2020 AWARD WINNERS & NOMINATIONS
Award winners were announced during the Virtual Award Ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 17th at 4pm (EDT).
2020 BLACK FEATHER AWARD
CHRISTINA RAIA
The Black Feather Award is given to a filmmaker who reflects the inclusive values Blackbird stands for and embodies the spirit of the festival. Typically, Black Feather Award winners are festival alumni who remain engaged and continue to show their support year after year.
BEST OF FEST
Ashes to Ashes
Cavity
Donny and Clive
Extra Innings
Portraitiste
Rose & Raven
The Lock
To Bleed True
Tracks
BEST DOCUMENTARY
500+ The Ride of a Lifetime
Ashes to Ashes
Farming on the Flint
Sadika's Garden
BEST DRAMATIC SHORT
Cavity
Extra Innings
Jack and Anna
Leaving to live
Portraitiste
Proof
The Boy Hero
To Bleed True
Tracks
BEST COMEDIC SHORT
Aphasia
Blow Out
Cover Up - Handarbeit
Donny and Clive
GRiT
Oh, Baby!
They Won't Last
BEST ACTION SHORT
Blind Date
Exkursion
Saci (Remix) - BaianaSystem ft. TropKillaz
The Lock
You - James Arthur ft. Travis Baker
BEST THRILLER SHORT
Cassandra
Mania
Rorrim
The Re-Education of Jane Brown
BEST ANIMATION
Embraces & the touch of skin
Kaeru
Stitch
The Ribbon
Umbrella
Wash Day
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Pearl Cadillac - Gary Clark Jr.
Saci (Remix) - BaianaSystem ft. TropKillaz
You - James Arthur ft. Travis Baker
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CINEMA DIRECTOR AWARD
All the Wrong Things - Chelsea Gonzalez
Bill, the Alien - Ricardo Herrera
Cavity - Ian Adelson
Extra Innings - John Gray
Rabbits - Riley Sugars
Rose & Raven - Nicolas Alayo
The Boy Hero - Kyle Thompson
To Bleed True - Karl Richter
Tracks - Rosie Day
CINEMATIC WRITING AWARD
All the Wrong Things
Chemistry
Donny and Clive
Extra Innings
Portraitiste
The Lock
They Won't Last
Tracks
Zugzwang
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Cavity
Exkursion
Ius Talionis
Mania
Pearl Cadillac
Tracks
Universe
BEST CINEMA EDITING
Blow Out
Cavity
Drawing Blank
Postal
Rose & Raven
To Bleed True
Tracks
Zwart
BEST SOUND DESIGN
@theinternet
Pearl Cadillac
Mania
Saci (Remix)
The Lock
You
Zwart
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BETTER WORLD AWARD
Amal
As One
Gabrielle
Love Like You Give A Shit
Sadika's Garden
We All Have Wings
THE DARKNESS AWARD
Cassandra
Here There Be Tygers
Mania
Rorrim
The Gaze
The Re-Education of Jane Brown
HEART & SOUL AWARD
As One
Cortaca: The Road to Metlife
Gabrielle
Rainslide
Jack and Anna
Rose & Raven
Ten
THE SNEAKY TWIST AWARD
[Untitled]
Beyond Charlie
Extra Innings
Ride Scare
The Keeper
The Lock
Trigger
Zoo
LIFE & FAMILY AWARD
Aleita
Amal
As One
Portraitiste
The Ribbon
Umbrella
Zugzwang
POWERFUL VOICE AWARD
Chemistry
Gabrielle
Gear Shift
Invitation
Medium
Plunge
Stitch
Un homme un vrai (A real man)
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MOST ORIGINAL FILM AWARD
@theinternet
Baggage
Blow Out
Drawing Blank
Oh Baby!
Rainslide
To Bleed True
Zoo
Zwart
NEW YORK FILMMAKER AWARD
500+ The Ride of a Lifetime
Extra Innings
Last Knight Standing
Oasis
The Keeper
Zugzwang
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BEST LEAD ACTRESS
Candace Hammer - Lucy (All the Wrong Things)
Rebecca Knox - Cleo (Cavity)
Charlotte Martin - Naomi (Chemistry)
Allie Leonard - Grace (Dosed)
Penny Munroe - Charlie (Here There Be Tygers)
Kate Morgan Chadwick - Jane (Oh, Baby!)
Isabelle Fuhrman - Martha (Tracks)
BEST LEAD ACTOR
Joseph Lopez - Frank (Birthday)
Ian Weglarz - Jasper (Cavity)
T.J. Thyne - Gary (Extra Innings)
Sam Goodchild - Chris (Plunge)
Ali Ansarian - Driver (The Lock)
Des Flanagan - Henry (Rabbits)
Jared DeBusk - Raven (Rose & Raven)
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AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS
Audience Choice Awards were determined by votes submitted during both the Sunset Cinema Drive-In Event as well as the Virtual Festival during the timespan of October 1st to October 17th, 2020.
BLOCK A - EMPOWERED, MOTIVATED, STRONG
Gabrielle
BLOCK B - SURVIVING LOSS
The Boy Hero
BLOCK C - TRAPPED
Trigger
BLOCK D - FRIDAY NIGHT FRENZY
Extra Innings
BLOCK E - STRANGER DANGER
Blind Date
BLOCK F - TOXIC LOVE
Dosed
BLOCK G - ZOMBIES, SPACE & THE APOCALYPSE
Oasis
BLOCK H - THE ART OF LIFE
Portraitist
BLOCK I - MAKIN' BABIES & STREALIN' STUFF
Oh, Baby!
BLOCK J - DADDY ISSUES
Rabbits
BLOCK K - UNLEASH THE BEAST
Here There Be Tygers
BLOCK L - CROSSING BORDERS
Sadika's Garden
BLOCK M - THE PERFECT YOU
Jack and Anna