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    Best Welsh Music Video Dancing Round The Morning Sun Myles Docherty
    Best Welsh Narrative Control Room J.A.G Hodges
    Best International Music Video Bad Apple 태영 Taeyoung 김 Kim
    Best Welsh Documentary A Cross To Bear Joseff Morgan
    Best International Documentary Rusted Earths Moza Al Mazrouei
    Best Welsh Animation The Robin and the Wren Léa Sautin
    Best International Animation A brief word about KEYWORDS Philip Seargeant
    Celtic Film Award Y WERIN / HIRAETH Ella Spottiswood, Adam Evans
    Best Original Score GRIEF Connor Allen, Francesca Amewudah-Rivers, REDBRCK
    Best International Narrative Cariad Brawdol Rhys Prichard

    Best Welsh Narrative Our Home The Sea (Adra Ni Y Mor) Mared Rees
    Best International Narrative Mask Margaret Kane-Rowe
    Best Welsh Music Video Death Lloyd Best
    Best International Music Video There are Mountains Between Us Gabriel Stanger
    Best Welsh Documentary The Recovery Expedition Lucke Gabriel
    Best International Documentary Lose This Will Killen
    Best Welsh Animation Diomysus Emily Elizabeth Morus-Jones
    Best International Animation Dénouement Lesley Ung
    Celtic Film Award Set in Slate? Beth Blandford (Joint winner)
    Celtic Film Award She Sells Shellfish Lilly Tiger (Joint Winner)
    Best Original Score In These Stones Tim Tyson Short

    Best Welsh Narrative Bald Luke Bather
    Best International Narrative Backseat Driver Jake Balfour-Lynn
    Best Welsh Animation Allowed Zillah Bowes
    Best International Animation The Author Luiz Maximo
    Best Welsh Documentary Rhyl from Bygone Era Ffion Pritchard
    Best International Documentary Dajla: Cinema and Oblivion Arturo Dueñas Herrero
    Best Welsh Music Video FUTURE KULT – My Brothers And Me Mac Nixon
    Best International Music Video The Zangwills – Judas on the Dancefloor Lowri Roberts
    Best Original Score ‘Tymhorau’ Dan Soley
    Celtic Film Award The House of Jollof Sita Thomas

    Best Welsh Narrative Hard as Nails Tomos James
    Best International Narrative Segregatio Jowy Santiago
    Best International Music Video Sorcerer Tom Hughes
    Best Welsh Documentary The Beekeeper William McGregor
    Best International Documentary New Ways Jonas Hegi
    Best Welsh Animation Creepy Pasta Salad Lauren Orme
    Best International Animation The Boy and the Mountain Santiago Aguilera & Gabriel Monreal
    Celtic Film Award Cwch Deilen Efa Blosse-Mason
    Best Original Score Dig Ophelia Dig Kyran Davies
    Best International Music Video Focal (Parallax) Peter Renzullo

    Best Film - Wales Seven Sharp Roque Cameselle Capón
    Best Film - International Stari Grad Jack Beck