FEATURES & SHORTS
- Best of the Fest – Escape
- Best Feature Film – Wicked Season
- Best Supernatural Feature Film – The Activated Man
- Best Thriller Feature Film – Thirst Trap
- Best Experimental Feature Film – Fragment
- Best Paranormal Feature – McCurdy Point
- Best Sci-Fi/Horror Feature Film – Unspeakable: Beyond the Wall of Sleep
- Best International Short – Extreme Gravity
- Best Short – Escape
- Best Student Film – In Nomine Patris
DIRECTING AWARDS
- Best Feature Director – Chantal Massuh-Fox for Thirst Trap
- Best Short Film Director – Lorenzo Manetti for Escape
SHORTS CATEGORIES
- Best Music Video – In Time
- Best Horror Comedy Short – Pests
- Best Horror Satire – A Sweet Tooth
- Best Internet Comedy – Blastic
- Best Documentary Short – Jeanie’s Face Exploded
- Best Noir Horror – Night Walks: Edith and The Empty
- Best Short Drama – Marbles
- Best Animated Short – Andy Shauf: Halloween Store
- Best Micro-Budget Short – Pretty In Red
- Best Found-Footage Short – The Last Field
- Best Monster Short – Jade
- Best Grindhouse Homage Short – Pumpkin Guts: Devil’s Night
- Best Demonic Short – Save the Flea
- Best Vampire Short – Thirst Trap
- Best Psychological Horror – Still
- Best Art Film – Midnight at the Limbo Lounge
- Best Experimental Film – ‘Head Sighs’ – Jumprope
- Best International Experimental Film – The Harvest
- Best International Dark Comedy – Nervous Ellie
- Best International Horror Comedy Short – Extreme Gravity
- Best International Horror Short – Sleep Tight
- Best International Short Thriller – Curiosity
- Best International Short Drama – The Bomb
- Best Ghost Story Short – Bad Mountain
- Best Creature Short – 1000 Paths of Death
- Best Folk Horror Short – Night Feeding
- Best International Folk Horror Short – Amygdala
- Best International Demonic Short – Terror by Night
- Best Suspense Short – Nany
- Best International Zombie Short – Amy John and Jiu Jitsu Dave
- Best Sci-Fi Short – Out of Plastic
- Best Body Horror – No Signature Required
- Best Gonzo Horror – Pigeon Rat
- Best Eco Horror – Vines
- Best Thriller Short – The Kindness of Strangers
- Best Horror Parody – Rejected
SPONSOR AWARDS
- Parallax Studioworks Award of Excellence – CYA
- Parallax Studioworks Best Student Director Award – Arman Sayat for Mr Nightmare
- Parallax Studioworks Best Short Award – Reverse the Curse
- Parallax Studioworks Best Comedy Short Award – Unrest In Peace
- Parallax Studioworks First-time Filmmaker Award – Matthew Speak for The Foot of the Bed
- FilmFest Award of Excellence – Blood Run
- FilmFest Local Filmmaker Award – Yasong Wang for Engage
- FilmFest Best Director Award – Bervick J. Deculus II for Nany
- FilmFest Best International Short – I Was
- FilmFest Student Filmmaker Award – Thomas George Furman for Pumpkin Face
- FilmFest Best Sci-Fi Short – Eyes All Over
- FilmFest Best Psychological Short – Brothers Beastly
- Perfect Combo Award of Excellence – Party Panda – The Birth of a Serial Killer
- Perfect Combo Student Filmmaker Award – Corey Mellott for A Lovely Home
- Perfect Combo Best Director Award – Holland Chase Malone for ULTRAVIOLENCE: The Afro-Slasher from Hell
- Soho Cinema Club Award of Excellence – Sorry For The Mess
- Soho Cinema Club First-time Filmmaker Award – Ash Caballero for Amp
- Soho Cinema Club Best Comedy Award – Acting School
- Soho Cinema Club Best Student Filmmaker – Max Fosberg for Nightstalk
ACTING AWARDS
- Best Actress – Hailee Lipscomb for Fragment
- Best Actor – Tony Todd for The Activated Man
- Best Supporting Actress – Bai Ling for Unspeakable: Beyond the Wall of Sleep
- Best Supporting Actor – Taylor C. Hill for Fare Game
- Best Ensemble Cast – Hairball
TECHNICAL AWARDS
- Best Practical Bloody Effects – Dirty Jersey
- Best Art Direction – They’re Coming Tonight
- Best Costume Design – Thirst Trap (feature)
- Best Editing – Fragment
- Best Cinematography – Poseur
- Best Visual Design – Night Walks: Edith and The Empty
- Best Practical FX – Vines
- Best Visual FX – Escape
- Best Creative FX – Mora
- Best Practical Creature FX – Joe Castro for Unspeakable: Beyond the Wall of Sleep
WRITING AWARDS
- Best Original Story – Hair Wraith
- Best Produced Short Screenplay – Cornucopia by Andrew Kevelson
- Best Produced Feature Screenplay – Wicked Season
SOUND AWARDS
- Best Sound Design – Poseur
- Best Original Feature Film Score – Thirst Trap
WINNERS UnProduced Scripts
FEATURES Scripts
- Best Feature Script – Psychopathy by Tanya Klein and Jim Cirile
- Best Horror/Sci-Fi Feature Script – Morbidly by Don Stroud
- Best First-Time Feature Screenwriter – Michael Morales for The Exhibitionist
- Best Student Feature Script – The Dark Room by Matthew Troy
- Best Totally Awesome Feature Script – Aberration by Jeff Kimball
- Best Demon Hillbilly Feature Script – Venor by Matt Nye
- Best Frozen Apocalyptic Future Feature Script – 1000 Paths of Death by Alaric Stremmel Rocha, Richard Paul Klein and Chris McGahan
- Best Action Horror Feature Script – Catholic Schoolgirls VS Inbreeds by Todd Anthony Nunes
- Best Creative Feature Script – Manors by Ted Lauck and Taylor MacDonald
SHORTS Scripts
- Best Short Script – I Really Hate Spiders by Jamila Jackson
- Best International Short Script – The Mirror (Eng) by Adriana Otero
- Best Student Short Script – Closing Shift by Marc-Alain Martin Bertoni
- Best OutrĂ© Horror Script – D.F.W. by Deirdre Patterson
- Best Folk Horror Short Script – Patrimony by Phillip Dishon
- Best Gothic Horror Script – Dracula’s Guest by Matthew Speak
- Best Horror Drama Short Script – The Boneyard by M.r. Fitzgerald
- Best Ghost Story Short Script – Simon Says by Bryan Prince
- Best Zombie Short Script – Love in the Age of Zom-boys by Philip Harris
- Best Canine Horror Short Script – Stray by Jason G Rice
- Best Mystery/Thriller Short Script – Jane Die by Ryan Molyneaux
- Best From Beyond the Grave Short Script – Pity The Poor Immigrant by Rich Cassone
- Parallax Studioworks Award of Excellence in Scriptwriting – Sterling Gates for Apt. 1B
- Parallax Studioworks Best Short Award – R.I.P. Jenny Lee by Jason Rice
- Soho Cinema Club Award of Excellence in Scriptwriting – Pablo Aura for The Roommate
- Soho Cinema Club Best Short Script Award – Kyle Hatley for Lotus
- Perfect Combo Award of Excellence in Scriptwriting – Nothing’s Final by Gwendolyn Hulet