‘Anything’ takes top prizes at FilmOut’s San Diego LGBT Film Festival 2018

This year was the 20th Anniversary of the San Diego LGBT Film Festival and some people thought it was the best one ever. There were some highly anticipated premieres such as Andrew Fleming’s “Ideal Home,” Paul Detwiler’s “San Diego’s Bar History,” and the horror short “The Quiet Room” from Sam Wineman.

There was also some controversy surrounding this year’s festival entry “Anything” starring Matt Bomer as a trans sex worker who finds love living in a Los Angeles duplex. Despite the backlash, the film took home a whopping seven festival awards including Best Feature, John Carroll Lynch as Best Actor, and Timothy McNeil as Best Director. 

Horror short “The Quiet Room” took home two awards; first for Best Overall Short Film, and then Jamal Douglas for Outstanding Emerging Talent. 

Saturday Night Live vet Molly Shannon received Best Actress for her work in “Wild Nights With Emily,” and Best Ensemble going to Allan Brocka & Jeffrey Johns for “Still Waiting in the Wings.”

Here is the complete list of award winners:

2018 FilmOut Festival Awards

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Best Narrative Feature – Timothy McNeil, Anything

Best First Narrative Feature – Drew Lint, M/M

Best Screenplay – Timothy McNeil, Anything

Best Actor in a Feature Film – John Carroll Lynch, Anything

Best Actress in a Feature Film – Molly Shannon, Wild Nights with Emily

Best Actor in Supporting Role – Matt Bomer, Anything

Best Actress in Supporting Role – Maura Tierney, Anything

Best International Feature – Marcel Gisler, Mario

Best Overall Short Film – Patricia Chica, Morning After

Best Short Film Male – Niels Bourgonje, Turn It Around

Best Short Film Female – Marianne Farley, Marguerite

Best International Short Film – Reinhout Hellenthal, Something about Alex

Best Cinematography – Rui Poças, Al Berto

Best Documentary – Jeff Kaufman, Every Act of Life 

Best Direction – Timothy McNeil, Anything

Best Soundtrack – Still Waiting in the Wings

2018 FilmOut Audience Awards

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Best Narrative Feature – Timothy McNeil, Anything

Best First Narrative Feature – Matthew Montgomery, Devil’s Path

Best Screenplay – Jonathan Browning/Mark Elias, Golden Boy

Best Overall Short Film – Sam Wiseman, The Quiet Room

Best Male Short – Jeff Sumner, Luber

Best Female Short – Marianne Farley, Marguerite

Best Actor in a Feature Film – Paul Rudd, Ideal Home

Best Actress in a Feature Film – Lisa Cordileone, Freelancer’s Anonymous

Best Supporting Actor – JD Scalzo, Devil’s Path

Best Supporting Actress – Leah McKendrick, Say Yes

Best International Feature – Vicente Alves do Ó, Al Berto

Best Documentary – Paul Detwiler, San Diego’s Gay Bar History

Best Comedy – Andrew Fleming, Ideal Home

Best Ensemble – Allan Brocka & Jeffrey Johns, Still Waiting in the Wings

2018 FilmOut Programming Awards -The Festival and Programming Directors are responsible for these awards

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Freedom Award –Terrence McNally, Every Act of Life

Outstanding Emerging Talent – Jamal Douglas, The Quiet Room

Outstanding Artistic Achievement – Drew Lint, M/M