Official Results
March 2026 Winners
Official results for the March 2026 New Jersey Film Awards competition.
Official Winners
The complete official March 2026 winners list.
Film Awards
12 awards
Best Drama Short
Perplexity
Best Comedy Short
This Sucks
Best Horror Short
Vamped
Best Thriller
Your Flower Is Closing
Best Experimental Short
Moabit XXVIII
Best Documentary Short
The New Perspective
Best International Short
A Musician’s Requiem
Best Microshort
Static Whispers
Best New Jersey Short
The Benefit of Charity
Best High School Short
Pagbasa
Best Trailer
Your Flower Is Closing
Best Movie Poster
Moabit XXVIII
Acting Awards
6 awards
Best Actor
Rob Morris (Your Flower Is Closing)
Best Actress
Liia Kasenova (Vamped)
Best Supporting Actor
Juan Pablo Salazar (Perplexity)
Best Supporting Actress
Susanne McDonald (August)
Best Ensemble
This Sucks
Best Young Actor
John Schaub (Scorned)
Technical Awards
10 awards
Best Director
Colin Christopher Hankenson (This Sucks)
Best First-Time Director
Juan Luis De Filpo (Perplexity)
Best Female Filmmaker
Kara C. Caubalejo (Pagbasa)
Best Young Filmmaker
Eli Valencia (Vamped)
Best Cinematography
Christian Aguirre (Perplexity)
Best Editing
Luis Galán (The New Perspective)
Best Visual Effects
Frank Cettina (This Sucks)
Best Special Effects Makeup
Liia Kasenova & Janae Mejia (Vamped)
Best Sound Design
Oscar Vazquez (This Sucks)
Best Original Score
Edwin Ospina (The New Perspective)
Screenplay Awards
2 awards
Best Feature Screenplay
“Save and Protect” by Mila Nova
Best Short Screenplay
“Last Meal” by Rick-kendy Noziere