OFFICIAL NOMINATION 2023
FEATURE FILMS
MOST INSPIRATIONAL
Access Control
Testament: The Parables Retold
THE MULLIGAN
Running The Bases – Feature
Senior Year: Love Never Fails
I Can’t Breathe (God Forgive Them)
Let Me Have My Son
A Marriage Made in Heaven
Miracle At Manchester
GRACE BY NIGHT
Amazing Gracie
BEST FOREIGN FILM
Child of the Occult
A Cross In The Desert
Love is Plan B
Empty Church
DAYS OF NOAH
The pain, your storm
The Hope
RED FAUST
Testament: The Parables Retold
TRAPPED
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Testament: The Parables Retold
A Cross In The Desert
THE MULLIGAN
The Journey
Empty Church
Washington’s Armor
A Marriage Made in Heaven
DAYS OF NOAH
The Hope
GRACE BY NIGHT
BEST MUSICAL SCORE
Berto Garcia, David Palmer & Andrew J. Bullard IV (Access Control)
Nicky Chavers, Tommy Curtian and Olivia Singlton *A Peep Behind the Scenes)
Shayne Green (Running The Bases)
Pablo Aguirre (Bringing Back Christmas)
Emmanuel Segarra (Miracle At Manchester)
Various Artists (Kathie Lee Gifford Presents The Way)
Justin Rizzo and Jon Rizzo (Between Two Worlds)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Della de Castro (AN UNLIKELY ANGEL)
Gigi Orsilo (Running The Bases)
Connie Sellecca (A Marriage Made in Heaven)
Vivienne Marshall (Thorns and Thistles at the End of the World)
Julie Crisante (Fabled)
Shari Rigby (GRACE BY NIGHT)
Celina Acevedo (Amazing Gracie)
Stephanie Parker (Imposter Pastor)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Pat Boone (THE MULLIGAN)
Sam Jones (AN UNLIKELY ANGEL)
Denilson Pedrosa Lisboa (The Journey)
Benjamin Onyango (Senior Year: Love Never Fails)
Tim Perez-Ross (Washington’s Armor)
Gary Hershberger (A Marriage Made in Heaven)
Richard Tyson (Miracle In The Valley)
Will Oliver (GRACE BY NIGHT)
Jody Mitchell (Imposter Pastor)
Daniel Roebuck (I Can)
Brooks Harvey (Alan and the Rulers of the Air)
Cameron Arnett (Running The Bases)
BEST LEAD ACTRESS
Paulette P. Williams (Testament: The Parables Retold)
Karla Dansereau (The Text)
Jillian Murray (AN UNLIKELY ANGEL)
Jessica Koioian (Pursuit of Freedom)
Layla Cushman (Chasing Hope)
Leigh-Allyn Baker (Bringing Back Christmas)
Avaryana Rose (Broken)
Sharonne Lanier (GRACE BY NIGHT)
Sarah LeJeune (Amazing Gracie)
BEST LEAD ACTOR
Josh Beckman (Testament: The Parables Retold)
Eric Close (THE MULLIGAN)
Tim Perez-Ross (One Cop’s Journey)
Andrew Jacob Brown (Before it Happened)
Brett Varvel (Running The Bases)
Diallo Thompson (Senior Year: Love Never Fails)
Stelio Savante (Pursuit of Freedom)
Willie Mellina (Washington’s Armor)
Mark Christopher Lawrence (Bringing Back Christmas)
Tony Denman (Let Me Have My Son)
Michael J Patterson (Fabled)
Richard Tyson (Miracle In The Valley)
Antonio Sabato Jr (GRACE BY NIGHT)
BEST SCREENPLAY
Robert Krantz (A Marriage Made in Heaven)
Andrew J. Bullard IV (Access Control)
Sarah Lejeune (Amazing Gracie)
Rebecca Rogers (AN UNLIKELY ANGEL)
T. Laresca and Jason Campbell (I Can’t Breathe (God Forgive Them))
Ka Fu Henry Poon (Love is Plan B)
Judy Belshe-Toernblom (Miracle In The Valley)
George A Johnson (Pursuit of Freedom)
Marty Roberts and Jimmy Womble (Running the Bases)
Jason Baumgardner (Spooklight)
RIck Eldridge (THE MULLIGAN)
BEST DIRECTOR
Robert Krantz (A Marriage Made in Heaven)
Lisa Arnold (Bringing Back Christmas)
Samuel Joshua (Chasing Hope)
Maks Maksimov (Empty Church)
Nathan Mark Leon (GRACE BY NIGHT)
Tyler Sansom (I Can)
Kathie Lee Gifford (Kathie Lee Gifford Presents The Way)
Eddie McClintock (Miracle At Manchester)
Don Schroeder (Miracle In The Valley)
George A Johnson (Pursuit of Freedom)
Marty Roberts and Jimmy Womble (Running the Bases)
Jude Okwudiafor Johnson (Senior Year: Love Never Fails)
Paul Syrstad (Testament: The Parables Retold)
Michael O. Sajbel (THE MULLIGAN)
Tammy Lane (Washington’s Armor)
BEST PICTURE
A Marriage Made in Heaven
Empty Church
GRACE BY NIGHT
I Can
Miracle In The Valley
Pursuit of Freedom
Running the Bases
Testament: The Parables Retold
THE MULLIGAN
Washington’s Armor
SHORT FILMS
MOST INSPIRATIONAL
A Time for Love: Something Beautiful
Every Step
Faithful wish foundation
First Identity
FREE(d) by Faith
Infinite
Letters to Stephanie : “The Ultimate Gift”
Light in the Darkness – Ukrainian Refugee
Necessity
One Matchstick: The Senga Fire
Rainbow in the Night Movie
The Great Creator
The Long Way
The Situation Room
Who You Are
BEST LEAD ACTRESS
Brenda Ingram (65)
Kelsey Kupecky (Ashley and Landon)
Milly Figuereo (Baila Conmigo)
Lami Phillips (Blink of an Eye)
Sharonne Lanier (I Really Miss You)
Jasmine Wright-Curley (Magdalene)
Anita Cordel (SHIVA)
Patrece Bloomfield (Stills)
Samantha Minton (The Art of Sneakiness)
Talia Alanis (The Bod Squad)
Candy Dennis (The Recipe)
Cassie Chisum (The Situation Room)
Alicia Redmond (Willows)
Christine Lanning (Wisher Maddox)
Hannah Foster (youth group)
BEST LEAD ACTOR
Kyle Kupecky (Ashley and Landon)
Michael Danell (Around the Corner)
Sebastian Hernandez (Baila Conmigo)
Ilja Baumeier (Candlelight)
Thomas Scott (Closing Night)
Michael Broderick (Life Goes On)
Caleb Martin (Silencing Fear)
Robert Amaya (So You Want To Marry My Daughter)
Roger Aljossen Holmes (The Contract)
Ethan Mitchell (The Somewhat True Tales of Sir William)
Jeremiah Johnson (Three Questions)
Jordan Mullins (Tritanopia)
Will Tate (Wisher Maddox)
Matthew Rhodes (With Joyful Ring)
BEST DIRECTOR
Tyler Russell (Ashley and Landon)
Dong-hee Ahn (A DROP OF WATER)
Luke Herchuk (Around the Corner)
Daniel Finkelman (Crumbs)
Richard Grahn (E2N)
Kurtis Anton (Life Goes On)
Andrew William and Van Branham (Magdalene)
David Ferry Jr. (One Matchstick: The Senga Fire)
Spencer Cameron (SHIVA)
Seth Himes (So You Want To Marry My Daughter)
Joe Boi (The Art of Sneakiness)
Dan E. Tibbs (Wisher Maddox)
BEST SCREENPLAY
Karen Kingsbury and Tyler Russell (Ashley and Landon)
Robert John Rivera Jr., Jelani “Brookz” Lawrence, and Jonathan Eric Norwood (Battlefield)
John Goad and Zach Tonkin (For Whom Shall We Fight)
Brandon Tucker (Her Name Is Taylor)
Jo-Ann Wilhelm (Letters to Stephanie : “The Ultimate Gift”)
Jasmine Wright-Curley (Magdalene)
Cynthia Harford and Chris Zobac (Necessity)
Seth Himes (So You Want To Marry My Daughter)
Jackie Hovorka (The 12th Letter)
Sansebastian Stewart (The Contract)
Andrew Huff (The Situation Room)
Natalie A Meza and Sharon Suzanne Butler (The White Candle)
Anele Lundborg (Unveiled)
Patrícia Evangelista (Word of Hope)
BEST SHORT FILM
A DROP OF WATER
A Time for Love: Something Beautiful
BELIEVE
Candlelight
E2N
For Whom Shall We Fight
Life Goes On
Magdalene
SHIVA
The Great Creator
The Situation Room
Transient
Who You Are
Wisher Maddox
DOCUMENTARIES
MOST INSPIRATIONAL
18 Days: The Making of “I Can”
Beautiful Faces
Crossing Over the Documentary
Hope In Hard Places
I Will Soar
John Ed: A Pastor’s Story
Mother Teresa: No Greater Love
Our Triumphant Holy Day
Pearls Along the Heavenly Path
MOST CREATIVE
Beautiful Faces
Easter is Real
Episode 1: “The First Jerusalem Council” from “One New Man, A TJCII Documentary Series.”
From anxious and depressed to freedom in Christ – a personal journey
God’s Living Treasures Volume 3 – Animals of Alaska
Mother Teresa: No Greater Love
New Creation in Love
Spiritual Cyphers: Hip Hop and the Church
Teen Musical “Behind-the-Scenes” Documentary
The Road To Legacy
BEST DIRECTOR
Grant Hoeppner, Rein Cabalquinto, Ingrid Koss (Back to Square One)
Cole Dempsey (Episode 1: “The First Jerusalem Council” from “One New Man, A TJCII Documentary Series.”)
Veronica DiPippo (Father Ryan: A Higher Call)
Carmen Labaki ( The Cypriot Maronites)
Thea Elisabeth Haavet (Tracking St. Thomas – The Apostle of the East)
Duane Codrington (Just. One. Mile.)
Joshua David Wright (Self | When You’ve Tried Everything)
John P. Ondo (Station Identification: The Story of WTLW-TV)
Dagan West Beckett (Beautiful Faces)
David Naglieri (Mother Teresa: No Greater Love)
BEST DOCUMENTARY
#BUTGOD
Back to Square One
Episode 2: “The First Wound” from “One New Man, A TJCII Documentary Series.”
Father Ryan: A Higher Call
FOR ME
Frei (“Brother”)
Good Morning Skid Row
Just. One. Mile.
Morningstar
Mother Teresa: No Greater Love
Self | When You’ve Tried Everything
Station Identification: The Story of WTLW-TV
The True Summit
SCRIPTS
BEST SCRIPT
Age of the Kingdom – Pilot: “Lost Glory” by Gary Ivey
Back To Christmas by Melissa Sheridan and Amy Traurig
Calf Rope by Jake Stetler and Bradley Hawkins
Good Medicine by Victoria Dorshorn
Lily by Sandra Julianne Flagstad
Lost and Found by Phil Olson
Miracle at Camp Redemption by Jerry Della Salla and Brian Ulrich
Never the Bride by Cheryl McKay
Run For Refuge by Renee Tedford
Runaway Rén by Amy Traurig and Melissa Sheridan
Soldier Through The Storm by Kimberly Jade Soliman
The Jesus DNA by Marc Mouton
Two Keys by Laura Woodworth
Wrangled by T. W. Lawrence, Bradley Hawkins
TV SHOW / SERIES
BEST TV SHOW
Creation Magazine LIVE (Season 9)
Creative Icons
The Dry Bones Receive Breath from “One New Man, A TJCII Documentary Series”
KiDs Beach Club – Season 2
Little Image-Bearers
Miracle Stories
Tab Talks (The Rapture)
The Bread Unlimited Podcast
BEST TV SHOW HOST
Richard Fangrad (Creation Magazine LIVE)
Anne K Miranda (Creative Icons
Doug Beacham (The Dry Bones Receive Breath from “One New Man, A TJCII Documentary Series”)
Jason Earls (KiDs Beach Club)
Caleb Phipps (Little Image-Bearers)
Dawn M Reese (Miracle Stories)
Dr. Michelle Pierce Mobley (Tab Talks)
Shawn Patrick Greene (The Bread Unlimited Podcast)
BEST TV SERIES
Breaking Strongholds (Ep 4)
Dot Conner: Webtective
Fragment: Oblivion (Ep 6)
Guardians
My Last Seven Years
New Life
Undying Faith
Welcome to Sycamore Creek
BEST ACTRESS
Tori Garman (Breaking Strongholds)
Gili Gould (Dot Conner: Webtectiv
Isabelle Almoyan (Fragment: Oblivion)
Alethea Corado Santizo (Guardians)
Saisha Teagues (New Life)
Claire Carley (Undying Faith)
Victoria Jackson (Welcome to Sycamore Creek)
BEST ACTOR
Terry Weaver (Breaking Strongholds)
Ethan Pogue (Dot Conner: Webtective)
Mark Christopher Lawrence (Fragment: Oblivion)
James DeWitt III (Guardians)
Danilo Buendia (My Last Seven Years)
Parion Roberts (New Life)
Britton Webb (Undying Faith)
MUSIC
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
1st Amendment
Agradecido
Because I’m Loved
Hashivenu Elecha
HASTI
Hold Me Father
I Believe
I will Follow
I’m Still Here
Into the Deep
Nate Fleming Ft. Socrates: Right My Wrongs
Night of Dreams
One Way Ticket
Rain Down
The HOPE Song
BEST PERFORMING ARTIST
Jon and Justin Rizzo (Love Will Grow – Between Two Worlds Soundtrack)
Emmaline feat. Jackie Hovorka on piano (Turn the Tide -Theme song for The 12th Letter)
Heaven Opened (Nevertheless)
Rizzi Myers (Something to Say)
Jessa Rae (Rain)
Corine (Amazing Grace)
Round The Globe feat. Clare Steffen (Don’t Let Your Heart Be Troubled)
Lina Figueroa (Waterfall)
Alisha Burke (Wings of the Morning)
Deep Renewal (In The Light)
BEST SONGWRITER
Yulia Petrova (Keep The Faith)
Jon and Justin Rizzo (Between Two Worlds)
David Wise and Jeremy Johnson (Something to Say)
Jessa Rae (Rain)
Heaven Opened (Assemble)
Stephen Burke (Wings of the Morning)
Michelle Tonkin (Undone)
ANIMATIONS
BEST ANIMATED FILM
Kapow
Mission Fat Hearts
Simon the Seahorse and the Adventure of the Shipwrecked Treasure
Star Spangled Adventures
The Travelers and The Wall
Tuxedo Praise
Lost Sheep
The Light of the World
STUDENT FILMS
BEST STUDENT FILM
Can We Talk?
Child of the Occult
Destination
Ember
HESED
I Protest – Change Now!
My Forever Family
My Journey Into Filmmaking
My Name is Enoch
Pizza & Civil Civic Conversations
Strumming Alone
The Glitch
The Kite
The Night of Prayers
TRAILERS
BEST TRAILER
A Helping Hand
Chasing Hope
Conquest of The Fallen War of the Nephilim
Fragment: Oblivion
Glimmer POC Trailer
Lone Oak
Running The Bases
Secrets of the Black Forest
Teen Musical “Behind-the-Scenes”
The Rise Of Gemini
Time Boys
