Audience Award

The winners

Chosen by the audience, one ballot at a time. Congratulations to every filmmaker who screened — and to these eight, the laurels are yours.

WINNER Best Feature

Sweet Nothing

WINNER Best Documentary

Encuerados

WINNER Best Gay Short Film

Plaything

WINNER Best Lesbian Short Film

The Roommate

WINNER Best Trans Short Film

I Came Back to Life

WINNER Best Animated Film

Nocturnal Animals

WINNER Best Music Video / Dance Film

Chimera

WINNER Best Foreign Film

A Handsome Man

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Winners chosen by audience ballot, 2026 SF Queer Film Fest. sfqueerfilmfest.com