NEW YORK SCREENWRITING AWARDS
NEW YORK SCREENWRITING AWARDS
NEW YORK SCREENWRITING AWARDS
FEATURES
BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY DRAMA WINNER

“ Polly “ by Laurie Brown

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY DRAMA – HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ Hidden Trails “ by Claude Green, Maureen Marlowe, Michael Hudson
“ Obstacles Of The Heart “ by Stuart Alan Pollack
“ Lena & David “ by Laurie Brown
“ A Hard Print “ by David Alan Templeton

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY COMEDY WINNER

“ Good News Gary “ by Chad Hutson

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY COMEDY – HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ Beyond Romeo “ by Aaron Fitzgerald

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY HISTORICAL WINNER

“ The Barbary Menace ” by Benjamin Abeyta Roussey

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY HISTORICAL HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ Silence “ by Liz Murphy

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY NY WINNER

“ The Shape of Regret “ by Ari N. Stein

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY NY HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ Mt. Carmel “ by John Ross, Todd Sullivan

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY LGBTQIA WINNER

“ Between Wine and Truth “ by Rebecca Silverman

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY LGBTQIA HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ The Unsaid Things Club “ by Julia R. Bernstein

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY THRILLER WINNER

“ The Last Good Summer “ by Emily Carter

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY THRILLER HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ The Case Officer “ by Ronald McQueen
“ Diary of A Dead Bloke “ by Roland William Oliver
“ Obsessed “ by Carlos Galinho Pires

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY HORROR WINNER

“ American Politeness “ by Aaron Cohen

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY HORROR HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ Nothing Personal, Darling “ by Josh Turner

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY ANIMATION WINNER

“ Before the Apology “ by Daniela Gutierrez

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY ANIMATION HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ The Things We Don’t Say “ by Victoria Hayes

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY USA WINNER

“ Feral Mountains “ by Terry Luke Podnar

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY USA HONORABLE MENTION

“ The Third Bottle “ by Brandon Reed

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY ACTION WINNER

“ The Language of Wolves “ by Nan Schmid

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY ACTION HONORABLE MENTION

“ 3 Guns “ by Benjamin Roussey

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY FAMILY WINNER

“ Quiet Like A Knife “ by Sarah Goldstein

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY FAMILY HONORABLE MENTION

“ Sunday Without Mercy “ by Olivia Brooks

SHORTS
BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY DRAMA WINNER

“ The Wild Fires “ by Alexandra Ruggieri

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY DRAMA HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ If You Go “ by P.J. Palmer

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY THRILLER WINNER

“ Lima After Midnight “ by Alexis Rivera

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY THRILLER HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ The Judge “ by Carla Dominguez

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY COMEDY WINNER

“ Forgive Me, Father “ by Philip Halmarack

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY COMEDY HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ A Naughty Weekend “ by Terry Hague
“ The Revenge Club “ by Marla Naomi Eaton

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY HORROR WINNER

“ The Softest Lie “ by Chris G. Bern

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY HORROR HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ First Floor “ by Brunno Haul

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY USA WINNER

“ Helping Hands “ by Terry Luke Podnar

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY USA HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ The Spirit of Robert Duvall “ by Lawrence Whitener

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY LGBTQIA WINNER

“ A Very Normal Life “ by Ana J. Morales

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY LGBTQIA HONORABLE MENTION

“ Bent “ by Christelle Imperial de Castro, Sophie Lee Bennett

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY ANIMATION WINNER

“ Keep It Together ” by Camila Torres

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY ANIMATION HONORABLE MENTION

“ You Could Have Left “ by Hannah Levine

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY HISTORICAL WINNER

“ Split the Bill “ by Lucas Fernandez

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY HISTORICAL HONORABLE MENTION

“ Attu “ by John Norris Ray

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY NY WINNER

“ Orange Skin Season “ by Sofia Alvarez

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY NY HONORABLE MENTION

“ The Perfect Match “ by Sammy Smedley

BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY NY WINNER

“ The Woman Who Didn’t “ by Leah Friedman

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY DOCUMENTARY HONORABLE MENTION

“ Almost Thirty Again “ by Kevin Hayes

TV PILOTS
BEST TV PILOT SCREENPLAY DRAMA WINNER

“ Deadline Berlin “ by Mark Schroeder

BEST TV PILOT SCREENPLAY DRAMA HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ Just Between Us “ by Javier Navarro

BEST TV PILOT SCREENPLAY COMEDY WINNER

“ Everything Is Fine “ by Kayla Scott

BEST TV PILOT SCREENPLAY COMEDY HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ Spaghetti “ by Henry Sarwer-Foner

BEST TV PILOT SCREENPLAY LGBTQIA WINNER

“ The Polite Rebellion “ by Abigail Rosen

BEST TV PILOT SCREENPLAY LGBTQIA HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ The Other Option “ by Maria Delgado

BEST TV PILOT SCREENPLAY NY WINNER

“ Smile and Agree “ by Tyler Parker

BEST TV PILOT SCREENPLAY NY HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ A Crime to Be Real “ by Brian Hughes 

BEST TV PILOT SCREENPLAY THRILLER WINNER

“ Not That Kind of Woman “ by Eli Horowitz

BEST TV PILOT SCREENPLAY THRILLER HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ The Age We Hide “ by Nathan Katz

BEST TV PILOT SCREENPLAY ACTION WINNER

“ Late for Truth “ by Victor Cruz

BEST TV PILOT SCREENPLAY ACTION HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ Monkey Trap “ by Denning Sean Powell

BEST TV PILOT SCREENPLAY ANIMATION WINNER

“ The Weight of Maybe “ by Sophie Klein

BEST TV PILOT SCREENPLAY ANIMATION HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ Velvet Judgment “ by Nick Cooper

BEST TV PILOT SCREENPLAY HISTORICAL WINNER

“ Santa Lucia Nights “ by Claire Donovan

BEST TV PILOT SCREENPLAY HISTORICAL HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ Final Romance For Margaret Fuller “ by Mark Wildermann

BEST TV PILOT HORROR WINNER

“Black Screens “ by John Azzopardi

BEST TV PILOT HORROR HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ The Quiet Punishment “ by Martin Ibarra

FEATURES
BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY DRAMA WINNER

“ Polly “ by Laurie Brown

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY DRAMA HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ Hidden Trails “ by Claude Green, Maureen Marlowe, Michael Hudson
“ Obstacles Of The Heart “ by Stuart Alan Pollack
“ Lena & David “ by Laurie Brown
“ A Hard Print “ by David Alan Templeton

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY COMEDY WINNER

“ Good News Gary “ by Chad Hutson

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY COMEDY HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ Beyond Romeo “ by Aaron Fitzgerald

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY HISTORICAL WINNER

“ The Barbary Menace ” by Benjamin Abeyta Roussey

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY HISTORICAL HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ Silence “ by Liz Murphy

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY NY WINNER

“ The Shape of Regret “ by Ari N. Stein

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY NY HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ Mt. Carmel “ by John Ross, Todd Sullivan

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY LGBTQIA WINNER

“ Between Wine and Truth “ by Rebecca Silverman

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY LGBTQIA HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ The Unsaid Things Club “ by Julia R. Bernstein

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY THRILLER WINNER

“ The Last Good Summer “ by Emily Carter

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY THRILLER HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ The Case Officer “ by Ronald McQueen
“ Diary of A Dead Bloke “ by Roland William Oliver
“ Obsessed “ by Carlos Galinho Pires

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY HORROR WINNER

“ American Politeness “ by Aaron Cohen

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY HORROR HONORABLE MENTION

“ Nothing Personal, Darling “ by Josh Turner

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY ANIMATION WINNER

“ Before the Apology “ by Daniela Gutierrez

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY ANIMATION HONORABLE MENTION

“ The Things We Don’t Say “ by Victoria Hayes

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY USA WINNER

“ Feral Mountains “ by Terry Luke Podnar

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY USA HONORABLE MENTION

“ The Third Bottle “ by Brandon Reed

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY ACTION WINNER

“ The Language of Wolves “ by Nan Schmid

BEST BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY ACTION HONORABLE MENTION

“ 3 Guns “ by Benjamin Roussey

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY FAMILY WINNER

“ Quiet Like A Knife “ by Sarah Goldstein

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY FAMILY HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ Sunday Without Mercy “ by Olivia Brooks

SHORTS
BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY DRAMA WINNER

“ The Wild Fires “ by Alexandra Ruggieri

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY DRAMA HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ If You Go “ by P.J. Palmer

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY THRILLER WINNER

“ Lima After Midnight “ by Alexis Rivera

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY THRILLER HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ The Judge “ by Carla Dominguez

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY COMEDY WINNER

“ Forgive Me, Father “ by Philip Halmarack

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY COMEDY HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ A Naughty Weekend “ by Terry Hague
“ The Revenge Club “ by Marla Naomi Eaton

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY HORROR WINNER

“ The Softest Lie “ by Chris G. Bern

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY HORROR HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ First Floor “ by Brunno Haul

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY LGBTQIA WINNER

“ A Very Normal Life “ by Ana J. Morales

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY LGBTQIA HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ Bent “ by Christelle Imperial de Castro, Sophie Lee Bennett

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY ANIMATION WINNER

“ Keep It Together ” by Camila Torres

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY ANIMATION HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ You Could Have Left “ by Hannah Levine

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY USA WINNER

“ Helping Hands “ by Terry Luke Podnar

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY USA HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ The Spirit of Robert Duvall “ by Lawrence Whitener

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY HISTORICAL WINNER

“ Split the Bill “ by Lucas Fernandez

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY HISTORICAL HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ Attu “ by John Norris Ray

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY NY WINNER

“ Orange Skin Season “ by Sofia Alvarez

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY NY HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ The Perfect Match “ by Sammy Smedley

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY DOCUMENTARY WINNER

“ The Woman Who Didn’t “ by Leah Friedman

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY DOCUMENTARY HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ Almost Thirty Again “ by Kevin Hayes

TV PILOTS
BEST TV PILOT SCREENPLAY DRAMA WINNER

“ Deadline Berlin “ by Mark Schroeder

BEST TV PILOT SCREENPLAY DRAMA HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ Just Between Us “ by Javier Navarro

BEST TV PILOT SCREENPLAY COMEDY WINNER

“ Everything Is Fine “ by Kayla Scott

BEST TV PILOT SCREENPLAY COMEDY HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ Spaghetti “ by Henry Sarwer-Foner

BEST TV PILOT SCREENPLAY LGBTQIA WINNER

“ The Polite Rebellion “ by Abigail Rosen

BEST TV PILOT SCREENPLAY LGBTQIA HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ The Other Option “ by Maria Delgado

BEST TV PILOT SCREENPLAY NY WINNER

“ Smile and Agree “ by Tyler Parker

BEST TV PILOT SCREENPLAY NY HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ A Crime to Be Real “ by Brian Hughes 

BEST TV PILOT SCREENPLAY THRILLER WINNER

“ Not That Kind of Woman “ by Eli Horowitz

BEST TV PILOT SCREENPLAY THRILLER HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ The Age We Hide “ by Nathan Katz

BEST TV PILOT SCREENPLAY ACTION WINNER

“ Late for Truth “ by Victor Cruz

BEST TV PILOT SCREENPLAY ACTION HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ Monkey Trap “ by Denning Sean Powell

BEST TV PILOT SCREENPLAY ANIMATION WINNER

“ The Weight of Maybe “ by Sophie Klein

BEST TV PILOT SCREENPLAY ANIMATION HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ Velvet Judgment “ by Nick Cooper

BEST TV PILOT SCREENPLAY HISTORICAL WINNER

“ Santa Lucia Nights “ by Claire Donovan

BEST TV PILOT SCREENPLAY HISTORICAL HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ Final Romance For Margaret Fuller “ by Mark Wildermann

BEST TV PILOT HORROR WINNER

“Black Screens “ by John Azzopardi

BEST TV PILOT HORROR HONORABLE MENTION

“ The Quiet Punishment “ by Martin Ibarra

FEATURES
BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY DRAMA WINNER

“ Polly “ by Laurie Brown

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY DRAMA HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ Hidden Trails “ by Claude Green, Maureen Marlowe, Michael Hudson
“ Obstacles Of The Heart “ by Stuart Alan Pollack
“ Lena & David “ by Laurie Brown
“ A Hard Print “ by David Alan Templeton

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY COMEDY WINNER

“ Good News Gary “ by Chad Hutson

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY COMEDY HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ Beyond Romeo “ by Aaron Fitzgerald

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY HISTORICAL WINNER

“ The Barbary Menace ” by Benjamin Abeyta Roussey

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY HISTORICAL HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ Silence “ by Liz Murphy

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY NY WINNER

“ The Shape of Regret “ by Ari N. Stein

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY NY HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ Mt. Carmel “ by John Ross, Todd Sullivan

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY LGBTQIA WINNER

“ Between Wine and Truth “ by Rebecca Silverman

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY LGBTQIA HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ The Unsaid Things Club “ by Julia R. Bernstein

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY THRILLER WINNER

“ The Last Good Summer “ by Emily Carter

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY THRILLER HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ The Case Officer “ by Ronald McQueen
“ Diary of A Dead Bloke “ by Roland William Oliver
“ Obsessed “ by Carlos Galinho Pires

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY HORROR WINNER

“ American Politeness “ by Aaron Cohen

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY HORROR HONORABLE MENTION

“ Nothing Personal, Darling “ by Josh Turner

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY ANIMATION WINNER

“ Before the Apology “ by Daniela Gutierrez

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY ANIMATION HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ The Things We Don’t Say “ by Victoria Hayes

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY USA WINNER

“ Feral Mountains “ by Terry Luke Podnar

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY USA HONORABLE MENTION

“ The Third Bottle “ by Brandon Reed

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY ACTION WINNER

“ The Language of Wolves “ by Nan Schmid

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY ACTION HONORABLE MENTION

“ 3 Guns “ by Benjamin Roussey

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY FAMILY WINNER

“ Quiet Like A Knife “ by Sarah Goldstein

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY FAMILY HONORABLE MENTION

“ Sunday Without Mercy “ by Olivia Brooks

SHORTS
BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY DRAMA WINNER

“ The Wild Fires “ by Alexandra Ruggieri

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY DRAMA HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ If You Go “ by P.J. Palmer

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY THRILLER WINNER

“ Lima After Midnight “ by Alexis Rivera

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY THRILLER HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ The Judge “ by Carla Dominguez

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY COMEDY WINNER

“ Forgive Me, Father “ by Philip Halmarack

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY COMEDY HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ A Naughty Weekend “ by Terry Hague
“ The Revenge Club “ by Marla Naomi Eaton

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY HORROR WINNER

“ The Softest Lie “ by Chris G. Bern

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY HORROR HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ First Floor “ by Brunno Haul

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY LGBTQIA WINNER

“ A Very Normal Life “ by Ana J. Morales

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY LGBTQIA HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ Bent “ by Christelle Imperial de Castro, Sophie Lee Bennett

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY ANIMATION WINNER

“ Keep It Together ” by Camila Torres

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY ANIMATION HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ You Could Have Left “ by Hannah Levine

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY USA WINNER

“ Helping Hands “ by Terry Luke Podnar

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY USA HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ The Spirit of Robert Duvall “ by Lawrence Whitener

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY HISTORICAL WINNER

“ Split the Bill “ by Lucas Fernandez

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY HISTORICAL HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ Attu “ by John Norris Ray

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY NY WINNER

“ Orange Skin Season “ by Sofia Alvarez

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY NY HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ The Perfect Match “ by Sammy Smedley

TV PILOTS
BEST TV PILOT SCREENPLAY DRAMA WINNER

“ Deadline Berlin “ by Mark Schroeder

BEST TV PILOT SCREENPLAY DRAMA HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ Just Between Us “ by Javier Navarro

BEST TV PILOT SCREENPLAY COMEDY WINNER

“ Everything Is Fine “ by Kayla Scott

BEST TV PILOT SCREENPLAY COMEDY HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ Spaghetti “ by Henry Sarwer-Foner

BEST TV PILOT SCREENPLAY LGBTQIA WINNER

“ The Polite Rebellion “ by Abigail Rosen

BEST TV PILOT SCREENPLAY LGBTQI HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ The Other Option “ by Maria Delgado

BEST TV PILOT SCREENPLAY NY WINNER

“ Smile and Agree “ by Tyler Parker

BEST TV PILOT SCREENPLAY NY HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ A Crime to Be Real “ by Brian Hughes 

BEST TV PILOT SCREENPLAY THRILLER WINNER

“ Not That Kind of Woman “ by Eli Horowitz

BEST TV PILOT SCREENPLAY THRILLER HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ The Age We Hide “ by Nathan Katz

BEST TV PILOT SCREENPLAY ACTION WINNER

“ Late for Truth “ by Victor Cruz

BEST TV PILOT SCREENPLAY ACTION HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ Monkey Trap “ by Denning Sean Powell

BEST TV PILOT SCREENPLAY ANIMATION WINNER

“ The Weight of Maybe “ by Sophie Klein

BEST TV PILOT SCREENPLAY ANIMATION HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ Velvet Judgment “ by Nick Cooper

BEST TV PILOT SCREENPLAY HISTORICAL WINNER

“ Santa Lucia Nights “ by Claire Donovan

BEST TV PILOT SCREENPLAY HISTORICAL HONORABLE MENTIONS

“ Final Romance For Margaret Fuller “ by Mark Wildermann

BEST TV PILOT HORROR WINNER

“Black Screens “ by John Azzopardi

BEST TV PILOT HORROR HONORABLE MENTION

“ The Quiet Punishment “ by Martin Ibarra