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2019 Awards
Award winners are selected by the Hawai'i Film Critics Society.
Best Cinematography: Upstream directed by Jeff Orig
sponsored by John Mason
- $200
- Year-long subscription to American Cinematographer magazine
- Hour-long phone conversation with two-time Emmy nominated cinematographer Ron Garcia (ASC)
Nominees
- Ko, directed by Nathan Howe
- Kaumakaiwa, directed by Bradley Tangonan
- Upstream, directed by Jeff Orig
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Best Feature Film
Out of State, directed by Ciara Lacy
sponsored by Hawai'i Media Inc
- $300
Nominees
- August at Akiko's, directed by Christopher Makoto Yogi
- Out of State, directed by Ciara Lacy
Best Short Form Film
Ho'omau, directed by Kenji Doughty
sponsored by Ohina Films
- $200
Nominees
- The Ali'i's Seed, directed by Jonathan Yudis
- Ho'omau, directed by Kenji Doughty
-- Kaumakaiwa, directed by Bradley Tangonan
- Potluck with Smooch: Cray Cray Crepes, directed by Diq Diamond
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