2025 Sci-On! Winners
Audience Choice & Jury Awards
Best Animated Short Film Virus / Yufeng Wang / China
Best Documentary Short Fiddler on the Moon / Daniel Miller, Seth Kramer & Jeremy Newberger / US
Best Live-Action Short (<10m) The Future Soon / Douglas DeVore / US
Best Live-Action Short (>10m) CHAD / Kerry Skinner / UK
2025 Roddenberry Audience Choice Award — Best Science Fiction Short Film of the Year
Planetagatik / Eneko Muruzabal Elezcano / Basque Region
Area 51 Award Battle of LA / Patrick Pizzolorusso / US
Artistic Excellence Award The Companions / José María Flores / Spain
Best Animated Student Film The Mooning / Vivian Osness & Mason Klesch / US
Best Astronomy/Astrophysics Film Spark: The Universe In Us / Ryan Wyatt / US
Best Documentary Film (Student) Welcome to the Fulldome / Jonáš Jirovský / Czech Republic
Best Earth/Environmental Film Líť’sit yiká· xá·bil-ts: Quillayute River Restoration / Jennifer Moslemi & Marita Davison / US
Best Family Film The Future Soon / Douglas DeVore / US
Best Foreign Language Film Planetagatik / Eneko Muruzabal Elezcano / Basque Region
Best Chemistry Film Cracking Chirality / Neil Losin & Nate Dappen / US
Best Fulldome Film The Great Solar System Adventure / Max Crow / UK
Best Live-Action Student Film Implications of the Bootstrap Paradox… / Shaler Keenum / US
Best Life Sciences Film On the Origin of COVID / Bryan Nelson / US
Best Medical Film Cancer-Busting Vaccines / Charlotte Stoddart / UK
Best Science & Music Video The Moon Had a Shadow / Phil Hart / Australia
Best Space Film Fiddler on the Moon / Daniel Miller, Seth Kramer & Jeremy Newberger / US
Best Virtual Reality Max Q / Joel Benjamin / US
Critics’ Choice Award Memory Mule / Luis Adam Garcia / UK
Directors’ Choice Award Pretty Cool Space Movie / Luke Ployhar / US
Outstanding Musical Performance Jessica Escobar
Outstanding Science Presentation Dr. Maya Warren
Science + Imagination Award Frosty Formulations / Page Buono / US
Audience Choice & Jury Awards
Best Animated Short Film Virus / Yufeng Wang / China
Best Documentary Short Fiddler on the Moon / Daniel Miller, Seth Kramer & Jeremy Newberger / US
Best Live-Action Short (<10m) The Future Soon / Douglas DeVore / US
Best Live-Action Short (>10m) CHAD / Kerry Skinner / UK
2025 Roddenberry Audience Choice Award — Best Science Fiction Short Film of the Year
Planetagatik / Eneko Muruzabal Elezcano / Basque Region
Area 51 Award Battle of LA / Patrick Pizzolorusso / US
Artistic Excellence Award The Companions / José María Flores / Spain
Best Animated Student Film The Mooning / Vivian Osness & Mason Klesch / US
Best Astronomy/Astrophysics Film Spark: The Universe In Us / Ryan Wyatt / US
Best Documentary Film (Student) Welcome to the Fulldome / Jonáš Jirovský / Czech Republic
Best Earth/Environmental Film Líť’sit yiká· xá·bil-ts: Quillayute River Restoration / Jennifer Moslemi & Marita Davison / US
Best Family Film The Future Soon / Douglas DeVore / US
Best Foreign Language Film Planetagatik / Eneko Muruzabal Elezcano / Basque Region
Best Chemistry Film Cracking Chirality / Neil Losin & Nate Dappen / US
Best Fulldome Film The Great Solar System Adventure / Max Crow / UK
Best Live-Action Student Film Implications of the Bootstrap Paradox… / Shaler Keenum / US
Best Life Sciences Film On the Origin of COVID / Bryan Nelson / US
Best Medical Film Cancer-Busting Vaccines / Charlotte Stoddart / UK
Best Science & Music Video The Moon Had a Shadow / Phil Hart / Australia
Best Space Film Fiddler on the Moon / Daniel Miller, Seth Kramer & Jeremy Newberger / US
Best Virtual Reality Max Q / Joel Benjamin / US
Critics’ Choice Award Memory Mule / Luis Adam Garcia / UK
Directors’ Choice Award Pretty Cool Space Movie / Luke Ployhar / US
Outstanding Musical Performance Jessica Escobar
Outstanding Science Presentation Dr. Maya Warren
Science + Imagination Award Frosty Formulations / Page Buono / US
2024 Sci-On! Film Festival
Overall Awards
Best Animated Short Film Lunatic / Robin Noorda / Netherlands
Best Documentary Short Film Space Coast / Justin Barber / US
Best Fan Film The Lost Relic / Clément et Pierre Labarre / France
Best Fulldome Film One Sky Project / Diverse Team Members & Nations
Best Live-Action Short Film M.T. Nestor / John Schlag / US
2024 Roddenberry Audience Choice Award — Best Sci-Fi Short Film of the Year
M.T. Nestor / John Schlag / US
Specialty Awards
Area 51 Award Orbit / Nony Geffen / Israel
Artistic Excellence Award Touch / Jennie Feyen / Australia
Best Animated Student Film Physarum Polycephalum / Kamila Paulina Tomczyk / Poland
Best Astronomy / Astrophysics Film Think Like a Scientist / Neil Losin and Nathan Dappen / US
Best Chemistry Film Driving Reactions / Georgia Krause / US
Best Documentary Feature OSIRIS-REx: To an Asteroid and Back / James Tralie / US
Best Earth / Environmental Film The Earth Above* / Ruwe Collective / Australia
Best Live-Action Student Film Overclocking / Alexander Vikulov / Russian Federation
Best Student Documentary The Year in Spacecraft / Varya Volkova / Russian Federation
Best Life Sciences Film The Anomalies / Nathan Dappen and Morgan Heim / US
Best Medical Film Mystery of the Disappearing Lymphocytes / Charlotte Stoddart / England
Critics’ Choice Award Physical Beauty / Rosario Jiménez-Gili / Chile
Directors’ Choice Award Here Is the SOS / Maxence Gross / France
Science & Imagination Award Nostalgia Transplant / Yuxing Xu / US
2023 Sci-On! Award Winners
Non-Fiction Awards
Best Chemistry Film Molecular Chirality / Robert Cameron / UK
Best Environmental Film Climate Emergency: Feedback Loops / Susan Gray / US
Best Life Sciences Film Fields of Devotion / Dena Katzen Seidel & Micah Seidel / US
Best Medical Film The People There To Catch Us / Luke Brabazon / Ireland
Best Space Exploration Film Lunar / Dustin Morrow / US
Best Documentary Feature How To Build a Time Machine / Jay Cheel / US
Speciality Awards
Area 51 Award Boys Night in Sidera Institute / Adam Must Othman / US
Artistic Excellent Award If Birds Fly / Jack Pullman / US
Critics’ Choice Award For Pete’s Sake / Gerald B. Fillmore / Spain
Science & Imagination Award The Things I Feel / Jean Ngooi / Australia
Overall Category Awards
Best Animated Short Film The Shooting Star / Gio Vieira / Brazil
Best Documentary Short Film We Are Guardians / Max Crow / UK
Best Fan Film The Last Trial / Marino Darés / Spain
Best Live-Action Short Film This Wild Abyss / Thomas Mendolia / US
2023 Roddenberry Audience Choice Award for Best Short Film of the Year
This Wild Abyss / Thomas Mendolia / US
Overall Awards
Best Animated Short Film Lunatic / Robin Noorda / Netherlands
Best Documentary Short Film Space Coast / Justin Barber / US
Best Fan Film The Lost Relic / Clément et Pierre Labarre / France
Best Fulldome Film One Sky Project / Diverse Team Members & Nations
Best Live-Action Short Film M.T. Nestor / John Schlag / US
2024 Roddenberry Audience Choice Award — Best Sci-Fi Short Film of the Year
M.T. Nestor / John Schlag / US
Specialty Awards
Area 51 Award Orbit / Nony Geffen / Israel
Artistic Excellence Award Touch / Jennie Feyen / Australia
Best Animated Student Film Physarum Polycephalum / Kamila Paulina Tomczyk / Poland
Best Astronomy / Astrophysics Film Think Like a Scientist / Neil Losin and Nathan Dappen / US
Best Chemistry Film Driving Reactions / Georgia Krause / US
Best Documentary Feature OSIRIS-REx: To an Asteroid and Back / James Tralie / US
Best Earth / Environmental Film The Earth Above* / Ruwe Collective / Australia
Best Live-Action Student Film Overclocking / Alexander Vikulov / Russian Federation
Best Student Documentary The Year in Spacecraft / Varya Volkova / Russian Federation
Best Life Sciences Film The Anomalies / Nathan Dappen and Morgan Heim / US
Best Medical Film Mystery of the Disappearing Lymphocytes / Charlotte Stoddart / England
Critics’ Choice Award Physical Beauty / Rosario Jiménez-Gili / Chile
Directors’ Choice Award Here Is the SOS / Maxence Gross / France
Science & Imagination Award Nostalgia Transplant / Yuxing Xu / US
2023 Sci-On! Award Winners
Non-Fiction Awards
Best Chemistry Film Molecular Chirality / Robert Cameron / UK
Best Environmental Film Climate Emergency: Feedback Loops / Susan Gray / US
Best Life Sciences Film Fields of Devotion / Dena Katzen Seidel & Micah Seidel / US
Best Medical Film The People There To Catch Us / Luke Brabazon / Ireland
Best Space Exploration Film Lunar / Dustin Morrow / US
Best Documentary Feature How To Build a Time Machine / Jay Cheel / US
Speciality Awards
Area 51 Award Boys Night in Sidera Institute / Adam Must Othman / US
Artistic Excellent Award If Birds Fly / Jack Pullman / US
Critics’ Choice Award For Pete’s Sake / Gerald B. Fillmore / Spain
Science & Imagination Award The Things I Feel / Jean Ngooi / Australia
Overall Category Awards
Best Animated Short Film The Shooting Star / Gio Vieira / Brazil
Best Documentary Short Film We Are Guardians / Max Crow / UK
Best Fan Film The Last Trial / Marino Darés / Spain
Best Live-Action Short Film This Wild Abyss / Thomas Mendolia / US
2023 Roddenberry Audience Choice Award for Best Short Film of the Year
This Wild Abyss / Thomas Mendolia / US
2022 Sci-On! Winners
Area 51 Award The Gift / Farbod Ardebili / United States
Artistic Excellence Award Respirations / Rémi Tournier / France
Best Animated Short Film S.A.D.-The Movie / Guilherme Gehr / Brazil & Italy
Best Animated Student Film Tab ur et / Cate Chereches / Romania
Best Astronomy Short Film Zenith / Thomas Dalen / Norway
Best Documentary Short Film Take Up Space / Britt Adkins / United States
Best Life Sciences Short Film To Breakthrough / Grace McNally / United States
Best Live Action Short To Err / Nanci Cruz / United Kingdom
Best Live Action Student Short Madeleine / Alain Kulmburg / France
Best Space Film My Life as a Piece of Space Debris / Damien Donnelly / Ireland
Critics’ Choice Award The Ladder / Emilio Miguel Torres / United States
Directors’ Choice Award The Reincarnated Giant / Han Yang / China
Rising Star / First-Time Filmmaker Award Erased / Gabriela Loza / Australia
Sci-On! Science+Imagination Award Monocellular / Nate Dorr & Farah Abdul-Rahman / United States
2022 Roddenberry Audience Choice Award
Best Short Film of the Year
To Err / Nanci Cruz / United Kingdom
Area 51 Award The Gift / Farbod Ardebili / United States
Artistic Excellence Award Respirations / Rémi Tournier / France
Best Animated Short Film S.A.D.-The Movie / Guilherme Gehr / Brazil & Italy
Best Animated Student Film Tab ur et / Cate Chereches / Romania
Best Astronomy Short Film Zenith / Thomas Dalen / Norway
Best Documentary Short Film Take Up Space / Britt Adkins / United States
Best Life Sciences Short Film To Breakthrough / Grace McNally / United States
Best Live Action Short To Err / Nanci Cruz / United Kingdom
Best Live Action Student Short Madeleine / Alain Kulmburg / France
Best Space Film My Life as a Piece of Space Debris / Damien Donnelly / Ireland
Critics’ Choice Award The Ladder / Emilio Miguel Torres / United States
Directors’ Choice Award The Reincarnated Giant / Han Yang / China
Rising Star / First-Time Filmmaker Award Erased / Gabriela Loza / Australia
Sci-On! Science+Imagination Award Monocellular / Nate Dorr & Farah Abdul-Rahman / United States
2022 Roddenberry Audience Choice Award
Best Short Film of the Year
To Err / Nanci Cruz / United Kingdom
2021 Sci-On! Award Winners
Area 51 Award Transmission / Carleton Rodgers / Northern Ireland
Artistic Excellence Award Painting by Numbers / Radheya Jegatheva / Australia
Best Animated Film Silent Space / Mariia Konopatova / Russian Federation
Best Animated Student Film Palindromo / Paolo Amadini / UK
Best Documentary Film The Unisexuals / Katie Garrett / US
Best Life Sciences Documentary Sky Islands / Catalina Giraldo / Colombia
Best Live Action Short Moon Drops / Yoram Ever-Hadani / Israel
Best Music Video Allinputs BLACKPITCH / Creative Arthur / Germany
Best Nevada Film Exploring the Universe / Great Basin Observatory / US
Best Space Travel Film A Long Walk to the Moon / Connie Tais / US
Best Virtual Reality Everything is growing… / Max Seeger / Germany
Critics’ Choice Award viewers:1 / Daigo Hariya, Yosuke Kobayashi / Japan
Directors’ Choice Award 33 Floors / Chris Austen / UK
Rising Star / First-Time Filmmaker Award METEOR Genesis / Quentin Dognon / France
Sci-On! Science+Imagination Award The Phantom Particle / Giuseppe William Lombardo / Italy
2021 Roddenberry Audience Choice Award
for Best Short Film
Moon Drops / Yoram Ever-Hadani / Israel
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
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