2023 Fan Film Director’s Choice Awards WINNERS

BEST DIRECTOR

Winner:
Raiders of the One Ring
Matthew Lee Blackburn

Runner Up:
Star Wars: Brightstar
Raphael Hebert


BEST ACTOR

Winner:
Dylan’s New Nightmare: A Nightmare on Elm Street Fan Film
Miko Hughes

Runner Up:
Star Wars: Brightstar
Jason Cavalier


BEST ACTRESS

Winner:
The Might of the Daleks
Amy Fortnum

Runner Up:
Superman: Sylvia
Kyler O’Neal as Sylvia


BEST COSTUMING

Winner:
Indiana Jones and the Treasure of the Aztecs
Abigail Freeman

Runner Up:
A Planetary Step – The Orville Fan Series: Embark with Clarke


BEST HAIR/ MAKE-UP

Winner:
Call Me Snake

Runner Up:
Stargate SG-13


BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Winner:
Weapon X
Nate Jermyn

Runner Up:
Crisis On Infinite Excaliburs – Avalon Universe
Neal Bilbe


BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC

Ghostbusters: Heirloom
Darren Wonnacott

Runner Up:
Indiana Jones and the Treasure of the Aztecs
Kevin Croxton (Russian vocals performed by Oliver Springs Elementary Music Club)


BEST AUDIO MIXING

Winner:
Dylan’s New Nightmare: A Nightmare on Elm Street Fan Film

Runner Up:
Narnia: A Fan Film


BEST CGI

Winner:
Wingman: An X-Wing Story

Runner Up:
THE LOST RELIC – A Star Wars Story
Pierre Labarre


BEST GREEN SCREEN

Winner:
THE LOST RELIC – A Star Wars Story

Runner Up:
Return of the Dark: A Harry Potter Fan Film


BEST COMPOSITE SHOT

Winner:
Return of the Dark: A Harry Potter Fan Film

Runner Up:
THE LOST RELIC – A Star Wars Story


BEST F/X MAKE-UP

Winner:
Dylan’s New Nightmare: A Nightmare on Elm Street Fan Film

Runner Up:
Frostbite: A Walking Dead Fan Film
Kaley Wareham


BEST LIGHTING

Winner:
Knights of The Void – Avalon Universe

Runner Up:
Batman: Ego


BEST SCREENPLAY

Winner:
THE LOST RELIC – A Star Wars Story
Clément and Pierre Labarre

Runner Up:
Raiders of the One Ring
Matthew Lee Blackburn


BEST COMEDY/PARODY

Winner:
Super Mario Bros: Back In The Game

Runner Up:
Can’t Stop, A Star Trek Fan Production


BEST ANIMATED

Winner:
Transformers Arrival (Episode 1)

Runner Up:
STAR WARS LEGENDS: A New Jedi


MOST CANON

Winner:
Wingman: An X-Wing Story

Runner Up:
Call Me Snake


BEST EDITING

Winner:
Crisis On Infinite Excaliburs – Avalon Universe

Runner Up:
The Might of the Daleks


BEST PORTRAYAL OF EXISTING CHARACTER

Winner:
Darth Vader Purpose
Ben Alfrejd as Darth Vader

Runner Up:
Star Wars: Rendezvous
Brent Peterson as Maul

Runner Up:Call Me Snake
Matt Kohler as Snake Plissken


BEST ENSEMBLE

Winner:
Indiana Jones and the Treasure of the Aztecs

Runner Up:
359: A Star Trek Fan Production


BEST ON-LOCATION SCENE

Winner:
Indiana Jones and the Treasure of the Aztecs
Fourche Creek, Little Rock Arkansas (Location in the Opening Scene)

Runner Up:
Secrets of the Temple
Silver City, UT and Snow Canyon, UT


BEST PLOT TWIST

Winner:
The Lost Starship

Runner Up:
MONTANA – A Scarface Fan Film


BEST USE OF IMPROVISED SETS

Winner:
Stargate SG-13 – A Stargate Fan Production
Stone Patio Display at Tucker Lumber as Stargate Platform

Runner Up:
Ghostbusters Movie Ecto 1 vs Graveyard Ghost / 80s special effects fan film


BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

Winner:
Star Wars: Brightstar

Runner Up:
Weapon X


BEST DOMESTIC FILM

Winner:
Indiana Jones and the Treasure of the Aztecs


BEST FOREIGN FILM

Winner:
THE LOST RELIC – A Star Wars Story


BEST STAR TREK FAN FILM

Winner:
Crisis On Infinite Excaliburs – Avalon Universe


BEST STAR WARS FAN FILM

Winner:
THE LOST RELIC – A Star Wars Story


BEST IN FEST

Winner:
Indiana Jones and the Treasure of the Aztecs

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