Theater WINNER
Just a Plain Piece of Pizza Please
Doomsday
All Trope’d Up
The Obedience Initiative

Best Documentary-High School
Build Better Habits for a Better Brain
Second Chance WINNER

Best Concept-High School
A Very Hallmark Christmas
Second Chance
Starting from Scratch WINNER
He is Mine
Cania Theater
Produce Pact RUNNER UP
27-616-PSYC
The Obedience Initiative
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College
Best Actor-College
Adam Barth for Queens of the Block
Kian Barry for He Made His Bed WINNER
Justin Del Valle for One Punch
Christopher Gawron for Reel Lies
Jeremy Flores for The Key
Jack Tomlinson for Moonglow

Best Actress-College
Carol Carboni for Queens of the Block
Paris Imar for The Actor WINNER
Erin Charley for Imperfect
Nola Patrick for Ubiquitous
Erin Grace Kelly for Moonglow
Trina Alexa for Almost Perfect

Best Ensemble-College
Almost Perfect RUNNER UP
Two WINNER
He Made His Bed
Queens of the Block
Ubiquitous
Imperfect
Reel Lies
​Life Advice

Best Director-College
Alice Ko for Life Advice
Joanna Downing for Queens of the Block
Maddy Freeman for He Made His Bed
Grace Drury for Ubiquitous
Daniel Krastek for Almost Perfect
Julianna Wolliver for Two
Sky Cole for Moonglow WINNER
Austin Hurt, Connor Matthews for The Actor

Best NJ Director-College
Michal Pitynski for Reel Lies
Jeremy Flores for The Key
Julianna Wolliver for Two WINNER
Justin DeRenzo for Contingence
Daniel Krastek for Almost Perfect
Kiersten Buckley, Rose Mayer for Diaspora
Christopher Nunez for One Punch
Ryan Paduano for Max Payne: Darkest Days

Best Film-College
Queens of the Block
He Made His Bed RUNNER UP
Ubiquitous RUNNER UP
Almost Perfect
Two
Moonglow
The Actor WINNER
Life Advice

Best NJ Film-College
Reel Lies
Two
Contingence WINNER
Almost Perfect
Diaspora
One Punch RUNNER UP
Max Payne: Darkest Days

Best Documentary-College
Diaspora
Running with the Lions
T.G. WINNER

Best Cinematography-College
Contingence WINNER
Ubiquitous
He Made His Bed
Imperfect
In My Minds Eye RUNNER UP
Moonglow
Almost Perfect

Best Concept-College
The Key
Running with the Lions
Imperfect
In My Mind’s Eye
Queens of the Block WINNER
Contingence
Almost Perfect
Max Payne: Darkest Days
​Life Advice RUNNER UP

Best Short Short-College
Max Payne: Darkest Days

Best Crime Film-College
Reel Lies

​Best Edit-College
Life Advice