Midlands Movies Awards 2019 Winners

midlandsmovies • July 1, 2019
The Midlands Movies Awards 2019 Winners:

Best Costume, Make-up & Hairstyling
Chris Morris, Laura Viale Durand, Ben Fallaize, Monica Montalvo & Katarina Horvatic for Make Do or Mend

Best Editing
Ed Radford and Joshua King for Little Boxes

Best Actor in a Leading Role
Chris Butler for The Front Door

Best Music (score or song)
Janet Devlin for Songbird

Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Olivia Noyce for Headphones

Best Cinematography
David Andrew Smith for Trentside

Best Documentary
Alex Lockwood for 73 Cows

Best Feature
James Smith for Do Something Jake

Best Actress in a Leading Role
Vivienne Bell for Troubled Waters

Best Animated Film
Lee Charlish for Return from the Moon

Best Director
Gemma Norton for Troubled Waters

Best Sound (editing or mixing)
Luke Galloway for Bang Bang

Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Nisaro Karim for Duality

Best Visual Effects
Mick Walker for Shining Tor

Best Writing (original or adapted screenplay)
Adam Palmer for Answer

Best Short
Alex Lockwood for 73 Cows
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