New York Movie AwardsInternational Monthly Film Festival

Categories

Award categories published by New York Movie Awards.

MONTHLY COMPETITION

Best Picture (feature film or short film, any genre)

Best Feature Film

Best Feature Documentary

Best Indie Feature Film (low budget)

Best Short Film

Best Indie Short Film (low budget)

Best Short Documentary

Best Super Short Film

Best Web/Tv Series

Best Music Video

Best Student Film

Best AI Film

Best AI Animation Film

Best Experimental

Best Animation

Best Horror

Best Producer

Best First Time Director

Best Director Feature Film

Best Director Short Film

Best Actress

Best Actor

Best Original Screenplay

Best Original Score

Best Original Song

Best Cinematography

Best Editing

Best Sound Design

Best Short Script

Best Feature Script

Awards of Distinction

Special Jury Awards

Honorable Mentions

HOW AWARDS ARE CHOSEN

Award Selection Criteria

In each category, the Best Award recognizes the project receiving the highest score from the jury, provided it satisfies the festival's quality requirements. Additional distinctions — Award of Distinction, Special Jury Award, and Honorable Mention, listed in descending order of prestige — are determined exclusively by the jury's scores, independently of the category in which a project was submitted. Multiple projects may receive recognition at the same level, but awards are never automatic and are reserved for works meeting the established quality standards.