Official Results
June 2026 Winners
Official results for the June 2026 New Jersey Film Awards competition.
Official Winners
The complete official June 2026 winners list.
Film Awards
19 awards
Best Feature Film
Das Rad
Best Drama Short
The Lie Between Us
Best Comedy Short
The Rooty Hill Musical Society Presents
Best Horror Short
The Locked Room
Best Thriller
Lance Reed’s Final Play
Best LGBT Short
Forbidden Love
Best Experimental Short
ELIA
Best Inspirational Short
Archangel
Best International Short
The Accomplice
Best Documentary Short
Bugles
Best Microshort
Or…Or… I Can Pay You in Snowballs?
Best New Jersey Short
The Family Dirt
Best College Short
FANGS! The Musical
Best High School Short
Red-Handed
Best Web Series/TV Pilot
The Litterbox
Best Music Video
I Am Just Misunderstood
Best Trailer
All For Tomorrow
Best Movie Poster
Forbidden Love
Best Concept
No Coffee
Acting Awards
6 awards
Best Actor
Hayward B. Morse (Forbidden Love)
Best Actress
Hannah Teresa (The Lie Between Us)
Best Supporting Actor
Ryan O’Neill (The Litterbox)
Best Supporting Actress
Alicia Giangrisostomi (Archangel)
Best Ensemble
The Rooty Hill Musical Society Presents
Best Young Actor
Charlotte Mathias (Perfect)
Technical Awards
9 awards
Best Director
Miguel Garcia Bernal (The Accomplice)
Best First-time Director
Rick Xavier (Tomorrow*)
Best Female Filmmaker
Yuliya Spark (Last Night)
Best Young Filmmaker
Joseph Ryan Field (Sunday Nights)
Best Cinematography
Danny Szam (The Lie Between Us)
Best Editing
Ty Brueilly (7eventh 7irkle)
Best Special Effects Makeup
Maisie-Jade Keen (The Lie Between Us)
Best Sound Design
Rodrigo Torres Badoino (The Rooty Hill Musical Society Presents)
Best Original Score
Aalisha Jaisinghani (FANGS! The Musical)
Screenplay Awards
2 awards
Best Feature Screenplay
“Spade” by Armand Arekian
Best Short Screenplay
“The Beachfront” by Anselmo Garcia