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The 2020 winners were announced on October 1st in the Hollywood Investigator.

 

 

2020 Tabloid Witch Award Winners

 

* Best Horror Feature Film .......................... Patrick R Young & Powell Robinson (Threshold)

* Best Horror Documentary ........................ Mike Messier (Disregard the Vampire)

* Best Dramatic Horror Short Film .............. Zach Lorkiewicz (The Knock)

* Best Comedic Horror Short Film .............. Nicholas W. Callais & Nick Farinola (Holy Hell)

* Best Animated Horror Short Film .............. Harrison Allen (Welcome to Darkmoor)

* Best Avant-Garde Horror Short Film ......... Ricardo Albuquerque (Shunkan)

* Best Trash Horror Film .............................. Kidd Tommy (Cold Blooded)

* Best Horror Music Video ........................... Benjamin Stewart (Head Down)

* Best Dramatic Actress .............................. Ruya Koman (Mourning Meal)

* Best Dramatic Actor .................................. Steve Stanulis (Alter Ego)

* Best Comedic Actress .............................. Bethany Watson (Lonely Hearts)

* Best Comedic Actor .................................. J.B. Chen (Holy Hell)

* Best Cinematography ............................... Ilya Chegodar (The Last Leaf)

* Best Sound Design ................................... Xavi Mulet (Souvenir)

* Best Editing ............................................... Tetsuo Lumiere & Ezio Massa (Alter Ego)

* Best Production Design ............................ Constantinos Papageorgiou (Hansel)

* Best Visual Effects .................................... Jeremy Wanek (Peter Peter)

* Best Make-Up Effects ............................... Amy Calkins & Tresa Black (Night of the Witch)

* Best Music Soundtrack ............................. Bryan Nguyen (Mourning Meal)

* Honorable Mention ................................... Javier Chavanel (Sonrisas, aka Smiles)

* Honorable Mention ................................... Blake Ridder (Bad News)

* Honorable Mention ................................... Gillian Naughton (Peter the Possessed)

* Honorable Mention ................................... Rami Kahlon (Odd Girl)

 

 

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Check out 2020's Best Dramatic Horror Short Film winner, The Knock:

 

 

 

Check out 2020's Best Animated Horror Short Film winner, Welcome to Darkmoor:

 

 

 

Check out 2020's Honorable Mention winner, Bad News:

 

 

 

Check out 2020's Best Make-Up Effects winner, Night of the Witch:

 

 

 

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