Official Results
August 2025 Winners
Official results for the August 2025 New Jersey Film Awards competition.
Official Winners
The complete official August 2025 winners list.
Film Awards
14 awards
Best Short Film
Pedro’s Pedals
Best Drama Short
Who Will Take Care of You When You’re Old?
Best Comedy Short
A Haunt in Bushwick
Best Horror Short
The Girl in the Basement
Best Thriller
Would Smith?
Best Sci-Fi Short
Living The American Dream
Best Inspirational Short
The Straight & Narrow
Best Documentary Short
Pokrova
Best International Short
The Proposal
Best College Short
Iris
Best High School Short
Find Me in the Void
Best Trailer
Unravelled
Best Movie Poster
Who Will Take Care of You When You’re Old?
Best Concept
Hey! I Like Those Short Shorts!
Acting Awards
6 awards
Best Actor
James Kemmerer (Naughty)
Best Actress
Daria Fiorillo (HATERS – Serial Haters & Co.)
Best Supporting Actor
Gojmir Lešnjak (Who Will Take Care of You When You’re Old?)
Best Supporting Actress
Mallory Wu (A Haunt in Bushwick)
Best Ensemble
How’s That Working For You?
Best Young Actor
Bruno Enzo (Pedro’s Pedals)
Technical Awards
9 awards
Best Director
Tony Susi (The Restaurant)
Best First-Time Director
Ava Bella Nunziata (Cold Feet)
Best Female Filmmaker
Maria Zvezdina (Village Mart)
Best Young Filmmaker
Alexandros Kouros (Shards of Time)
Best Cinematography
Joško Morović (Who Will Take Care of You When You’re Old?)
Best Editing
Jacob Karl Anderson (Give Money)
Best Special Effects Makeup
Alexis Ramirez (Shadow Monster)
Best Sound Design
Thomas Giros (The Proposal)
Best Original Score
Luis Vargas (Iris)
Screenplay Awards
2 awards
Best Feature Screenplay
“Unravelled” by Brett Bower
Best Short Screenplay
“About Time” by Natalie Rivers