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CONGRATULATION TO OUR 2026 WINNERS

Best Feature Screenplay  
MORDECHAI AND KLAUS (Written by Rosalyn Rosen)

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Best Short Screenplay  
MAKING WAVES (Written by Joseph Drew Larimore)

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Best Stage Play  
EXHIBITION (Written by Derek Masterson)

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Best Television Pilot  
Button Mashers (Written by Joe F. Witt)

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Best Adapted Screenplay  
You Don't Have to Die in the End (Written by Anita Daher)

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Best Drama Screenplay  
Rahma (Written by Faysal Soysal)

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Best Comedy Screenplay  
Amish Zombies (Written by Johnathon Miller)

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Best Thriller Screenplay  
Overwhelming Darkness (Written by Steven A. Hart)

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Best Horror Screenplay  
Pale (Written by Justin DiSandro)

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Best Science Fiction Screenplay  
Crime & Punishment 2121 (Written by Jim Norman)

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Best Fantasy Screenplay  
The Magic City (Written by Maria Panagiotidis)

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Best Adventure Screenplay  
The Adventures of Paleta Man Script (Written by Paul Ramirez & Matthew Ramirez)

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Best Crime Screenplay  
Death Exhibition (Written by Julie A. Thornton)

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Best Mystery Screenplay  
The Real McCoy (Written by Monika Bibik)

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Best Historical Screenplay  
The Fifth Queen (Written by Margaret Doner)

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Best Romance Screenplay  
TRISTAN ARTHUR'S KNIGHT (Written by Loreana Maria Constantino Valentini)

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Best Coming-of-Age Screenplay  
Life Vest (Written by Glenn Lissner)

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Best LGBTQ+ Screenplay  
Bloodsucker Castle (Written by Tanner Bushell)

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Best Film Noir Screenplay  
The Fourth Night (Written by Mike Briock)

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Best Short Drama Screenplay  
Callsign: Slim Jim (Written by Thomas DiBlasio)

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Best Television Comedy Script  
Up Your Alley- PILOT (Written by Jackson Trent)

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Best Television Thriller Script  
The Alexandria Chronicles (Written by Matt Townsend)

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Best Short Stage Play  
The Person in Charge (Written by Loretta Bolger Wish)

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Best Young Screenwriter  
Virality (Written by Jacob Magee)

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Special Jury Award  
The Penance of Alvina Lee (Written by Jody Matzer)


HONORABLE MENTIONS

Ballycotton (pilot) (Written by James Shanklin)

Becoming Emily (Written by Brad Havens)

Clear Cut Cleptos (Written by Mista Martel)

Enjoy Your Stay (Written by S. T. Holt)

Final Answer (Written by Robert A. Velez)

ForeclosurE (Written by Roberto A. Velez)

Grace Falls (Written by Benjamin Daniel Hebert)

In My Sister's Country (Written by Drew Larimore)

Mia (Written by Matt Townsend)

Nightmare at Horror High (Written by Luke Douglas Klein)

Sirens of Silence (Written by Matt Townsend & Ellana Blacher)

The Chinese Cat (Written by Nelson Arroyo)

UPSTATE (Written by Drew Larimore)

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