Official Results
January 2023 Winners
Official results for the January 2023 New Jersey Film Awards competition.
Official Winners
The complete official January 2023 winners list.
Film Awards
15 awards
Best Feature
Uncle Saeed
Best Drama Short
Joyriders
Best Comedy Short
Dance With Me
Best Horror Short
A Witch on Your Chest
Best Thriller
Loved
Best Animation Short
The Dream God
Best Experimental Short
Entity Line
Best International Short
God and Co.
Best Microshort
Gloom
Best New Jersey Short
Bye, Love
Best Mobile Short
Health – A Constitutional Right
Best Music Video
Control
Best Trailer
The Applicants
Best Movie Poster
Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?
Best Concept
Close Encounters of the Lucas Kind
Acting Awards
6 awards
Best Actor
Ryan Osbourn (Bye, Love)
Best Actress
Hannah Lawrence (Joyriders)
Best Supporting Actor
Eric Slodysko (A Witch on Your Chest)
Best Supporting Actress
Debby Gerber (Loved)
Best Ensemble
God & Co.
Best Young Actor
Riana Emma Balla (Rift)
Technical Awards
9 awards
Best Director
Simon Lex (Dance With Me)
Best First-Time Director
Mohammad Bagherifard & Mohammad Mazroee (Uncle Saeed)
Best Female Filmmaker
Laura Daragó (Rift)
Best Cinematography
Alvin Sloan (Joyriders)
Best Editing
Jeff Mellin (Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?)
Best Visual Effects
Troy Ruff (Loved)
Best Special Effects Makeup
Kathryn Milewski (A Witch on Your Chest)
Best Sound Design
Tom Jeeves (Gloom)
Best Original Score
Pranav Datla (A Witch on Your Chest)
Screenplay Awards
2 awards
Best Feature Screenplay
“Don’t Tell Me What to Do” by Dexter Williams & Brimo Morales
Best Short Screenplay
“The Last Flare” by Luigi Salerno