2023 Award Winners
Web Series and Short-Form Video
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Best Actor in a Comedy
Wayne Tunks (Overcaterers Anonymous)
Best Actress in a Comedy
Kyla Polanco (You Don’t Even Look Italian
Best Actor in a Drama
Tyler Martin (Candice)
Best Actress in a Drama
Eva Kantor (Making Room)
Best Actor in a Thriller
Shadner Ifrene (Out All Night)
Best Actress in a Thriller
Ella Starbuck (Rebecca Gold)
Best Lead Performance in a Sci-Fi or Fantasy
Patrick McClory (Runai)
Best Supporting Actor
Vishnu Vaka (The Policeman’s Fall)
Best Supporting Actress
Samantha Jones (A Short Tutorial)
Best Director in a Comedy
Crystal Arnette (The Hunted: NYCSS)
Best Director in a Drama
Poonam Basu (My Dearest Elizabeth)
Best Director in a Thriller
Alonge Hawes (Silver & Gold)
Best Director in a Sci-Fi or Fantasy
Kevin Hejna (Fallout)
Best Writing (Comedic)
Steve Lichtenstein, Michael Goldburg, Mark Resnik, Montana Rock (Aaron With 2 A’s)
Best Writing (Dramatic)
David Ogrodowski (Absolved)
Best Cinematography (Comedic)
Cris Thorne (A Box of Chocolates)
Best Cinematography (Dramatic)
Ryan Metcalf (Sunflower)
Best Ensemble Cast (Comedic)
Door Guys
Best Ensemble Cast (Dramatic)
Insignificant
Best Editing (Comedic)
Jessica Alexandra Green (The Strawberry Jam)
Best Editing (Dramatic)
Mariana Lewis & Max Lewis (Medea)
Best On-Screen Chemistry
Melissa Malone & Diann Gogerty (Assisted Suicide)
Best Score/Soundtrack
Sabrina Petra (The Hunted: NYCSS)
Best Premise
Cardboard Titanics: Smart People Being Stupid
Outstanding Music Video
Olvidate de Mi (Yesi Rodriguez)
Outstanding Trailer
Hot Angry Mom
Outstanding Script
Rosemary Street
Outstanding Short Film
Sunflower
Outstanding Comedy
Wendy
Outstanding Drama
Making Room
Outstanding Thriller
Rebecca Gold
Outstanding Sci-Fi/Fantasy
10K Me
Outstanding Unscripted/Reality
Trading Punches and Mending Lives
Outstanding Sketch Comedy
Imposter
Outstanding Dramedy
A Short Tutorial
Outstanding Mockumentary
Block Watch
Michael Ajakwe Jr. "Don't Wait, Create" Achievement Award
Jessica Alexandra Green
Theresa Labreglio "Jersey Strong" Achievement Award
Laura Dowling Shea
Direct Selections
Rio Webfest: The Stu Sessions
Miami Webfest: Runai
Baltimore Next Media Webfest: My Dearest Elizabeth
Minnesota Webfest: A Box of Chocolates
Hollywood Web Awards: Trading Punches and Mending Lives; New Moon
New Zealand Webfest: Yellow Lines
Apulia Webfest: Gray-Bies; Untitled Millennial Project
Japan Webfest: Making Room; Illuminagents
Best of the Best
Sunflower