Golden State Film Festival
2022 Awards
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE SHORT - BULLSHIT
BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT DOCUMENTARY - BEIRUT AFTER 40
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE - CONFESSIONEM
BEST COMEDY SHORT - THE TRUST
BEST DRAMA SHORT - THE SPECK
BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT - BILL MURRAY LOST IN BERLINALE
BEST MICRO SHORT - LIFE SAVER - THE VACCINE
BEST MYSTERY/ADVENTURE SHORT - LEXI ZARRA THE ADVENTURE BEGINS
BEST ROMANCE SHORT - KEVIN AND WINNIE
BEST SCI-FI SHORT - TIMES 2
BEST SPIRITUAL SHORT - ST MARTIN OF TOURS
BEST SUSPENSE SHORT - KILLER HIGHWAY
BEST WEB SERIES SHORT - DADDY DIAPER DIARIES
BEST HORROR SHORT - NYCTOPHOBIC
BEST HORROR FEATURE FILM - MALIBU HORROR STORY
BEST THRILLER SHORT - THE EARLY INAUGURATION
BEST THRILLER FEATURE FILM - TURNING POINT
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST - SHORT FILM - BLACKOUT
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST - FEATURE FILM - BET ON BEN
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR SHORT FILM -Clinton Pernell Gasaway/THE HEIGHTS
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR FEATURE FILM - Robert Picardo/THE LEGENDS OF NETHIAH
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS SHORT FILM - Suzanne von Schaack/BEYOND THE VEIL
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS FEATURE FILM -Marilyn Sanabria/IN THE DEFENSE AGAINST TYRANNY
BEST ACTRESS - SHORT FILM - Goldy Notay/CHAPTER TWO
BEST ACTRESS - FEATURE FILM - Blanca Isabella/LOLO
BEST ACTOR - SHORT FILM - Brandon Crockett/THE NEW AMERICANS
BEST ACTOR - FEATURE FILM - Jacob Beitter/THE BIG NOTHING
BEST SCREENPLAY SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILM - Oskar Dektyar/THE CLOWN WITHOUT A MASK
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY SHORT FILM - RELATIONSHIP KILLERS
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY FEATURE - Zoe Manzotti/SUGAR BEACH
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN SHORT - RESTLESS
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN FEATURE FILM - GUILTY ADVISE
BEST SCORE SHORT FILM - PARALLEL HATE
BEST SCORE FEATURE FILM - AUDIO
BEST DIRECTOR - MUSIC VIDEO - Yuval Shrem/IT AIN'T ME
BEST DIRECTOR - SHORT ANIMATION - John Maslowski/GRUMPY SHARK
BEST DIRECTOR - DOCUMENTARY SHORT - Petra Deeter/PARENTAL ALIENATION: THE AFTERMATH
BEST DIRECTOR - NARRATIVE SHORT FILM - Savannah M. Ryan/NECKLINE
BEST DIRECTOR - DOCUMENTARY FEATURE - MINNESOTA: THE MODERN DAY SELMA
BEST DIRECTOR - FEATURE - Don Scardino/OUR ALMOST COMPLETELY TRUE STORY
BEST EDITING SHORT DOCUMENTARY - LEGACY: THE LIFE OF CANTO ROBLEDO
BEST EDITING SHORT NARRATIVE - BLUE HOUR
BEST EDITING - FEATURE NARRATIVE - YUCCA FEST
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - SHORT NARRATIVE FILM - OFF METER
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM - YOUNG BUCKS
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - FEATURE FILM - Dylan Chapgier / ALBATROSS
BEST INSPIRATIONAL FEATURE FILM - AMIDST MY OWN
BEST TV DOCUMENTARY - ADDICTED TO JOY
SPECIAL FILMMAKER AWARD - Ezequiel Martinez / COLD, THE LAST HOPE, AND LIVE TO DIE AGAIN, 2022
AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST MUSIC VIDEO- MAYBE TONIGHT
AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST SHORT ANIMATION - ARTIST'S BLOCK
AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY- AFTERMATH
AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST SHORT NARRATIVE - CLUB RAT$
AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST DOCUMENTARY - THE HOSTS
AUDIENCE AWARD - BEST FEATURE FILM -THE BRINK OF
GRAND PRIZE MUSIC VIDEO - INSIDE OUT
GRAND PRIZE BEST ANIMATED SHORT - AURORA
GRAND PRIZE - BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT - HEARTS ROAD
GRAND PRIZE BEST NARRATIVE SHORT - FENCES
GRAND PRIZE - BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE - BREXIT THROUGH THE NON-POLITICAL GLASS
GRAND PRIZE - BEST FEATURE - ROSEBUD LANE
SCREENPLAY AWARDS
BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT SCREENPLAY - INVINCIBLE BY Andreas Nelander
BEST SCI-FI SHORT SCREENPLAY - END OF DAYS BY DANNY ALEX
BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY DARK COMEDY - AVALON FARMS (ACADEMY) BY Sierra Blanco
BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY SCI-FI/HORROR - L*O*V*I*N*G L*I*F*E BY COLIN COSTELLO
BEST SHORT THRILLER SCREENPLAY - ROOM SERVICE BY Nieves Garcia Perchin
BEST HISTORICAL SHORT SCREENPLAY - SUGARVHITMAN BY Zachary Donnell Paige-Westbrook
BEST SHORT DRAMA SCREENPLAY - THE DEDICATED PHYSICIAN BY Michael Volpe, Andrew M Volpe
BEST ACTION-DRAMA FEATURE SCREENPLAY - THE LONG DARK CLIMB BY COLIN COSTELLO
BEST COMEDY FEATURE SCREENPLAY - THE PARTY HOST BY Brad Clevinger
BEST FAITH-BASED - FEATURE SCREENPLAY - INNERVERSE BY Jay Stamatis
BEST HORROR FEATURE SCREENPLAY - IMMORTAL THIEVES: THE BLOODY HEIST BY Marjorie DeHey
BEST HORROR/FANTASY FEATURE SCREENPLAY - 50 ONE BY Lisa Chess & Guy Jackson
BEST ROMANCE FEATURE SCREENPLAY - HER SEVENTH DEATH BY Virginia Austin
BEST ROMANTIC COMEDY FEATURE SCREENPLAY - 2ND DATE BY Jaik Andino
BEST SCI-FI FEATURE SCREENPLAY - NEURAL BY Sarah Granger
BEST THRILLER FEATURE SCREENPLAY- THE BACKSIDE OF THE DEEP END BY Shane Palmer Adams
BEST CRIME THRILLER FEATURE SCREENPLAY - FIRST COMES DEATH BY Christopher Goodenough
BEST POLITICAL/THRILLER FEATURE SCREENPLAY - A DIRTY BUSINESS BY Gregg Marshall Greenberg
BEST SPY THRILLER SCREENPLAY - NON-OFFICIAL COVER BY Jodi Shelton and Hudson Shelton
BEST WESTERN FEATURE SCREENPLAY - THE GUNSLINGER'S LEGACY BY Christopher Goodenough
BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY ADAPTED FROM ANOTHER MEDIUM - REMEMBER ME ALWAYS BY Dina Six
GRAND PRIZE - BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY (AND BEST BIO PIC) - SAVING ROSES BY Louann Teresa Fernald