2020 Sci-On! Award Winners
Area 51 Award Bodyhackers / Dale Metz & T.L. Westgate / US
Artistic Excellence Award Stardust Odyssey / Tibo Pinsard / France
Best Animated Student Film The Quiet / Radheya Jegatheva / Australia
Best Animated Short Cosmic Fling / Jonathan Langager / US
Best Comedy Short Gum / Jacob Reed / US
Best Documentary Film Terror and Hope: The Science of Resilience / Ron Bourke / US
Best Life Sciences Documentary Fertile Waters / Jennifer Kent / US
Best Live Action Student Film SENTIENCE / Guillaume Bierry / France
Best Live Action Short Help3 / Janek Tarkowski / France
Best Medical Documentary Mood Atlas / Mia Mullarkey / Ireland
Best Music Video Konowoulen / Geoffroy Virgery / France
Best Nevada Film Mineral Monday with Vera: Ichthyosaurs / Jennifer Kent / US
Best Planetarium Film Touch the Stars / Luke Ployhar / US
Best Space Exploration Film How OSIRIS-REx Will Steer Itself To Sample an Asteroid /
James Tralie / US
Best Virtual Reality Immerse / Jason McGuigan and Rick Miskiv / US
Critics’ Choice Award Life Support / Shayan Ebrahim / US
Directors’ Choice Awards Adam & Eve Mk II / Sebastian Kuder / UK / Escape Studios
Joe / Callum Reeve / UK / Escape Studios
Family Favorite Low Down Larry Conquers the Moon Men / Sammy Verni
Fan Film Favorite Breaking Point / Stevan Filipovic / Serbia
First Time Filmmaker Award Premise / Eric Shultz / US
Science+Imagination Award The Carbon Farmer / Andy Clark / UK / 8m
Technology Award My Operator / Bruce Barker / US
2020 “Roddenberry Audience Choice Award” for Best Short Film
SENTIENCE / Guillaume Bierry / France
Area 51 Award Bodyhackers / Dale Metz & T.L. Westgate / US
Artistic Excellence Award Stardust Odyssey / Tibo Pinsard / France
Best Animated Student Film The Quiet / Radheya Jegatheva / Australia
Best Animated Short Cosmic Fling / Jonathan Langager / US
Best Comedy Short Gum / Jacob Reed / US
Best Documentary Film Terror and Hope: The Science of Resilience / Ron Bourke / US
Best Life Sciences Documentary Fertile Waters / Jennifer Kent / US
Best Live Action Student Film SENTIENCE / Guillaume Bierry / France
Best Live Action Short Help3 / Janek Tarkowski / France
Best Medical Documentary Mood Atlas / Mia Mullarkey / Ireland
Best Music Video Konowoulen / Geoffroy Virgery / France
Best Nevada Film Mineral Monday with Vera: Ichthyosaurs / Jennifer Kent / US
Best Planetarium Film Touch the Stars / Luke Ployhar / US
Best Space Exploration Film How OSIRIS-REx Will Steer Itself To Sample an Asteroid /
James Tralie / US
Best Virtual Reality Immerse / Jason McGuigan and Rick Miskiv / US
Critics’ Choice Award Life Support / Shayan Ebrahim / US
Directors’ Choice Awards Adam & Eve Mk II / Sebastian Kuder / UK / Escape Studios
Joe / Callum Reeve / UK / Escape Studios
Family Favorite Low Down Larry Conquers the Moon Men / Sammy Verni
Fan Film Favorite Breaking Point / Stevan Filipovic / Serbia
First Time Filmmaker Award Premise / Eric Shultz / US
Science+Imagination Award The Carbon Farmer / Andy Clark / UK / 8m
Technology Award My Operator / Bruce Barker / US
2020 “Roddenberry Audience Choice Award” for Best Short Film
SENTIENCE / Guillaume Bierry / France
2019 Sci-On! Awards
Area 51 Award Sven / Chad Costen / Canada / 16 m
Artistic Excellence Award The Spirit Seam / Ashley Gerst / US / 15 m
Best Animated Sci-Fi Short For Lorn / Hoo Yan Han & Im Eun Sue / Singapore / 5 m
Best AR Project Mars Community Builder AR / Challenger Center / US
Best Documentary Short Streetlights of the Universe / Bryan Nelson / US / 10 m
Best Life Sciences Short Sylvia’s Leaf Frog / Katie Garrett / UK / 12 m
Best Medical Short A Tiny Spark / Niamh Heery / Ireland / 27 m
Best Live Action Short Lavender / Henry Boffin / Australia / 14m
Best Music Video Leading Me Straight / Burke Heffner / US / 8 m
Best Nevada Film Join the Crew / Dominic Sanguinetti / US / 1 m
Best Space Travel Film Alora / Nicholas Muthersbaugh / US / 10 m
Best Student Film The Update / Mor Hanay / Israel / 24 m
Best Virtual Reality Future Warfare Simulator / Jason Trembath / Australia / 9 m
Science + Imagination Award Eva: A CRISPR Story / Puneet Bharill / Germany / 22 m
Critics’ Choice Award This Is Fine / Roth Rind / US / 7 m
Directors’ Choice Award Chronopath / Jayk Gallagher / US / 6 m
2019 Roddenberry Audience Choice Award
for Best Short Film of the Year
Virtually / P. Patrick Hogan / US / 21 m
2018 Audience Choice Winners & Jury Awards
Award for Artistic Excellence: Beneath the Surface / Mark Hansen and Mikkel Tengvad / Denmark
Best Animation: iRony / Radheya Jegatheva / Australia
Best Documentary Short: Zebrafish: Practically People / Jennifer Manner / USA
Best Music Video: A Million Lights (Stellar Seismology) / Michael W. Smith / USA
Best Nevada Film: Enthusiasm Abounds / Mark Ross / USA
Best Sci-Fi Short: Time, and Again / Kel Webster and Steve Lawson / UK
Best Space Film: A Million Lights (Stellar Seismology) / Michael W. Smith / USA
Best Live-Action: Jasper / Scarlett Urbano / USA
Best Virtual Reality: Lost in Time / Adriano Perez Gil / Spain
Critics’ Choice Award: Strange Beasts / Magali Barbe / UK
Directors’ Choice Award: mi-fi / David Mair / USA
Science + Imagination Award: The Gallery of Lost Trades / Willi Kubica / Germany
2018 Roddenberry: The Class Analysis / Webb Pickersgill / USA
Audience Choice Award
for Best Short Film of the Year
Award for Artistic Excellence: Beneath the Surface / Mark Hansen and Mikkel Tengvad / Denmark
Best Animation: iRony / Radheya Jegatheva / Australia
Best Documentary Short: Zebrafish: Practically People / Jennifer Manner / USA
Best Music Video: A Million Lights (Stellar Seismology) / Michael W. Smith / USA
Best Nevada Film: Enthusiasm Abounds / Mark Ross / USA
Best Sci-Fi Short: Time, and Again / Kel Webster and Steve Lawson / UK
Best Space Film: A Million Lights (Stellar Seismology) / Michael W. Smith / USA
Best Live-Action: Jasper / Scarlett Urbano / USA
Best Virtual Reality: Lost in Time / Adriano Perez Gil / Spain
Critics’ Choice Award: Strange Beasts / Magali Barbe / UK
Directors’ Choice Award: mi-fi / David Mair / USA
Science + Imagination Award: The Gallery of Lost Trades / Willi Kubica / Germany
2018 Roddenberry: The Class Analysis / Webb Pickersgill / USA
Audience Choice Award
for Best Short Film of the Year
2017 Winners!
Area 51 Award InTransit
Best Animation Green Light
Best Animated Student Film Attractive Force
Best Digital Dome Show Seeing
Best Documentary Trek Nation
Best Future Tech (A)utomated (I)rritation
Best Live Action Short María Fernanda in Time
Best Live Action Student Film Synchronous
Best Music Video Deadpool: The Musical
Best Nevada Film TMPST 2112
Best Science Exhibit Be the Astronaut
Best Sci-Fi Film FTL
Best Sci-Fi Trailer Eddie
Best Space Feature Hidden Figures
Best Space Travel Film The Cradle
Best VR Experience Inferno
Best Virtual Reality Software Star Trek Bridge Crew
Critics’ Choice Award InTransit
Directors’ Choice Award The Onlookers
Award for Excellence in Science+Imagination White Lily
Roddenberry Audience Choice Award Green Light
Area 51 Award InTransit
Best Animation Green Light
Best Animated Student Film Attractive Force
Best Digital Dome Show Seeing
Best Documentary Trek Nation
Best Future Tech (A)utomated (I)rritation
Best Live Action Short María Fernanda in Time
Best Live Action Student Film Synchronous
Best Music Video Deadpool: The Musical
Best Nevada Film TMPST 2112
Best Science Exhibit Be the Astronaut
Best Sci-Fi Film FTL
Best Sci-Fi Trailer Eddie
Best Space Feature Hidden Figures
Best Space Travel Film The Cradle
Best VR Experience Inferno
Best Virtual Reality Software Star Trek Bridge Crew
Critics’ Choice Award InTransit
Directors’ Choice Award The Onlookers
Award for Excellence in Science+Imagination White Lily
Roddenberry Audience Choice Award Green Light