2025 OFFICIAL NOMINEES
FEATURE FILM
BEST PICTURE
Triumph of the Heart
God’s Here
The Short Game
SHAKESPEARE’S THE TEMPEST
The Greatest Inheritance
My 7 Grandmas
Day Eight
Jesus – a Deaf Missions film
The Hopeful
The Book of Joshua: Walls of Jericho
Redemption River
BEST DIRECTOR
Andrew Huggin, Core
Anthony D’Ambrosio, Triumph of the Heart
Bill McAdams, Jr, God’s Here
Bob Maddux, I am living proof
Frank Sanza, The Short Game
Garret Replogle, SHAKESPEARE’S THE TEMPEST
George A. Johnson, Carol
Jeff Deverett, God is Good
Jeff Hamm, Porch Pirates
John KD Graham, The Greatest Inheritance
Johnick Petry, My 7 Grandmas
José Gómez, Day Eight
Joseph D. Josselyn, Jesus – a Deaf Missions film
Kyle Portbury, The Hopeful
Tony Goss, The Book of Joshua: Walls of Jericho
Zac Hersh and James Rich, Redemption River
BEST SCREENPLAY
Aaron Hartzler & H.G. Sloan, The Hopeful
Amir Kovaks & Tony Goss, The Book of Joshua: Walls of Jericho
Anthony D’Ambrosio, Triumph of the Heart
George A. Johnson & James Tew, Carol
Hannah Morrow, Core
Jason M Aleman, Parallel The Triad
Joseph De Golyer, Chicken Coop
Martins Samuel, Somewhere Else
Nathan Shane Miller, No Greater
Ritchey Cable, Parable
Scott A Peterson, My 7 Grandmas
BEST LEAD ACTOR
Ben Krieger, The Short Game
Blossom Chukwujekwu, BACK TO US
Cameron Arnett, Somewhere Else
Cameron Stout, Parable
Connor Christie, Finding Christmas
David Edwin Williams, No Greater
Dean Cain, Hope
Don Potter, Miracle Mile
Giden Firl, Jesus – a Deaf Missions film
Jaleel White, The Greatest Inheritance
Jeff Allen, My 7 Grandmas
Juan Ángel, Day Eight
Kevin Sorbo, God’s Here
Marcin Kwasny, Triumph of the Heart
Skyler Scott, Reckless Mercy
BEST LEAD ACTRESS
Angeline Monegro, Day Eight
Barbs TK, BACK TO US
Bishop Corletta J. Vaughn, Granny’s Place The Movie
Diana Angelson Busuioc, alexandra
Emma Elle Roberts, Redemption River
Emma Parks, The Short Game
Kate Larson, My 7 Grandmas
Kelli Stuart, Parable
Kellie Shanygne Williams, Christmas at Xander Point
Marina Savoy, God is Good
Mena Suvari, The Greatest Inheritance
Natalie Beisner, SHAKESPEARE’S THE TEMPEST
Renny Moriah Omole, Core
Tommie-Amber Pirie, The Hopeful
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Derrick Dee, The Solution
James Lowe, Rally Caps
Joshua Caleb Smith, Do Not Grow Weary
Mercedes Papalia, The Hopeful
Miles Barbee, Jesus – a Deaf Missions film
Nathan Wilson, God is Good
Oliver Haeden, Somewhere Else
Owen Himfar, The Short Game
Robert Amaya, Carol
Robert Kemp, My Heart Remembers
Rowan Polonski, Triumph of the Heart
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Candace Kirkpatrick, Porch Pirates
Francesca Hojda, alexandra
Karen Abercrombie, Somewhere Else
Katherine Cunningham, The Short Game
Marley Aleman, Parallel The Triad
Mercedes Papalia, The Hopeful
Meredith Riley Steward, The Greatest Inheritance
Oreoluwa Fakoya, GOOD INTENTIONS.
Sarah Elizabeth Reeves, God’s Here
Sh’Neil Gaskin-Kerr, The Solution
Susan Chambers, My 7 Grandmas
Treasure Chikwendu, BACK TO US
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Day Eight
Don’t Close Your Eyes
God is Good
My 7 Grandmas
SHAKESPEARE’S THE TEMPEST
The Hopeful
Parable
Triumph of the Heart
God’s Here
Rally Caps
Buddy “This is My Story”
Redemption River
The Greatest Inheritance
Finding Christmas
The Short Game
BEST FOREIGN FILM
Day Eight
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BACK TO US
Don’t Close Your Eyes
GOOD INTENTIONS.
My Delayed Testimony
BEST MUSICAL SCORE
James Covell, God is good
Jared DePasquale, My 7 Grandmas
Josh Rodriguez, SHAKESPEARE’S THE TEMPEST
Joshua C. Jackson, The Solution
Lee Armbrust, Jesus – a Deaf Missions film
Matthew Sargent, Day Eight
Michael Price & Blake Robinson, The Hopeful
Steven Franklin, Parable
Unknown composer, The Book of Joshua: Walls of Jericho
Unknown composer, Triumph of the Heart
Unknown composer, Carol
Unknown composer, God’s Here
Unknown composer, Rally Caps
MOST INSPIRATIONAL
Buddy “This is My Story”
Core
Day Eight
God is Good
Hope
I Am Living Proof
Jesus – a Deaf Missions film
No Greater
Redemption River
The Book of Joshua: Walls of Jericho
The Greatest Inheritance
The Solution
Triumph of the Heart
SCRIPT
BEST SCRIPT
Assassin Made Perfect, written by Attila Iacob Peli
FAITH HOUSE, Victoria Dorshorn
My Digital Life, written by Sherry M Cook
THE 12TH LETTER, written by Jackie Hovorka
The Black Widow Family, written by Claire Grace Hutchinson
In The Shadow of Treachery, written by Stan Lewis
What’s a Girl to Do?, written by Janet Folger Porter
Ashes, written by Mike Caron
Merry Christmas, Elijah, written by J Wayne Davidson
To Last the Night, written by Kimberly Jade Soliman
Judith and The General, written by Andy Froemke
The Pursuit of God, written by David M. Hyde
The Martyr Screenplay, written by Rita Betti
SHORT FILM
BEST SHORT
Bleeding Heart
Bandida
What Happens Now?
The Stranger
Today I Fell in Love
Crossroads
Hard Side of Miracles
Flatline
Color of Threads
December to Remember (Short)
The Good Samaritan
Radio Hope
David: A King’s Calling
A New Eden
BEST DIRECTOR
Autumn Libengood, Bleeding Heart
Drew Broadhurst, Bandida
Dylan Query, She’s on the run
Imole Ladipo, What Happens Now?
J.R. Fountain, The Stranger
Jesse Foy, Today I Fell in Love
Jessica Driskill & Tyler Driskill, Crossroads
John Fornof, Hard Side of Miracles
John Lockmer, Flatline
Kara M. Canton, Prism
Paul Wittenberger, Eye of the Storm: Jerusalem’s Temple Mount
Richard Ramsey, Color of Threads
Wayne Wilson, Just like Joseph – The most rejected Savior of Israel
BEST SCREENPLAY
Bob Leone and Melissa Goad, December to Remember
Courtney Lee Simpson, The Root
Dale Norman Green, Members Only
Henrique Franhani, Forgiving The Nightmare
Jeremy Lane, Sadie
Jesse Foy, Birthday Cake
Josie Henderson, Color of Threads
Tanzania Black, If He Listened
Toluwani, What Happens Now?
Xavier Garcia & Jonathan Garcia, Good: The Examination of an Accused Witch
BEST LEAD ACTOR
Alex Jesus Burgos, Crossroads
Anita Corsi, NO SERVICE
Dave Martinez, The Good Samaritan
Jeremy Carr, Radio Hope
Joe Siriani, Good: The Examination of an Accused Witch
Jordan Mullins, Bleeding Heart
Lorenzo Silva, Hard Side of Miracles
Marc Lucia, Forgiving The Nightmare
Michael Karash, David the King
Miles Anderson, Flatline
Nick Nerangis, These Broken Chains
Rotimi Paul, What Happens Now?
Steve Shermett, David: A King’s Calling
Todd Terry, December to Remember
Tyler Bickel, Prism
BEST LEAD ACTRESS
Amy Crowley, Vanished
Emily Starr, Sadie
Jennifer G. Taylor, Radio Hope
Debby Gerber, Good: The Examination of an Accused Witch
Katrina Golden, Color of Threads
Kaylee Keller, Dear Cancer
Maggie Shirk, Today I Fell in Love
Melanie Stone, The Good Samaritan
Nene Nwoko, What happens now?
Nicole Clair, A New Eden
Rachel Bratton, The Condition
Reese Ravencraft, Chasing Faith Proof of Concept
Shavonia Lewis, If He Listened
Vanessa DeSilvio, Bandida
Xavery Weisman, Sleigh Ride
MOST INSPIRATIONAL
Chasing Faith Proof of Concept
Depression Rewritten – Episode 1 of Sound Mind Series
Forgiveness is Red
I Met Messiah – Greg Hershberg
In The Moment
Missions Upside Down
Mosaics Symphony
Ruins
The Condition
THE MIRACLE OF BASILIO
The Pastor of Kherson
Unknown Kingdom
Village of Hope – Guatemala
Voices of Hope – The sound of faith from behind bars
You’ll Remember Me
DOCUMENTARY
BEST DOCUMENTARY
I Am Living Proof
The Truth Revealed – The Gender Experiment Part II
Government and the Ultimate Purpose of Life
Ride in Paradise
On The Other Side Of Light
A City Lost
Team Ocean Quest – The Impossible Journey
Culture Warrior
Why Stand With Israel
Barnabas and Paul
BEST DIRECTOR
Blair Treu, “Sharing Aloha”
Bob Maddux, I Am Living Proof
Bree Blanchard-Jackson, The Truth Revealed – The Gender Experiment Part II
Christopher A. Salvador, Kamilah the Miracle Filly
Ian Reid, Government and the Ultimate Purpose of Life
Jim Adams, RESCUED – A Story of Redemption and Hope
Joey Chase, You Visited Me
Jonathan Cipiti, A Death Worth Living For
Ken Taibbi, Transformed
Kent and Anna Thalman, Ride in Paradise
Luke Tornare, On The Other Side Of Light
Michael Hilsden, Faith under Fire – Miracles and missiles
Paul Wittenberger, A City Lost
Timothy Lovell, She Walks A Line
MOST CREATIVE
I Am Living Proof
Team Ocean Quest – The Impossible Journey
“Sharing Aloha”
A City Lost
Culture Warrior
Deep State Gangsters
Drug Lord’s Redemption
Faith under Fire – Miracles and missiles
My First Breath: The Story of Carl Gibson
Red Storm Rising
Return of the Kingdom, Episode #2: The enemy at the gate, and the promised HOPE!
She Walks A Line
The Legend of the Statue
Why Stand With Israel
MOST INSPIRATIONAL
“I Am This Dark World’s Light”
A Death Worth Living For
Barnabas and Paul
Fatherless No More
I Am Living Proof
I’m So Glad: Kansas City And The Roots Of Black Gospel Music, The Untold Story
On The Other Side Of Light
Philipp Mickenbecker – REAL LIFE
RESCUED – A Story of Redemption and Hope
Team Ocean Quest – The Impossible Journey
The Slave in Your Backyard: The Local Reality of Human Trafficking
The Terrifying Delight of Losing Everything
Under Pressure
You Visited Me
TV SERIES / TV SHOW
BEST TV SERIES
Angie and Veve
Co-Op Pilot Episode
Unscripted
What’s a Girl to Do? THE SITCOM
Every Wreck Tells a Story
Faith Springs
Gone (Season 1)
Multiplied (TV Series)
Rescued
The Last Evangelist (33)
The Lost Healer
The Sound of Your Voice – Episode 1: Prayer
These Stones: Episode 105
Truth Saves the World
BEST ACTOR
Christopher Scott, Faith Springs
Daneil Kelenda, Multiplied (TV Series)
David Heavener, The Last Evangelist (33)
Diego Rezende, The Sound of Your Voice – Episode 1: Prayer
Evan Dovgalyuk, The Lost Healer
Hunter Fine, Co-Op Pilot Episode
Joe Fitzpatrick, Unscripted
Josiah David Warren, Real Stories with Christ – Season 3
Matt Moore, What’s a Girl to Do? THE SITCOM
Robert Shepherd, Operation Overreach Universe: Compliance
Rod Randolph, Rescued
Rusty Joiner, These Stones: Episode 105
Victor Keye, Gone (Season 1)
Wild Brothers, Every Wreck Tells a Story
BEST ACTRESS
Allison Friessen, The Lost Healer
Chaley Honeycutt, Faith Springs
Evie Adkins, Gone (Season 1)
Faith Nibbe, Truth Saves the World
Janet Porter, What’s a Girl to Do? THE SITCOM
Natalie Grace Wilson, Unscripted
Nathalia Camargo, The Sound of Your Voice – Episode 1: Prayer
Rielly Dakota, Co-Op Pilot Episode
Vanessa Moore, The Last Evangelist (33)
Zoe Randolph, Rescued
BEST TV SHOW
Grace Grace with Nina & Michelle – Ep 137
The Uncaged Heart Pilot Episode
The Vision
BEST TV SHOW HOST
Destiny Yarbrough, The Vision
Dr. Michelle PIerce Mobley, Does God Punish Us
Nina Keegan, Grace Grace with Nina & Michelle – Ep 137
Sapphire Jule King, The Uncaged Heart Pilot Episode
MUSIC
BEST PERFORMING ARTIST
Kinsley Treadwell, 7 Days
Elicia Hixon, Bread, Water, Life
Emmanuel “Yori” Cruz Santiago, Counting Blessings
Joe Gattuso, Don’t Worry About Nothing
Jeannie Ortega, Hope
Yasmine Young, I wanna be Free
Marcello Vieira, Is That You?
D-Rock, Joy in the morning
Josh Snyder Music, My Prayer (That Type of Faith)
Brooklyn Wittmer, Seasons Change
Randi J Norman, Sees it all
Katherine King, Sunday’s Best
Melinda Marie Drake, Transform Me
Myrnalie & Karif Figueroa-Francois, You can make it
BEST SONGWRITER
Kinsley Treadwell and Ben Carringer, 7 Days
Jeannie Ortega, Hope
Yasmine Young, I wanna be Free
Debra Gussin and Rik Howard, Is That You?
Yulia and Lew Laing Jr., Isaiah 40:31
D-Rock, Joy In The Morning
Joshua Caleb Snyder and Isaac Ray Danford, My Prayer (That Type of Faith)
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
7 Days
As For Me & My House
Feelings In Chiaroscuro
From Sorrow to Strength
He Paid It All
Hold The Line
Least of These
Thank You
Woe to my Country | Hebrew music video
You Are My God Thing
Joyful Joyful & Hosanna
Made For You
Turning Away
ANIMATION | STAGE PLAY | STUDENT FILM | TRAILER
BEST ANIMATED FILM
Buster and Friends
Celestial
For Such A Time
PROJECT ETHER
Quo Vadis
Revelation 4
Tactical Hearts
The Faith of Joe
Superbook Gizmo’s Armor of God: Boots of Peace
Wild Bros Ep. 1: Mystery Box
BEST STAGE PLAY
A Little Women Christmas
Pollyanna – A New Musical
Saint Nicholas: An Italian Puppet Opera
BEST STUDENT FILM
Catch My Drift
For Such A Time
Sound of Faith
The Code Within
The Dead Dog
Why the Constitution is Relevant Today
The Visit
Walk Before Me
BEST TRAILER
Love Universal
Man of God
Strike the Wind
The Jeweled Bird
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