Official Results

September 2023 Winners

Official results for the September 2023 New Jersey Film Awards competition.

Official Winners

The complete official September 2023 winners list.

Film Awards

20 awards

Best Feature Film Spin the Wheel

Best Short Film Eve

Best Drama Short Oops in the Night

Best Comedy Short Body of Christ

Best Horror Short Through the Window Shines a Light

Best Thriller Being Remembered

Best Sci-Fi Short Paradox

Best Experimental Short The Pathos of Hamlet

Best Inspirational Short Your Dream, My Dream

Best Documentary Short Vaccinus

Best Microshort Ashes to Ashes

Best New Jersey Short Cleaners

Best College Short The Maurice Family Thanksgiving

Best High School Short Desquamated

Best Web Series/TV Pilot Kith & Kin

Best Mobile Short La ultima copa

Best Music Video Jeryl St.

Best Trailer Equal Opportunity

Best Movie Poster La ultima copa

Best Concept Jersey Fresh Film Institute

Acting Awards

8 awards

Best Actor in a Feature Neil Chase (Spin the Wheel)

Best Actress in a Feature Kelsey Gooden (It’s Still Not About Me)

Best Actor in a Short Oscar Celi (La ultima copa)

Best Actress in a Short Tara Beavers (Domestic Bliss)

Best Supporting Actor Jim Gordon (Paradox)

Best Supporting Actress Yvonne Paretzky (It’s Still Not About Me)

Best Ensemble Equal Opportunity

Best Young Actor Hayley Alexander (The Maurice Family Thanksgiving)

Technical Awards

10 awards

Best Director of a Feature Debbie Camper (It’s Still Not About Me)

Best Director of a Short Adelfo Micieli (Being Remembered)

Best First-Time Director Daniel Martinez (Your Dream, My Dream)

Best Female Filmmaker Terryn DaVon Pinder (Desquamated)

Best Cinematography Pablo Valenzuela (Eve)

Best Editing Latashia Gordon & Chassidy Jade (Desquamated)

Best Visual Effects Sebastian Hasbun (Eve)

Best Special Effects Makeup Maria Jose Romo (Eve)

Best Sound Design David Heacock (Spin the Wheel)

Best Original Score Michael Engesser (Paradox)

Screenplay Awards

2 awards

Best Feature Screenplay “Reach for the Sun” by Douglas May