9th Annual Actors Awards 2025: The Nominees

Every performance tells a story - but only a few leave a lasting mark.

We are delighted to announce the nominees for the 9th Annual Actors Awards 2025, celebrating exceptional talent and outstanding performances across this year's selections.

Best Performance of the Year

Race Car - Isabela Pauwels

Dahlia - Cameron Jackson

SIN3056843 - Christina Persson

Intersection - Sebastian Cybulski

Gloss - Cruz St. James

Lost in Time - Alexa Morden

Best Actor of the Year

Chainsaw Monkey - Tim Davis

Love Point Blank - Jason Ortega

Intersection - Sebastian Cybulski

Gloss - Cruz St. James

Score - Nathan Bryant

Tightly Bound - David Morwick

Best Actress of the Year

Amentalio - Fernanda Vilela

One Minute of Unconsciousness - Eliana Cordova

The Ninth Order - Helena Zadro - Jones

Mid-lennial Life Crisis - Carlie Mantilla-Jordan

Score - Rachel West

Race Car - Isabela Pauwels

Best Duo of the Year

Wrong Numbers - David Kelsey & Emily Hall

Not Alone - Jordan Scott & Tessa Turner

Love Point Blank - Jason Ortega & Sheridan Swayngim

Amentalio - Fernanda Vilela & Will Martella

Lost in Time - Alexa Morden & Holly Stevens

BOB - Stana Minincic & Julia Doménech

Best Ensemble of the Year

Stripped - Casper Van Dien, Brooke Lewis Bellas, Frank Krueger, Louis Mandylor

Score - Barney Pike, Rachel West, Nathan Bryant, Laila Stewart, Michael Brefo, Harry Evans, Sean Thompson Patterson, Monty McDade

The Funeral - Nick Casal, Kevin Alcazar, Joel Hennessy

The Ninth Order - Helena Zadro - Jones, John Jarratt, Jordan Dulieu, Faith Birkett, Sophie Clement

Mid-lennial Life Crisis - Carlie Mantilla-Jordan, Skyler Stone, Kevin Woo, Abe Farrelly, Cameron Somers

Race Car - Isabela Pauwels, Lisa Marie Becker, Anja Mentzendorff, Joyce Diedrich, Gelsomino Romer

Breakthrough Actor of the Year

Sandman - James Quinn

The Bet - Andrei Cristian Bortica

The Funeral - Nick Casal

The Other Me - Ludovic Salvador

Stripped - Casper Van Dien

Synesthesia - Chapter 2: Chromesthesia - Michael McCarthy

Breakthrough Actress of the Year

The Drive - Amber Paul

Intersection - Agnieszka Kawiorska

First World - Roshni Datta

Acting Out - Mellony Ledo

Divebomb - Jennifer Stender

Mid-lennial Life Crisis - Carlie Mantilla-Jordan

Breakthrough Duo of the Year

Race Car - Isabela Pauwels & Lisa Marie Becker

The Other Me - Ludovic Salvador & Alicia Henry

Intersection - Sebastian Cybulski & Agnieszka Kawiorska

Score - Nathan Bryant & Rachel West

No Such Thing As Peace - Nick Casal & Bryan Lazaro Castillo

Divebomb - Jennifer Stender & Alecs Simone

Congratulations to the nominees!

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