Unrestricted View Horror Film Festival Awards 2023
Nominations & Awards
BEST WEB SERIES
The Witches of Hampstead (UK)
Hangover Food: Vampire Influencer (USA)
Alas (Kazakhstan)
Holly (Canada)
Special Mention: Alas
WINNER: The Witches of Hampstead
BEST HORROR MOMENT
The Night Hunter
Ron
Hands Off
In Your Hands
The Doll
Special Mention: Hands Off
WINNER: The Night Hunter
BEST MAKE UP
How To Kill Monsters
Obsidian Hounds
La Nueva (The Newcomer)
Greed & Gore
Shut
Special Mention: La Nueva (The Newcomer)
WINNER: Greed & Gore
BEST COSTUME
Hands Off
West Flies The Raven
How To Kill Monsters
Marvin The Vampire
Special Mention: West Flies the Raven
WINNER: How to Kill Monsters
BEST SCREENPLAY
Death Date
Slasher
The Stranger
In Your Hands
It Was John
Special Mention: Slasher
WINNER: The Stranger
BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY (un-filmed)
I Shall Find Thee (Arran Crawley, Canada)
Lira’s Angel (Tori Ichikowitz, South Africa)
Gale (Matthew R Ford, UK)
In Ore Mundi (Catherine Ruth Carnegie, UK)
Trapped (Vincenzo Pandolfi, Italy)
Schalken the Painter (Andre Horne, Czech Republic)
Special Mention: Schalken the Painter (Andre Horne, Czech Republic)
WINNER: In Ore Mundi (Catherine Ruth Carnegie, UK)
BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY (un-filmed)
Carnevil (Anthony Cross, USA)
Sorelle (Alex Doty, USA)
Merry Bloody Christmas (Alice Wells & David J Keogh, USA)
If November Ends (Michael Yurinko, USA)
New Blood (Joshua T Scafidi, USA)
Revival (Abby Seldon, USA)
Special Mention: If November Ends (Michael Yurinko, USA)
WINNER: Sorelle (Alex Doty, USA)
BEST FX
Spellbound
Shut
Hands Off
Greed & Gore
Rain, Rain, Go Away
Merger
Special Mention: Spellbound
WINNER: Hands Off
BEST SOUND DESIGN
Welcome To Candy’s
Lore
The Stranger
How To Kill Monsters
Slasher
Special Mention: Welcome to Candy’s
WINNER: How to Kill Monsters
BEST SCORE
All Alone Here
Welcome To Candy’s
Lore
The Order of Ra
Special Mention: The Order of Ra
WINNER: Welcome to Candy’s
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Caretaker
Merger
All Alone Here
Dark Windows
Skinjacker
Special Mention: Merger
WINNER: The Caretaker
BEST EDITING
Welcome To Candy’s
Dark Windows
Lore
How To Kill Monsters
Death Date
Special Mention: How to Kill Monsters
WINNER: Lore
BEST ANIMATION
Fed
Der Hof
Walla
Special Mention: Fed
WINNER: Der Hof
BEST COMEDY HORROR
Falling Out
Hands Off
Summer ‘94
Crack an Egg
Water Dawg
Special Mention: Summer ‘94
WINNER: Crack an Egg
BEST FOREIGN SHORT
Letter To Santa
La Nueva
Welcome To Candy’s
The Tooth
Hitched
Rinse & Spin
Special Mention: Rinse & Spin
WINNER: Hitched
BEST ACTRESS SHORT FILM
Georgia Wray (Deadline)
Sian Altman (Obsidian Hounds)
Bibi Lucille (Soul)
Lynn Roden (Ron)
Sinead Sharkey (Death Date)
Special Mention: Georgia Wray (Deadline)
WINNER: Sinead Sharkey (Death Date)
BEST ACTOR SHORT FILM
Zach Kostersky (Letters To Santa)
Theo Solomon (Ten of Swords)
Ray Castleton (Ron)
Jez Edwards (The Doll)
Chadrack Mbuini (Death Date)
Special Mention: Chadrack Mbuini (Death Date)
WINNER: Theo Solomon (Ten of Swords)
BEST DIRECTOR SHORT FILM
Alex Mathison (Death Date)
Sam Bailey (Crack An Egg)
Alissa Autschbach (Little Forest Lessons)
Sabine Crossen (Welcome To Candy’s)
Luigi Sibona (In Your Hands)
Special Mention: Luigi Sibona (In Your Hands)
WINNER: Sabine Crossen (Welcome To Candy’s)
BEST UK SHORT FILM
Death Date
Ten of Swords
Merger
Rain, Rain, Go Away
The Doll
Special Mention: Merger
WINNER: Death Date
THE SI SPENCER AWARD
Crack an Egg
Hands Off
Falling Out
Death Date
Little Forest Lessons
WINNER: Crack an Egg
BEST FOREIGN FEATURE FILM
All Clowns Are Bastards (Germany)
The Stranger (USA)
Dark Windows (Norway)
Slasher (Spain)
Special Mention: Dark Windows (Norway)
WINNER: The Stranger (USA)
BEST ACTOR FEATURE FILM
Johnny Vivash (Isaac)
Andrew Lee Potts (Lore)
Marcus Macleod (Skinjacker)
Dane DeHaan (The Stranger)
Sergio Alguacil (Slasher)
Richard Brake (Lore)
Special Mention: Dane DeHaan (The Stranger)
WINNER: Andrew Lee Potts (Lore)
BEST ACTRESS FEATURE FILM
Maika Monroe (The Stranger)
Anna Bullard (Dark Windows)
Sabrina Mandela (Skinjacker)
Lyndsey Craine (How To Kill Monsters)
Catriona MacColl (Isaac)
Jennifer K Preston (Lore)
Special Mention: Jennifer K Preston (Lore)
WINNER: Maika Monroe (The Stranger)
FESTIVAL DIRECTOR’S CHOICE
WINNER: Rinse & Spin
BEST DIRECTOR FEATURE FILM
Veena Sud (The Stranger)
Stewart Sparks (How To Kill Monsters)
Alex Herron (Dark Windows)
David Izatt (Skinjacker)
James Bushe, Patrick Ryder & Grieg Johnson (Lore)
Special Mention: Veena Sud (The Stranger)
WINNER: James Bushe, Patrick Ryder & Grieg Johnson (Lore)
BEST UK FEATURE FILM
Lore
Skinjacker
Isaac
How to Kill Monsters
Special Mention: How to Kill Monsters
WINNER: Lore