Midlands Movies Awards 2022 winners

midlandsmovies • June 12, 2022

Midlands Movies Awards 2022 Winners


On Saturday 10th June 2022 the Midlands Movies Awards ran at the Y Theatre in Leicester. The nominations for the awards can be found by clicking here after being chosen by the jury panel.


The full list of winners are:


Best Sound (Editing or Mixing)

Stephen Theofanous for Repeat

 

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Alice Knights in Rudy

 

Best Documentary

Layers by Lee Page and Micquel Wright

 

Best Visual Effects

Gary Pollard for Tales of the Creeping Death

 

Best Writing (Original/adapted)

Lizzie Clarke for Ned & Me

 

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Nicholas Clarke for Fixed

 

Best Editing:

James Millar for Swine

 

Best Feature:

Lapwing by Philip Stevens

 

Best Music (Score or song):

Matthew Hickinbottom for Emily the Little Match Girl

 

Best Director:

Shona Auerbach for Rudy

 

Best Actress in a Leading Role:

Carmela Corbett for Her Majesty

 

Best Animated Film:

Treasure by Samantha Moore


Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Francis Terry for Loneliness

 

Best Cinematography

Haridas Stewart for Her Majesty

 

Best Costume & Makeup & Hairstyling

Pauline Loven, Taryn Gladding, Sarah Tribe, Samantha Chapman and Jane Hyman for Lapwing

 

Best Short Film

Slave to the Page by Ravi Ghelani

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