Spring 2026 Awards

Congratulations to the film award winners of the 2026 Big Apple Film Festival (spring edition)!

FEATURE FILM NOMINEES

American Muscle

Treasure of the Lost Reel

A Break in the Rain

The Red Mask

Small Potatoes

AWARD WINNER: American Muscle

FEATURE DOCUMENTARY NOMINEES

Ishues

Andy Warhol and Jamie

Sky's the Limit

Warrior: The Nathan Ingram Story

AWARD WINNER: Warrior: The Nathan Ingram Story

SHORT FILMS NOMINEES

Animals

Baguette

Sofia

All Cats are Grey in the Dark

AWARD WINNER: Sofia

SHORT DOCUMENTARIES NOMINEES

Up Hayes, A New York City Story

The Last Islander

A Score in Absence

AWARD WINNER: The Last Islander

EPISODIC

Driving Mr. Walker

Hotter in July

Inner Circle

And They Were Roommates

AWARD WINNER: And They Were Roommates

STUDENT FILMS NOMINEES

Still Here.

Mother's Recipe

The Signature

He's Not Alone

Night Battles

AWARD WINNER: Night Battles

ANIMATION NOMINEES

Squeeze the Day

The High King's Daughter

Something Greater Than You

AWARD WINNER: The High King's Daughter

MUSIC VIDEOS NOMINEES

She Knows

Deacon-Japan

California Highway 99

A Dawning

AWARD WINNER: A Dawning

FIRST TIME DIRECTORS NOMINEES

Noxturne

Monkeyshine!

Girl | Dad

The Digital Restaurant

Speech

AWARD WINNER: Speech

WOMEN FILMMAKERS' NOMINEES

Open All Night

Jane Doe

Hello Dad

As You Like It: The Series

The Quiet Between

Christmas Angels

Walk

Resume of Regrets

Grace and the Red Glow

AWARD WINNER: The Quiet Between

NYC STORIES NOMINEES

Up Hayes, A New York City Story

Pinkie Swear

A King's Curtain

AWARD WINNER: A King's Curtain