2016 Award Winners

Best Feature
“Paris 05:59: Theo and Hugo” and “Being 17”

Best Director
Jacques Martindeau, Oliver Ducaste, “Paris 05:59: Theo and Hugo”
Runner-up: André Téchiné, “Being 17

Best Actor
Connor Jessup, “Closet Monster”
Runner-up: Tuc Watkins, “Retake”

Best Actress
Sandrine Kiberlain, “Being 17”
Runner-up: Cécile de France and Izïa Higelin, “Summertime”

Best Screenplay
“Being 17”
Runner-up: “Summertime”

Best First Feature
“Closet Monster”
Runner-up: “Retake”

Best Documentary
“Political Animals”
Runner-up: “An Act of Love” (directed by Scott Sheppard)

Best Men’s Short
“1985” (directed byYen Tan)

Best Women’s Short
“Vamonos” (directed by Marvin Lemus )

Best Trans Short
“Transcend” (directed by Kai Towns)

Overall Feature
“Other People”

Men’s Feature
“Jonathan”
Runner-up: “BearCity 3” (directed by Doug Langway)

Women’s Feature
“Summertime”
Runner-up: “Suicide Kale” (directed by Carly Usdin)

Best Documentary
“Strike a Pose”
Runner-up: (tie) “Real Boy” and “Political Animals”

Best Women’s Short
“Veracity” (directed by Seith Mann)

Best Men’s Short
“Sign” (directed by Andrew Keenan-Bolger)

Best Trans Short
“Who Am I?” (directed by Monika Wilczynska)

2016 AWARD WINNERS