2020 Annual Nominations
BEST ANIMATED SHORT | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2020
Falafel Sundays | Directed by Fahim Arif and Pracheta Ahana | BANGLADESH
First Born | Directed by Justin Bruce Lee | USA
My Tagalong | Directed by Jerry Wang | CANADA
RenaiDance | Director: Zhike Yang, Wenjie Wu and Han Chen Chang | USA
The Butterfly Cage | Directed by Hélèna Serra and Maxime Sabisik | FRANCE
The Masque of the Red Death | Directed by Deb Ethier | CANADA
The Odyssey of Cleave Eaton | Directed by Kevin Webb | USA
Winter | Directed by Guodong Yu 余國東 | CHINA
BEST SHORT COMEDY | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2020
Call Danny | Directed by Jesse Galofaro | AUSTRALIA
Hardcore Pong | Directed by Peter William Francis | AUSTRALIA
Moku Murders | Directed by Mel Sneath and Marc Hamill | UK
My Dinner With Schwartzey | Directed by Melissa Skirboll | USA
Sticker | Directed by Georgi M. Unkovski | MACEDONIA
Stuntbot | Directed by Olivia Foa'i | AUSTRALIA
Therapy: The Musical | Directed by Kaitlyn Boye | AUSTRALIA
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2020
407 Days | Directed by Eleonore Coyette | BELGIUM/HAITI
Happiness is Here and Now | Directed by Georgia Doan | AUSTRALIA
Kia Kaha | Directed by Sam Siversson | AUSTRALIA
La Parouse | Directed by Patrick Matijevic | AUSTRALIA
On The Tip Of His Tongue | Directed by Caroline Garo | FRANCE
On Track | Directed by Yunhong Pu | USA
Small Fish | Directed by Quentin Lestienne | FRANCE
The Comes The Evening | Directed by Maja Novaković | SERBIA
The Kimberley Man | Directed by Jeremy Thomson | AUSTRALIA
BEST SHORT DRAMA | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2020
Acuitzeramo | Directed by Miguel Angel Caballero | MEXICO/USA
Close | Directed by Isabella Smith | AUSTRALIA
Countless Sheep | Directed by Riley Robbins | USA
Display Home | Directed by Dan Walls | AUSTRALIA
Indimenticabile | By Gianluca Santoni | ITALY
Harbor | Directed by Paul Marques Duarte | FRANCE
M o r i t u r i | Directed by Léo Lebesgue | FRANCE
The Boy Who Cried Mud | Directed by Bradley Murnane | AUSTRALIA
BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2020
A Person With Feelings | Directed by Tanner Smith and Trent Culkin | USA
At the Limit of Feelings | Directed by Liudmila Komrakova | RUSSIA
Father | Directed by Ge Zhang | CANADA
Fragments of Red | Directed by Arctic Qu | AUSTRALIA
I Call it Home | Directed by Leila Ahang | IRAN
Night Drifter | Directed by Ruben Zaccaroni | USA
Ream | Directed by Jacob Minor | USA
Sempiternal | Directed by Maya Alfreds | CANADA
BEST HORROR SHORT | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2020
A Nightmare of a Night | Directed by Darius Valentine | USA
Black Heart, Red Hands | Directed by Russell Southam | AUSTRALIA
Fragmented | Directed by André Rodrigues | PORTUGAL
Laugh Club | Directed by Jindřich Vosecký | CZECH REPUBLIC
Lovers Lane | Directed by Daffa Sudaryono | AUSTRALIA
Malakout | Directed by Farnoosh Abedi | IRAN
Max | Directed by Mr Bouhaïk | FRANCE
Ramo Mokuy 2: The Frakkers | Directed by Greg Stehle & Jason Durrurnga | AUSTRALIA
BEST SCI-FI SHORT | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2020
After_Life | Directed by Perry Lam | SINGAPORE
Better than Neil Armstrong | Directed by Alireza Ghasemi | IRAN
Explorers | Directed by Borja Escribano | SPAIN
Finger Guns | Directed by Nikola Sreckovic | AUSTRALIA
Fragments | Directed by Andrea Ratti | UK
Help3 | Directed by Janek Tarkowski | FRANCE
BEST STUDENT SHORT | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2020
Babble Bubble | Directed by Richan Li | USA
Departure | Directed by Ting Wei Chen | TAIWAN
Electric Spirit | Directed by Brandon Bonasera | AUSTRALIA
In Your Hands | Directed by Lorenzo Maria Chierici | ITALY
LeMiroir | Directed by Leila Murton Poole | AUSTRALIA
Past AM | Directed by Krystal Butterworth | AUSTRALIA
Q: Ghostly Remote Effect | Directed by Marcus Hanisch | GERMANY
Quite Easy | Directed by Konstantin Schumann | GERMANY
Suburban Decay | Directed by Camille Nguyen | AUSTRALIA
BEST WEB SERIES | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2020
Avocado Toast | Directed by Sam Coyle | CANADA
Encontro | Directed by Thaiane Soares | BRAZIL
Generation Why? | Directed by Aimee Duroux | AUSTRALIA
RelationShit | Directed by Linda G. Wells | AUSTRALIA
S#*! Talk | Directed by Raquel Grela | UK
Septo | Directed by Victor Ciriaco, Vitoria Real, Tereza Duarte, Andre Santos and Helio Ronyvon | BRAZIL
The Y Theory (Season 2) | Directed By Caroline Taillet and Martin Landmeters | BELGIUM
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2020
Australian Dreams | Directed by Andrea Natale | AUSTRALIA/ITALY
Birth Time | Directed by Zoe Naylor, Jerusha Sutton and Jo Hunter | AUSTRALIA
Exposure | Directed by Michael Probert and Marcus Aldred-Traynor | AUSTRALIA
Sockeye Salmon. Red Fish | Directed by Dmitriy Shpilenok & Vladislav Grishin | RUSSIA
Stop the Boats | Directed by Simon V Kurian | AUSTRALIA
Szolgalelkű Óriások (Giant Slaves) | Directed by Andras Csapo and Andras Matai | HUNGARY
The Dalai Lama: Scientist | Directed by Dawn Gifford Engle | USA
The Universality of it All | Directed by Andres Bronnimann | COSTA RICA
BEST FICTION FEATURE | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2020
Deadly Promises | Directed by Joseph Ramos | USA
Evening Shadows | Directed by Sridhar Rangayan | INDIA
Lone Wolves | Directed by Sergi Arnau | SPAIN
Never Forgotten | Directed by Michael Todorovic | AUSTRALIA
Sticky Toffee Pudding | Directed by Harvard John | UK
Two Autumns in Paris | Directed by Gibelys Coronado | VENEZUELA
BEST TRAILER | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2020
Artic Drive | Directed By Kamil Piechowiak | POLAND
Charlie & Yip | Directed by Alexander Williams | DENMARK/UK
First Signal | Directed by Mark Lund | USA
Last One Left | Directed by Wendell Blankenship | USA
O T O S | Directed by Kevin Moussaoui | AUSTRALIA
Out Our Windows | Directed by Prakash Gandhi Natarajan | USA
Street Ratz | Directed by Austin Hill | UK
BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2020
A Christmas Without Snow | Written by Robert Cox | USA
Acceptance | Written by Laurent Auclair | AUSTRALIA
Bitumen Close | Written by Angus George | AUSTRALIA
Bones of Ribbon | Written by A.M. Sanders | AUSTRALIA
Diorbivol | Written by Damien Mulvany | AUSTRALIA
Matchsticks 2.0 | Written by Shane Walsh-Smith | AUSTRALIA
Riding Shotgun | Written by Nafi Ayvaci | USA
Sisterhood | Written by Nikola Sreckovic | AUSTRALIA
This Sunday | Written by Anna Weinstein | USA
BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2020
A Spoonful | Written by Tom Machell | UK
A Week Between Us | Written by Rayia Banjar and Asim Altokhais | SAUDI ARABIA
Let's Cuddle | Written by Katie Haley | USA
Mildly Different | Written by Anna Czarska | IRELAND
Next, Please | Written by Diego Trovarelli | ITALY
Prepare The Way | Written by Tommy Britt | USA
Sugarcube | Written by Matthew McCracken | AUSTRALIA
The Last of the Aster | Written by Nicole Barley | USA
The Woodcutter | Written by Deborah Williams | AUSTRALIA
WILD CARD (FILM) | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2020
Gone | Directed by William Jackson | AUSTRALIA
Farewell | Directed by Qing Yang | CHINA
Gray | Directed by Miguel Carlos Bautista | PHILIPPINES
In Orbit | Directed by Katie McNeice | IRELAND
Living With Cretins | Directed by Samuel Foster | AUSTRALIA
Para Hiking | Directed by Fajrian | INDONESIA
Pipi Thay Too | Directed by Laura Alice | AUSTRALIA
Rash Decision | Directed by John Cavallaro | AUSTRALIA
WILD CARD (SCREENPLAY) | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2020
Barcode | Hüseyin Urçuk | TURKEY
Castle | Written by Rachel Doman | USA
Death With Dice | Written by Dean Harakas | USA
Gullun Drift | Written by Richard Clarke | UK
Ends | Written by Timothy Paul Coderre | CANADA
McKenzie | Written by Alex Meridy, Tony Carrington and Jr, Selah Green | USA
The Confession | Written by Diego Trovarelli | ITALY
The Engagement | Written by Joseph Rossi and Anthony Calabrese | CANADA
The Postcard | Written by Mike Sorrinni | USA
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2020
Justin Narayan | Rash Decision | AUSTRALIA
Kaitlyn Boye | Therapy: The Musical | AUSTRALIA
Sarah Thamin | Rash Decision | AUSTRALIA
Sashko Kocev | Sticker | MACEDONIA
Talia Rowley | Stuntbot | AUSTRALIA
BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2020
Ali Marhyar | Harbor | FRANCE
Claire Loy | In Orbit | IRELAND
Marie Bunel | Harbor | FRANCE
Paola Negosanti | Indimenticabile | ITALY
BEST ACTOR IN AN EXPERIMENTAL SHORT | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2020
Conny Fong | Fragments of Red | AUSTRALIA
Kate Murtagh | Sempiternal | CANADA
Mariana Zinkova | At the limit of feelings | RUSSIA
Trent Culkin | A Person With Feelings | USA
BEST ACTOR IN A HORROR | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2020
Charlotte Frøyland | Nightmare of a Night | USA
Gemma Dart | Black Heart, Red Hands | AUSTRALIA
Inês Rodrigues | Fragmented | PORTUGAL
Shelby Mckenzie | Gone | AUSTRALIA
BEST ACTOR IN A SCI-FI | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2020
Clément Barthelet | Help3 | FRANCE
Gérard Chaillou | Help3 | FRANCE
Kris Mavericko | After_Life | SINGAPORE
Raymond Humphries | Gray | PHILLIPPINES
BEST ACTOR IN A STUDENT SHORT | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2020
Caterina Gabanella | In Your Hands | ITALY
Lasse Möbus | Quite Easy | GERMANY
Lise Risom Olsen | Q: Ghostly Remote Effect | GERMANY
Noah Wiseman | Le Miroir | AUSTRALIA
BEST ACTOR IN A WEB SERIES | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2020
Alice Carvalho | Septo | BRAZIL
Anna Rømcke Høiseth | S#*! Talk | UK
Léone François Janssens | The Y Theory | BELGIUM
Savannah Betts | S#*! Talk | UK
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2020
Avocado Toast | CANADA
Better than Neil Armstrong | IRAN
Laugh Club | CZECH REPUBLIC
Living With Cretins | AUSTRALIA
The Boy Who Cried Mud | AUSTRALIA
Generation Why? | AUSTRALIA
BEST DIRECTOR | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2020
Arlene Bongco and Angeline Vu | Felt Love | USA
Jeremy Thomson | The Kimberly Man | AUSTRALIA
Paul Marques Duarte | Harbor | FRANCE
Sam Coyle | Avocado Toast | CANADA
Tanner Smith | A Person With Feelings | USA
BEST SCREENWRITER | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2020
Blandine Jet and Paul Marques Duarte | Harbor | FRANCE
Dan Walls | Display Home | AUSTRALIA
Heidi Lynch and Perrie Voss | Avocado Toast | CANADA
Janek Tarkowsk | Help3 | FRANCE
Philip Cristian Claassen and Scott Dale | Tommy | AUSTRALIA
Qing Yang | Farewell | CHINA
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2020
Brad Frances | The Boy Who Cried Mud | AUSTRALIA
Jasper Techel | Q: Ghostly Remote Effect | GERMANY
Taylor Russ | A Person With Feelings | USA
Yann Maritaud | Harbor | FRANCE
BEST LIGHTING | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2020
Arnaud Ele | M o r i t u r i | FRANCE
Celso Augusto Limoli | Sempiternal | CANADA
Kyle Stephens | Black Heart, Red Hands | Australia
Wenjie Wu | RenaiDance | USA
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2020
Bianca Milani | The Boy Who Cried Mud | AUSTRALIA
Deb Morgan | Tommy | AUSTRALIA
Emilia Dubiel and Franziska Sauer | Q: Ghostly Remote Effect | GERMANY
Gia Duong and Elaine Liu | Felt Love | USA
Pouria Akhavan | Better than Neil Armstrong | IRAN
Ziggy Taylor | Le Miroir | AUSTRALIA
BEST EDITING | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2020
Danila Demin | Sempiternal | CANADA
Lucas Mitschi | The Y Theory | BELGIUM
Mohammad Najarian Darian | Better than Neil Armstrong | IRAN
Tomáš David | Laugh Club | CZECH REPUBLIC
BEST SOUND DESIGN | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2020
Akash Dhurbarry | O T O S | AUSTRALIA
Frank Munro | Sempiternal | CANADA
Laura Alice | Pipi Thay Too | AUSTRALIA
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2020
Anisha Thomas | Display Home | AUSTRALIA
James Court | Therapy: The Musical | AUSTRALIA
Juan Andrés Vergara | Felt Love | USA
EMERGING FILMMAKER | ANNUAL NOMINATIONS 2020
Angeline Vu and Arlene Bongco | Felt Love | USA
Michael Todorovic | Never Forgotten | AUSTRALIA
Miguel Carlos Bautista | Gray | PHILIPPINES
Paul Marques Duarte | Harbor | FRANCE
Rachel Doman | Castle | USA
Savannah Betts | S#*! Talk | CANADA