2026 New York CineFest Award Nominees
Best Animation
Jesus's Last Supper In America
Signalman
Hephaestus and Aphrodite
Best Comedy Short
Meatball
Bricks
Claire's Foot
Gross Income
Prince Party P.I.
Best Sci-Fi
Feet Don't Fail Me Now
Invasion '53
Mr Vertigo
Best Drama Short
No Left Turns
Finders Keepers
The Drive
Sick Enough
RUN
Best Thriller Short
Echoes in the Dark
YUKIKO
You're Not Sorry
HER
The Last Draft
Best Actor | Short
Stephen Sherman (Obscura)
Christian Leadley (Mansplaining)
Jeff Yoon (Claire's Foot)
Donal Gilsenan (Angel Kiss)
Steve Brustien (Meatball)
Best Actress | Short
Rebecca Jimenez (The Spanish Lesson)
Olivia Benedict (Sick Enough)
Naosheen Ahmed (Pandaal)
Molly Densmore (The Callback)
Jemma Handler (Catalogue of Noses)
Best Director | Short
Paulina Knaak (Good Mourning)
Nicole Giroux (The Piano Tuner)
Danielle Weinberg (Invasion '53)
Simone Stadler (The Spanish Lesson)
Rebecca Dearden (Finders, Keepers)
Best Actor | Feature
Doug Harris (Caravan)
Paul Santoli (We Want the Virus)
Ricky DeRosa (It's Always Almost Over)
James McDonald (Baggage Claim)
Best Director | Feature
Nikki Lyn Neurohr (Baggage Claim)
Michelle Salcedo (Switch & Bait)
Melissa Vitello (Regression)
Paul Santoli (We Want the Virus)
Best Actress | Feature
Otmara Marrero (Switch & Bair)
Kait Dieppa (Timings)
Nikki Lyn Neurohr (Baggage Claim)
Haley Kastler (It's Always Almost Over)
Best Picture
Rice & Sugar
We Want the Virus
Caravan, Baggage Claim
Regression
Switch & Bait