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2022 AWARD nominations

HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES

JEFFREY HOWE

SAMANTHA KOLESNIK

NUCLEAR PEN RECIPIENTS

BRIAN W. SMITH

CHRIS WARNER

EVAN BAUGHFMAN

GLENN LISSNER

HEATHER OSTROVE

KEVIN SLUDER

PAUL GRAMMATICO

THOM HILTON

VINCENT VINAS

BEST FEATURE FILM
BUBBLEGUM

EATING MISS CAMPBELL

EXTRANEOUS MATTER

FOLLOW HER

FRESH HELL

STAG

BEST DIRECTOR FEATURE FILM

ALEXANDRA SPIETH - STAG

ANTONIO ROTUNNO - PLEASE DON'T ABANDON ME

JEFF FRUMESS - GOUGE AWAY

JONATHAN STRAITON - JOHNNY Z

MARC COLEMAN - MANFISH

SYLVIA CAMINER - FOLLOW HER


BEST SCREENPLAY FEATURE FILM
KENNETH LUI - ARTISTS IN AGONY

JEFFREY GARCIA - BUBBLEGUM

LIAM REGAN - EATING MISS CAMPBELL

DANI BARKER - FOLLOW HER

RYAN IMHOFF - FRESH HELL

ALEXANDRA SPIETH - STAG


BEST ACTRESS FEATURE FILM
DANI BARKER - FOLLOW HER

EMMA STANNARD - MANFISH
LANISE ANTOINE SHELLEY - FRESH HELL

LYNDSEY CRAINE - EATING MISS CAMPBELL

MARY GLEN FREDRICK - STAG

VALENTINA SUMAVSKY - PLEASE DON'T ABANDON ME


BEST ACTOR FEATURE FILM
DEAN KILBEY - MANFISH

FELIX CORTES - JOHNNY Z

LUKE COOK - FOLLOW HER

MATT RITACCO - GOUGE AWAY

MITCHELL MUSOLINO - THE BARN PART II

THAYER CRANOR - BUBBLEGUM


BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY FEATURE FILM
ARTISTS IN AGONY

EXTRANEOUS MATTER

FOLLOW HER

JOHNNY Z

MANFISH

THE BARN PART II


BEST SCORE FEATURE FILM
EXTRANEOUS MATTER

FOLLOW HER

JOHNNY Z

MANFISH

PLEASE DON'T ABANDON ME

THE BARN PART II


BEST FX FEATURE FILM

EATING MISS CAMPBELL

EXTRANEOUS MATTER

JOHNNY Z

MANFISH

PLEASE DON'T ABANDON ME

THE BARN PART II

BEST EDITING FEATURE

ARTISTS IN AGONY

BUBBLEGUM

FOLLOW HER

GOUGE AWAY

JOHNNY Z

THE BRILLIANT TERROR


BEST POSTER FEATURE FILM

ARTISTS IN AGONY

EATING MISS CAMPBELL

JOHNNY Z

MANFISH

STAG

THE BARN PART II


BEST ENSEMBLE (FEATURE FILM)
ARTISTS IN AGONY

EATING MISS CAMPBELL

BUBBLEGUM

FRESH HELL

STAG

THE BARN PART II

BEST ON-SCREEN DUO (FEATURE FILM)
ARIADNE SHAFFER & MELANEE E. NELSON

    (ARTISTS IN AGONY)
DEAN KILBEY & EMMA STANNARD

     (MANFISH)

FELIX CORTES & MICHAEL MERCHANT

     (JOHNNY Z)

LUKE COOK & DANI PARKER

     (FOLLOW HER)

LYNDSEY CRAINE & LALA BARLOW

     (EATING MISS CAMPBELL)

MARY GLEN FREDRICK & ELIZABETH RAMOS

     (STAG)


BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (FEATURE FILM)

JASON FROST - ARTISTS IN AGONY

LIAM NOBLE - MANFISH

MARK MOSES - FOLLOW HER

MICHAEL MERCHANT - JOHNNY Z

RYAN IMHOFF - FRESH HELL

VITO TRIGO - EATING MISS CAMPBELL

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS (FEATURE FILM)
ELIZABETH RAMOS - STAG

KAORU KOIDE - EXTRANEOUS MATTER

LALA BARLOW - EATING MISS CAMPBELL

MELANEE E. NELSON - ARTISTS IN AGONY

SABLE GRIEDEL - THE BARN PART II

SHAUNA NUNN - BUBBLEGUM
 

BEST COMEDY FEATURE

ARTISTS IN AGONY

BUBBLEGUM

EATING MISS CAMPBELL

FRESH HELL

MANFISH

BEST HORROR/THRILLER FEATURE

THE BARN PART II

EATING MISS CAMPBELL

FOLLOW HER

FRESH HELL

PLEASE DON'T ABANDON ME

STAG

BEST SCI-FI/FANTASY FEATURE

EXTRANEOUS MATTER

JOHNNY Z

MANFISH

BEST MIDNIGHT/WTF FEATURE

BUBBLEGUM

EXTRANEOUS MATTER

FRESH HELL

GOUGE AWAY

PLEASE DON'T ABANDON ME

BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE FEATURE

ARTISTS IN AGONY

JOHNNY Z

BEST HERO/HEROINE

LEXI DRIPPS - THE BARN PART II

LYNDSEY CRAINE - EATING MISS CAMPBELL

MICHAEL MERCHANT - JOHNNY Z

MIKE LOMBARDO - THE BRILLIANT TERROR

MITCHELL MUSOLINO - THE BARN PART II

WILL STOUT - THE BARN PART II

BEST VILLAIN

EMMA STANNARD - MANFISH

JACK WHEELER - GOUGE AWAY

KATE HUFFMAN - ARTISTS IN AGONY

LALA BARLOW - EATING MISS CAMPBELL

LIANA HUNT - STAG

MICHAEL NIETO - BUBBLEGUM

BEST DOCUMENTARY (SHORT OR FEATURE)

A PSYCHOGEOGRAPHY OF MOURNING

APPALACHIAN VOICES
THE BRILLIANT TERROR

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IN THE SHADOW OF GOD

LILY'S MIRROR

MISSED INTERPRETATION

TISTLEBU

WHAT A HARVEST

THE BLOOD OF THE DINOSAURS

THERE ARE MERMAIDS IN L.A.

JUST DO IT

BEST DIRECTOR SHORT FILM

BRIAN SEPANZYK - IN THE SHADOW OF GOD

DAVID HIATT - PEANUT BUTTER PALS IN... THE SECRET OF           CAVE MOUNTAIN CAVE

DIANA CARO - THE PORTRAIT

JIM VENDIOLA - PRETTY PICKLE

JORDAN PFEIFFER - NOXIOUS

MARGARITA MILNE - WHEN SHE WAS GOOD

PAIGE DILLON - NASTY

TRAVIS LAIDLAW - THE TRUNK

BEST SCREENPLAY SHORT FILM

DONUT CHASE

FAME FATALE

I'M LOSING YOU

JUST DO IT

KEEP/DELETE

MEAT FRIEND

PAPER KINGDOMS

PEANUT BUTTER PALS IN... THE SECRET OF CAVE MOUNTAIN     CAVE

BEST FX SHORT FILM

BAD HARE DAY

CHECKPOINT

GUTS

KEEP/DELETE

PAPER KINGDOMS

REEL TROUBLE

SMILE

SUCKER

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY SHORT FILM

BLEED AUSTRALIAN

PANOPTO

RECOVERY OF THE FALLEN

RURAL

TISTLEBU

TRUNK

UNDER THY WINGS

WHEN SHE WAS GOOD

BEST SCORE SHORT FILM

DONUT CHASE

HEART OF GOLD

IN THE SHADOW OF GOD

PEANUT BUTTER PALS IN... THE SECRET OF CAVE MOUNTAIN     CAVE

PLAYDATE

SUCKER

SWOLE GHOST

TAPEHEAD

BEST ACTOR SHORT FILM

BAKER CHASE POWELL - REEL TROUBLE

DEMORGE BROWN - WHAT A HARVEST

ELLIOT JAMES - WORMHOLE IN THE WASHER

JOSEPH PINE - MISSED INTERPRETATION

MICHAEL JAMES DALY - FAME FATALE

MICHAEL SMALLWOOD - WHAT A BEAUTIFUL WEDDING

PAUL KENNEDY - SINS OF A WEREWOLF

WILSON MACK - TAPEHEAD

BEST ACTRESS SHORT FILM

AMY ARPAN - JUDY, JUDY, JUDY

BRITTANY FRANKE - NOXIOUS

DIANA PORTER - SUBSCRIBED

JAMIE KIRSTEN HOWARD - OUR FIRST PRIORITY

KELSEY ANDRIES - SCALEY

KOKO MARSHALL - I'M LOSING YOU

LINNEA FRYE - LILY'S MIRROR

MARY WIDOW - MAIRZY DOATS

BEST EDITING SHORT

BEDMATES

BLEED AUSTRALIAN

BLISS

DONUT CHASE

GUS'S DIESEL GARAGE DOOR OPENERS

I'M LOSING YOU

NASTY

SUCKER

BEST POSTER SHORT

MEAT FRIEND

PEANUT BUTTER PALS IN... THE SECRET OF CAVE MOUNTAIN     CAVE

PUSH

REEL TROUBLE

RURAL

SCALEY

SMILE

SWOLE GHOST

THE RISE

UNVEILED

BEST MIDNIGHT/WTF SHORT

GUTS

HUBBARDS

MEAT FRIEND

NASTY

PEANUT BUTTER PALS IN... THE SECRET OF CAVE MOUNTAIN     CAVE

PRETTY PICKLE

THE BLOOD OF THE DINOSAURS

WHAT A HARVEST

BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE SHORT
BLEED AUSTRALIAN

CANDYFIGHT

CHECKPOINT

DONUT CHASE

LEX: THE UNAUTHORIZED DOCUMENTARY

PRINTER

BEST MICRO SHORT (LESS THAN 5 MINUTES)

A NEW DAY

BIGFOOT BROS

CAREGIVER

CHEKMATE

FULL ON SUNNIES

MEMENTO MORI

PLAYDATE

PUMPKIN BOY

TA-DA!

THAT DOLL AIN'T RIGHT! TOO!

BEST VIRGINIA SHORT

BA'AL OUT

BATTLE OF THE BANDS

HE'S NOT COMING

LEX: THE UNAUTHORIZED DOCUMENTARY

NETFINS & CHILL

OUR FIRST PRIORITY

RURAL

SIDEKICKED!


BEST SONG OR MUSIC VIDEO

"ASSAULT ATTACK" - MISSED INTERPRETATION

DESTINATION: MOON (MUSIC VIDEO)

FOLLICLES (MUSIC VIDEO)

"IN YOUR ROOM" - PRETTY PICKLE

MUSIC FROM THE SHORT FILM HEART FAILURE

"LAST TRAIN FROM POOR VALLEY" - APPALACHIAN          VOICES

WHERE DO YOU GO? (MUSIC VIDEO)

BEST HORROR/THRILLER SHORT

GET OUT OF THERE

IN THE SHADOW OF GOD

REEL TROUBLE

SINS OF A WEREWOLF

SMILE

SPECTER OF WEEPING HILL

SUCKER 

THE TRUNK

BEST COMEDY SHORT

BAD HARE DAY

FAME FATALE

JUST DO IT

JUDY, JUDY, JUDY

LILY'S MIRROR

MISSED INTERPRETATION

SCALEY

SWOLE GHOST

TAPEHEAD

THE CURE

BEST DRAMA SHORT

HIDDEN

I'M LOSING YOU

PUSH

RURAL

THERE ARE MERMAIDS IN L.A.

UNDER THY WINGS

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL WEDDING

WHEN SHE WAS GOOD

BEST ANIMATED SHORT

BUZZKILL

EXPERIENCE THE WORLD - THE TRAIN

FLORIAN

HEART OF GOLD

KERPLUNKY!

MONSTER ENCOUNTERS

SPACE RACE

THE BLACK RECAT

THE WELL

TRISKELION


BEST SCI-FI/FANTASY SHORT

KEEP/DELETE

NOXIOUS

PANOPTO

PAPER KINGDOMS

RECOVERY OF THE FALLEN

SUBSCRIBED

TISTLEBU

WORMHOLE IN THE WASHER

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