Official Results
December 2025 Winners
Official results for the December 2025 New Jersey Film Awards competition.
Official Winners
The complete official December 2025 winners list.
Film Awards
16 awards
Best Feature Film
Blue Asian
Best Drama Short
Stay
Best Comedy Short
Former Self
Best Horror Short
Project Ascension
Best Animation Short
Medley
Best Experimental Short
Room 205
Best Inspirational Short
Double Life
Best International Short
Guiris Go Home
Best Microshort
Ferramola
Best New Jersey Short
The Night Prowler
Best College Short
I Fell In Love With The Devil
Best High School Short
I Miss You, Luke
Best Music Video
Obscure Camera
Best Trailer
Bad Mouthed
Best Movie Poster
Dysturbian Utopia
Best Concept
The Energy Detective
Acting Awards
6 awards
Best Actor
Matt Santos (I Fell In Love With The Devil)
Best Actress
Liz Cha (Blue Asian)
Best Supporting Actor
James Nichols II (Dysturbian Utopia)
Best Supporting Actress
Sarah Schoofs (Pretty Piranha)
Best Ensemble
Grey Area
Best Young Actor
Kailyn Taylor Tum (Blue Asian)
Technical Awards
10 awards
Best Director
Israel Daniel (Project Ascension)
Best First-Time Director
J’kari Calixte (Dysturbian Utopia)
Best Female Filmmaker
Betty Wen Wen Jiang (Blue Asian)
Best Young Filmmaker
Matthew Cancilla (Grey Area)
Best Cinematography
Jason Blount (Dysturbian Utopia)
Best Editing
Karen Edith Garcia Arrieta (Stay)
Best Visual Effects
Kelly Copeland (Christmas Magic)
Best Special Effects Makeup
Mya Forlenza (Project Ascension)
Best Sound Design
Adrian Anderson (Former Self)
Best Original Score
Kalliopea & S.R. De Velasco (Stay)
Screenplay Awards
2 awards
Best Feature Screenplay
“The Hive” by Shawn Alexander Thompson
Best Short Screenplay
“Needle & Bloom” by Milana Ekaterina Nekruts