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NYC Indie Film Awards

    • 2020s
    • 2010s
    • 20192018201720162015

    Diamond Award

    Edit

    Best Actor

    • Elroy Martinez Jr.
      Winner
      • Elroy Martinez Jr.
      • Misled
      Five of Clubs Media
    • Kristina Emerson
      Winner
      • Kristina Emerson
      • Blackout

    Best Actress

    • Roslyn Cohn
      Winner
      • Roslyn Cohn(actress)
      • Essential Tremors
    • RaVani Flood in Green Lake
      Winner
      • RaVani Flood
      • Green Lake
      Lazer Film Productions
    • Judith Roberts in Now (2016)
      Winner
      • Judith Roberts
      • Now

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Kiss of Death

      Timothy Collins
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Miracorp

      Frank Di Bugnara
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Color of Life

      Robert Mychal Patrick Butler(as Robert Butler)
      Easy Breezy Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Pineville Heist

      4.1 (175)
      David Le May
      Jetlag Pictures
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Puertas

      5.6 (57)
      Victor Arroyo(director of photography)
      Hewes Pictures

    Best Director

    • Director Lee Chambers
      Winner
      • Lee Chambers
      • The Pineville Heist
      Jetlag Pictures

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The QUEEN

      Hugo Teugels(editor)
      TVP services Video Art Productions

    Best Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Capsule

      5.4 (7.3K)
      Andrew Martin(director)
      Felix Forrest(producer)
      Ecaveo Capital Partners
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Elijah's Ashes

      5.3 (163)
      Ryan Barton-Grimley(producer)
      A.J. Gordon(producer)
      Ari Schneider(producer)
      RBG Films
      Loaded Image Entertainment
      Clumsy Tiger Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Intersection

      7.5 (97)
      Hoyt Richards
      Tim French
      Rick Irvin
      Tortoise Entertainment
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Pineville Heist

      4.1 (175)
      Lee Chambers
      Jetlag Pictures
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dao cao ren

      Liang Xia(editor)
      Tian Xie(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Floating Away

      7.6 (17)
      Ko Eto(Director)
      Ingo Lou(Producer)
      Amy Fox(Producer)
      Michiaki Tsunoda(Producer)
      Trembling Void Studios

    Best Original Music/Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Capsule

      5.4 (7.3K)
      Hugo de Chaire(composer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dark Waves

      5.0 (147)
      Alexander Cimini(composer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Secret of Joy

      8.0 (21)
      Gianluca Cucchiara(composer)
      MaXaM Productions

    Best Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Strings of Hope

      6.8 (7)
      Nami Melumad
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      BoOzy' OS et la Gemme de Cristal

      7.3 (1.7K)
      Synth of Rage(band)
      Axel Rock(perfomer)
      J.K. Arsyn(composer)
      Red 3ye Pictures
      CreaSyn Studio
      Red 3ye Productions
      Synesis Films

    Best Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Lullaby

      Nadine Knobloch(writer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Twice Upon a Time

      7.0 (5)
      Iliana Guibert

    Best Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Essential Tremors

      5.8 (5)
      Lisa Nicole Lennox(director)

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Green Lake

      6.7 (13)
      Derek Frey
      Lazer Film Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Blackout

      6.4 (26)
      Timothy Collins
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      An Ideal Marriage

      Ted Sharks
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Essential Tremors

      5.8 (5)
      Jaret Martino(producer)
      Jaret Martino Productions

    Bronze Award

    Edit

    Best Actress

    • Winner
      • Kathryn Telford
      • Kiss of Death

    Best Director

    • TIFF 2024 - "The Order"
      Winner
      • Bradley Stryker
      • Land of Smiles
      Stryke-Force Films

    Best Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Cleopatra Backstage

      George Crowley(writer/director)
      Harlem Pictures
    • Winner

      The Wolf Mask

      Jeongho Ahn

    Best Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Treading Yesterday

      8.6 (77)
      Craig Bettendorf(writer)

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Miracorp

      Frank Di Bugnara
      Thomas Archer
      Val Air Pictures
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Perfect Day

      7.0 (19)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Evil's Evil Cousin

      8.9 (16)

    NYC Indie Film Award

    Edit

    Best Actor

    • Photo taken 2020
      Winner
      • Peter Cadwell
      • The Fighter's Ballad

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Orpheize

      7.6 (19)
      Pedro Jaén R.

    Best Director

    • Tony Sebastian Ukpo
      Winner
      • Tony Sebastian Ukpo
      • The Fighter's Ballad

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      A Children's Song

      8.2 (19)
      J Wu Entertainment

    Best Feature Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Fighter's Ballad

      7.7 (40)
      Peter Cadwell
      Jane Frisby
      Tony Sebastian Ukpo
      Yellow Dolphin Films
      Vertigoheights
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Dumbbells

      3.5 (866)
      Hoyt Richards
      Brian Drolet
      Travus Pope
      Josh Goldstein
      Tortoise Entertainment
    • [object Object]

      Alma

      4.7 (209)
      Diego Rougier(director)
      Picardia Films
    • [object Object]

      Between Lives: Love Is Blind

    Best Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Shoot Me Nicely

      7.2 (26)
      Elias Plagianos
    • [object Object]

      Treading Yesterday

      8.6 (77)
      Craig Bettendorf(writer)

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Shoot Me Nicely

      7.2 (26)
      Debra Markowitz(Producer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      A Children's Song

      8.2 (19)
      Shayna Cohen
      Jane Wu
      J Wu Entertainment
    • [object Object]

      The Trouble with Uncle Max

      Squeaky Wheel Productions
    • [object Object]

      WelcomeMatt

      7.8 (10)
      Anthony Giancola(executive producer)
      Lane Luper(producer)
      Jonathon Cottrell(associate producer)
      Signal One Three Media
    • [object Object]

      Nasty

      9.0 (16)
      Guy Stephens Celin
    • [object Object]

      Supercar Man

      Xiaoxiao Li

    Platinum Award

    Edit

    Best Actor

    • William Sadler in Roswell (1999)
      Winner
      • William Sadler
      • Shoot Me Nicely

    Best Actress

    • Winner
      • Malorie Bryant
      • Misled
      Five of Clubs Media

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Capsule

      5.4 (7.3K)
      Felix Forrest(director of photography)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Green Lake

      6.7 (13)
      Derek Frey
      Lazer Film Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Shift

      Greg Harriott(cinematographer)
    • [object Object]

      The Fake Brothers' Bal

      Directed by Anthony Cedric Vuagniaux

    Best Director

    • Producer Derek Frey attends the Tokyo premiere of DUMBO.
      Winner
      • Derek Frey
      • Green Lake
      Lazer Film Productions
    • Dennis Cahlo
      Winner
      • Dennis Cahlo(director)
      • The Weekend
    • Winner
      • Timothy Collins
      • Blackout
    • Winner
      • Ted Sharks
      • An Ideal Marriage

    Best Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Green Lake

      6.7 (13)
      Derek Frey
      Lazer Film Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Secret of Joy

      8.0 (21)
      Max Bartoli
      Fernando Salazar
      MaXaM Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      A Better Place

      4.4 (237)
      Dennis Ho
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Permission

      Roman Xing
      EyeLess Studio Hollywood

    Best Feature

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sincerely, Me

      6.2 (20)
      Des Matelske

    Best Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Closer

      6.1 (218)
      Alexander Cimini(composer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Journey of Tia

      9.1 (10)
      Kevin Wendell(composer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Interrogation

      6.2 (7)
      Kevin Wendell(composer/sound designer)
      Tia Cherie Polite(supervising producer)
      joint winners
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The QUEEN

      Hugo Teugels(sound editor)
      Martijn de Man(composer)
      TVP services Video Art Productions
    • [object Object]

      Green Lake

      6.7 (13)
      Matthew Reid(composer)
      Lazer Film Productions

    Best Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Heather's Painting

      8.7 (58)
      Freddie Connor(writer)
      Sheraiah Larcher(additional dialogue)
      FineLight Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Blackout

      6.4 (26)
      Timothy Collins

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Shoot Me Nicely

      7.2 (26)
      Elias Plagianos(producer)
      Craig Blair(producer)
      Brent Montgomery(executive producer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Red Sweat

      Andrew Merto(director) (writer) (producer)

    Gold Award

    Edit

    Best Actor

    • Thomas Archer
      Winner
      • Thomas Archer
      • Miracorp

    Best Actress

    • Linda Hamilton in Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)
      Winner
      • Linda Hamilton
      • Shoot Me Nicely

    Best Cinematography

    • Winner

      Discrete Indiscretion

      Charlene Jeter
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Tradition

      8.7 (11)
      Peter Sikkens
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Poor George

      8.1 (14)
      Stuart Brereton
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The QUEEN

      Hugo Teugels(cinematographer)
      Sara el-Batal(director of photography)
      Daria el-Samad(camera)
      TVP services Video Art Productions

    Best Director

    • Winner
      • Andrew Martin(director)
      • Capsule
    • Winner
      • Charlene Jeter
      • Discrete Indiscretion
    • On the Red Carpet premiere of the Atlantis Down during the Los Angeles Italia 2011 Film Fest
      Winner
      • Max Bartoli
      • The Secret of Joy
      MaXaM Productions
    • Creator Elias Plagianos at Seriesfest Opening night
      Winner
      • Elias Plagianos
      • Shoot Me Nicely
    • Dianna Ippolito
      Winner
      • Dianna Ippolito(director)
      • The Disembodied
      It's All Happening Productions

    Best Editing

    • Winner

      Discrete Indiscretion

      Charlene Jeter
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Skin in the Game

      Jon Carson
      Poverty Clique

    Best Original Score

    • Winner

      Discrete Indiscretion

      Simone Cilio
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Color of Life

      Robert Mychal Patrick Butler
      Easy Breezy Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Tradition

      8.7 (11)
      Andrew Bong(composer)
    • Winner

      Discrete Indiscretion

      Simone Cilio

    Best Screenplay

    • Winner

      Discrete Indiscretion

      Charlene Jeter
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Land of Smiles

      3.4 (1.2K)
      Bradley Stryker
      Stryke-Force Films

    Best Short Film

    • Winner

      Discrete Indiscretion

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Secret of Joy

      8.0 (21)
      Max Bartoli(producer)
      Fabiola Bartoli(producer)
      MaXaM Productions

    Best VFX

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Secret of Joy

      8.0 (21)
      Max Bartoli
      Fabiola Bartoli
      MaXaM Productions
      Hammerhead Productions

    Silver Award

    Edit

    Best Actress

    • Lauren Myers
      Winner
      • Lauren Chavez-Myers
      • WelcomeMatt

    Best Director

    • Venice Film Festival 2024
      Winner
      • Hugo Teugels(director)
      • The QUEEN
      TVP services Video Art Productions

    Best Experimental

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Fauna

      6.2 (11)
      Yusuf Sumer(editor)

    Best Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      2 Brothers

      Shivaan Makker
      Sullivan McGuffin
      Pastiche Fiilms

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Heather's Painting

      8.7 (58)
      Freddie Connor(producer)
      Sheraiah Larcher(executive producer)
      FineLight Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Disembodied

      Dianna Ippolito(director)
      It's All Happening Productions

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