2026 Lindsey Film Festival Award Winners

President’s Award: Snake Oil Song (dir. Micah Van Hove)

Clyde "Sappo" Black Sweet Home Alabama Award: Cottonmouth (dir. Cole Johnson)

Professional Narrative Feature: The Scout (dir. Paula Andrea González Nasser)

Professional Narrative Short: Fresh Values (dirs. Drew Durepos and Isaac Brooks)

Professional Documentary: Possum Town (dir. Daniel Christian)

Student Narrative: xX_NOMAD_Xx (dir. Chance Freytag)

Student Documentary: The Mayor of Rasslin’ (dir. Layla Khan-Hickman)

Vanguard Film: Nocturne (dir. J.C. Reams)

Youth Film: Route 17 (dir. Worthy Culverhouse)

Jason Flynn Memorial Award for Best UNA Film: Trevor Together (dir. Trevor Peck)

Roar Access Award: All the Real Boys (dir. Ohad Ira Amram)

Women in Film Award: No Hands (dir. Joslyn Jensen)

George Lindsey Jr. Comedy Award: A Haunting at Alma Drive (dir. Dalton Allen)

Festival Spirit Award: Elizabeth Stam, co-producer and lead actor of Hekla (dir. Michael Glover Smith)

Feature Screenplay: “Turns Out It's The Apocalypse... We Think” by Natalie Lynch and Tara Jayn

Short Screenplay: “GOODBYE” by Lynda Hilliker