We are thrilled to announce The 30th New Orleans Film Festival Audience Award Winners! Congratulations to all award winning filmmakers and thanks to our audience for submitting their votes after each screening. Here is the list of winners:
| Category | Winner | Director |
| Spotlight Film | Just Mercy | Destin Daniel Cretton |
| Narrative Feature | Straight Up | James Sweeney |
| Documentary Feature | Gay Chorus Deep South | David Charles Rodrigues |
| Louisiana Feature | Mossville | Alexander Glustrom |
| Narrative Short – tie | Balloon | Jeremy Merrifield |
| Narrative Short – tie | T | Keisha Rae Witherspoon |
| Documentary Short – tie | Tutwiler | Elaine McMillion Sheldon |
| Documentary Short – tie | Bodies Like Oceans | Kat Cory |
| Animated Short | Guaxuma | Nara Normande |
| Music Video | Due West | Cara Stricker and Mindy Le Brock |
| Louisiana Short | Date Movie | Sasha Solodukhina and Emily MacKenzie |
| Experimental Short | Mudanza Contemporanea | Teo Guillem |
| Original Series | King Ester | Dui Jarrod |
See all Jury Award Winners on this page.