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
