26th ANNUAL NEWPORT BEACH FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2025 AWARDS WINNERS
AUDIENCE AWARDS
Best US Feature: “Undercard”
Best International Feature: “Song of the Fireflies”&“Köln 75”
Best Animated Feature: “Arco”
Best Comedy Feature: “Lemonade Blessing” & “Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off”
Best Action Sports Feature: “Harbour Chronicles: Shaping a Legacy”
Best AA+D Feature: “The Pantone Guy (The King of Color)”
Best Irish Feature: “Báite”
Best International Documentary: “Sicilia”
Best US Documentary: “Blue Zeus”
Best Narrative Short: “iChild”
Best Documentary Short: “Misfire: The People vs. Ari Aki Young”
Best Animated Short: “Ball Lightning”
Best Action Sports Short: “First In, Last Out”
Best AA+D Short: “Oh Yeah!”
JURY AWARDS
Best Feature Narrative: “Christy” (US)
Best Feature Narrative Director: “Omaha” — Cole Webley
Best Feature Narrative Actor: “Omaha” — John Magaro
Best Feature Narrative Actress: “Christy” — Sydney Sweeney
Best Supporting Actor: “Christy” — Ben Foster
Best Supporting Actress: “Christy” — Merritt Wever
Best Feature Narrative Ensemble: “Sentimental Value”
Best Documentary: “On the Wave”
Honorable Mention Documentary: “Steve Schapiro: Being Everywhere”
Best First Feature: “Cutting Through Rocks”
Best Documentary Short: “Vita 2.0”
Best Narrative Short: “Miriam”
Best Animated Short: “Home”
FESTIVAL HONORS
Outstanding Feature Narrative: “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery”
Outstanding Feature Ensemble: “Adult Children”
Outstanding International Feature: “No Other Choice”
Outstanding Screenplay: “Nouvelle Vague”
Outstanding Irish Feature: “Christy”
Outstanding Performance: “The Secret Agent” (Wagner Moura)
Outstanding Performance: “Sentimental Value” (Renate Reinsve)
Outstanding Horror: “Theater is Dead”
Outstanding Action Sports: “Antarctica – Domain One”
Outstanding Fashion Documentary: “Akris: Fashion With a Heritage”
Outstanding Editing Feature: “No Other Choice”
Outstanding International Documentary: “From That Small Island” & “The Unsinkable Entrepreneur”
Outstanding Cinematography: “Frankenstein”
Outstanding Original Score: “Sinners”
Outstanding Animated Short: “Retirement Plan”