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Ojai Film Festival 2026 Winners — Full List
The Ojai Film Festival has announced its award winners as it concludes its 27th year. Grant Gee’s *Everybody Digs Bill Evans*, about the jazz pianist facing grief and creative paralysis after the death of bassist Scott LaFaro, won Best Dramatic Feature; Rob Burnett’s *In Memoriam*, starring Marc Maron as an actor seeking a place in the Oscars’ tribute reel, took Best Comedic Feature.
Other awards recognised films across documentary, animation, student and short-film categories, alongside special honours for artists including Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone, Bill Pullman and Paul Schrader. *Papertown* won Best Documentary Feature, *To Write Love* won Best Documentary Short, and *It All Comes Back* received the Social Impact and Vision Award.
In short
- *Everybody Digs Bill Evans* won Best Dramatic Feature.
- *In Memoriam* took Best Comedic Feature.
- The festival also honoured films across several short and documentary categories.
Explained simply
The Ojai Film Festival is an annual film event held in Ojai, California. Now in its 27th year, it showcases films in categories including drama, comedy, documentary, animation and student work.
Awards recognise films and filmmakers in different formats and genres, while special honours may celebrate wider contributions to cinema. The results offer a snapshot of the work selected by the festival’s judges and organisers, and of the stories and styles featured in this year’s programme.