Entering its second decade, the Los Angeles Film Awards continues to serve as an elite global benchmark for filmmaking excellence, spotlighting extraordinary narratives that carry the depth and polish of high-end cinema. The selection process for our 11th annual edition highlighted a breathtaking caliber of films, driven by complex storytelling, magnificent ensemble casts, and profound cultural relevance. Standing at the forefront of this year's competition with a remarkable

Over the past decade, the Los Angeles Film Awards has established itself as a premier destination for cinematic excellence, acting as a vital bridge where high-caliber studio storytelling and elite independent vision meet. As we celebrate our milestone 10th anniversary, the official nominee class of 2025 represents the absolute vanguard of the craft. These are the films that captivated our jury with their exceptional technical execution, star-studded performances, and profoun

​​ Best of Fest We Are Living Things - Antonio Tibaldi Best Narrative Feature Alta Valley - Jesse Edwards Best Narrative Short Rare Land - Efthimis Hatzis Best Indie Feature Stranger In The Woods - Adam Newacheck Best Indie Short Look Around - Ulisses Malta Junior, Gustavo Azevedo Santos Best Web/TV Pilot The Risk Takers - Xano Alexander Cuervo Best Web/TV Series The Nordic - Clay E Croft Best Documentary Feature Patria y Vida: The Power of Music - Beatriz Luengo Best Documen

​​ Best of Fest Con los años que me quedan - Frank Ariza Tirado Best Narrative Feature STOYAN - Roberto Ruiz Céspedes Best Narrative Short Hush - Emilie Beck Best Indie Feature BROKE(N) - Michael Schelp, Alan Younkin Best Indie Short Christine de Blue - Emily Brown Best Web/TV Pilot Crippled Kings - Marquis Boone, Creed, Krystal M Harris Best Web/TV Series DOSE - Peter P Clark Best Documentary Feature Nasima - Heather Kessinger Best Documentary Short Luna - Kate Cohen Best An

LAFA is pleased to announce its full slate of nominees for 2024. Best of Fest 2024 We Are Living Things - Antonio Tibaldi Anomaly - Michael Veritas Romance of Wu Ge - Ge Jin Stranger In The Woods - Adam Newacheck Alta Valley - Jesse Edwards Rare Land - Efthimis Hatzis Best Narrative Feature We Are Living Things - Antonio Tibaldi Mind Thief - Matt Steinauer Anomaly - Michael Veritas Romance of Wu Ge - Ge Jin A Zebra-Riding Boy - Xiaotian Fan, Juzhi Chen Alta Valley - Jesse Edw

LAFA is pleased to announce its full slate of nominees for 2023. Best of Fest 2023 Hidden - Arsim Fazlia Hush - Emilie Beck STOYAN - Roberto Ruiz Céspedes Ghosted - Rob Mor, Sam Milman, Peter Vass Con los años que me quedan - Frank Ariza Tirado Case for Kindness - Steven Sawalich Best Narrative Feature Mysterious Circumstance: The Death of Meriwether Lewis - Clark Richey Dying to Sleep - Paris Dylan STOYAN - Roberto Ruiz Céspedes Kendrick - Marvin T Finch Con los años que me

Best of Fest 2022 Medusa - Sophie Levy Best Narrative Feature of the Year Nightline - Robert Sedlacek Best Narrative Short of the Year Mosaic - Victor Boccard Best Indie Feature of the Year The Crossing - Tomas Simonsen Best Indie Short of the Year At the Strawberry Stand - Gerald Pribek Best Web/TV Pilot of the Year Dungo’s Palace - Nathan H Colby Best Web/TV Series of the Year Why Are You Like This - Jessie Oldfield, Adam Murfet Best Documentary Feature of the

Best of Fest 2021 Patio of Illusion - Shangshi Chen Best Narrative Feature of the Year Patio of Illusion - Shangshi Chen Best Narrative Short of the Year Deus Ex Machina - Jessy Langlois Best Indie Feature of the Year The Alpines - Dante Aubain Best Indie Short of the Year Star Child - Alex Guéry Best Web/TV Pilot of the Year The Hunt For Salamander - Dimitar Dimitrov Best Web/TV Series of the Year All In 3: A Fikowski & Vellner Documentary - S.J. Finlay Best Doc

LAFA is pleased to announce its full slate of nominees for 2022. Best of Fest 2022 Medusa - Sophie Levy Implanted - Fabien Dufils Dreams of Daraa - Reilly Dowd Mosaic - Victor Boccard This is [Not] Who We Are - Beret E Strong, Katrina Miller The Crossing - Tomas Simonsen Best Narrative Feature Medusa - Sophie Levy Implanted - Fabien Dufils Darts - Cosimo Tucci Love in Country - Richard Ray Gayton, Kurt Braun GOD & SALSA - Jess Thomas, Anayancy Thomas Nightline - Robert Sedlac

LAFA is pleased to announce its full slate of nominees for 2021. Best of Fest 2021 Green Flake - Mauli Junior Bonner Second Team - Ria Pavia RED - David Newton Ali's Realm - Mario Torres Jr Latasha Harlins - Shannon Dion Patio of Illusion - Shangshi Chen Chic awi - Pierre Khadra Ernie - Ray Panthaki The Ravine - Keoni Waxman, Robert Pascuzzi Incognito - Jacky Song There You Are - Rui Huang We're All In This Together - Katie Boland Best Narrative Feature Rage - John Balazs Gre