Official Results
April 2026 Winners
Official results for the April 2026 New Jersey Film Awards competition.
Official Winners
The complete official April 2026 winners list.
Film Awards
17 awards
Best Feature Film
Broken: Redemption
Best Drama Short
The Drop Off
Best Comedy Short
Turnbuckle
Best Horror Short
Royston Vale Road
Best Animation Short
Pitico
Best Experimental Short
Emma’s Birthday
Best Inspirational Short
Who Art In Heaven
Best International Short
Anino
Best New Jersey Short
Chaos & Meticulous
Best College Short
Afterthoughts
Best High School Short
How to: Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Best Web Series/TV Pilot
Radiation Zone
Best Music Video
Favorite Crime
Best AI Short
Wuthering Heights
Best Trailer
Unseen
Best Movie Poster
Pitico
Best Concept
The Wrath of The Jinn
Acting Awards
8 awards
Best Actor in a Feature
Samuele Bartolini (Call Me Joe)
Best Actress in a Feature
Tara Beavers (Broken: Redemption)
Best Actor in a Short
Eric Daniel (Chaos & Meticulous)
Best Actress in a Short
Christina S. Thompson (The Drop Off)
Best Supporting Actor
Jesaniel Marrero (Radiation Zone)
Best Supporting Actress
KJ Traynor (Hearts of New England)
Best Ensemble
Hearts of New England
Best Young Actor
Ty’zir Pierce (The Drop Off)
Technical Awards
9 awards
Best Director of a Feature
Franco Ceredi (Call Me Joe)
Best Director of a Short
J.R Fortin & S. Conicelli (Hearts of New England)
Best First-Time Director
Nita Pednekar (Two Steps)
Best Female Filmmaker
Ava Bella Nunziata (Who Art In Heaven)
Best Young Filmmaker
Jacob Donahue (Lamentations)
Best Cinematography
Joel McKowan (Radiation Zone)
Best Editing
David Fullwood (Royston Vale Road)
Best Sound Design
László Bús & Zoltán Bognár (Emma’s Birthday)
Best Original Score
Christopher Fyfe (Hearts of New England)
Screenplay Awards
2 awards
Best Feature Screenplay
“Ghostlight” by Francesco Colangelo
Best Short Screenplay
“Ember & I“ by Amber Morgan