2026 WINNERS
Actor – Award of Excellence
The Painter
Josh Lillyman
Actor – Award of Achievement
Trapped Within
Toney Chem
Actress – Award of Excellence
Detour
Cheyenne Goode
Actress – Award of Achievement
The Painter
Carli Eliza
Animated Entertainment – Short Form (Under 5 minutes) – Award of Excellence
Mid-Ohio Food Collective – No School, No Lunch
Matt Vojacek, Shelby Hagerdon
Animated Entertainment – Short Form (Under 5 minutes) – Award of Achievement
Circles
Paul Huenemann
Art Direction – Award of Excellence
Jury of Her Peers
Devin Louks
Art Direction – Award of Achievement
The Painter
Shelby Hagerdon & Elise White
Corporate & Community Marketing – Award of Excellence
Haunted Nights and Hallowed Dreams
Nick Orth
Mid-Ohio Food Collective – No School, No Lunch
Matt Vojacek, Shelby Hagerdon
Corporate & Community Marketing – Award of Achievement
Retiring Today and the Hourglass of Time
Molly Nelson, Dan Nannen
Digital Marketing – Award of Excellence
Mid-Ohio Food Collective – No School, No Lunch
Matt Vojacek, Shelby Hagerdon
Direction – Documentary – Long Form (over 30 minutes) – Award of Excellence
When Maharishi Came to Town
Dick DeAngelis
Direction – Documentary – Long Form (over 30 minutes) – Award of Achievement
The Collins Story – The Internet Connection
Annette Juergens Busbee, Busbee Creative Media
Direction – Documentary -Short form (under 30 minutes) – Award of Achievement
The Girls Race
Thomas C. Johnson
Direction – Music video – Award of Achievement
Chasing Rabbits
James Wismer
Direction Documentary – Short form – (Under 30 minutes) – Award of Achievement
The Girls Race
Thomas C. Johnson
Direction – Narrative Short Form (less than 30 minutes) (excludes music video)
– Award of Excellence
Detour
Demian Alan Mancino
Direction – Narrative Short Form (less than 30 minutes) (excludes music video)
– Award of Achievement
Romance Cleanup on Aisle Five
Richard Morell
Director of Photography – Award of Excellence
Detour
Michael Huntington
Romance Cleanup on Aisle Five
Ashley Long
When Maharishi Came to Town
Jason Strong
Quantum Flux
Joshua B Hall
Documentary – Long form (30 minutes or longer) – Award of Excellence
From Iowa and Back – The Vietnam Era (1hr46min)
Jeremy Glazier
Documentary – Long form (30 minutes or longer) – Award of Achievement
When Maharishi Came to Town
Dick DeAngelis
Track Guy Movie
Andrew Snyder
The Collins Story – The Internet Connection
Annette Juergens Busbee, Busbee Creative Media, Wired Production Group, Arthur A. Collins Legacy Association
Editing – Documentary – Long Form (30+ minutes) – Award of Achievement
THE JOURNEYING
Josh Dragge
Editing – Documentary – Short Form (under 30 minutes) – Award of Excellence
Art is Work
Stacy Barton
Editing – Music Video – Award of Achievement
Chasing Rabbits
Tom Hummer
Editing – Narrative Short Form (less than 30 minutes) (excludes music videos) – Award of Achievement
Detour
Michael Huntington
Beaumont
Dillon Jacobson
Episodic or Web Series – Award of Excellence
Cobb County Country Club
Andrew Sloth
Episodic or Web Series – Award of Achievement
Chet Bond: License to Chill
Blake Sherwyn
Graphic Art Direction/Design – Award of Excellence
Mid-Ohio Food Collective – No School, No Lunch
Matt Vojacek, Shelby Hagerdon
Live Action Entertainment – Long Form – Includes Feature Films – Budgets $50,000 and over (60 minutes +) – Award of Excellence
Mickey Spillane’s CAP CITY
Max Allan Collins
Jury of Her Peers
William Rock
Live Action Entertainment – Long Form – Includes Feature Films – Budgets $50,000 and over (60 minutes +) – Award of Achievement
Voodun
Thor Moreno, Jan Walters
Live Action Entertainment – Long Form – Includes Feature Films – Budgets Under $50,000 (60 minutes +) – Award of Excellence
Quantum Flux
Joshua B. Hall
Live Action Entertainment – Long Form – Includes Feature Films – Budgets Under $50,000 (60 minutes +) – Award of Achievement
The Painter
M.G. White
Live-Action Entertainment – Medium Form (30-59 minutes) – Award of Excellence
Littles
Tiffany Ketcham
Live-Action Entertainment – Medium Form (30-59 minutes) – Award of Achievement
The Gray
Leslie Nelson
Live-Action Entertainment – Short Form – Award of Excellence
Another Good Day
Rob Underhill, Chrissy Hogue Bartels
Live-Action Entertainment – Short Form – Award of Achievement
Trapped Within
Adam Joseph Welch
Music Videos – Award of Excellence
Chasing Rabbits
James Wismer, Tom Hummer, Joshua Salmonson, Ryan Harkin, Breighton Robison-Engeman
Music Videos – Award of Achievement
Stuck At One
Tom Hummer
Original Music Score – Award of Excellence
From Iowa and Back – The Vietnam Era (1hr46min)
Gerard Estella, Brian Johannesen, Marc Janssen
Original Music Score – Award of Achievement
Romance Cleanup on Aisle Five
Jozey Zamjahn
Screenplay (Produced) (Over 20 pages) – Award of Excellence
Cap City
Max Allan Collins
Screenplay (Produced) (Over 20 pages) – Award of Achievement
The Painter – Screenplay
M. G. White
Screenplay (Unproduced) (Over 20 Pages) – Award of Excellence
Death in the Big Elevsn
Lloyd E Stevens
Screenplay (Unproduced) (Over 20 Pages) – Award of Achievement
Tannenbaum
Jeremy Wade Rodman
Screenplay (Unproduced) (Under 20 Pages) – Award of Achievement
The Damn Thing
Paul Huenemann
Soundtrack Audio Mix – Award of Excellence
When Maharishi Came to Town
Tim Britton
Soundtrack Audio Mix – Award of Achievement
Romance Cleanup on Aisle Five
Jozey Zamjahn
Student Production (Graduate) – Award of Excellence
Hit It Off
Chris Veninga, Mithi Sivaprakash
Student Production (Graduate) – Award of Achievement
The Red String
Carter Sover
Student Production (K-12) – Award of Achievement
A Different Story
Ginny Hansen
Student Production (Undergraduate) – Award of Excellence
Midnight Metro: A Fashion Story
Madeline Carlton – Director, Hannah Carlton – Story Editor
Student Production (Undergraduate) – Award of Excellence
Silent Riff
Ryan Haywood
Student Production (Undergraduate) – Award of Excellence
PSYCLE
Than San
Student Production (Undergraduate) – Award of Excellence
Staccato
Reno Valentino, Cruz Muntz, Sarah Fey, Nick Thaut
Student Production (Undergraduate) – Award of Excellence
Ride On: The Story of Gwen Maiers
Ryan Haywood, Lucas Schoaf
Student Production (Undergraduate) – Award of Achievement
Artificially Artificial
Bee Vasquez Quintero, David Little, Caleb Huet
Student Production (Undergraduate) – Award of Achievement
She Doesn’t Know
Hector Flores
Student Production (Undergraduate) – Award of Achievement
Remote Control
Sailor Grace Schervish, Chase Waite, Aidan Jones
Student Production (Undergraduate) – Award of Achievement
Alpha Marco
Mark Nielson, Ryan Gilmer
Student Production (Undergraduate) – Award of Achievement
Feature on Multicultural Center
Sadie Jones
Student Production (Undergraduate) – Award of Achievement
A State of Decline
Josh Livingood, Kaitlyn Wood, Ryley Roudabush, Joaquin White
Student Production (Undergraduate) – Honorable Mention
GENTLE DAWN
Parker John Freeman
Supporting Actor – Award of Achievement
The Painter
Joe Frenna
Supporting Actor – Award of Achievement
Romance Cleanup on Aisle Five
Louis Stella
Supporting Actress – Award of Excellence
Detour
Charlotte Kodner
Supporting Actress – Award of Achievement
The Painter
Chrissy Hogue Bartels
TV News Feature or Series – Award of Achievement
Wayne State College’s Planetarium Gets New Upgrades
Joseph McMahan
Visual Effects (Mechanical) – Award of Achievement
The Painter
Marc Fustos
Visual Effects (Mechanical) – Award of Achievement
CAGES
Nicole Trainer
Visual Effects (Post-production; Under $10,000) – Award of Excellence
The Collins Story – The Internet Connection
Eric Dean Freese, Myron Blocksome, Wired Production Group
Voice Over Narration – Award of Excellence
When Maharishi Came to Town
Steven James
Voice Over Narration – Award of Achievement
When Maharishi Came to Town
Dick DeAngelis