S H O R T S - 2 0 0 9 / Y E A R 6


BEST PICTURE
“True Beauty this Night” (USA) / Stephen P. Sweeney and Peter Besson
- Nominees -
“Bloom” (USA) / Steve Sweeney and Tom Sweeney
“Homeland Nation: Mescalero Apache” (USA) / Peter Blackwell and Peter Mervis
“Imago” (Original Title: “Casulo”) (Brazil) / Isadora Sachett
“Inanimate Objects” (Australia) / Don Percy
“Running Away with Blackie” (USA) / Michael Silberman and Lucas Garcia
“Scissu” (Germany) / Tom Bewilogua and Alex Beier
“Spaceman on Earth” (USA) / Shant Hamassian
“Thirsty” (USA) / Andrew Kasch and Buz Wallick
“Zombies and Cigarettes” (Spain) / Rafa Martinez and Iñaki San Roman


BEST DIRECTOR
“Running Away with Blackie” (USA) / Lucas Garica
- Nominees -
“Bloom” (USA) / Lance Larson
“The Godmother” (Israel/USA) / Lior Chefetz
“Hunger” (USA) / Chad Jackson
“Imago” (Original Title: “Casulo”) (Brazil) / Bernardo Uzeda
“The One Last Time” (USA/UK) / Scott Weintrob
“Scissu” (Germany) / Tom Bewilogua
“Thirsty” (USA) / Andrew Kasch
“True Beauty this Night” (USA) / Peter Besson
“Zombies and Cigarettes” (Spain) / Rafa Martinez and Iñaki San Roman


BEST SCREENPLAY
“Thirsty” (USA) / David Rosiak
- Nominees -
“Bloom” (USA) / David Edward Norman
“Burn Down” (USA/Korea) / HyunWoo Kim
“Guitar Lessons” (USA) / Deborah Geffner
“The One Last Time” (USA/UK) / Scott Weintrob
“Spaceman on Earth” (USA) / Shant Hamassian
“Transarabic Express” (Spain) / Cesar Espada
“True Beauty this Night” (USA) / Peter Besson


BEST CHRONICLE
“Homeland Nation: Mescalero Apache” (USA) / Peter Blackwell and Peter Mervis
- Nominees -
“Another Man’s Treasure” (USA) / Derek Prusak
“Convalescent Leprosy Patients: The Life Sank into Oblivion” (China) / Chen Li
“Faces of Tomorrow” (USA/Ecuador) / Meg Pinsonneault
“No Pity” (USA) / Drew Morton Goldsmith


BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“Imago” (Original Title: “Casulo”) (Brazil) / Guga Millet
- Nominees -
“Bloom” (USA) / Jas Shelton
“Enigma” (USA) / George Feucht
“Inanimate Objects” (Australia) / Tony Brennan
“Nether World” (USA) / James Higgins
“The One Last Time” (USA/UK) / Morgan Susser
“Running Away with Blackie” (USA) / Yash Bhatt
“Thirsty” (USA) / Buz “Danger” Wallick
“True Beauty this Night” (USA) / Jas Shelton
“Zombies and Cigarettes” (Spain) / Ana Pozo


BEST ANIMATED MOVIE
“Together!” (USA) / David Sheahan
- Nominees -
“Burn Down” (USA/Korea) / HyunWoo Kim
“Flying Boy” (Taiwan) / Chou-Yu Kuo
“Graduation” (USA) / Gameli Anumu and Bronwen Myers
“Mu” (a.k.a. “Emptiness”) (USA) / Ria Ama
“Rinky Dink” (USA/Spain) / John R. Dilworth
“Rubbuds” (USA) / Jan Chen


BEST ACTOR
“True Beauty this Night” (USA) / Dustin Seavey
- Nominees -
“The 100th Job” (Brazil/USA) / Micki Mihich
“Bloom” (USA) / Ryan Eggold
“The Golden Rule” (USA) / John T. Cogan
“Inanimate Objects” (Australia) / Daniel Fletcher
“Running Away with Blackie” (USA) / August Emerson
“Scissu” (Germany) / Guntbert Warns
“Spaceman on Earth” (USA) / Shant Hamassian
“Toy Soldier” (USA) / Justin Norman
“Zombies and Cigarettes” (Spain) / Samuel Viyuela


BEST ACTRESS
“Zombies and Cigarettes” (Spain) / Aroa Gimeno
- Nominees -
“Bloom” (USA) / Maria Forero
“The Condom Killer” (USA) / Kristen Miller
“Crescendo” (France) / Julie Gauvain
“The Darkling” (USA) / Glenda Dopazo
“Guitar Lessons” (USA) / Deborah Geffner
“Inanimate Objects” (Australia) / Josephine Clark
“Scissu” (Germany) / Janina Elkin
“Sugar Rush” (USA) / Mandi Kreisher
“True Beauty this Night” (USA) / Meegan Michel


BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
“Running Away with Blackie” (USA) / Camden Toy
- Nominees -
“Bloom” (USA) / Jose Yenque
“The Condom Killer” (USA) / Josh Brener
“The Darkling” (USA) / Phillip Ward
“Guitar Lessons” (USA) / Art La Fleur
“Guitar Lessons” (USA) / Stefan Marks
“Inanimate Objects” (Australia) / Jim Daly
“Reflections” (USA) / James Morrison
“Zombies and Cigarettes” (Spain) / Paco Hidalgo
“Zombies and Cigarettes” (Spain) / Javier Rios


BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
“Sugar Rush” (USA) / Brighid Fleming
- Nominees -
“Guitar Lessons” (USA) / Savannah Holcomb
“Inanimate Objects” (Australia)/ Anne Phelan
“Inquisition” (USA) / Emilee Edwards
“Spaceman on Earth” (USA) / Austin Highsmith
“Thirsty” (USA) / Tiffany Shepis


BEST PERFORMANCE
“Homeland Nation: Mescalero Apache” (USA) / John Hambrick
- Nominees -
“Homeland Nation: Mescalero Apache” (USA) / Sherman Blake
“Three’s Horrible: Part I” (USA) / Stephen Brooks
“Together!” (USA) / David Sheahan
“Zap Girl Makes Toast” (Canada) / Amy Melnychuk


BEST EDITING
“Imago” (Original Title: “Casulo”) (Brazil) / Bernardo Uzeda
- Nominees -
“Bloom” (USA) / Lance Larson
“Homeland Nation: Mescalero Apache” (USA) / Peter Mervis
“Inanimate Objects” (Australia) / William Houten
“One Day” (USA) / Bernard Garceau III
“The One Last Time” (USA/UK) / Ryan McGuire
“Thirsty” (USA) / Andrew Kasch
“True Beauty this Night” (USA) / Peter Besson
“Une Vignette de Mélancolie” (USA) / Peter Daucsavage
“Zombies and Cigarettes” (Spain) / Rafa Martinez


BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
“Running Away with Blackie” (USA) / Kyle Kenneth Batter
- Nominees -
“Bloom” (USA) / Jon Krupp
“Burn Down” (USA/Korea) / Will Aronson
“Enigma” (USA) / Jermaine Stegall
“Inanimate Objects” (Australia) / Robyn Payne
“Mu” (a.k.a. “Emptiness”) (USA) / Igor Nemirovsky
“Nether World” (USA) / Jeroen de Bruin, Nicky Deborah, and Vika Mendeleev
“Red Revenge” (USA) / Yurina Shin
“Rubbuds” (USA) / Stephen Tompkins and Alexander Tovar
“Zombies and Cigarettes” (Spain) / Natalia Jareño


BEST SOUNDTRACK
“Thirsty” (USA) / David Hess, Sean McGrath, and Justin Cruse
- Nominees -
“All Dressed Up” (USA) / Jason Rabinowitz, Rebecca Jupiter, and Avi Wisnia
“For Us” (USA) / Chris Smith, Rachel Anne Warren, and Brent Gibbons
“Inanimate Objects” (Australia) / Robyn Payne and Don Percy
“Running Away with Blackie” (USA) / Lucas Garcia
“True Beauty this Night” (USA) / Devotchka and The Fratellis


BEST SOUND DESIGN/EDITING
“Spaceman on Earth” (USA) / Thomas Graham
- Nominees -
“Enigma” (USA) / Jon Griffin, D.J. Lynch, and Steve Neal
“Homeland Nation: Mescalero Apache” (USA) / Peter Blackwell and Wyn Davis
“Imago” (Original Title: “Casulo”) (Brazil) / Bernardo Uzeda and Gustavo Loureiro
“The Machine Stops” (USA) / Adam Freise and Nathan Freise
“The One Last Time” (USA/UK) / Jason King
“Rubbuds” (USA) / Lane Nakamura, Hoa Mai, and Jason Dopko
“Running Away with Blackie” (USA) / Kevin Rittner, Jeff Pitts, and Ryan Rees
“True Beauty this Night” (USA) / David Brolin
“Zombies and Cigarettes” (Spain) / Ivan M. Vazquez


BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
“Enigma” (USA) / Matt Shumway, Jason Shumway, and Gary Shumway
- Nominees -
“Elephants” (UK) / Louise Mathews, Kate Kenward, and the Make-Up Team
“For Us” (USA) / Chris Smith and Tina Boyle
“Hunger” (USA) / Tom Rutherford and Christine Rutherford
“Inanimate Objects” (Australia) / Don Percy, Cheryl Pennefather, and Sue-Ellen Lakasas
“Nether World” (USA) / Setheyny Pen and Justin Kwan
“Running Away with Blackie” (USA) / Roy Rede, Noah Naylor, and Chanida Trueblood
“Spaceman on Earth” (USA) / Shant Hamassian
“Thirsty” (USA) / Andrew Kasch and Buz Wallick
“Transarabic Express” (Spain) / Cesar Espada and Kyung Suk You


BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS
“Enigma” (USA) / Matt Shumway and Kevin Quaid
- Nominees -
“The Darkling” (USA) / Paul Moukperian
“Elephants” (UK) / John Kelly, Andy Nicholas, and Melvyn Ternan
“For Us” (USA) / Chris Smith and Tina Boyle
“Homeland Nation: Mescalero Apache” (USA) / Peter Mervis
“The Machine Stops” (USA) / Adam Freise and Nathan Freise
“Nether World” (USA) / James Higgins, Peter Veth, and Setheyny Pen
“Spaceman on Earth” (USA) / Shant Hamassian
“Thirsty” (USA) / Tammy Sutton


BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS MAKE-UP
“Thirsty” (USA) / Emma J. Jacobs
- Nominees -
“The Darkling” (USA) / Kate Frey
“Reflections” (USA) / Kim Collea
“Running Away with Blackie” (USA) / Joshua Foster and Corinne Dutra
“Scissu” (Germany) / Patrick Mai
“Sugar Rush” (USA) / Matt Galuppo and Bruce Barlow
“Une Vignette de Mélancolie” (USA) / Ryan Lawrence Flynn
“Zombies and Cigarettes” (Spain) / Antonio Naranjo and Ruben Samos


BEST STUNTS
“Reflections” (USA) / Zoe Bell, Ryan Happy, and Chris Torres
- Nominees -
“Bloom” (USA) / Thomas Roach, Otis Knighten, and Carrie Hakanson
“The Darkling” (USA) / Phillip Ward
“Enigma” (USA) / Jason Shumway and Cris Gurtman
“The Godmother” (Israel/USA) / Ron Yuan, Mike Wilson, and Tsuyoshi Abe
“Scissu” (Germany) / Alexander Merbeth
“Sexual Tension: The Super Adventures of Steve and Stephen” (USA) / Eric Jacobus and “The Stunt People”
“Thirsty” (USA) / Joe Lynch and Michael Bailey Smith
“Zombies and Cigarettes” (Spain) / Chechu Rojo


BEST STUDENT PICTURE
“The Machine Stops” (USA) / Adam Freise, Nathan Freise, and EM Forster
- Nominees -
“Burn Down” (USA/Korea) / HyunWoo Kim
“Convalescent Leprosy Patients: The Life Sank into Oblivion” (China) / Chen Li
“The Godmother” (Israel/USA) / Lior Chefetz, Andres Rodriguez Franco, and Ian Dickinson
“Inquisition” (USA) / Kyle Gehring
“The Liberation of Teddy Wendin” / Michael Angelo Covino, Christiano Covino, and Jeven Dovey
“Sexual Tension: The Super Adventures of Steve and Stephen” (USA) / Joe Greenberg, Steve Greenberg, and Eliot Parker
“Sugar Rush” (USA) / Michael Lower, Corbin Billings, and Zachary Baumgartner
“Together!” (USA) / David Sheahan
“Une Vignette de Mélancolie” (USA) / Alex M. White


THE PRECIOUS (Tie)
“Sexual Tension: The Super Adventures of Steve and Stephen” (USA) / For the “Dudes Gone Nuts” Commercial
“Thirsty” (USA) / For the Slushy Goddess-Explosion-UFO Sequence