'Serial Scoop Now' on the 7th Annual ISAs Red Carpet, Part 4

Keith Powell and Jill Knox star in the hilarious comedy he created, Keith Broke His Leg, and also appear in another brilliantly funny series, These People.

Serial Scoop Now interviewed the stars in front of and behind the camera on the red carpet of the 7th Annual Indie Series Awards on April 6. In the final part of our multi-episode coverage, we chat with These People's Zac Hug, Carolyn Hennesy, Claire Downs and Jeremy Glazer; Keith Broke His Leg stars Keith Powell and Jill Knox; Capitol Hill's Pete Rush; Sheena Metal; Hollywood Wasteland's Caley Bisson and Kaitlin Clark; Michael Shlafman, Benjamin Warner and Julian Stamboulieh from LARPs; Redheads Anonymous' Elisabeth Ness, Kevin Sebastian and Ed Nescot; the team from The Beat & Path: Walk of Shame, including Brandon Russell and DJ Amen Ra; The New Adventures of Peter & Wendy's Brennan Murray, Kyle Walters and Paula Rhodes; The Platoon of Power Squadron's Jake Jarvi; the team from Anacostia, including Tia Dae; Wasted's Jean-Jacques Javier; The Bay's Vincent De Paul; Club 5150's Crista Flanagan, Lee Sherman and Crystal Carson; Rare Bird's of Fashion nominee Christopher Chwee; Fully Engaged's Erika Robel; and Conversation From the Afterlife's Adam Henry Garcia and Aden Hakimi.

Watch below.

'Serial Scoop Now' on the 7th Annual ISAs Red Carpet, Part 3

The cast of hit indie drama EastSiders on the red carpet of the 7th Annual Indie Series Awards on April 6 at the El Portal Theatre.

Serial Scoop Now interviewed the stars in front of and behind the camera on the red carpet of the 7th Annual Indie Series Awards on April 6. In the third of our multi-part coverage, we chat with EastSiders' Kit Williamson, Stephen Guarino, Brianna Brown and John Halbach; Life's a Drag creator and star Ian Verdun; Nature Show's Andy Batson and Jarrod Lynch Moses Anderson; The Bay's Gregori J. Martin, Nicolas Coster, Terri Ivens, Lilly Melgar, Kristos Andrews, Karrueche Tran, Ronn Moss, Devin DeVasquez, Mary Beth Evans, Matthew Ashford, Taylor Stanley, Alicia Leigh Willis, Jared Safier and Brittany Underwood; The Under 5ers' Alexandra Nader and Matthew Ryan Wilson; and Hunting Season's Ben Baur, Jon Marcus, Marc Sinoway, Jake Manabat, Tyler French and David Garelik.

Watch below.

'Serial Scoop Now' on the 7th Annual ISAs Red Carpet, Part 2

The cast of popular indie comedy He's With Me on the red carpet of the 7th Annual Indie Series Awards on April 6 at the El Portal Theatre.

Serial Scoop Now interviewed the stars in front of and behind the camera on the red carpet of the 7th Annual Indie Series Awards on April 6. In the second of our multi-part coverage, we chat with Sebastian La Cause, Jason Cicci, Cady Huffman, John Cramer, Darcie Siciliano, Bradford How and Veronica Reyes-How from He's With Me; Ryan Gowland, Molly Hawkey and Julia Wackenheim-Gimple from F'd; BLACK's Daniel Betances; Viral stars Melissa Archer and Barry Brisco; Milgram and the Fastwalkers' Richard Cutting, Victoria Guthrie and Johnny Alonso; Misguided's Melissa Claire Egan and Paul Gosselin; and Hollywood Wasteland's Paula Rhodes, Matt Newcomb, Beth Newcomb, Sandra Solanchick and Ryan Robert Daggitt.

Watch below.

'Serial Scoop Now' on the 7th Annual ISAs Red Carpet, Part 1

Eric Martsolf and Jen Lilley hosted the 7th Annual Indie Series Awards ceremony on Wednesday, April 6 at the historic El Portal Theatre.

Serial Scoop Now interviewed the stars in front of and behind the camera on the red carpet of the 7th Annual Indie Series Awards on April 6. In the first of our multi-part coverage, we chat with Days of our Lives stars Jen Lilley and Eric Martsolf, the hosts of this year's ceremony; Janessa Alberre (Miss North Hollywood USA), Amber Nash, Kevin Gillese and Benjamin Scott Holst (Hart of America); Judith Avers, Melissa Malone and Frances Southwick (Or So the Story Goes); Frank Leone (In Retrospect); Kathleen Gati, Kevin Spirtas, Martha Madison, Josh Thrower, Barbara Caruso and Michael Caruso (Winterthorne); Colleen Zenk (As the World Turns); Yancy Butler (Witchblade); Jillian Clare (Ladies of the Lake); and The Bay's Patrika Darbo and Kiko Ellsworth.

Watch below.

Web Series of the Week Poll (March 19-25, 2016)

In the last Indie Series Network - Serial Scoop "Web Series of the Week" (#WSOTW) poll, Send Me was voted favorite series. It's now time to catch up on all the latest webisodes and vote for the series you like best. You can also cast a vote for your favorite actor, actress and web series couple/duo.

Voting ends Thursday, March 31 at 4 p.m. ET (one vote per person per day).

Web series that aired one or more new episodes from March 19-25, 2016 are eligible. If a web series aired this week and is not on the list, cast your vote as "Other" and write in the name of the show.

Watch this week's indie series below:
- Better In Time Episode 2
- The Clan Episode 5
- The Hand I Was Dealt Season 2 Episode 4
- Jill & Jack Season 2 Episode 6 "Pillow Fight Gets Sexy"
- The Jolly Rogers Case Files Season 2 Episode 6 "Case 7X: Blind Date"
- The Link Pilot, Part 1
- M.I.S.T.E.R Episode 2 "The Money Don't $leep"
- Self-Obsessed Episode 2
- Tax Episode 5 "Max Tax Refunds"
- Tenants Episode 5 "The Sickening"

Indie Series Awards Spotlight: Best Writing — Comedy

F'd, Fully Engaged, Hunting Season, Keith Broke His Leg, Livin' The Dream and These People are nominated for ISAs in the Best Writing — Comedy category.

The 7th Annual Indie Series Awards ceremony is only 17 days away. As the countdown to ISA7 continues, Serial Scoop is shining a spotlight on the nominees in each of this year's 30 categories. Today we are featuring Best Writing — Comedy. Watch the work of the six nominees below.

Indie Series Awards Spotlight: Best Costume Design

Capitol Hill, Hollywood Wasteland, LARPs, The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy, The Southside and VTV are nominated for ISAs in the Best Costume Design category.

The 7th Annual Indie Series Awards ceremony is only 18 days away. As the countdown to ISA7 continues, Serial Scoop is shining a spotlight on the nominees in each of this year's 30 categories. Today we are featuring Best Costume Design. Watch the work of the six nominees below.

Indie Series Awards Spotlight: Best Guest Actress - Drama

(Clockwise from the upper left): Kathleen Gati, Linda Gray, Elizabeth Hubbard, Patsy Pease, Kym Whitley and Constance Wu

The 7th Annual Indie Series Awards ceremony is only 25 days away. As the countdown to ISA7 continues, Serial Scoop is shining a spotlight on the nominees in each of this year's 30 categories. Today we are featuring Best Guest Actress - Drama. Watch the work of the six nominees below.

Indie Series Awards Spotlight: Best Special/Visual Effects

BLACK, Conversations From the Afterlife, Hollywood Wasteland, Nature Show, The Platoon of Power Squadron and VTV are nominated for ISAs in the Best Special/Visual Effects category.

The 7th Annual Indie Series Awards ceremony is only 28 days away. As the countdown to ISA7 continues, Serial Scoop is shining a spotlight on the nominees in each of this year's 30 categories. Today we are featuring Best Special/Visual Effects. Watch the work of the six nominees below.

Second Slate of Presenters Announced for 7th Annual Indie Series Awards

Carolyn Hennesy, who hosted the Indie Series Awards in 2014, returns to the ISAs stage as a nominee and presenter on April 6.  She's nominated for the third year in a row, this time for her work on These People.

The Indie Series Awards announced today the second slate of presenters for the upcoming 7th Annual ISAs ceremony, hosted by Jen Lilley and Eric Martsolf.

The presenters, including ISA winners and nominees, are:

Melissa Archer (Viral)
Daniel Betances (BLACK)
Jillian Clare (Acting Dead)
Claire Downs (These People)
Melissa Claire Egan (Misguided)
Mary Beth Evans (The Bay)
Jeremy Glazer (These People)
Ryan Gowland (F'd)
Carolyn Hennesy (These People)
Zac Hug (These People)
Sebastian La Cause (He's With Me, Life's a Drag)
Erika Robel (Fully Engaged)
Tristan Rogers (The Bay)
Marc Sinoway (Hunting Season)
Kit Williamson (EastSiders)
Colleen Zenk (Thurston)

"These artists have inspired us with their work and we are excited to see them on the ISAs stage," said Indie Series Awards producer Roger Newcomb.

These presenters join the previously announced group which includes Kristos Andrews (The Southside, The Bay), Ben Baur (Hunting Season, These People), Tia Dae (Anacostia), Crista Flanagan (Club 5150), Kathleen Gati (Winterthorne), Jill Knox (Keith Broke His Leg), Martha Madison (Winterthorne), Keith Powell (Keith Broke His Leg, These People), Darcie Siciliano (He's With Me), Karrueche Tran (The Bay), Kevin Spirtas (Winterthorne) and Ian Verdun (Life's a Drag).

See all the nominees here.

The 7th Annual Indie Series Awards will be held at the historic El Portal Theatre on Wednesday, April 6 at 8 p.m. PT.

Indie Series Awards Spotlight: Best Ensemble — Drama

Anacostia, The Bay, Chancers, EastSiders, Teenagers and Winterthorne are nominated for ISAs in the Best Ensemble — Drama category.

The 7th Annual Indie Series Awards ceremony is only 29 days away. As the countdown to ISA7 continues, Serial Scoop is shining a spotlight on the nominees in each of this year's 30 categories. Today we are featuring Best Ensemble — Drama. Watch the six ensembles navigate their characters' complicated lives in the nominated performances below. You will see an unexpected and shocking shooting, a very complicated wedding, an encounter with a drug lord, a teen angst-filled birthday celebration, a shocking family revelation from a scumbag henchman, an enlightening trip to the STD clinic, and a whole lot more.

Indie Series Awards Spotlight: Best Ensemble — Comedy

Club 5150, CO-OPeration, He's With Me, Hunting Season, Single and Dating in Vancouver and These People are nominated for ISAs in the Best Ensemble — Comedy category.

The 7th Annual Indie Series Awards ceremony is only 30 days away. As the countdown to ISA7 continues, Serial Scoop is shining a spotlight on the nominees in each of this year's 30 categories. Today we are featuring Best Ensemble — Comedy. Watch the six ensembles show off their comedy chops in the nominated performances below.

Indie Series Awards Spotlight: Best Supporting Actress — Drama

(Clockwise from top left) Tia Dae, Victoria Guthrie, Jodie Hirst, Allyson Pratt, Miriam Pultro and Karrueche Tran.

The 7th Annual Indie Series Awards ceremony is only 31 days away. As the countdown to ISA7 continues, Serial Scoop is shining a spotlight on the nominees in each of this year's 30 categories. Today we are featuring Best Supporting Actress — Drama. Watch these six talented women shine in their nominated performances below.

First Slate of Presenters Revealed for the 7th Annual Indie Series Awards

Indie Series Awards producers Roger Newcomb, Kevin Mulcahy Jr. and Susan Bernhardt announced today the first slate of presenters for the 7th Annual ISAs ceremony. The ISAs, hosted by Jen Lilley and Eric Martsolf, will be presented on Wednesday, April 6 at 8 p.m. PT at the historic El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood.

The presenters are:

Kristos Andrews (The Southside, The Bay)

Ben Baur (Hunting Season, These People)

Tia Dae (Anacostia)

Crista Flanagan (Club 5150)

Kathleen Gati (Winterthorne)

Martha Madison (Winterthorne)

Jill Knox (Keith Broke His Leg)

Keith Powell (Keith Broke His Leg, These People)

Darcie Siciliano (He's With Me)

Karrueche Tran (The Bay)

Kevin Spirtas (Winterthorne)

Ian Verdun (Life's a Drag)

“We are excited and honored to have each of these talented artists on the ISAs stage this year,” said Newcomb, Mulcahy Jr. and Bernhardt.

The Indie Series Awards celebrate the best in independently produced scripted entertainment created for the Web.

Watch trailers for the 56 nominated web series here.

It's Your Chance to Become a Super Fan of the Indie Series Awards and Win Two Free Tickets to ISA7!

Serial Scoop Now will be on the red carpet at the 7th Annual Indie Series Awards on April 6.

Become a SUPER FAN of the Indie Series Awards for your chance to WIN TWO FREE TICKETS to the awards gala on April 6th in Los Angeles, plus meet the co-hosts for this year, Days of Our Lives stars Eric Martsolf and Jen Lillley and have a professional photo taken with them.

25 lucky winners will also receive a collectible ISA7 commemorative program book personally autographed by Eric and Jen!

How to Enter:

1. Step 1 - "Like" The Indie Series Awards Page on Facebook
2. Step 2 - "Follow" Indie Series Awards on Twitter (@ISAwards)
3. Step 3 - Email your name to ISASuperFan@gmail.com to let us know you've completed step 1 and 2 (our team will verify advancing entry to next step)
4. Step 4 - Complete the ISA Trivia survey of 7 questions (in honor of our 7th year) about the Indie Series Awards and Soap Stars (contest link will be emailed to you)

The FIRST 25 people to complete Steps 1-4, including answering the trivia questions correctly, will receive an autographed collectible ISA7 program book.

ALL ENTRIES that have completed Steps 1-4, answering the trivia questions correctly, will be entered into the GRAND PRIZE DRAWING of TWO FREE TICKETS to ISA7 (transportation not included) and a professional photo with Eric and Jen.

Contest opens on March 2nd and closes on March 11th. The winner will be announced on March 12th!

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Indie Series Awards Spotlight: Best Original Song

The new Best Original Song category features music from Hart of America, Life of Matt, New Mayor of New York, Or So the Story Goes, Redheads Anonymous and The Under 5ers.

The 7th Annual Indie Series Awards ceremony is only 38 days away. As the countdown to ISA7 continues, Serial Scoop is shining a spotlight on the nominees in each category. Today we look at a brand new category this year, Best Original Song, which had many, many wonderful submissions. Check out the final six nominees below.

Indie Series Awards Spotlight: Best Lead Actress — Comedy

(Clockwise from top left) Melissa Archer, Laura Campbell, Claire Downs, Crista Flanagan, Jill Knox and Amber Nash

The 7th Annual Indie Series Awards ceremony is only 48 days away. As the countdown to ISA7 continues, Serial Scoop is shining a spotlight on the nominees in each category. Today we look at Best Lead Actress — Comedy. It will be impossible not to laugh when you watch the hilarious nominated performances below.

Indie Series Awards Spotlight: Best Guest Actor — Comedy

(Clockwise from top left) Jim Beaver, Craig Cackowski, Stephen Guarino, Hunter Parrish, Jim Rash and Fred Willard.

The 7th Annual Indie Series Awards ceremony is only 53 days away. As the countdown to ISA7 continues, Serial Scoop will be shining a spotlight on the nominees in each category. Today we look at Best Guest Actor — Comedy. Check out the nominated performances below.

7th Annual Indie Series Awards Nominees Revealed

NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED FOR 7th ANNUAL INDIE SERIES AWARDS

30 Categories Honor Social Relevance, Artistic Merit, Excellence in Craft

NEW YORK, NY, February 3, 2016 – Nominees for the 7th Annual Indie Series Awards (ISA7) were announced this afternoon in a special episode of Serial Scoop Now. The ISAs celebrate the best in independently produced scripted entertainment created for the Web. Nominations were announced in 30 categories.

Winterthorne led all series with a record-tying 13 nominations, including for Best Web Series — Drama. Fellow Best Drama nominees The Bay and EastSiders followed with 11 and 10 nominations, respectively. Arthur, The Banks and BLACK rounded out the top drama category.

Hollywood Wasteland received 11 nominations, including Best Web Series — Comedy. It will compete for best comedy with Capitol Hill, F'd, Hunting Season, Keith Broke His Leg and These People.

In all, there are 56 Nominated Series from around the globe: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, Norway and Singapore. Crystal trophies will be presented to the winners during a gala ceremony hosted by Eric Martsolf and Jen Lilley on April 6, 2016 from 8:00-11:00 p.m. (PST) at the El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood. 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. 

The Annual Indie Series Awards is an initiative to elevate the entire indie series genre, organized by the nonprofit Indie Series Network. All proceeds from entry fees, ticket sales, program ads, etc. are reinvested in the production of the event. ISA7 is produced by New Comb Interactive (Crown Heights, Brooklyn) in cooperation with the Indie Series Network (IndieSeriesNetwork.org) and media partner Serial Scoop. 

The nominees are:

Best Web Series — Drama

Arthur

The Banks

The Bay

BLACK

EastSiders

Winterthorne

Best Directing — Drama
Nick Rusconi, Arthur
Adam Kosh, The Banks
Gregori J. Martin, The Bay
Frank T. Ziede, BLACK
Jack Jewers, Night School
Sonia Blangiardo, Winterthorne

Best Writing — Drama
Chloe de Souza & Nick Rusconi, Arthur
Adam Kosh & Ariane Bessette, The Banks
Adam Henry Garcia, Conversations From the Afterlife
Kit Williamson, EastSiders
CJ Daugherty, Night School
Michael Caruso, Winterthorne

Best Lead Actor — Drama
Kristos Andrews, The Southside
Adam Henry Garcia, Conversations From the Afterlife
Van Hansis, EastSiders
Xavier Huard, The Banks
Ettore Nicoletti, Arthur
Kit Williamson, EastSiders

Best Lead Actress — Drama
Brianna Brown, EastSiders
Tamieka Chavis, Anacostia
Kate Conway, Out With Dad
Martha Madison, Winterthorne
Lilly Melgar, The Bay
Chloe Rose, Teenagers

Best Supporting Actor — Drama
Raymond Ablack, Teenagers
Johnny Alonso, Milgram and the Fastwalkers
Stephen Guarino, EastSiders
Aden Hakimi, Conversations From the Afterlife
Tristan Rogers, The Bay
Gordon Thomson, Winterthorne

Best Supporting Actress — Drama
Tia Dae, Anacostia
Victoria Guthrie, Milgram and the Fastwalkers
Jodie Hirst, Night School
Allyson Pratt, Teenagers
Miriam Pultro, Conversations From the Afterlife
Karrueche Tran, The Bay

Best Guest Actor — Drama
Willam Belli, EastSiders
Richard Beaumont, Shades of Bad
Jean-Jacques Javier, Wasted
John-Paul Lavoisier, Winterthorne
Eric Martsolf, The Bay
Kevin Spirtas, Winterthorne

Best Guest Actress — Drama
Kathleen Gati, Winterthorne
Linda Gray, Winterthorne
Elizabeth Hubbard, Anacostia
Patsy Pease, The Bay
Kym Whitley, The Bay
Constance Wu, EastSiders

Best Ensemble — Drama
Anacostia
The Bay
Chancers
EastSiders
Teenagers
Winterthorne

Best Web Series — Comedy
Capitol Hill
F'd
Hollywood Wasteland
Hunting Season
Keith Broke His Leg
These People

Best Directing — Comedy
Behn Fannin, F'd
Matt Newcomb & Caley Bisson, Hollywood Wasteland
Keith Powell, Keith Broke His Leg
Julian Stamboulieh, LARPs
Sebastian La Cause, Life's a Drag
Aleksander L. Nordaas, Made in Mosjøen

Best Writing — Comedy
Ryan Gowland, F'd
Erika Robel, Fully Engaged
Jon Marcus, Hunting Season
Keith Powell, Keith Broke His Leg
Mai Spurlock & Kim Spurlock, Livin' The Dream
Zac Hug & Jim Rash, These People

Best Lead Actor — Comedy
Ben Baur, Hunting Season
Willie Garson, Whole Day Down
Jeremy Glazer, These People
Ron Hanks, Golden California
Keith Powell, Keith Broke His Leg
Ian Verdun, Life's a Drag

Best Lead Actress — Comedy
Melissa Archer, Viral
Laura Campbell, Livin' The Dream
Claire Downs, These People
Crista Flanagan, Club 5150
Jill Knox, Keith Broke His Leg
Amber Nash, Hart of America

Best Supporting Actor — Comedy
Barry Brisco, Viral
Christopher Chwee, Rare Birds of Fashion
James "Prince" Coley, The Beat & Path: Walk of Shame
John Cramer, He's With Me
Brennan Murray, The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy
David Starzyk, Cam Girls

Best Supporting Actress — Comedy
Stephanie Ray Glass, The Beat & Path: Walk of Shame
Carolyn Hennesy, These People
Ginifer King, Life's a Drag
Kathleen Littlefield, Redheads Anonymous
Paula Rhodes, Hollywood Wasteland
Darcie Siciliano, He's With Me

Best Guest Actress — Comedy
Emma Caulfield, HOARS
Melissa Claire Egan, Misguided
Cady Huffman, He's With Me
Deidre Hall,.Club 5150
Alexandra Krosney, Keith Broke His Leg
Debra Jo Rupp, He's With Me

Best Guest Actor — Comedy
Jim Beaver, The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy
Craig Cackowski, F'd
Stephen Guarino, Life's a Drag
Hunter Parrish, Town Car Willie
Jim Rash, These People
Fred Willard, Hart of America

Best Ensemble — Comedy
Club 5150
CO-OPeration
He's With Me
Hunting Season
Single and Dating in Vancouver
These People

Best Original Song
"Hold On To Your Heart," Hart of America (by Kevin Gillese, Chris Rittelmeyer & Benjamin Scott Holst)
"Sooner or Later," Life of Matt (by Tim Bader)
"All Alone, Brutus and Caesar," New Mayor of New York (by Ethan Slater & Isaac Jay)

"Happily Ever After," Or So the Story Goes (by Judith Avers)
"Redheads Unite!" Redheads Anonymous (by Sam Carner & Derek Gregor)
"Sexy, Suave, and Single," The Under 5ers (by Sami Horneff)

Best Soundtrack

Brandon Russell & DJ Amen Ra, The Beat & Path: Walk of Shame
Adam Henry Garcia, Conversations From the Afterlife
Grant Pavolka, Hunting Season
Frank Leone, In Retrospect
Julian Stamboulieh, LARPs
Judith Avers, Or So the Story Goes

Best Original Score
Jason Chan, Bang Bang Club
Luke Wieting, BLACK
Amritha Vaz, Cam Girls
Robb Padgett, Hollywood Wasteland
Michael Shlafman, LARPs
Connie Kaldor & Paul Campagne, Nikola Tesla and the End of the World

Best Sound Design
Richard Hamilton, Conversations From the Afterlife
Dan Arthurs, Devolve
Robb Padgett, Hollywood Wasteland
Roman Chimienti & Jay Pellizzi, Hunting Season
Richard Sheehan, Keith Broke His Leg

Matt R. Sherman, LARPs

Best Special/Visual Effects
Andrew Lucas, BLACK
Adam Henry Garcia, Conversations From the Afterlife
Lumen Actus and 6360 Productions, Hollywood Wasteland
Andy Batson, Nature Show
Jake Jarvi & Ryan Wolff, The Platoon of Power Squadron
Lyle Carroll, VTV

Best Cinematography
Arnaud Dumas, The Banks
Matthias Schubert, The Bay
Vincent Pierce, Capitol Hill
Matt Newcomb, Hollywood Wasteland
Tom Blount & John Collins, Night School
Rodolphe Portier, Winterthorne

Best Editing

Jason Chan & Christian Lee, Bang Bang Club
Larissa Brantner James & Kris Fitzgerald, EastSiders
Behn Fannin, F'd
Ryan Robert Daggitt, Hollywood Wasteland
Julian Stamboulieh, LARPs
Jack Jewers & Tom Blount, Night School

Best Makeup
Ren Bray, The Bay
Erik Warren, Bek Harvey & Pakio Galore, Capitol Hill
Tori McKelvey, Drty Diana
Sandra Solanchick, Hollywood Wasteland
Cathy Vincelli, LARPs
Jen Fregozo & James Freitas, Winterthorne

Best Production Design

Christopher Balder, Capitol Hill
Xin Wang, Ex-Model
Caley Bisson, Hollywood Wasteland
Christina Vincelli, LARPs
Katie Moest, The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy
Michael Caruso & Barbara Caruso, Winterthorne

Best Costume Design
Harmony Arnold & Pete Rush, Capitol Hill
Beth Newcomb & Linka Hovasapian, Hollywood Wasteland
Zak Thriepland, LARPs
Derya Derman, The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy
Lisette Areizaga, The Southside
Nir Shelter & Tai Scrivener, VTV

Total Nominations By Series
13 Winterthorne
11 The Bay
11 Hollywood Wasteland
10 EastSiders
8 LARPs 
7 Conversations From the Afterlife

7 Keith Broke His Leg

7 These People
6 Hunting Season
5 The Banks
5 Capitol Hill
5 F'd
5 He's With Me
5 Night School
4 Anacostia
4 Arthur
4 BLACK
4 Life's a Drag
4 The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy
4 Teenagers
3 The Beat & Path: Walk of Shame
3 Club 5150
3 Hart of America
2 Bang Bang Club
2 Cam Girls
2 Livin' The Dream
2 Milgram and the Fastwalkers

2 Or So the Story Goes
2 Redheads Anonymous
2 The Southside
2 Viral
2 VTV
1 Chancers
1 CO-OPeration
1 Devolve
1 Drty Diana
1 Ex-Model
1 Fully Engaged
1 Golden California
1 HOARS
1 In Retrospect
1 Life of Matt
1 Misguided
1 Made in Mosjøen
1 Nature Show
1 New Mayor of New York
1 Nikola Tesla and the End of the World

1 Out With Dad

1 The Platoon of Power Squadron

1 Rare Birds of Fashion

1 Shades of Bad

1 Single & Dating in Vancouver

1 Town Car Willie

1 The Under 5ers

1 Wasted

1 Whole Day Down

7th Annual Indie Series Awards Nominees Revealed!

NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED FOR 7th ANNUAL INDIE SERIES AWARDS

30 Categories Honor Social Relevance, Artistic Merit, Excellence in Craft

NEW YORK, NY, February 3, 2016 – Nominees for the 7th Annual Indie Series Awards (ISA7) were announced this afternoon in a special episode of Serial Scoop Now. The ISAs celebrate the best in independently produced scripted entertainment created for the Web. Nominations were announced in 30 categories.

Winterthorne led all series with a record-tying 13 nominations, including for Best Web Series — Drama. Fellow Best Drama nominees The Bay and EastSiders followed with 12 and 11 nominations, respectively. Arthur, The Banks and BLACK rounded out the top drama category.

Hollywood Wasteland received 11 nominations, including Best Web Series — Comedy. It will compete for best comedy with Capitol Hill, F'd, Hunting Season, Keith Broke His Leg and These People.

In all, there are 56 Nominated Series from around the globe: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, Norway and Singapore. Crystal trophies will be presented to the winners during a gala ceremony hosted by Eric Martsolf and Jen Lilley on April 6, 2016 from 8:00-11:00 p.m. (PST) at the El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood. 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. 

The Annual Indie Series Awards is an initiative to elevate the entire indie series genre, organized by the nonprofit Indie Series Network. All proceeds from entry fees, ticket sales, program ads, etc. are reinvested in the production of the event. ISA7 is produced by New Comb Interactive (Crown Heights, Brooklyn) in cooperation with the Indie Series Network (IndieSeriesNetwork.org) and media partner Serial Scoop. 

The nominees are:

Best Web Series — Drama

Arthur

The Banks

The Bay

BLACK

EastSiders

Winterthorne

Best Directing — Drama
Nick Rusconi, Arthur
Adam Kosh, The Banks
Gregori J. Martin, The Bay
Frank T. Ziede, BLACK
Jack Jewers, Night School
Sonia Blangiardo, Winterthorne

Best Writing — Drama
Chloe de Souza & Nick Rusconi, Arthur
Adam Kosh & Ariane Bessette, The Banks
Adam Henry Garcia, Conversations From the Afterlife
Kit Williamson, EastSiders
CJ Daugherty, Night School
Michael Caruso, Winterthorne

Best Lead Actor — Drama
Kristos Andrews, The Southside
Adam Henry Garcia, Conversations From the Afterlife
Van Hansis, EastSiders
Xavier Huard, The Banks
Ettore Nicoletti, Arthur
Kit Williamson, EastSiders

Best Lead Actress — Drama
Brianna Brown, EastSiders
Tamieka Chavis, Anacostia
Kate Conway, Out With Dad
Martha Madison, Winterthorne
Lilly Melgar, The Bay
Chloe Rose, Teenagers

Best Supporting Actor — Drama
Raymond Ablack, Teenagers
Johnny Alonso, Milgram and the Fastwalkers
Stephen Guarino, EastSiders
Aden Hakimi, Conversations From the Afterlife
Tristan Rogers, The Bay
Gordon Thomson, Winterthorne

Best Supporting Actress — Drama
Tia Dae, Anacostia
Victoria Guthrie, Milgram and the Fastwalkers
Jodie Hirst, Night School
Allyson Pratt, Teenagers
Miriam Pultro, Conversations From the Afterlife
Karrueche Tran, The Bay

Best Guest Actor — Drama
Willam Belli, EastSiders
Richard Beaumont, Shades of Bad
Jean-Jacques Javier, Wasted
John-Paul Lavoisier, Winterthorne
Eric Martsolf, The Bay
Kevin Spirtas, Winterthorne

Best Guest Actress — Drama
Kathleen Gati, Winterthorne
Linda Gray, Winterthorne
Elizabeth Hubbard, Anacostia
Patsy Pease, The Bay
Kym Whitley, The Bay
Constance Wu, EastSiders

Best Ensemble
Anacostia
The Bay
Chancers
EastSiders
Teenagers
Winterthorne

Best Web Series — Comedy
Capitol Hill
F'd
Hollywood Wasteland
Hunting Season
Keith Broke His Leg
These People

Best Directing — Comedy
Behn Fannin, F'd
Matt Newcomb & Caley Bisson, Hollywood Wasteland
Keith Powell, Keith Broke His Leg
Julian Stamboulieh, LARPs
Sebastian La Cause, Life's a Drag
Aleksander L. Nordaas, Made in Mosjøen

Best Writing — Comedy
Ryan Gowland, F'd
Erika Robel, Fully Engaged
Jon Marcus, Hunting Season
Keith Powell, Keith Broke His Leg
Mai Spurlock, Livin' The Dream
Zac Hug & Jim Rash, These People

Best Lead Actor — Comedy
Ben Baur, Hunting Season
Willie Garson, Whole Day Down
Jeremy Glazer, These People
Ron Hanks, Golden California
Keith Powell, Keith Broke His Leg
Ian Verdun, Life's a Drag

Best Lead Actress — Comedy
Melissa Archer, Viral
Laura Campbell, Livin' The Dream
Claire Downs, These People
Crista Flanagan, Club 5150
Jill Knox, Keith Broke His Leg
Amber Nash, Hart of America

Best Supporting Actor — Comedy
Barry Brisco, Viral
Christopher Chwee, Rare Birds of Fashion
James "Prince" Coley, The Beat & Path: Walk of Shame
John Cramer, He's With Me
Brennan Murray, The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy
David Starzyk, Cam Girls

Best Supporting Actress — Comedy
Stephanie Ray Glass, The Beat & Path: Walk of Shame
Carolyn Hennesy, These People
Ginifer King, Life's a Drag
Kathleen Littlefield, Redheads Anonymous
Paula Rhodes, Hollywood Wasteland
Darcie Siciliano, He's With Me

Best Guest Actress — Comedy
Emma Caulfield, HOARS
Melissa Claire Egan, Misguided
Cady Huffman, He's With Me
Deidre Hall,.Club 5150
Alexandra Krosney, Keith Broke His Leg
Debra Jo Rupp, He's With Me

Best Guest Actor — Comedy
Jim Beaver, The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy
Craig Cackowski, F'd
Stephen Guarino, Life's a Drag
Hunter Parrish, Town Car Willie
Jim Rash, These People
Fred Willard, Hart of America

Best Ensemble — Comedy
Club 5150
CO-OPeration
He's With Me
Hunting Season
Single and Dating in Vancouver
These People

Best Original Song
"Hold On To Your Heart," Hart of America (by Kevin Gillese, Chris Rittelmeyer & Benjamin Scott Holst)
"Sooner or Later," Life of Matt (by Tim Bader)
"All Alone, Brutus and Cesaer," New Mayor of New York (by Ethan Slater & Isaac Jay)

"Happily Ever After," Or So the Story Goes (by Judith Avers)
"Redheads Unite!" Redheads Anonymous (by Sam Carner & Derek Gregor)
"Sexy, Suave, and Single," The Under 5ers (by Sami Horneff)

Best Soundtrack

Brandon Russell & DJ Amen Ra, The Beat & Path: Walk of Shame
Adam Henry Garcia, Conversations From the Afterlife
Grant Pavolka, Hunting Season
Frank Leone, In Retrospect
Julian Stamboulieh, LARPs
Judith Avers, Or So the Story Goes

Best Original Score
Jason Chan, Bang Bang Club
Luke Wieting, BLACK
Amritha Vaz, Cam Girls
Robb Padgett, Hollywood Wasteland
Michael Shlafman, LARPs
Connie Kaldor & Paul Campagne, Nikola Tesla and the End of the World

Best Sound Design
Richard Hamilton, Conversations From the Afterlife
Dan Arthurs, Devolve
Robb Padgett, Hollywood Wasteland
Roman Chimienti & Jay Pellizzi, Hunting Season
Richard Sheehan, Keith Broke His Leg

Matt R. Sherman, LARPs

Best Special/Visual Effects
Andrew Lucas, BLACK
Adam Henry Garcia, Conversations From the Afterlife
Lumen Actus and 6360 Productions, Hollywood Wasteland
Andy Batson, Nature Show
Jake Jarvi & Ryan Wolff, The Platoon of Power Squadron
Lyle Carole, VTV

Best Cinematography
Arnaud Dumas, The Banks
Matthias Schubert, The Bay
Vincent Pierce, Capitol Hill
Matt Newcomb, Hollywood Wasteland
Tom Blount & John Collins, Night School
Rodolphe Portier, Winterthorne

Best Editing

Jason Chan & Christian Lee, Bang Bang Club
Larissa Brantner James & Kris Fitzgerald, EastSiders
Behn Fannin, F'd
Ryan Robert Daggitt, Hollywood Wasteland
Julian Stamboulieh, LARPs
Jack Jewers & Tom Blount, Night School

Best Makeup
Ren Bray, The Bay
Erik Warren, Beth Harvey & Pakio Galore, Capitol Hill
Tori McKelvey, Drty Diana
Sandra Solanchick, Hollywood Wasteland
Cathy Vincelli, LARPs
Jen Fregozo & James Freitas, Winterthorne

Best Production Design

Christopher Balder, Capitol Hill
Xin Wang, Ex-Model
Caley Bisson, Hollywood Wasteland
Christina Vincelli, LARPs
Katie Moest, The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy
Michael Caruso & Barbara Caruso, Winterthorne

Best Costume Design
Harmony Arnold, Capitol Hill
Beth Newcomb, Hollywood Wasteland
Zak Thriepland, LARPs
Derya Derman, The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy
Lisette Areizaga, The Southside
Nir Shelter & Tai Scrivener, VTV

Total Nominations By Series
13 Winterthorne
11 The Bay
11 Hollywood Wasteland
10 EastSiders
8 LARPs7 Conversations From the Afterlife

7 Keith Broke His Leg

7 These People
6 Hunting Season
5 The Banks
5 Capitol Hill
5 F'd
5 He's With Me
5 Night School
4 Anacostia
4 Arthur
4 BLACK
4 Life's a Drag
4 The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy
4 Teenagers
3 The Beat & Path: Walk of Shame
3 Club 5150
3 Hart of America
2 Bang Bang Club
2 Cam Girls
2 Livin' The Dream
2 Milgram and the Fastwalkers

2 Or So the Story Goes
2 Redheads Anonymous
2 The Southside
2 Viral
2 VTV
1 Chancers
1 CO-OPeration
1 Devolve
1 Drty Diana
1 Ex-Model
1 Fully Engaged
1 Golden California
1 HOARS
1 In Retrospect
1 Life of Matt
1 Misguided
1 Made in Mosjøen
1 Nature Show
1 New Mayor of New York
1 Nikola Tesla and the End of the World

1 Out With Dad

1 The Platoon of Power Squadron

1 Rare Birds of Fashion

1 Shades of Bad

1 Single & Dating in Vancouver

1 Town Car Willie

1 The Under 5ers

1 Wasted

1 Whole Day Down