8th
Annual Int'l
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24. Best Supporting Actress (Mini-Short)
Frances Roberson - Modern Muse
25. Best Actor (Western Feature)
Curt Lambert - The Seamstress
26. Best Supporting Actor (Western Feature)
Peter Sherayko - The Seamstress
27. Best Actress (Western Feature)
Manuela Schneider - The Seamstress
28. Best Supporting Actress (Western Feature)
Brianna Young - The Seamstress
29. Best Actor (Western Short)
Ryon Marshall - Died Twice
30. Best Supporting Actor (Western Short)
Dean Christensen - Died Twice
31. Best Actress (Western Short)
Aurora LaRay - Died Twice
32. Best Supporting Actress (Western Short)
CJ Morrison - Died Twice
33. Best Actress (Western Mini Short)
Hannah Holman - Stubborn
34. Best Actor in a (Mini Short Western Film)
Clayton Bowman - For A Silver Dollar
35. Best Supporting Actor (Mini Short Western Film)
Jaden Harmon - For A Silver Dollar
36. Best Actress (Mini Short Western Film)
Hannah Holman - Stubborn
37. Best Actress (Mini Short Modern Western Film)
Kendall Cavener - The Meaning
38. Best Actor (Foreign Film)
Vincent Andriano - Eugene O'Neill's - The First Man
39. Best Supporting Actor (Foreign Film)
Alan Turkington - Eugene O'Neill's - The First Man
40. Best Actress (Foreign Film)
Charlotte Asprey - Eugene O'Neill's - The First Man
41. Best Supporting Actress (Foreign Film)
Josie Kidd - Eugene O'Neill's - The First Man
42. Best Narrator/Voice Actor
Kendall Cavener - The Meaning
43. Best Director (Feature) (Tie)
L. Tanner Smith - Exile
Carter Breaux - Kings
44. Best Director (Short) (Tie)
Pablo Schmitt - A Good Day
Jack Rendall - November 1sr
45. Best Director for a Mini-Short Film
Matt Jenkins - Vapor Trails
46. Best Directors for a Feature Western Film
Manuela Schneider - The Seamstress
47. Best Director for a Short Western Film
Carlos Diaz - Died Twice
48. Best Directors for a Mini-Short Western Film
Josh Baxter - For A Silver Dollar
49. Best Director for a Movie Location/Promo Ad
Bill Foster - Stella Vista Verde Ranch
50. Best Director for a Foreign Film
Hardeep Giani - Eugene O'Neill's: The First Man
51. Best Director for a Music Video
Jody Stelzig - Trouble
52. Best Director for an Animation Film
Andrew Jesus Gonzalez - Outside the Box
53. Best Director for a Documentary Film
Alex Luchsinger - Forward
54. Best Director for a Teaser/Trailer Film
Brett Bower - Unravelled
55. Best 1st Time Filmmaker (Tie)
Devin Montgomery - Monsters Within
Wes Gillum - The Path
56. Best Student Film
November 1st
Outside the Box
57. Best Female Director
Kendall Cavener - The Meaning
Kate Compton - It's Nice to Finally Meet You
58. Best Performer(s) In A Music Video
Shane Henry & Maggie McClure
The Imaginaries - Fever
1. Best Feature Film
Kings
2. Best Short Film (Tie)
A Good Day
November 1st
3. Best Mini Short Film
Vapor Trails
4. Best Animation Film
SnowBugs
5. Best Western Feature Film
The Seamstress
6. Best Western Short Film
Died Twice
7. Best Western Mini-Short Film
For A Silver Dollar
8. Best Mini Short Modern Western Film
The Meaning
9. Best Music Video
Fever
10. Best Documentary Film
Forward
11. Best Foreign Film
Eugene O'Neill's - The First Man
12. Best Teaser/Trailer Film
Unravelled
13. Best Actor (Feature)
Jachin Liké - Kings
14. Best Supporting Actor (Feature)
Ethan O'Neal - Kings
15. Best Actress (Feature)
Erdin Schultz-Bever - Exile
16. Best Supporting Actress (Feature)
Tiffany Michelle Foster - Exile
17. Best Actor (Short) (Tie)
Alan Thornburg - A Good Day
PJ Sosko - Just the Janitor
18. Best Supporting Actor (Short) (Tie)
James Austin Kerr - Juist The Janitor
RJ Preston - Crude
19. Best Actress (Short) (Tie)
Shaira Barton - A Good Day
Kelsi Harris - It's Nice to Finally Meet You
20. Best Supporting Actress (Short) (Tie)
Vonda Newby-Schuster - It's Nice to Finally Meet You
21. Best Actor (Mini-Short)
Dan Perrin - Vapor Trails
22. Best Supporting Actor (Mini-Short)
Wally Harris - Vapor Trails
23. Best Actress (Mini-Short)
Madelynn Deason - For A Silver Dollar
2026 SSUFF AWARD WINNERS
59. Best Original Film Song
"Trouble"
Performed by Keith Michael Kallina - "Crude"
60. Best MP3/Lyrics
"Alone I Cry"
Written by Wes Gillum
61. Best Drama (Feature) Film
"Monsters Within"
62. Best Drama (Short) Film (Tie)
It's Nice to Finally Meet You
63. Best Drama (Mini-Short) Film
Unravelled
64. Best Awareness Film
Outside the Box
65. Best Western Drama Feature
The Seamstress
66. Best Western Drama (Short)
Died Twice
67. Best Western Drama Mini Short
The Meaning
68. Best Crime Drama Film
Kings
69. Best Mystery Film
A Good Day
70. Best Feature Romance Film
"Eugene O'Neill's: The First Man"
71. Best Short Romance Film
"After the Beep"
72. Best Proof of Concept Film
"A Strange Trip"
73. Best Dark Comedy
"The Last Illusion"
74. Best Comedy Film
A StrangeTrip
75. Best Comedy Film
"Vapor Trails"
76. Best Dramady Film
Crude
77. Best Experimental Film
Outside the Box
78. Best True Story Based Film
After the Beep
79. Best Thriller Film
See You in Your Sleep
80. Best Horror Film
November 1st
81. Best Suspense Film
Kings
82. Best Psychological Film
Vapor Trails
83. Best Faith Film (Tie)
Fellowship
UkRussian My Faith
84. Best Action Film
Just the Janitor
85. Best Heartfelt Film
It's Nice to Finally Meet You
86. Best Family Film
The Path
87. Best YouTube
So You Want to be an Outlaw
88. Best Of The Fest Film
"November 1st"
89. Best Video Poetry Film
"The Meaning"
90. Best Film Twist
"Kings"
91. Best Inspirational Film
"Forward"
SCREENPLAY WINNERS
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1. Best Sci-Fi Western Short Screenplay
"Crime & Punishment 2121"
Written by - Jim Norman
2. Best Comedy Feature Screenplay
"Stache"
Written by - Erin Keefer
3. Best Drama Feature Screenplay
"The Last Resort"
Written by - Terry K Jacob
4. Best Of The Fest Screenplay
"The Last Resort"
Written by - Terry K Jacob
5. Best First-time Screenwriter
Wes Gillum
"The Path"
6. Best Phycological Horror Short Screenplay
"The Waiting"
Written by - Aurora LaRay
7. Best Exhibition Short Western Story
"The Last Outlaw"
Written by - D. Preston Davidson
MANUSCRIPT WINNERS
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1. Best Whimsical Fantasy Manuscript
"Electric Night Fairy & Her Dragon: A Fairy Tale Romance"
Written by - Mark E. Scott
2. Best Mythic Fantasy Manuscript
"Kauai Mermaid & Her Sea Dragon: A Fantasy Romance"
Written by - Mark E. Scott
3. Best Rom-Com Manuscript
"Nested Loops of Love: A Dot-Com Romance"
Written by - Jeanie Somerville Scott
4. Best Action Western Manuscript
"Putney's Crusade, The Knights of the Rising Sun"
Written by - D. Preston Davidson
5. Best Faith Western Manuscript
"The Trail Ends in Texas"
Written by - T. W. Lawrence
92. Best Western Comics
"Cutter & Bronco"
by T. W. Lawrence & Gerry Vance Jones
93. Best Art Drawing
"Greater Love Hath No Man"
by - Wes Gillum
94. Best Horror Graphic Art
"Living Dead Guys"
by - Becky Doyon
95. Best Photography
"The Chase"
by - Mario L Gandolfo
96. Best Graphic Poster
"The Last Outlaw"
by - Aaron Davidson
97. Best Event Photographer Team
Glenda & Troy Cottle
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