Official Results
March 2023 Winners
Official results for the March 2023 New Jersey Film Awards competition.
Official Winners
The complete official March 2023 winners list.
Film Awards
22 awards
Best Feature Film
Agita
Best Feature Documentary
Seven Thousand Souls
Best Short Film
Queen of Diamonds
Best Drama Short
Kiara
Best Comedy Short
Dre & Munchie
Best Horror Short
The House
Best Thriller
-13°C
Best Sci-Fi Short
Bat Diary
Best LGBT Short
The Road to Myself
Best Animation Short
What’s There?
Best Experimental Short
Nameless Mist
Best Inspirational Short
World War II US Army Airborne Tribute
Best Documentary Short
Dade Cook
Best International Short
Bored
Best Microshort
Time
Best College Short
Magpie
Best High School Short
Dying to be Thin
Best Mobile Short
Ex
Best Music Video
Something Good
Best Trailer
Nozi
Best Movie Poster
Nameless Mist
Best Concept
The Sad Blue
Acting Awards
8 awards
Best Actor in a Feature
Peter Mashigo (Nozi)
Best Actress in a Feature
Maryann Maisano (Agita)
Best Actor in a Short
Omar Khan (Queen of Diamonds)
Best Actress in a Short
Samantha Carter (Talk to Me)
Best Supporting Actor
Matthew F. Rios (Ex)
Best Supporting Actress
Helen Draschil (Magpie)
Best Ensemble
Ex
Best Young Actor
Mikaela Isabel Brown-Cestero (Dying to be Thin)
Technical Awards
10 awards
Best Director of a Feature
Leclere Serumula (Nozi)
Best Director of a Short
Alvin Sloan (The Logo)
Best First-Time Director
Justin Fearon (The Hallway Monitor)
Best Female Filmmaker
Paige Jones (Magpie)
Best Cinematography
Alexandre David Lejuez (The Strange Dreams …)
Best Editing
Christopher McClean (Talk to Me)
Best Visual Effects
Poramet Ariyakusonsuthi (Wish)
Best Special Effects Makeup
The House
Best Sound Design
Erfan Montazeri (The Sad Blue)
Best Original Score
Various (The Strange Dreams …)
Screenplay Awards
2 awards
Best Feature Screenplay
“Hand” by Brandon Trask
Best Short Screenplay
“Sideways” by Conner George