Over 30 films were selected for exhibition and/or competition at the 2020 Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival held at Chicago Filmmakers in Chicago from July 16-21, 2021. Of those films, the top award-winners were Five Years North, Mug, Teranga: Life in the Waiting Room, and Woman of the Photographs with 2 awards each and narrative feature Brindisi receiving 5 Blue Glass awards.
Best Original Score
Doz3r Gang & Lil Bo$$, Teranga: Life in the Waiting Room
Best Sound
Aaron Hill, Waiting by the Phone
Best Production Design
Lena Rush, Hypoxia
Best Editing
Alejandro Valdes-Rochin, Five Years North
Best Cinematography
Yu Oishi, Woman of the Photographs
Best Ensemble
Office Song
Best Supporting Actress
Olivia Perez as Vanessa in Remember When
Best Supporting Actor
Toshiaki Inomata as Saijo in Woman of the Photographs
Best Actress
Nika Burnett as Vera, Alice, and Katerina in Brindisi
Best Actor
Eoghan Moloney as John ‘Snake Eyes’ Griffin in Mug
Best Screenplay
Nika Burnett and Alessandro Marino for Brindisi
Best Animation
Muedra
Best Music Video
Too Close to the Sun
Best Director
Nika Burnett and Alessandro Marino for Brindisi
Best Documentary Short
Teranga: Life in the Waiting Room
Best Narrative Short (Drama)
Mug
Best Narrative Short (Comedy)
Brought to You by Satan
Best Documentary Feature
Five Years North
Best Narrative Feature
Brindisi
Best of Illinois
Little Nations
Audience Favorite
Resisterhood
Best of Fest
Brindisi
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