11th Annual Indie Series Awards Nominations

The 11th Annual Indie Series Awards nominations in 28 categories were revealed on Wednesday via Twitter. The ISAs celebrate the best in independently produced entertainment created for the Web.

Indoor Boys led all series with 15 total nominations. The show is joined in the Best Comedy Series category by Before We Go, FabUless, F#CKING 40, La règle de (3), The Ninth, Poor Us and Three Year Letterman.

Poz Roz and Studio City earned 12 nominations apiece to lead the dramas. They are joined in the Best Drama Series field by After Forever, The Bay, Bronx SIU, People Like Us, A Place Called Hollywood and Save Me.

In all, there are 33 nominated series from around the globe. Crystal trophies will be presented to the winners during a gala ceremony on April 1 at The Colony Theatre in Burbank, California. The two-day celebration includes a launch party, red carpet reception, press walk, presentation ceremony and official after party.

Since 2009, the Indie Series Award has honored the most creative and progressive talent in independent web series.

Check out the complete list of nominees below.

BEST DRAMA SERIES
After Forever
The Bay
Bronx SIU
People Like Us
A Place Called Hollywood
Poz Roz
Save Me
Studio City

BEST DIRECTING – DRAMA
After Forever, Tina Cesa Ward
Blackout, Tanya Hoshi
A Place Called Hollywood, Gregori J. Martin
The Rehearsal, Jaclyn Bethany
Save Me, Fab Filippo
Studio City, Timothy Woodward, Jr

46th Annual Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Winners

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) today announced the winners of the 46th Annual Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards. The gala was held at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, Southern California.

“Tonight’s awards ceremony is an example of the extraordinary depth and breadth of Daytime television,” said Terry O’Reilly, Chairman, NATAS. “It is with great pleasure that we honor these talented nominees and a special honor to be recognizing Jacques Pepin’s culinary career with our Lifetime Achievement Award.”

Check out the Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards winners list below.

DIGITAL DRAMA
BEST DIGITAL ACTRESS
Vanessa Baden Kelly, “Giants”

BEST DIGITAL ACTOR
Kevin Spirtas, “After Forever”

'Serial Scoop Now' Indie Series Awards Red Carpet Show (Part 1)

Serial Scoop Now host Michael Taylor Gray interviewed the stars in front of and behind the camera on the red carpet of the 10th Annual Indie Series Awards on April 3 at The Colony Theatre in Burbank, California. In the first of our multi-part coverage, we chat with hosts Patrika Darbo and Kevin Spirtas, along with nominees from After Forever (Michael Slade, Cady Huffman, Erin Cherry & Scott Michael Salame), Anacostia (Lauren B. Martin), Only Children (Wayne Wilcox, Keylor Leigh, Danny Wascou) and Giants (Joy McElveen, Tanee McCall, Terrence Terrell, Mansa Wakili, KJ Smith, Ashly Williams and Kareem James).

Check it out below.

Indie Series Award Winners Include 'Giants', 'Indoor Boys', 'The Rich and the Ruthless', 'Only Children' & 'After Forever'

The winners of the 10th Annual Indie Series Awards were announced in a ceremony on Wednesday, April 3, hosted by Eric Martsolf, Kevin Spirtas and Patrika Darbo, all former hosts who returned. Not announced prior to the ceremony, one by one they took the stage declaring they were the best former host and should, obviously, host the milestone 10th anniversary celebration.

Top honors went to Giants and Indoor Boys, named best drama and best comedy series of the year. Giants won awards in a record-breaking seven categories, including best writing (J. August Richards, lead actor (James Bland), lead actress (Vanessa Baden Kelly), supporting actress (Tanee McCall), score (Austin Wintory) and original song ("More Love" by Kareem James and Ashly Williams). Indoor Boys took home four ISAs, including best writing (Wesley Taylor and Alex Wyse), guest actress in a comedy (Krysta Rodriguez) and guest actor in a comedy (Michael Kostroff).

Other acting winners included Alex Wyse (Only Children), Lou Diamond Phillips (Conversations in L.A.), Lauren B. Martin (Anacostia), Paul Soles (My 90-Year-Old Roommate), Alesha Renee (The Rich and the Ruthless), Ryan Wesen (190 Lorimer) and Inessa Frantowski (The Amazing Gayl Pile: Apocolypse Soonish).

The Witching Hour took home the prize for best non-fiction series.

Since 2009, the Indie Series Award has honored the most creative and progressive talent in independent web series. The ceremony was hosted by Emmy winners Patrika Darbo and Emmy Martsolf, and Emmy nominee Kevin Spirtas, a previous ISA winner who leads the all-star cast of best drama ensemble winner After Forever. All three previously hosted and returned as part of the 10th annual celebration, "A Decade of Indie Excellence."

In all, 45 series were nominated from around the globe, including the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and India.

Check out a complete list of winners below.

Best Drama Series
Giants

Best Directing - Drama
Conversations in L.A., Anne Marie Cummings

Indie Series Awards: Check Out the Best Drama Series Nominees

The 10th Annual Indie Series Awards are coming up on April 3 at The Colony Theatre in Burbank, California. If you are looking for a new "story" to watch, I highly recommend the eight shows nominated in the Best Drama Series category. They represent the very best of indie drama in 2018. Check them out below.

AFTER FOREVER
Brian (Kevin Spirtas) and Jason's (Mitchell Anderson) love and marriage were supposed to last forever... until forever is cut short.

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CONVERSATIONS IN L.A.
The story of Michelle Macabee (Anne Marie Cummings), an unemployed, menopausal woman who goes through the rewards and difficulties of redefining herself at midlife. When she meets the sexy and much younger Hispanic – Gus Borrero (Gustavo Velasquez) – they have an unexpected connection they discover is worth fighting for, despite the challenges of their age difference, their pasts, and the strong opinions of friends, family, and everyone they have conversations with in the City of Angels.

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GIANTS
Three black millennials—Malachi (James Bland), Journey (Vanessa Baden Kelly) and Ade (Sean Samuels)—face their inner demons while forced to live together in a tiny one bedroom apartment.

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IN ABSENTIA
An anthology of contemporary folk tales consisting of drama, sci-fi, horror and a psychological thriller. The series focuses on the loss of both the material and intangible.

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Available on Seed & Spark (Episode 1)

THE NEW 30
A dramedy that explores the lives of Elliot (DaJuan Johnson) and his closest friends in L.A. as they navigate getting older and all the unexpected challenges, surprises and heartache it brings.

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ONLY CHILDREN
A character-driven dramedy about four unique friends that are all only children in their thirties—Ray (Wayne Wilcox), Daysha (Keylor Leigh), Molly (Ji Bak) and Mohammed (Tim Wardell)—who rely on each other as family to get through the everyday ups and downs of love and life.

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RILEY PARRA
Detective Riley Parra (played by last year's best lead actress winner Marem Hassler) grew up in the bad part of town, the crime-ridden No Man’s Land. Now, as a cop in a corrupt department, she strives to make sure the rough streets she left behind aren't forgotten. She takes the cases that would otherwise be ignored or left unsolved because no one cared enough to dig deeper. One such case leads her to the discovery that No Man’s Land is a battleground between angels and demons, a supernatural war that's been waged for centuries. Thrown into a world she never believed could exist and told that she’s the only chance of defeating evil, Riley chooses to accept the title of Champion for Good. Demons are real, and Riley Parra plans to give them hell.

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WHAT'S YOUR STATUS
The story of three different people—Balu (Manjot Singh), TJ (Naveen Polishetty) and Bharath (Abhay Mahajan)—who are going through the three different phases of relationships - single, committed and married. Produced in India.

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Daytime Emmy Judges Narrow Digital Drama Series Contenders to 11

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) today announced the Digital Drama Series Pre-Nominations for the 46th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards.

The process used to determine the Pre-Nominated Digital Drama Series follows:

An online judging ballot containing all entrants in the category was sent to all registered, eligible peer judges. The ballot contained a randomized order of the Digital Drama Series in the category. Judges were required to view clips online containing the work of each series before selecting their top 10 series choices in the category. Please note that there are 11 Digital Drama Series Pre-Nominations due to exact ties in the voting.

Ballots were submitted directly to Lutz & Carr, Inc., an independent accounting firm, who tabulated the results. The candidates below who received the highest number of votes now advance to the blue ribbon screening round, scheduled to begin on February 21, 2019, which will determine both nominees and recipients.

Pre-nominated Digital Drama Series follow in alphabetical order below:

OUTSTANDING DIGITAL DRAMA SERIES
After Forever – Amazon Video Direct/Binge Networks
The Agency – Popstar TV
The Bay The Series – Amazon
Bronx SIU – UMC/Amazon
Giants – YouTube.com
Love Daily – Hulu
The New 30 – YouTube.com
Orbital Redux – Project Alpha
Riley Parra – Tello Films
Stepford SideChix – YouTube.com
Youth & Consequences – YouTube Premium

Nominations in some categories will be announced on Wednesday, March 20, live on The Talk on CBS.

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'Giants,' 'After Forever' & 'Indoor Boys' Lead Indie Series Awards Nominations

James Bland stars as Malachi in Giants.

The 10th Annual Indie Series Awards nominations were revealed on Wednesday in a Facebook Live broadcast hosted by former winners Dee Freeman and Michael Taylor Gray. The ISAs celebrate the best in independently produced entertainment created for the Web. Nominees were announced in 30 categories.

Giants led all series with 19 total nominations, followed by After Forever with 14. Those shows will compete in the Best Drama Series category with Conversations in L.A., In Absentia, The New 30, Only Children, Riley Parra and What's Your Status.

Indoor Boys led all comedies with 13 nominations. The series is joined in the Best Comedy Series field by 190 Lorimer, #Adulting, The Amazing Gayl Pile: Apocalypse Soonish, Does It Fart, My 90-Year-Old Roommate, The Rich and the Ruthless and #Washed.

Competing for Best Non-Fiction Series are Girl Mess, The No-Name Cinema Society, The Vivid Project, What The IVF and The Witching Hour.

Nominated soap stars include Kevin Spirtas (formerly Craig on Days of our Lives), Patrika Darbo (most recently Shirley on The Bold and the Beautiful), Marie Wilson (formerly Meg on As the World Turns) and Alex Wyse (Saul on The Bold and the Beautiful).

In all, there are 45 nominated series from around the globe: United States, Canada, Australia, Indie and the United Kingdom. Crystal trophies will be presented to the winners during a gala ceremony on April 3 at The Colony Theatre in Los Angeles. The two-day celebration includes a launch party, red carpet reception, press walk, presentation ceremony and official after party.

Since 2009, the Indie Series Award has honored the most creative and progressive talent in independent web series.

Check out the complete list of nominees below.

Best Drama Series

After Forever

Conversations in L.A.

Giants

In Absentia

The New 30

Only Children

Riley Parra 

What's Your Status

46th Annual Daytime Emmy Performer Pre-Nominations Revealed

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) today announced the Drama Performer Pre-Nominations for the 46th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards.

“We are very proud to officially launch the 46th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards with this list of extremely talented actors and actresses” said Brent Stanton, Executive Director, Daytime Emmy Awards Administration. “We are also very excited that this year the pre-nomination round includes the very talented performers from the Digital Drama Series.”

"Following the success of last year's show, we look forward to the 46th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards being even bigger and better,” said David Michaels, Senior Vice President, and Executive Producer, Daytime Emmy Awards. “Today's list of talent bodes well for a spirited competition and a star-studded show"

The process used to determine the Pre-Nominated performers follows:

An online judging ballot containing all entrants in nine performer categories was sent to all registered, eligible peer judges. The ballot contained a randomized order of performers in each category, regardless of their show affiliation. Judges were required to view clips online containing the work of each performer entry before selecting their top 10 performer choices in each category. Please note that there are 11 Supporting Actresses in a Digital Drama due to exact ties in the voting.

Ballots were submitted directly to Lutz & Carr, Inc., an independent accounting firm, who tabulated the results. The candidates below who received the highest number of votes now advance to the blue ribbon screening round, scheduled to begin on February 21, 2019, which will determine both nominees and recipients. Please note that this release also contains the names of the entrants for the Younger Actor and Actress categories in a Drama Series as well as Guest Performer in a Drama Series who will proceed directly to the Blue Ribbon Round. Nominations will be announced on Wednesday, March 20, 2019.

Pre-nominated performers in alphabetical order follow below:

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Sharon Case, as Sharon Newman
The Young and the Restless, CBS