2026 Award Winners
Feature Films, Stand Up, Pilot/Episodic/Web Series
Feature: Pickleheads
Stand Up Special: Shane Mauss Trips
Pilot/Episodic/Web Series (PEWS): Comedia Del Adri
International Feature/PEWS: Comedia Del Adri
Texas Feature/PEWS: Pickleheads
Director: Anxiety Club
Screenplay: Will Wood: Slouching Towards Branson
Acting Performance (Gender Neutral): Jamie Campbell in The Sitcom & The Drama
Ensemble Cast: Pickleheads
Belly Laugh: A Quiet Sales Call
Audience Award: Pickleheads
Special Recognition:
Michael Strauss' Visuals in Shane Mauss Trips
Unique Storytelling in Will Wood: Slouching Towards Branson
Short Films, Student Films, Sketch Videos
Short: Fisher of Men
Sketch: Gaslighting Dad
Student Short: Am I The Asshole
International Short: Cell Buddies
Texas Short: Fisher of Men
Director: Sisters of Evergreen
Screenplay: A Dead Pam Comedy
Acting Performance (Gender Neutral): Ben Bishop in Hamster In My Head
Ensemble Cast: Sisters of Evergreen
Belly Laugh: Gaslighting Dad
Audience Award: Feel The Rhythm
Special Recognition:
Practical Visual Effects in Hamster In My Head
Unique Storytelling in Sad Getty
Screenplay & Pilot Competition Winners
Feature Screenplay: “America Decides” by Phil Reilly
Short Screenplay: “The Hole Point” by Chelsea London Lloyd
Pilot Script: “Naughty Maids” by Rommel Rojas