Hollywood Gold Awards
WINNERS - JANUARY 2026
Best Picture
CELESTIAL CURRENTS: ACT 2 - TEMPORAL LUMINANCE
Walter Holland
United States
(alphabetical order by Film's title)
Best Feature Documentary
ALONE ON THE MOUND
John Jeffrey Condit & Tom Friend
United States
Gold Award: Feature Documentary
AN ORDINARY COUPLE 2.0
Jay Gianukos & Susan Barnes
United States
Best Short Film
ANN'S SECRET
Yu Syun Wu
Taiwan
Silver Award: Short Script
ATTU
John Norris Ray
United States
Silver Award: Short Documentary
BIPOLAR WHAT THEY DON'T TELL YOU
Duchess letitia Antoinette Kapuscinska
Guyana
Mali
Nigeria
Saint Lucia
Sierra Leone
United Kingdom
Best Feature Film
BLUE SKIES ON MARS
Brian Lutes
Canada\United States
Best Music Video
BUFFALO FREE TIME
TerryLee WHETSTONe
United States
Gold Award: Short Documentary
Gold Award: Director
DAUNTLESS CANOPY
Yining Zhu
China
Gold Award: LGBTQ Film
DIFFERENT
William Samson
United Kingdom
Best Experimental Film
DYNAMICS
Teo Baehler
Netherlands
Honorable Mention
ENCHANTING THE SEA
Zack Van Eyck
United States
Best Web/Tv Series
ETHEL & ERNIE
Julia Wackenheim
United States
Gold Award: Cinematography
EVERY DAY IS THE END OF THE WORLD
Greg L. Hines
United States
Honorable Mention
FAMILY SECRETS
M.D. Singleton
United States
Gold Award: Short Documentary
GAZA'S RAIN
Mo'men Ghanim Hasanain
State of Palestine
Best Super Short Film
HIS BODY
Paolo Virone
Italy
Honorable Mention
HORIZONTES
Ileana Andrea Gomez Gavinoser
Argentina
Best Short Script
HOT MANGA GIRL
Beatrice Yilin Jiang
China
Gold Award: Short Film
INFINITE TIDE
Mimi Garrard
United States
Silver Award: Feature Script
IN THE GARDEN: ANCHORS OF FAITH
Written by Christal Kahles-Jones
United States
Best Student Film
KEEP COOKING
Nathan Blackman
United Kingdom
Silver Award: Short Film
LAST SUBLET
Franklin A. Ponce
United States
Best Short Film
Best Drama
Best LGBTQ Film
Best Director
Best Cinematography
Best Editing
Best Sound Design (Todd Mackenzie)
Best Actor Sean (Miguel Perez)
Best Screenplay
MAGHINTAY (WAIT)
David Rountree
Australia
Silver Award: Experimental Film
MEDIATATION - MEDITATION II
Joanna&rubens
Taiwan
Honorable Mention
MY ANGEL & DEVIL
Written by Anton Svantesson-Helkiö
Sweden
Gold Award: Experimental Film
NOAH AND MICHAEL
Mimi Garrard
United States
Gold Award: Director
NO MERCY
Sophiane Afroun
France
Best Feature Script
NOTHING THEN EVERYTHING
Written by Christan van Slyke
United States
Gold Award: Web/Tv Series
SEASON 2 EPISODE 6 2 MINUTES WITH SANTA THE 2 MINUTE SHOW
Dik Lee
United States
Gold Award: Music Video
SINGING RIVER
Rick Revel
United States
Best Music Video
STOP LIGHT MOON
Robert Benson Edgar
United States
Silver Award: Drama
TEARS FOR ENEBI
Peter Atigogo, Seunmanuel Faleye & Godspower Oshodin
Nigeria
Silver Award: Super Short Film
THAT “L” WORD
Wolf Bukowski & Clemencia Macias
United States
Gold Award: Feature Script
THE EIGHTH HOUSE
Written by Zack Van Eyck
United States
Gold Award: Short Script
THE FINAL FIGHT SHORT FILM
Written by Todd J Stein
United States
Best Short Documentary
THE KHOEKHOE SAGA
Johann Richard Abrahams
South Africa
Silver Award: Feature Documentary
THE MISSION POSSIBLE BOOK AWARD
Juan Phillip Chisholm
United States
Silver Award: Indie Short Film
THE ORIGIN OF SPRING OR THE NECESSARY DEATH IN BROAD DAYLIGHT- DIRECTOR'S CUT
Julian Bonnin
Portugal
Honorable Mention
THE REVENGE CLUB
Written by Marla Naomi Eaton
Canada
Gold Award: Feature Film
THE SETTLEMENT (WATER THRUST SEQUEL)
Vincent Krah
Ghana\United States
Gold Award: Drama
THE THREE OF US
Claudia Ventura
United States
Gold Award: Indie Short Film
THE TRANSITION ROOM
Aaron Penney
United States
Silver Award: Experimental Film
THERAPY
Ariana Richardi
Finland
Best Indie Short Film
UNDER A CLOUD
Frédéric Astruc
France
Silver Award: Music Video
WHOLE AGAIN
Yimiko
United States
Gold Award: Super Short Film
Gold Award: Student Film
Silver Award: Director
Silver Award: Cinematography (Cindy Schlenker)
Gold Award: Actor
Gold Award: Screenplay
Gold Award: Editing (David J. Rubin and Gillian Wustenhoff)
Gold Award: Sound Design
YOUR BEST FRIEND
David J. Rubin
United States