Official Results
April 2022 Winners
Official results for the April 2022 New Jersey Film Awards competition.
Official Winners
The complete official April 2022 winners list.
Film Awards
16 awards
Best Feature Narrative
I Am Not A Hero
Best Drama Short
The Program
Best Comedy Short
Willie & Flo Sweet
Best Horror Short
Don’t Go In The Basement
Best Thriller
Lifeshot
Best LGBT Short
And The Crab Turned Out Not To Be Immortal
Best Animation Short
Clayception
Best Experimental Short
Bite the Bullet
Best Inspirational Short
Heart of the Battle
Best Documentary Short
La Motera
Best International Short
RED
Best Microshort
A Rescues Song
Best New Jersey Short
Goodbye COVID-19 Forever
Best High School Short
Hunter
Best Web Series/TV Pilot
Culture Deep
Best Music Video
Recall
Acting Awards
6 awards
Best Actor
Nick Piovesan (I Am Not A Hero)
Best Actress
Tanya Randall (Butterflies)
Best Supporting Actor
Richard Miller (Heart of the Battle)
Best Supporting Actress
Hanna Gaffney (Hunter)
Best Ensemble
Funeral for Furmanski
Best Young Actor
Reid Richards (Hunter)
Technical Awards
9 awards
Best Director
Erik Jasaň (Recall)
Best First-Time Director
Johnny Catalano (Funeral for Furmanski)
Best Female Filmmaker
Tracy Ann Chapel (Marabou Feathers)
Best Cinematography
I Am Not A Hero
Best Editing
Lifeshot
Best Visual Effects
Heart of the Battle
Best Special Effects Makeup
Recall
Best Sound Design
Don’t Go In The Basement
Best Original Score
Lifeshot
Screenplay Awards
4 awards
Best Feature Screenplay
“StarFighter: Zero” by C.J. Duke
Best Feature Screenplay — Honorable Mention
“Manny and Zola” by Zoe Gibbons
Best Short Screenplay
“The Trade” by Christian Callahan
Best Short Screenplay — Honorable Mention
“Bait and Switch” by Sebastian Bennett