Announcing the 2024 HollyShorts Award Winners
Oscar-qualifying categories
BEST SHORT FILM GRAND PRIZE: “Amplified,” Dina Naser
BEST LIVE ACTION: “Anuja,” Adam J. Graves
BEST ANIMATION: “Wander to Wonder,” Nina Gantz
BEST DOCUMENTARY: “The Final Copy of Ilon Specht,” Ben Proudfoot
Other categories:
BEST DIRECTOR: Kate Hollowell, “Say Hi After You Die”
BEST DRAMA: “Motherland,” Jasmin Mozaffari
BEST COMEDY: “Deep Tish,” Dave Paige
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: “Corpse Fishing,” Pip White
SCRIPT COMPASS GENRE STORY AWARD: “A Family Guide to Hunting,” Zao Wang
BEST HORROR: “Bill,” Emily Dhue
BEST EDITING: “The Cockroach,” Patrick Lawrence
BEST INTERNATIONAL: “The Masterpiece,” Àlex Lora
LATINX AWARD: “The Ballad of Tita and the Machines,” Miguel Angel Caballero
BEST LGBTQIA+: “Sister Wives,” Louisa Connolly-Burnham
BEST MIDNIGHT MADNESS: “Dream Creep,” Carlos A.F. Lopez
BEST AAPI “Fishtank,” Wendi Tang
BEST PRODUCER: “Tea,” Gabriella Piazza
BEST SAGINDIE: “Azi,” Montana Mann
BEST SPORTS: “Black Mark,” Jaren Hayman
BEST SCI-FI: “Paeonia,” Pedro Xavier Buson
KODAK BEST SHOT ON FILM, 35MM: “Clodagh,” Portia A. Buckley
KODAK BEST SHOT ON FILM, 16MM: “Deep in My Heart is a Song,” Jonathan Pickett
KODAK NEST SHOT ON FILM, HONORABLE MENTION: “Mort,” Giselle Bonilla
SOCIAL IMPACT AWARD: “His Mother,” Maia Jo Scalia
BEST THRILLER: “Cameron,” Sam Freedman
BEST STUDENT FILM: “Fishmonger,” Neil Ferron
BEST TV: “Loft and Found,” Pete O’Hare
BEST VFX: “Fireline,” Robin Takao D’Oench
BEST WEB SERIES: “Dick Bunny,” Katie Locke O’Brien
BEST FEMALE SCREENPLAY: “Babka,” Serena Dykman
HOLLYSHORTS HONORABLE MENTION: “Play Date,” Laura Campbell, Amberlee Colson
BEST TV SCREENPLAY: “Something Weird About Winston,” Wilandrea Blair
COTRINI BEST RISING DIRECTOR: Bella Thorne
BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY GRAND PRIZE: “Oops My Dad is a Duck,” Shaun Radecki
BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY” “Crabs in a Mother F*cking Bucket,” Kari Mote
ISA STORY AWARD: “Empty House,” Sheida Sheikha
BEST PODCAST: “Gladstone Girls,” Rachel Shenton and Chris Overton
LIVE ACTION SHORT FINALISTS
“Amplied,” Dina Naser
“1UP,” Greg Francis
“Clodagh,” Portia A. Buckley
“Corpse Fishing,” Jean Liu
“The Last Ranger,” Cindy Lee
“The Fishing Net,” Anna Palinkas
“Yaya,” Leticia Akel Escárate
“Anuja,” Adam J. Graves
“Say Hi After You Die,” Kate Hollowell
“Motherland,” Jasmin Mozaffari