SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARDS WERE PRESENTED TO:

• Phyllis Diller, comedienne & actor, Cinema Pioneer Award
• Joey D. Viera, actor, Cinema Pioneer Award
• Phil Roman, The Simpsons, Animation Vanguard Award
• Rosalee Mayeux, COYOTE NIGHTS, Columbine Film Fund Award
• John Daniel Gavin, JOHNNY MONTANA, SoundPost Post-production Sound & Music Award
• Mick Mapelli: ANGEL ON FIRE, York Entertainment Distribution Deal Award
• Nick Lyon, PUNK LOVE, DGA Director's Award
• Anna Christopher, THE QUEEN OF CACTUS COVE, DGA Director's Award

THANKS TO ALL THE CELEBRITY AWARD-PRESENTERS, including: