Midlands Movies Awards 2018 winners
midlandsmovies • June 23, 2018
The Midlands Movies Awards 2018 winners:
Thomas Hodge, Neal Harvey & Matthew K. Onderka-Lang & Toran Tanner for Teddy Bears Picnic
Best Editing
Leonard Garner for I am God, And Severely Underqualified
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Daniel Lipton for Kon-Tiki
Best Music (score or song)
Pav Gekko for Just Desserts
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Maude Hirst for The Knock
Best Cinematography
Christopher Hood for Kon-Tiki
Best Documentary
Oliver Cowton for Portrait
Best Feature
David Hastings, Rebecca Harris-Smith, Alex Bourne, Troy Dennison & Kaush Patel for The House of Screaming Death
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Louise Salter for Butterfly
Best Animated Film
Lee Charlish for ninetofive
Best Director
Lee Page for The 7th Day
Best Sound (editing or mixing)
Alex Stroud for Clockworks
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Fransua Jamil Samuel for Anoesis
Best Visual Effects
Raghav Anil Kumar, Sahil Haider, Steven Mitchell & Glenn McAllen-Finney for The Rockman
Best Writing (original or adapted screenplay)
Tommy Draper for The Last Drop
Best Short
Theo Gelernter for I am God, And Severely Underqualified
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