Shortlists for the 97th Academy Awards will be announced on Tuesday, December 17, 2024.
THE WINNERS
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​Best of Fest Unser Kind (Our Child) (Switzerland) by Samuel Flückiger
Best International Hearts of Stone (Belgium) by Tom van Avermaet
Best Animation In the Shadow of the Cypress (Iran) by Hossein Molayemi, Shirin Sohani
Best Documentary Daughter of Mine by Vanessa Martino
Best Drama The Cockroach by Mary Pat Bentel
Best Comedy Once More, Like Rain Man by Sue Ann Pien & Bella Zoe Martinez
Best Experimental Upside - Down Genius (Japan) by Ryotaro Nishi
Best Sci-Fi The Cardinal & The Computer by Scott Fitzloff
Best Horror Meat Cleaver! by Jared Asher Harris
Best Music Video Le Jardin - Anna (France) by Sebastien Salamand
Best Web Series Run Tana Run (China) by Kvon Chen
Best High School Film A Soldier's Dilemma by Collin Nelson
Winner Screenplay Competition
A Dead Goat Does Not Fear the Butcher’s Knife by Edson Sithole
Outstanding Achievement by an Actor
Laura Delhauer in Ow.
Georgina Navarro in Lead
Jury Special Mention
God is Grey by Jennifer Drake
Edge of Space by Jean de Meuron
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Immaculate Heart Community Filmmaker Fund Award Recipients
Andrés Lira (Primero, Sueño)
Sonia Bajaj (Welcome to Klyde's Kitchen)
Shuja Moore (Pardon Me)
Laura Delhauer, Jack Merline (Ow.)
Tom Caulfield, (Jasmine)
Oleksandr Bugela (Lost In Memories)
Ahuatl Amaro (Physical Therapy)
Leon Pierce Jr (Lead)
Jennifer Drake (God is Grey)
Dana Kippel (Damaged)
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Thanks you to the Immaculate Heart Community generous support to filmmakers with stories about human rights including social justice issues, women's rights, the plight of the immigrant.​