The results of the 2024 Panther City Awards Ceremony are listed below. Congratulations to all of the winners as well as the nominees. Click here to see the full lists of nominees. 

Best Overall

Feature – Kill Victoria

Short – Smoothie

 

Best Texas Film

Feature – Sharing Breath Has No Label

Short – Dance Hall

MicroShort – Curiosity

 

Best U.S. Film

Feature – Thank You Amelia Earhart

Short – Be Nice to Fish

MicroShort – Crystal Galaxy Enforcers

 

Best International

Feature – Old Righteous Blues

Short – Weave of Culture

MicroShort – Sweet Slavic Secret

 

Genre Awards – Feature

Best Drama – A Brother’s Bond

Best Documentary – Healer: The Dr. Joycelyn Elders Story

 

Genre Awards – Short

Best Drama – Losing Lalo

Best Comedy – Leverage

Best Horror/Thriller/Sci-Fi – Book Club

Best Documentary – My First Breath: The Story of Carl Gibson

Best Student Film – Underdawgs

Best Music Video – Little Sign

 

Best Effects

Doorway

 

Filmmaker of the Year

Cedric Thomas Smith

 

Best Leading Performance in a Feature

Ayden Croy – Old Righteous Blues

Laura Vanderhoof – Kill Victoria

 

Best Supporting Performance in a Feature

Sara Canning – Kill Victoria

Stefan Erasmus – Old Righteous Blues

 

Best Leading Performance in a Short

James Naughton – Not the Same Clarence

Lauren Macleod – Cookie Logic

 

Best Supporting Performance in a Short

Eric Anderson – Losing Lalo

Jeanine Bartel – Blood is Thicker

 

Screenplays

Best Feature – Katie Sterling

Best Short – Worst Enemy

Best Drama/Feature – Teton Reckoning

Best Drama Short – Moments to Midnight

Best Comedy/Short – Franks in Hell

Best Faith Based – These Three Remain

 

Best Stage Play

Cairo

 

Director’s Choice

Attack of the Swole People

Monstrosity

An American Family Calamity

Rage

Roll Check

Darkside