Winners - February 2025

Best Picture
The Wildman of Shaggy Creek - Jesse Edwards
Best Narrative Feature
The Wildman of Shaggy Creek - Jesse Edwards
Best Narrative Short
Grey Skies - Unni Rav
Best Indie Film
FIEND - Lucas Cavanagh, Olivia Simon, Sydney Brumfield
Best Fantasy Film
The Wildman of Shaggy Creek - Jesse Edwards
Best Action Film
The Guild - Malik Myers
Best Documentary
Zero Limits - Dr. Kasia Wezowski, Patryk Wezowski
Best Animation
The Lonely Life of Lint - Sarah Sklar
Best Music Video
Country Couture - Cali Tucker, Dustin J. Robison
Best Student Film
The Waiting Room - Noah Friend
Best Director
The Wildman of Shaggy Creek - Jesse Edwards
Best First Time Director
Finding Ava - Aiden McKinney
Best Young Filmmaker
Dream - Cassie Wang
Best Actor
The Waiting Room - Alfonzo Kahlil
Best Actress
FIEND - Sydney Brumfield
Best Supporting Actress
The Wildman of Shaggy Creek - Allee-Sutton Hethcoat
Best Young Actor
The Wildman of Shaggy Creek - Brycen Patterson
Best Young Actress
Finding Ava - Rylee McKinney
Best Child Actor
The Wildman of Shaggy Creek - Hudson Hensley
Best Child Actress
The Wildman of Shaggy Creek - Ayla Bullington
Best Cinematography
Grey Skies - Unni Rav
Best Editing
The Wildman of Shaggy Creek - Joe Bastien
Best Score
Tiny Teaching Tales - Peter Roper Curzon
Best Commercial / Promotional Video
Lucky Around The World - Hsun-Chun Chuang
Best Feature Screenplay
Three for Hire - Daniel R Burle
Best Western Screenplay
Three for Hire - Daniel R Burle
Best First Time Screenwriter
Beyond the Book - Raquel Vaught
Winners may order the official New York Film Awards statuette
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