2023 Award Nominees

Best Actor in a Comedy

• Steve Lichtenstein (Aaron with 2 A’s)

• Ken Forman (New Moon)

• Noah Keyishian (A Box of Chocolates)

• Scott Long (Brewtown)

• Taylor Olson (King & Pawn)

• Wayne Tunks (Overcaterers Anonymous)

Best Actress in a Comedy

• Shaina Silver-Baird (Less Than Kosher)

• Kyla Polanco (You Don’t Even Look Italian

• Mel House (Hot Angry Mom)

• Veronica Maccari (Imposter)

• Pally Siqueira (Recife's Greatest Love Story)

• Lauren Karaman (Kinsley Vs.)

• Kristin Papadopoulos (Yellow Lines)

• Emm O’Connor (Brewtown)

Best Actor in a Drama

• Tyler Martin (Candice)

• David Ogrodowski (Fire)

• Matthew Thomas Burda (Sunflower)

• Kenny Grimble Jr. (Lost in Moldova)

• Drew Margolis (Insignificant)

• Zachary Evrard (Detox)

Best Actress in a Drama

• Mariana Lewis (Medea)

• Jenna Phoa (Gay Mean Girls)

• Lou Lampros (Marseille Mon Amour)

• Natalya Kozlovski (Coffee & Cocoa)

• Abriella Grace Ruby (You’re It)

• Eva Kantor (Making Room)

• Jamila Wingett (Newlyweds)

Best Actor in a Thriller

• Shadner Ifrene (Out All Night)

• Stefano Salvini (Voices)

• Leinad Walker [#VanLife (Emotional)]

• David Ogrodowski (Absolved)

• Joseph Sernio (Loved)

Best Actress in a Thriller

• Ella Starbuck (Rebecca Gold)

• Annabelle Stephenson [#VanLife (Emotional)]

• Brittaney Traylor (Silver & Gold)

• Loarina Gonzalez (Karmen)

• Morgan MacNaughton (White Willow Lake)

Best Lead Performance in a Sci-Fi or Fantasy

• Alexander Hammet (Command)

• Alexa Hartman (Luna the Witch)

• Selene Phillips (Fallout)

• Patrick McClory (Runai)

• Elena Ghenoiu (Halo: The Rebellion)

• Christina Leonard (Illuminagents)

Best Supporting Actor

• Bryon Brown (Booked)

• Jeff Grennell (Fire)

• Dumitru Mamei (Lost in Moldova)

• Adam Weitner (The Stu Sessions)

• James Gill Nash (Yellow Lines)

• Vishnu Vaka (The Policeman’s Fall)

Best Supporting Actress

• Sophia Aranda (Gray-Bies)

• Debby Gerber (Loved)

• Samantha Jones (A Short Tutorial)

• Alexandra Faye Sadeghian (Karmen)

• Stéphanie Arav (Sandy)

• Lucy Sturm (Grease Monkey)

• Sara States (Kinsley Vs.)

Best Director in a Comedy

• Crystal Arnette (The Hunted: NYCSS)

• Joshua R. Pangborn (Skeleton Crew)

• Cris Thorne (A Box of Chocolates)

• Jon Sosis (Door Guys)

• Chelsea Amoroso (Untitled Millennial Project)

• Jeffrey J. Hanley (The Stu Sessions)

• Samantha Wan (Lady Ada's Secret Society)

Best Director in a Drama

• Ryan Metcalf (Sunflower)

• Jessica Alexandra Green (Making Room)

• James Stewart (Chateau Laurier)

• Poonam Basu (My Dearest Elizabeth)

• Samuel Diggs (Fire)

• Sally McLean (Walking Shadows, Vol. 2)

• Quentin Lewis, Mariana Lewis, & Maximiliano Lewis (Medea)

Best Director in a Thriller

• Jamaal R. Green (Out All Night)

• Ian David Diaz (Rebecca Gold)

• Kevin Hejna (Absolved)

• Alonge Hawes (Silver & Gold)

• David Joseph Higgins (Loved)

• Jayleen S. Perez (Karmen)

• Sally Lomidze (White Willow Lake)

Best Director in a Sci-Fi or Fantasy

• Charlie Falkner (An Alien in Sydney)

• Kevin Hejna (Fallout)

• Herman Wang (Illuminagents)

• Jr Michael (Night Fall)

• Sean Reynolds (Runai)

• Paige Compton (Luna the Witch)

Best Writing (Comedic)

• Chelsea Bunn, Michael Jastroch, Bryan Roberts (Booked)

• Sassy Mohen (How to Hack Birth Control)

• Krista Hovsepian (fête)

• Courtney Romano (Kinsley Vs.) 

• Steve Lichtenstein, Michael Goldburg, Mark Resnik, Montana Rock (Aaron With 2 A’s)

• Sarah Doyle (Two Blue Lines)

• Carly Wilkins (Yellow Lines)

Best Writing (Dramatic)

• David Ogrodowski (Absolved)

• Sophia “Bee” Montano (Coffee & Cocoa)

• Jae Kyeong Chang (Sojeong's World)

• Kerry Drumm (Incoming: The Wives)

• Nadia Paradis, Anne-Hélène Prévost (Detox)

Best Cinematography (Comedic)

• Jr Guajiro (Recife's Greatest Love Story)

• Sean Thrunk (Grease Monkey)

• Lainie Knox (Tokens)

• Matt Chow (Bogan Moths)

• Cris Thorne (A Box of Chocolates)

Best Cinematography (Dramatic)

• Quentin Lewis (Medea)

• Ryan Metcalf (Sunflower)

• Malachi Matcho (Out All Night)

• Gregory Bennett (Creepy Bits, Chapter 5: Pitter Patter)

• Arthur Cooper (Chateau Laurier)

• Lorenzo Graziano (Sonder)

• Mathieu Veillette (Petites Histoires dans la Ville)

Best Ensemble Cast (Comedic)

• Overcaterers Anonymous

• Wendy

• Block Watch

• Like in Movies

• Door Guys

• King & Pawn

• Moonie

• Untitled Millennial Project

• Tokens

Best Ensemble Cast (Dramatic)

• Making Room

• Treading Yesterday

• Chateau Laurier

• Sonder

• You’re It

• Insignificant

• Sojeong's World

• Sandy

• Figli Di Madre Terra