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San Diego Film Award Nominations

San Diego Film Week and San Diego Film Awards Nominations

Best Feature Documentary

Given out at the San Diego Film Awards

Shattered Dreams: Sex Trafficking in America directed by Bill Wisneski

San Diego Gay Bar History directed by Paul Detwiler

Thud Pilots directed by Mark Vizcarra

Calling All Earthlings directed by Jonathan Berman

Scramble The Seawolves directed by Jeff Arballo

BEST TV SHOW EPISODE

Given out at the San Diego Film Awards

Your Beer Show Pilot  by E Broadcast TV

Anatomy of An Antihero  by Blue Happy Films

VCs in a Van  by Branded Entertainment

Narrative Short Film Category

Given out at the San Diego Film Awards

Best Director

Given out at the San Diego Film Awards

Benjamin Howard for Deviant

Raymond Montemayor for Star Wars A Toys Awaken

Benito Bautista for The Interpreter

Jonathan Hammond for Isabel

Best Writer

Given out at the San Diego Film Awards

Ryan Bradford & Jordan Jacobo for 92115

Riley Wood & Kevin Brown for Lucky

Jonathan Hammond, Ryan Roach & Cheryl Sonstein for Isabel

Best Actor Supporting

Given out at the San Diego Film Awards

Kai Issey For The Interpreter

Mark Atkinson for Lucky

Larry Poole For What’s in the Box

Best Actress Supporting

Given out at the San Diego Film Awards

Carla Nell For Isabel

Cristyn Chandler For Isabel

Terezina Vital For Happy Birthday or Felicidades

Best Actor in a lead role

Given out at the San Diego Film Awards

Luke Monday For 92115

Drew Halliday For Lucky

Shane P. Allen For Poverty of Will

Joshua Eusebio For The Interpreter

Best Actress in a lead role

Given out at the San Diego Film Awards

Brooke McCormick for Break of Dawn

Annie Hinton for Isabel

Kumi Takiuchi For the Interpreter

Best Editing

Given out at the San Diego Film Awards

Cheryl Centeno For The Interpreter

Raymond Montemayor For Star Wars the Toys Awaken

James Hall, Benjamin Howard for Deviant

Best Cinematography

Given out at the San Diego Film Awards

Masafumi Seki for The Interpreter

Ryan Kelly for What’s in the Box

John Freeman For Capture

Alex Niknejad for Deviant

Jason Ferrell For Santa Fe Station

Jesse Aragon For Happy Birthday or Felicidades

Best Sound Design

Given out at the San Diego Film Awards

Raymond Montemayor For Star Wars, The Toys Awaken

Jose Pablo Valle and Michael McCumber  for The Dark Resurgence: A Star Wars Story

Mikko Quizon for The Interpreter

Best Costume Design

Given out at the San Diego Film Awards

Alejandra Guerrero For Deviant

Sandra Wolfe, Amanda Anderberg, Tiffini Lopez, Larry Poole For Santa Fe Station

Rosalie Barrio, Kristen Guerra For Star Wars: The Dark Resurgence

Best Visual Effects

Given out at the San Diego Film Awards

Rich Varville for Poverty of Will

Raymond Montemayor For Star Wars:  The Toys Awaken

Annie Capswightman, Michael McCumber, Roman Shcherbakov

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Best Production Design

Given out at the San Diego Film Awards

Kasuhiza Hatakeyama, Masahiko Tanaka for The Interpreter

Phuong Truong For Deviant

Best Fight Choreography

Given out at the San Diego Film Awards

Fernando J. Huerto For Unlocked

Michael McCumber For

Dark Resurgence: A Star Wars Story

Spirit of San Diego

Given out at the San Diego Film Awards

92115

Lucky

Best Short Narrative Film

Given out at the San Diego Film Awards

Benjamin Howard For Deviant

Esperanza Films for The Interpreter

PixelPlex For Star Wars:  The Toys Awaken 

Grooveko for Isabel 

Narrative Feature Film Category

Given out at the San Diego Film Awards

Best Director

Given out at the San Diego Film Awards

Jeff Deverett for “ism”

Mark Fusco For The Samuel Project

Amrita Pradhan For WE WERE ÍSLANDS

Best Actor

Given out at the San Diego Film Awards

Hal Linden for Samuel Project

Ryan Ochoa for Samuel Project

Cameron DeFaria for “ism”

Best Actress

Given out at the San Diego Film Awards

Aprina Brielle  For “ism”

Allix Elizabeth Gitter For “ism”

Amrita Pradhan  For WE WERE ÍSLANDS

Best Narrative Feature Film

Given out at the San Diego Film Awards

Jeff Deverett Media Group For “ism”

IN8 Releasing and Jeff Deverett Media Group For The Samuel Project

Jean Pants Productions For WE WERE ÍSLANDS

Given out at the San Diego Film Awards