The invitation-only event held in West Hollywood at the weekend recognised this year’s Oscar nominated short filmmakers for live action, animation and documentary categories. The lifetime achievement award was presented to Nick Park.

The following awards were handed out to filmmakers:

Animation
Grant Orchard and Sue Goffe for A Morning Stroll
Patrick Doyon for Dimanche/Sunday
William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg for The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr Morris Lessmore
Enrico Casarosa for La Luna
Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby for Wild Life

Live Action
Peter McDonald and Eimear O’Kane for Pentecost
Max Zähle, Stefan Gieren for Raju
Terry George and Oorlagh George for The Shore
Andrew Bowler and Gigi Causey for Time Freak
Hallvar Witzø for Tuba Atlantic

Documentary
James Spione for Incident in New Baghdad
Daniel Junge, Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy for Saving Face
Gail Dolgin, Robin Fryday for The Barber Of Birmingham: Foot Soldier Of The Civil Rights Movement
Lucy Walker, Kira Carstensen for The Tsunami And The Cherry Blossom
Rebecca Cammisa, Juile Anderson for God Is The Bigger Elvis

Visionary Awards
Actor: Ray McKinnon
Actress: Joan Collins
Leader: Marcy Page
Animator: Bill Plympton