The 2026 BOBI Awards were announced following the end of our festival. Please find the full list of award winners below.
INDUSTRY AWARDS
Best Cinematography
Simran Dewan & Glauco Bermudez for Winkie
Best Original Score
Bosmo & Lars Melby for Dark Frequencies
Best Special Effects
Cody Ruch & Samantha Sanford for CarousHell 4
Best Performance from an Actor in a Non-Human Role
Martin Dubreuil as Winkie in Winkie
Best Beast
Mothman in You've Got a Mothman in Me
Filmmaker to Watch
Noah Berc (Director of BRO)
Best Supporting Performance
Éléonore Loiselle for Winkie
Best Leading Performance
Brett Glassberg for Cain Came Home
Best Short Film
Best Micro Film
Best Student/Emerging Film
Best Animated Film
Best Feature
JURORS’ CHOICE AWARDS
Grossest Gag
Many scenes in this film made the audience so squeamish they had to look away.
The Bram Stoker Award
Many films were considered for this award, but the visceral nature of this one pushed it to first place.
The Mary Shelley Award
The scariest part of this film is its plausibility.
The Edgar Allan Poe Award
From beginning to end this film created an eerie atmosphere that chilled us to the bone.
VIEWERS’ CHOICE AWARDS
Favourite Film
Favourite Non-Human
Simon in Simon Says So
Favourite Beast
The Ear Parasite in Wax
Best Kill
Léa/La créature in Dogs Reign
Best Death
The Music Collector in Melt Music