2026Nominee
Best Performance
The Book
Max Ortiz
Actor · Director · Producer · Writer
Ohio
January 11, 2005
Biography
Max Ortiz is a film student at Columbia College Chicago and the co-founder of Birds Today Films. He has written, directed, and edited over a dozen short films and two features, including Can't Kill A Cowboy. He also co-created a four part web series with Eli Crowther, The Book, and they're re-teaming to develop The Jeremy Proximity Dilemma.
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2025Winner
Best Performance
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2024Winner
Best Performance
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2025Highlight
Best Director
Television
2026Highlight
Best Director
Screwy People or: The Pickleball Ordeal