The winners of the 11th Annual Indie Series Awards were revealed on Thursday, June 18 in a virtual ceremony hosted by Sean Kanan. The ISAs celebrate the best in independently produced scripted entertainment created for the Web.
Top honors went to After Forever and Indoor Boys, named best drama and best comedy series of the year.
Drama series acting honors went to Sean Kanan (Studio City), Chauntae Pink (Poz Roz), Derrell Whitt (A Place Called Hollywood), Patrika Darbo (Studio City) Carolyn Hennesy (Studio City), A Martinez (The Bay) and Meg Foster (A Place Called Hollywood).
Comedy winners included Alex Wyse (Indoor Boys), Lee Garlington (Before We Go), Wesley Taylor (Indoor Boys), Carolee Carmello (Indoor Boys), Frankie Grande (Indoor Boys) and Jonée B Shady (Poor Us).
Since 2009, the Indie Series Award has honored the most creative and progressive talent in independent web series. In all, 33 series were nominated from around the globe.
Check out the complete winner's list below.
BEST DRAMA SERIESAfter Forever
BEST DIRECTING – DRAMA
After Forever, Tina Cesa Ward
BEST WRITING – DRAMA
Studio City, Michele Kanan & Lauren de Normandie
BEST LEAD ACTOR – DRAMA
Sean Kanan, Studio City
BEST LEAD ACTRESS – DRAMA
Chauntae Pink, Poz Roz
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR – DRAMA
Derrell Whitt, A Place Called Hollywood
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS – DRAMA
Patrika Darbo, Studio City (tie)
Carolyn Hennesy, Studio City
BEST GUEST ACTOR – DRAMA
A Martinez, The Bay
BEST GUEST ACTRESS – DRAMA
Meg Foster, A Place Called Hollywood
BEST ENSEMBLE – DRAMA
Bronx SIU
BEST COMEDY SERIESIndoor Boys
BEST DIRECTING – COMEDY
Indoor Boys, Wesley Taylor & Alex Wyse
BEST WRITING – COMEDY
The Ninth, Michael Goldlist & Daniel AM Rosenberg
BEST LEAD ACTOR – COMEDY
Alex Wyse, Indoor Boys
BEST LEAD ACTRESS – COMEDY
Lee Garlington, Before We Go
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR – COMEDY
Wesley Taylor, Indoor Boys
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS – COMEDY
Carolee Carmello, Indoor Boys
BEST GUEST ACTOR – COMEDY
Frankie Grande, Indoor Boys
BEST GUEST ACTRESS – COMEDY
Jonée B Shady, Poor Us
BEST ENSEMBLE – COMEDY
Poor Us
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Square Root, Jeremy Osbern & Matt Jacobson
BEST EDITING
The Square Root, Stephen Deaver
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
After Forever, Scott Michael Salame
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
The Square Root, Nathan Towns
BEST SOUNDTRACK
Poz Roz, Malachi Rivers
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“Letting Go” from Poz Roz by Davi Akei
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
A Place Called Hollywood, Melissa Morin
BEST MAKEUP
Ozara and Katessa, Nana Fischer & Darci Snider
TOTAL WINS BY SERIES
6 Indoor Boys
4 Studio City
3 A Place Called Hollywood
3 After Forever
3 Poz Roz
3 The Square Root
2 Poor Us
1 The Bay
1 Before We Go
1 Bronx SIU
1 The Ninth
1 Ozara and Katessa