N-W-G (New World Gangsters)
By John Snell
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The Dead Ringer
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Hot Afternoons Have Been in Montana
By Ken Kimmelman
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Fractures In Time
By Lesley Ann Albiston
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Breathe
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America Boxed In
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Plandemic: Tribunal
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Virulence
By Christopher Pennington
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The Spiritualization of Jeff Boyd
By Uwe Schwarzwalder
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And The Devil called!
By Patricia Poulos
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I Waited for You
By Jennifer Glee
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In 2 Minds
By Fabia Cerra
BEST CONTEMPORARY AUTHOR 2026 (Category: Book), BEST ORIGINAL CONCEPT, BEST GLOBAL BOOK 2026 & BEST INTERNATIONAL LITERY VOICE 2026
The New Immigrant- Hong Kongers
By Vivian Tsang
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Thankful
By Earnest Diaz
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The Singer
By Ela Ilham von Schöning
BEST VISIONARY FEATURE SCRIPT OF THE YEAR, BEST EUROPEAN SCREENWRITER 2026 & BEST PSYCHOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE CHARACTERS (Category: International Feature Script)
Pretty Little Lucy
By David Williamson
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Staycation
By Russell Emanuel
BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE 2026, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER, BEST EMOTIONAL IMPACT (Category: Film), BEST INTERNATIONAL FILMMAKER 2026 (Category: Narrative Feature Film), BEST ARTHOUSE PRODUCER, BEST DIALOGUE SCREENWRITER OF THE YEAR, BEST CASTING DIRECTOR & BEST INTERNATIONAL INDIE PRODUCTION COMPANY
The Beauty in a Restless Mind
By Lena Mattsson
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Master Heist – A True Christmas Fiction
By Kai Fischer
BEST GLOBAL SCREENPLAY STRUCTURE, BEST INTERNATIONAL INDIE WRITER, BEST UNEXPECTED ENDING & BEST ORIGINAL PLOT
The James Crow Hotel
By Terri Battee
BEST CRIME SUSPENSE WRITER 2026, BEST AUTHORIAL VOICE, BEST CONTEMPORARY VISIONARY SCREENWRITER & BEST CHARACTER DEVELOPLMENT (Category: Crime Script)
Alta California
By Lynn Elliott
BEST HISTORICAL FEATURE SCRIPT 2026 & BEST ORIGINAL STORYTELLING
Pirandello’s Wife
By Lynn Elliott
BEST INTERNATIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL SCRIPT 2026 & BEST WRITER (Category: Drama Script)
Once There Were Stories
By Lynn Elliott
BEST AMERICAN ARTHOUSE FEATURE SCRIPT 2026 & BEST INDIE WRITER
Doctor Hypotheses 2 – The Breakdown
By Vicentini Gomez
BEST STORY STRUCTURE (Category: International Screenplay) BEST CREATIVE IDENTITY, BEST INNOVATIVE SCREENWRITER 2026 & BEST ARTISTIC VISION
The Stones of Rome
By Sean Gregory Tansey
BEST ACTING PERMORMANCE, BEST NARRATIVE VOICE & BEST EXPERIMENTAL INDIE ACTOR 2026
The Pathos of Hamlet
By Sean Gregory Tansey
BEST CONTEMPORARY INTERPRETATION OF SHAKESPEARE & BEST UNIVERSAL ACTOR 2026
American Money
By Timothy A McGhee
BEST DRAMA WRITER OF THE YEAR, BEST SCREENPLAY STRUCTURE & BEST SCENE WRITING
The Jaguar and the Dragonfly
By Pamela PerryGoulardt
BEST CONTEMPORARY SCREENWRITER (Category: Short Script), BEST ARTHOUSE STORYTELLER & BEST STORY STRUCTURE (Category: International Short Script)
The Priory of Sion and the treasure of Abbe Sauniere of Rennes the Castle France
By Florence Cazebon-Taveau
BEST HISTORICAL RECONSTRUCTION, BEST INTERPRETATION OF HISTORICAL EVENTS & BEST INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE STORYTELLER 2026
