CONTENT2026 NOMINATIONS
All nominations for the CONTENT2026 Christian Media Conference film festival awards. Select a category below to filter.
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Best Justice Nominations
- ›General Butt Naked: Child Sacrifice & the Destruction of Nations
- ›Hypocrisy
- ›Snow Child
- ›When No One Sees Me
Biblical - Best Christian Message
- ›Here I am
- ›Just One More
- ›My Neighbor
- ›One Seed
- ›Walking on Water
- ›Why We Must Die So Young
Best Overall Narrative Feature Film – Theatrical
(Note: nominees from this category are partially screened at CONTENT)
- ›ELIJAH PEEL
- ›Carol
- ›Christmas at the Cabin
Best Overall Narrative Feature Film – Non Theatrical
(Note: nominees from this category are partially screened at CONTENT)
- ›Empty Nets
- ›Illusion of Faith
- ›Just One More
- ›Miracle on the Precipice
- ›Problem Attic
Best Director – Theatrical
- ›Carol – George A. Johnson
- ›Christmas at the Cabin – Tori Hunter
- ›ELIJAH PEEL – Nathan Ross Murphy, Kevin D. Sepe
Best Storytelling – Theatrical
- ›Carol – George A. Johnson
- ›Christmas at the Cabin – Marianne Haaland
- ›ELIJAH PEEL – Kevin D. Sepe
Best Cinematography – Theatrical
- ›Carol – James Burgess
- ›Christmas at the Cabin – Chase Bowman
- ›ELIJAH PEEL – Jordan Danelz
Best Director – Non Theatrical
- ›Empty Nets – Nathan Blair
- ›Illusion of Faith – Aleksa Ristovic
- ›Just One More – Kaleb & Kyler Cook
- ›Miracle on the Precipice - Nathan Todd Sims
- ›Problem Attic – Geoff Mastro
Best Storytelling – Non Theatrical
- ›Empty Nets – Nathan Blair, Leland Klassen
- ›Just One More – Kaleb & Kyler Cook
- ›Problem Attic – Geoff Mastro, Mary Mastro
Best Cinematography – Non Theatrical
- ›Empty Nets – Nathan Blair
- ›Illusion of Faith – Aleksa Ristovic
- ›Just One More – Josh Heinrich
- ›Miracle on the Precipice – John Ames
Theatrical – Male Lead – Best Actor
- ›Carol – Aaron Fullan as Solomon Lynch
- ›Christmas at the Cabin – Corey Cannon as Josh
- ›ELIJAH PEEL – Robert Malcom Cumming as Elijah Peel
Theatrical – Male – Best Supporting Actor Lead Role
- ›Christmas at the Cabin – Stacey Sheffield as Guy
- ›ELIJAH PEEL – Kevin Sorbo as Rock
Theatrical – Male – Best Supporting Actor
- ›Carol – Paul Kandarian as Ebenezer Scrooge
- ›Carol – Robert Amaya as Christmas Present
- ›Christmas at the Cabin – Todd Terry as Luke
Theatrical – Female Lead – Best Actress
- ›Carol – Colleen Amaya as Carol Lynch
- ›Christmas at the Cabin – Marianne Haaland as Michelle
- ›ELIJAH PEEL – Evelyn Kite as Jessica
Theatrical – Female – Best Supporting Actress Lead Role
- ›Christmas at the Cabin – Sharon Oliphant as Poppy
- ›ELIJAH PEEL – April Billingsley as Maria Sanchaez
Theatrical – Female – Best Supporting Actress
- ›Carol – Meggie Jenny as Christmas Past
- ›Carol – Sophia Amaya as Mindy Lynch
- ›ELIJAH PEEL – Princess Elmore as Hattie
Non-Theatrical – Male Lead – Best Actor
- ›Empty Nets – Leland Klassen as Mathias
- ›Illusion of Faith – Henry Zammit Cordina as Investigative Cop
- ›Just One More – Lance E Nichols as Charles
Non-Theatrical – Male – Best Supporting Actor Lead Role
- ›Empty Nets – Todd Terry as Vinnius
- ›Just One More – Christian McCartney as Xavier
- ›Miracle on the Precipice – Jim E. Chandler as Truman
- ›Problem Attic – Jordan Wellington Smith as Bash
Non-Theatrical – Male – Best Supporting Actor
- ›Empty Nets – Giovanni Mocibob as Laz
- ›Empty Nets – John Goad as Bebai
- ›Empty Nets – Tim Hildebrand as Maximus
- ›Empty Nets – Ulises Larramendi as Thaddeus
- ›Miracle on the Precipice – Kevin Sorbo as Ricardo
- ›Problem Attic – Michael J Patterson as Mr. Foster
Non-Theatrical – Female Lead – Best Actress
- ›Empty Nets – Olivia Maine as Mara
- ›Just One More – Emma Filley as Jess
- ›Miracle on the Precipice – Jenn Gotzon as Grace
Non-Theatrical – Female – Best Supporting Actress Lead Role
- ›Just One More – Lily Brody as Raya
- ›Problem Attic – Holly Reichert as Madison
Non-Theatrical – Female – Best Supporting Actress
- ›Empty Nets – Stephanie Parker as Sarah
- ›Empty Nets – Ashley Elaine as Salome
- ›Miracle on the Precipice – Venice Wong as Charity
Best Short Film (up to 5 minutes)
(Note: nominees from this category are partially screened at CONTENT)
- ›Child of GOD
- ›The Gift of What?!
- ›When No One Sees Me
Best Short Film (over 5 to 10 minutes)
(Note: nominees from this category are partially screened at CONTENT)
- ›The Chapel Door
- ›True Liberty
- ›ZOi
Best Short Film (over 10 to 20 minutes)
(Note: nominees from this category are partially screened at CONTENT)
- ›A Broken Spirit
- ›A Time for Love: Forgiveness Unchained
- ›At the Mercy of Faith
- ›Bleeding Heart
- ›CHANCE
- ›Closer Than a Brother
- ›Cowboy Coffee
- ›Onesimus
- ›The Christian Club
- ›The King's Move
- ›This Feeling In My Chest
- ›What Comes Before the Fall?
Best Short Film (over 20 minutes)
(Note: nominees from this category are partially screened at CONTENT)
- ›Faded Glass
- ›Here I Am
- ›Rideshare: A Short Film
- ›Virgin Birth
Best Director (up to 10 minutes)
- ›The Gift of What?! – Crimson Rose Sugg
- ›True Liberty – Benji Wilbanks
- ›Why We Must Die So Young – John Fornof
- ›ZOi – Sharon Oliphant
Best Director (over 10 minutes)
- ›At the Mercy of Faith – Andrew Arguello
- ›Bleeding Heart – Autumn Libengood
- ›Closer Than a Brother – Joseph Morris
- ›Cowboy Coffee – Brandon Swartz
- ›The Christian Club – Caleb Lawrence
- ›The King's Move – Dan Sandoval
- ›Onesimus – Alejandro Hevia
- ›Till My Last Breath – Courtney Lee Simpson
- ›Virgin Birth – Daric Gates
Best Storytelling (up to 10 minutes)
- ›Flat Wash – Joelle Edwards
- ›The Gift of What?! – Crimson Rose Sugg
- ›Snow Child – Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema
- ›True Liberty – Leslie Guenther
Best Storytelling (over 10 minutes)
- ›At the Mercy of Faith – Samuel Lee Taylor
- ›Bleeding Heart – Autumn Libengood
- ›Closer Than a Brother – Joseph Morris
- ›The Christian Club – Caleb Lawrence
- ›This Feeling In My Chest – Cana Grace Bartlett
- ›Till My Last Breath – Courtney Lee Simpson
Best Cinematography (up to 10 minutes)
- ›True Liberty – Ron Gonzalez
- ›Why We Must Die So Young – Brady Bouren
- ›ZOi – Victor Gundler
Best Cinematography (over 10 minutes)
- ›At the Mercy of Faith – Andrew Arguello
- ›Cowboy Coffee – Brady Bouren
- ›The Christian Club – Davey Hutchision
- ›The King's Move – Cole Dempsey
- ›Onesimus – Jose Rodriguez
- ›Till My Last Breath – Jason R. Johnston
- ›Virgin Birth – Jamal Solomon
Male Lead – Best Actor
- ›At the Mercy of Faith – David Gambler Jr. as Marvin
- ›Bleeding Heart – Jordan Mullins as Pastor Peter
- ›Judah – Emmanuel Beniamine as Judah
- ›Onesimus – Mikhail Basmadjian as Tubero
- ›Shema – Lee Dickerson as Malchus
- ›The Christian Club – Cooper Reid Estep as Blake
- ›Till My Last Breath – Ben Dawson as Mark
- ›True Liberty – Alex Salem as Alex Sameer
- ›Unexpected – Peter Lawson Jones as Gabriel
- ›Unexpected – Steve Shermett as Father
Male – Best Supporting Actor
- ›A Wisper of Faith – Randall Oliver as Randy
- ›Bleeding Heart – Chris Maher as Jim
- ›The King's Move – Jody Dean as Rev. R.R. Harrison
- ›The King's Move – Mark Christian as Lucifer
- ›Onesimus – Henry Zammit Cordina as Paul of Tarsus
Female Lead – Best Actress
- ›Cowboy Coffee – Annaliese Bauer as Wendy Burgess
- ›No Games – Patience Loring as Mel
- ›NO SERVICE – Anita Corsi as Charlie
- ›The Christian Club – Gili Gould as Olivia
- ›Till My Last Breath – Claire Whitehead as Stephanie
- ›True Liberty – Jessica Nicole Maldonado as Natalie Ortiz
- ›Virgin Birth – Violeta Ortega as Mary
- ›ZOi – Sharon Oliphant as Evelyn
Female – Best Supporting Actress
- ›Life After – Abigail Mullins as Alex
- ›The Christian Club – Maia Patricia as Luna
- ›Virgin Birth – Katharine Franco as Elizabeth
Best Project by a First Time Filmmaker – Short Film (up to 10 minutes)
- ›Flat Wash
- ›Good Sir
- ›Snow Child
- ›The Right Call
- ›True Liberty
- ›Why We Must Die So Young
Best Project by a First Time Filmmaker – Short Film (over 10 minutes)
- ›At the Mercy of Faith
- ›Died Twice
- ›FADED GLASS
- ›Here I Am
- ›Hypocrisy
- ›Janie
- ›Judah (Chapman University)
- ›The King's Move
- ›The Path to The Way
- ›NO SERVICE
- ›What Comes Before the Fall?
Best Project by a First Time Filmmaker – Feature Length
- ›Country Rain - Kenyon Henry
- ›Just One More – Kaleb & Kyler Cook
- ›Shema Film - Christopher Bowden
- ›The Indispensable Armor - Jose F Nieves, Alexandra Nieves
Best Project by a School Collective (Students)
- ›Beyond the Bible (MidAmerica Nazarene University)
- ›Judah (Chapman University)
- ›Snow Child (Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema)
Best Student(s) Project (17 yrs or younger)
- ›Flat Wash
- ›There and Back Again: Kings and Castles (Episode 2)
Best AI Film
(Note: nominees from this category are partially screened at CONTENT)
- ›Beanie Tales: Pilot – Beanie and the Mystery Song
- ›Summer Grill Dilemma
Best Animation
(Note: nominees from this category are partially screened at CONTENT)
- ›My Neighbor
- ›The Square Tree
Best Documentary (up to 30 minutes)
(Note: nominees from this category are partially screened at CONTENT)
- ›43 Years: Just a little ways more to go
- ›A Celebration of Beginnings
- ›A Church Called Providence
- ›BUT GOD: The Paul Cookson Story
- ›In The Shadow of Grace
- ›One Seed
- ›The Light of Hope - A documentary on Pastor Akihiro Matsumoto
Best Documentary (over 30 up to 60 minutes)
(Note: nominees from this category are partially screened at CONTENT)
- ›A City of Light
- ›BE THOU MY VISION : IDA SCUDDER OF VELLORE (PART 1- 1849-1922)
- ›FINDING THE FORGOTTEN
- ›Love Speaks Episode 21, "Some Said It Thundered"
- ›"Voice Unbroken" One Broadcaster's Inspirational Survival Story
- ›Yermo's Miracle
Best Documentary (over 60 minutes)
(Note: nominees from this category are partially screened at CONTENT)
- ›A City Lost
- ›General Butt Naked: Child Sacrifice & the Destruction of Nations
- ›Kingdom Culture - A 'Hands at Work' Documentary
- ›Lifted: A Dying Tribe Encounters New Life
- ›Man of God: The Cord
- ›No Limbs No Limits
- ›Satellite Gaming Documentary
- ›The American Miracle
- ›The Campfire
- ›UFO’s & GOD
- ›Walking On Water
- ›Watergate Secrets and Betrayals
Best Documentary - Storytelling
- ›A City Lost - Paul Wittenberger
- ›BE THOU MY VISION : IDA SCUDDER OF VELLORE (PART 1- 1849-1922) - Reena George, Andrew E Matthews, Sanjay Guru, Aneesh Daniel
- ›FINDING THE FORGOTTEN - Jim Adams
- ›Holy Land - Glen MacKay
- ›In The Shadow of Grace - Jessica Lee Wrabel, Alvin Gerald Morris
- ›Love Speaks Episode 19, "Angels are: Flames of Fire!" - Carl Wesley Anderson
- ›Love Speaks Episode 20, "He Moves Among the Candlesticks" - Carl Wesley Anderson
- ›Love Speaks Episode 21, "Some Said It Thundered" - Carl Wesley Anderson
- ›Man of God: The Cord - Paul Wittenberger
- ›One Seed - Sergiy Velytskyy
Best Documentary - Cinematography
- ›A City Lost - Paul Wittenberger
- ›A City of Light - Blake Whatley & Kevin Terrell
- ›FINDING THE FORGOTTEN - Jim Adams
- ›Love Speaks Episode 19, "Angels are: Flames of Fire!" - Carl Wesley Anderson
- ›Love Speaks Episode 20, "He Moves Among the Candlesticks" - Carl Wesley Anderson
- ›Love Speaks Episode 21, "Some Said It Thundered" - Carl Wesley Anderson
- ›Man of God: The Cord - Paul Wittenberger
Best Documentary - Investigative
- ›A City Lost
- ›Man of God: The Cord
- ›UFO’s & GOD
- ›Watergate Secrets and Betrayals
Best Documentary - Missions
- ›BE THOU MY VISION : IDA SCUDDER OF VELLORE (PART 1- 1849-1922)
- ›FINDING THE FORGOTTEN
- ›Kingdom Culture - A 'Hands at Work' Documentary
- ›Lifted: A Dying Tribe Encounters New Life
- ›One Seed
Best Documentary - First Time Filmmaker
- ›General Butt Naked: Child Sacrifice and the Destruction of Nations - David Buboltz
- ›The Campfire - Michael Harris
- ›The NOAH Flood - Stephen Orsatti
- ›Watergate Secrets and Betrayals - George Bughatti
Best Television and Web Episodic – Drama
(Note: nominees from this category are partially screened at CONTENT)
- ›Bible College
- ›Breaking Strongholds Season 2, Episode 3 "Gathering Forces"
- ›"The Insertion" The Last Evangelist Episode 2
Best Television and Web – Talk Show
(Note: nominees from this category are partially screened at CONTENT)
- ›How to Restore Your Body Image: POP Talk Interview with Rachael Joy Gilbert
- ›Ron and Deb Unplugged interview with Robert Borelli
- ›The Power of Your Story – Host Kim Crabill
- ›The UPside, Conversations that Light UP the World – Host Marion MacKenzie
- ›The Vision TV Show 2025 Christmas Special
- ›The Vision TV Show with Guest Leah Barcus: How Gen Z Creators are Changing the World
- ›When the Family Breaks: Bringing Healing from Estrangement – Host Kim Crabill
Best Television and Web – Teaching
(Note: nominees from this category are partially screened at CONTENT)
- ›Kids Who Flip
- ›Love Speaks Episode 19, "Angels are: Flames of Fire!"
- ›Love Speaks Episode 20, "He Moves Among the Candlesticks"
- ›Love Speaks Episode 21, "Some Said It Thundered"
- ›Spiritual Detox: A 5-Week Cleansing and Replenishment Process. Week 1
Best Television and Web Investigative Program
(Note: nominees from this category are partially screened at CONTENT)
- ›"A.I. Meets Mark of the Beast" David Heavener Live
- ›What is Astral Projection. Is it Biblical? David Heavener Investigates
Feature Screenplays – Comedy, Dramedy, Family, Love Story, or Musical
- ›A Nova Carter Mystery: The Secret Lantern — Alexandra Boylan & Lex Benedict
- ›Finding Hallie — Suzanne Hastedt
- ›Frustration — Sean Gaffney & Shun Lee
- ›Hoe to Holy — Lana Lekarinou Lords
- ›Life's Sweetest Pie — David Gleason
- ›Singled Out — Wendy Heuvel
- ›The Last Three Kings — Barbara Nicolosi
- ›Treasure King — Jonathan Faircloth
- ›Want Love? — Mysti Cozart-Smith & Brad Smith
- ›We're All Fine Here — Cari Wilton
Feature Screenplays – Drama
- ›A Walking Miracle and Finding the One — Debra Schmitz Moore & Jaclyn Whitt
- ›A World Without Bernie — Cana Grace Bartlett
- ›Christmas Morning — Wally De La Fuente & Tyler Smith
- ›God Don't Make Mistakes: One Man's Verdict, One Grandmother's Faith, and a God Who Interferes — Tracy Leon Streeter
- ›His Heart — Dana Faletti & Jen Katzfey
- ›Jessica — Jon Earnest
- ›Judah's Roar — Jimmy Womble & Steven Fowler
- ›Letters to Del — Amy Leigh McCorkle & Melissa Goodman
- ›Letters to Matthew — Amy Leigh McCorkle & Melissa Goodman
- ›Remembering Paul — Gina Brulato
- ›The Pearl — Jimmy Womble & Steven Fowler
- ›Voice of Amal — Sarah Pollak-Hoffman
Feature Screenplays – Historical or Biblical Drama
- ›Chuza — Mary Therese Driscoll-Ingraham & Jennifer Ristine
- ›Dog of Old Jerusalem — Thomas Pace
- ›Don't Ask My Name — Raquel Roderick
- ›Euodia and Syntyche: Behind the Scenes — Ann Isabella Goldfarb-Clapp
- ›Legio-X: The Occupation — Antony Jack Kurth
- ›Levi's Chalice — Paul Pastore & Alfred S. Pirozzoli
- ›Magdalene — Mary Driscoll-Ingraham
- ›Prairie Winds — George D. Escobar
- ›Talitha — Christopher Bowden
- ›The Upper Room — Patrick Burns
- ›The Winds of Change — Dale Norman Green
Feature Screenplays – Action, Adventure, Supernatural, Fantasy, War & Sports
- ›A Soldier's Gift — Kent Taylor
- ›At the Mercy of Faith — Samuel Taylor
- ›Bring the War Home — Toby Quirk
- ›Calling of the Fall — William Langlois & Annie Cerillo
- ›Dark Side — Nick Schroeder & Robert Wu
- ›Lifeline — Nick Schroeder & Ryan T. Johnson
- ›Punch Drunk — Nick Schroeder, Simon Rozee & Merri Beth Stanfield
- ›Shadows of the Coming Storm — Michael James McDermott
- ›Sticks Down — Heather Blanton & Gale Nemec
- ›The Day Before Tomorrow — Wally De La Fuente
- ›The Spirit Field — Terri Bea-Sopher
- ›Wonder Horse — Mary Huckstep
Feature Screenplays – First-Time Screenwriter
- ›A Place For You — Marty Vargas
- ›Dance of the Innocent — T.L. Michaels
- ›Making of a Saint — Susan Agostinelli
- ›Noah — Jay Kliewer
- ›Tapestry — Mary Rice
- ›The Beauty of Hardship — Bethany Hope Inman
- ›The Bronze Bow — William Xavier Kuykendall
- ›The Last Gift — Nonso E. Okpala
- ›The Savior's Journey — Dr. Michael J. McDermott
- ›Unexpected Love — Barbara Holbert
- ›Wind — Jeff Lee Doerscher
- ›Zealot — Matthew Curtis Fleischer
- ›'Till Sundown — C. W. Johnson, Jr.
Television Pilots – Half-Hour
- ›Common Ground – Picture This — Julie L. Bergh
- ›Dream Drop — Lou Ann Rowland
- ›Follow Me — Steven (S.R.) Keelan
- ›Game Plan — Malcolm Baity
- ›Studio 42 — Nick Schroeder
- ›Temple Builders — Jay Kliewer
- ›The Thief and the Cross Road — William Langlois
Television Pilots – One-Hour
- ›Debra Cadabra — Ellie Blanca, David O'Bar, Daniel Marquis, & Joelle Edwards
- ›Have You Seen Her? — Desiree Monae
- ›Life After — Autumn Libengood
- ›Pilgrim's Progress Space Odyssey — Jay Kliewer
- ›Reimagine — Walker Haynes
- ›The 8th Day — David O'Bar
- ›The 12 Days of Christmas — Scott Fales & Scott Fickas
- ›The Fiddler's Gun — John Snowden
Short Scripts – Under 10 Pages
- ›Bad People — April Fonseca
- ›Breaking Point — Tiana Esther Daugett
- ›Custodian — David O'Bar
- ›She Lions — Aliyah Hass, Amara Hass, Ariana Hass, Atalie Hass & Azelia Hass
- ›Starlight — Wanda J. Cramer
- ›The Deplorable — C. W. Johnson, Jr.
- ›The Mark — Janie Blomquist
- ›The Return — Amanda Veree Pfeiffer
Short Scripts – Over 10 Pages
- ›A Seat on the Bus — William Langlois
- ›Indentured — Autumn Libengood
- ›Lady of the Chapel — Jeff Lee Doerscher
- ›Lacy's Texas — Annaliese Bauer
- ›Pyr — Brandon Swartz
- ›The Alabaster Flask — Garry Nation
- ›Wonderful — Drew Broadhurst
Best Book Trailer (Under 1 Minute)
Note - All reels nominated in this category will be screened at CONTENT for exposure for the Nominee. No tangible award is given, and no winner is chosen.
- ›AN ANSWER TO PRAYER — Gracie Lynne
- ›GOD's ABCs – Seeing GOD in The Hebrew Alphabet — Elena Glassman
- ›LIGHTS, CAMERA, SERVICE DOG IN ACTION — Renee Michaels
Best Book Trailer (Over 1 Minute)
Note - All reels nominated in this category will be screened at CONTENT for exposure for the Nominee. No tangible award is given, and no winner is chosen.
- ›HEROD'S EYES – CAUGHT BETWEEN EMPIRES — Russell Pyle
- ›SPIRITUAL DETOX: A 5-DAY CLEANSING AND REPLENISHING PROCESS — Kim Crabill
- ›STOLEN: A TRUE STORY OF KIDNAPPING, RESCUE, AND REDEMPTION — Lauren Burns
- ›TREASURE — Lisa Burkhardt Worley and Lane Jordan Burday
Best TV / Film / Doc Trailer
Note - All reels nominated in this category will be screened at CONTENT for exposure for the Nominee. No tangible award is given, and no winner is chosen.
- ›A Breath Between Us
- ›City of Angels
- ›Covered Dish
- ›Love Comes Home to Holly
- ›PRAIRIE WINDS
- ›Voice Unbroken
Best Music Video
Note - All reels nominated in this category will be screened at CONTENT for exposure for the Nominee. No tangible award is given, and no winner is chosen.
- ›Fear No Evil
- ›Satisfied in You (Psalm 42)
Best Promo Reel
Note - All reels nominated in this category will be screened at CONTENT for exposure for the Nominee. No tangible award is given, and no winner is chosen.
- ›Muchacha Salsa Promo
Best Actor Reel – General Reel
Note - All reels nominated in this category will be screened at CONTENT for exposure for the Nominee. No tangible award is given, and no winner is chosen.
- ›Brad Roberts
- ›Ulises Larramendi
Best Actor Clip
Note - All reels nominated in this category will be screened at CONTENT for exposure for the Nominee. No tangible award is given, and no winner is chosen.
- ›John Hendrichs
Best Composer Reels
Note - All reels nominated in this category will be screened at CONTENT for exposure for the Nominee. No tangible award is given, and no winner is chosen.
- ›James Watson
- ›Melissa Cremascoli
Podcast Nominations
- ›Biblical Trauma Healing — Robin Ludwig
- ›Brain Lady Podcast – Notes From The Couch — Karen Wood
- ›Episode 121. How To Talk About Church Hurt Without Tearing Down Faith with Scott Martin | Ordinary People Extraordinary Things — Nancy Bruscher
- ›From Abuse to Redemption: Holly Worthington's Story of Survival, Healing and Faith | Redeemed Podcast — Lauren Burns
- ›From Mob to the Master — Ron and Debra Moore
- ›The UPside Conversations Podcast – Content 2026 — Marion MacKenzie-Pyle
Best Book Cover – Fiction
- ›Born Blind: Voice of a Visionary — Frank Ball
- ›Broken Ten: A Novel of Hope — Cecilia Bacon
- ›To Find You Again — Robin Ludwig
Best Book Cover – Non-Fiction
- ›Cherished! 365 Devotions That Celebrate God's Love for You — Kim Crabill
- ›Free Fall: Life Lessons That Caught Me When the Parachute Didn't — Rex Alan Davis
- ›Meta Story: What Marvel & the Messiah Can Teach Us About Great Storytelling — Sean Gaffney
- ›Revelation's Battle Plans: Your Marching Orders from Today to the Last Day — Carl Wesley Anderson
