Official Results
May 2021 Winners
Official results for the May 2021 New Jersey Film Awards competition.
Official Winners
The complete official May 2021 winners list.
Film Awards
18 awards
Best Feature Film
Cheraathukal
Best Short Film
The Sweetest Girl
Best Drama Short
Floppy Toast with Drippy Butter
Best Comedy Short
Closeted
Best Horror Short
The Confined
Best Thriller
LIT
Best LGBT Short
Veyil Vizhave
Best Animation Short
Stick Wars:The Legend of Two Masters
Best Experimental Short
Recuperation
Best Inspirational Short
Us Against Them
Best Documentary Short
Responding to the Pentagon
Best International Short
Mime
Best Microshort
Expectations
Best New Jersey Short
Day One
Best College Short
Danger Close
Best Web Series/TV Pilot
Odd Man Out: The Series
Best Trailer
Ignite Your Love
Best Movie Poster
Closeted
Acting Awards
6 awards
Best Actor
Mathew Mampra (Veyil Vizhave)
Best Actress
Ellie Bindman (Floppy Toast with Drippy Butter)
Best Supporting Actor
Mitchell Kummen (LIT)
Best Supporting Actress
Rhiannon Jones (Floppy Toast with Drippy Butter)
Best Ensemble
Us Against Them
Best Young Actor
Phoenix (The Sweetest Girl)
Technical Awards
7 awards
Best Director
Shanoob Karuvath (Veyil Vizhave)
Best First-Time Director
Steve Alleva (Don Garbaggio)
Best Female Filmmaker
Magali Perra (Closeted)
Best Cinematography
Dominic Easter (The Sweetest Girl)
Best Editing
Michael Papavero (LIT)
Best Sound Design
Marco Belloni (Floppy Toast with Drippy Butter)
Best Original Score
Mister Ambience (Mime)
Screenplay Awards
4 awards
Best Feature Screenplay
“Still Waters” by James Everett
Best Feature Screenplay — Honorable Mention
“It Laughs Like Us” by Nicole Sell
Best Short Screenplay
“Non Scordarti Di Me” by Frank Mancuso
Best Short Screenplay — Honorable Mention
“Lump of Coal” by A. Cornatzer, F. Mendez, & G. Morales