Academy Revealed Student Academy Award Winners

This year, the Student Academy Awards received a total of 1,615 entries from 255 domestic and 105 international colleges and universities. Among the past Student Academy Award winners are Patricia Cardoso, Pete Docter, Cary Fukunaga, Spike Lee, Trey Parker, Patricia Riggen, and Robert Zemeckis.

Alternative/Experimental (Domestic and International Film Schools)

Georden West, “Patron Saint,” Emerson College

Animation (Domestic Film Schools)

Aviv Mano, “Game Changer,” Ringling College of Art and Design

Kalee McCollaum, “Grendel,” Brigham Young University

Emre Okten, “Two,” University of Southern California

Animation (International Film Schools)

Daria Kashcheeva, “Daughter,” Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts, Prague (Czech Republic)

Documentary (Domestic Film Schools)

Eva Rendle, “All That Remains,” University of California, Berkeley

Princess Garrett, “Sankofa,” Villanova University

Abby Lieberman and Joshua Lucas, “Something to Say,” Columbia University

Documentary (International Film Schools)

Yifan Sun, “Family,” The Polish National Film, Television and Theatre School, Lodz (Poland)

Narrative (Domestic Film Schools)

Asher Jelinsky, “Miller & Son,” American Film Institute

Hao Zheng, “The Chef,” American Film Institute

Omer Ben-Shachar, “Tree #3,” American Film Institute

Narrative (International Film Schools)

Zoel Aeschbacher, “Bonobo,” Ecole Cantonale d’Art de Lausanne (ECAL) (Switzerland)

Rikke Gregersen, “Dog Eat Dog,” Westerdals Kristiania University College (Norway)

Charlie Manton, “November 1st,” National Film and Television School (United Kingdom)

First-time honors go to Ecole Cantonale d’Art de Lausanne (ECAL) in Switzerland, Westerdals Kristiania University College in Norway and Villanova University.

All Student Academy Award-winning films can also compete for 2019 Oscars in the Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film or Documentary Short Subject category.