From groups of friends enjoying each other’s company and making Star Trek in a basement, to green screen epics or even pure CGI stories to tell – they’re all represented in this year’s nominations.

BEST TRAILER
The trailer that caught our attention and got us watching

• Leo
• Starfleet Legends Act III
• Monster
• The Legacy of the Archein

BEST COSTUME
The apparel that got MTM & Trekzone saying “awesome”

• Klingon Uniforms in Ambassador
• Lower Decks era Uniform in Wardens of Time
• TNG movie era Uniform in Unfinished Business
• The Motion Picture era uniform in Defenders of the Federation

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
The visual effects that kept us watching

• Monster
• The Legacy of the Archein
• Yeager
• Tomorrow’s Enterprise

BEST HERO SHIP
“How can a ship accept an award?” Easy, the visual effects artist and producer can!

• USS Enterprise in USS Enterprise
• USS Enterprise-D in Tomorrow’s Enterprise
• USS Loreley in Monster
• IKS Qab’elth in Honor and Treachery

BEST MAKE UP
It’s not about the sweet sweet vanilla icing … it should be subtle and work with the actor

• Henrike Luttmann, Clara Folkens, Julia Kulbarsch-Wilke and Maike Wolfe for Monster
• Thomas Felix Sailer for Ambassador
• Robin Kunkel, Randall Landers and Mat Acra for Formication
• Katelyn Carafano & Chelsea Ross for The Path of Honor

BEST STORY
Man, that’s an awesome hook – or, hey! I haven’t seen a fan film do this before…

• David Eversole, based on a premise by Homer William Eversole for Dream Time
• Dennis Strauss & Heiko Thies for Monster
• Matthew Lee Blackburn and Daniel McIntyre for Unfinished Business
• Manuel Willenberg for Ambassador

BEST ACTRESS
The actress who shone in front of the camera

• Sarah Holton in Empyrean
• Jana Šebestová in Can’t Stop
• Henrike Luttmann in Monster
• Miri Lux in The Legacy of the Archein

BEST ACTOR
The actor who shone in front of the camera

• Dennis Strauss in Monster
• Jordan Consalvi in Where Monsters Dwell
• Reid Schmidt in Defenders of the Federation
• Radek Belina in Can’t Stop

BEST MUSIC
It’s not just ripping off copyrighted tracks – it’s telling part of the story

• Justin Bell for Defenders of the Federation
• Anthony Johnson and Tony Lunn for Honor and Treachery
• Matthew Lee Blackburn for Unfinished Business
• Leszek Karczewski for USS Enterprise

BEST CROSSOVER
Lets check in with the holodeck for this one…

• Unfinished Business (Superman)
• Empires at War (Stargate)

BEST DIRECTOR
The person behind the camera barking the right amount of orders to make the story sing

• Radek “Flash” Bělina for Can’t Stop
• Chelsey L. Boston and Randall Landers for Where Monsters Dwell
• Jeff Nord for Defenders of the Federation
• Benjamin Schulz & Heiko Thies for Monster”

BEST PRODUCTION HOUSE
Skirting the guidelines to tell tales the right way…

• Potemkin Pictures
• FSFilm
• Lea Design Bureau

BEST SHORT FAN FILM
Coming in under ten minutes in runtime

• Defenders of the Federation
• Yeager
• Empyrean
• Starfleet’s Youngest Ensign

BEST FAN FILM
Over ten minutes long and full of fun

• Can’t Stop
• Where Monsters Dwell
• Monster
• The Legacy of the Archein

MOST VIEWED SHORT FAN FILM & MOST VIEWED FAN FILM
These will be decided by total number of views as counted by YouTube at 5pm on July 9 AEST.

MOST POPULAR FAN FILM
This will be awarded based on the fan film with the most number of votes on our curated list over at the Mentioning Trekkie Mentions group.

Productions can now download the nomination laurels with a transparent background to use as they see fit – contact Matt to request access.