Monday, January 10, 2011

NOMINATIONS: 2nd Annual Indie Soap Awards


WE LOVE SOAPS TV announced on Monday the nominees for the 2nd Annual Indie Soap Awards, honoring the best in continuing story format web series in 2010.   Last year's winner for Indie Soap of the Year, DIARY OF A SINGLE MOM, received 13 nominations to lead the pack.  In total, 29 web series were nominated for awards, including 15 shows receiving "Fan's Choice" nominations for being one of the Top 15 vote-getters in 2010 in the weekly WLS TV Indie Soap of the Week Poll.

This year's awards show will be a live event in New York City on February 21, hosted by GOTHAM creator and star, Martha Byrne.   You can order tickets here.

The Indie Soap Awards were founded by WE LOVE SOAPS TV in 2009 to celebrate the creative talents of the indie web series world, who are blazing a trail into the future for the continuing story format.  Sometimes on a shoestring budget, these producers, writers, actors, crew manage to develop amazing work and are the inspiration for this event.

See the full list of nominations below:

INDIE SOAP OF THE YEAR
8.13
ANYONE BUT ME
CELESTE BRIGHT
CELL
DIARY OF A SINGLE MOM
MISS BEHAVE
PRETTY
THE BEST FRIEND

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OUSTANDING LEAD ACTOR
Anthony Anderson, ANACOSTIA
Danny Cameron, CELL
Michael Park, GOTHAM
Nick Mathews, IN BETWEEN MEN
Will Conlon, OUT WITH DAD
Trevor Nelson, MISS BEHAVE
Sam Pancake, PRETTY
Camden Toy, THE BAY
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS Tamieka Chavis, ANACOSTIA
Rachael Hip-Flores, ANYONE BUT ME
Monica Calhoun, DIARY OF A SINGLE MOM Tina Sloan, EMPIRE
Martha Byrne, GOTHAM
Jillian Clare, MISS BEHAVE
Crystal Chappell, VENICE
Jourdan Gibson, CELL
Cwennen Corral, THE CAVANAUGHS
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR Joshua Holland, ANYONE BUT ME
Jordan Clarke, VENICE
Marco James, MISS BEHAVE
Toby Levin, EMPIRE
Michael Park, STEAMBOAT
Billy Dee Williams, DIARY OF A SINGLE MOM
Rob Bogue, ALL'S FAIRE
Joel Berti, DESIRE & DECEIT
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS Chante Bowser, ANACOSTIA
Nicole Pacent, ANYONE BUT ME
Valery Ortiz, DIARY OF A SINGLE MOM
Kathryn Neville Brown, EMPIRE
Kirsten Vangsness, PRETTY
Kim Zimmer, STEAMBOAT
Pat Rulon, TRAILER MADE
Nadia Bjorlin, VENICE
Hillary B. Smith, VENICE
OUTSTANDING WRITING Susan Miller & Tina Cesa Ward, ANYONE BUT ME
Anthony Anderson, ANACOSTIA
Sonya Steele, CELESTE BRIGHT
Mark Gardner, CELL
Cheryl L. West, DIARY OF A SINGLE MOM
Greg Turner & Brian Hewson, EMPIRE
Susan Bernhardt, MISS BEHAVE
Jason Leaver, OUT WITH DAD
Steve Silverman, PRETTY
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING Tina Cesa Ward, ANYONE BUT ME Gregori J. Martin, THE BAY Robert Townsend, DIARY OF A SINGLE MOM
Mark Gardner, CELL
Scott Brown, ASYLUM
Jason Leaver, OUT WITH DAD
Steve Silverman, PRETTY
BEST STORYLINE
ANACOSTIA: Mia copes with the aftermath of Michael's death
ANYONE BUT ME: Sophie's sexual questioning
DIARY OF A SINGLE MOM: Bo tries to go back to work
EMPIRE: Theodora takes over Empire
MISS BEHAVE: Tori's blackout
PRETTY: Ribina's pregnancy
THE BAY: Igor's revenge
VENICE: Gina helps The Colonel after his stroke
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Pasha Diallo, ANACOSTIA
Afton Boggiano, EMPIRE
Michelle N. Carter, VENICE
Kate Conway, OUT WITH DAD
Jessy Hodges, ANYONE BUT ME
Leon, DIARY OF A SINGLE MOM
Bianca Magick, MISS BEHAVE
OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE
ANACOSTIA
ANYONE BUT ME
IN BETWEEN MEN
ORANGE JUICE IN BISHOP'S GARDEN
PRETTY
STEAMBOAT
THE BAY
VENICE
OUTSTANDING GUEST APPEARANCE Liza Weil, ANYONE BUT ME
Beth Chamberlin, CELL
Diahann Carroll, DIARYOF A SINGLE MOM
Irma P. Hall, DIARY OF A SINGLE MOM
Molly Burnett, EMPIRE
Shirley Jones, FAMILY DINNER
Nicole Miller, GOTHAM
OUTSTANDING EDITING
Jonathan M. Levine, ASYLUM
Loren Melchor & Chris Zeid, CELL
Robert Pergament, DIARY OF A SINGLE MOM
Wiley Abbas, IN BETWEEN MEN
Frank Mohler, SOLO THE SERIES
OUTSTANDING USE OF MUSIC
ANACOSTIA
GOTHAM
IN BETWEEN MEN
MISS BEHAVE
OUT WITH DAD
VENICE
OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN
8.13
CELL
DIARY OF A SINGLE MOM
PLACES PLEASE
THE BEST FRIEND
THE STEPS
FAN'S CHOICE AWARD
(Top 15 vote getters of the year in the Indie Soap of the Week poll - Vote here) ANACOSTIA
ANYONE BUT ME
AS THE CORN GROWS
DESIRE & DECEIT
DIARY OF A SINGLE MOM
EMPIRE
GOTHAM
LUCK AND THE VIRGIN
MISS BEHAVE
MONTREAL HEARTS
THE BAY
THE CAVANAUGHS
THE LIKE US SHOW
VENICE
VENUS SPA
Nominations by show:
SHOW # Noms
8.13 2
ANACOSTIA 9
ANYONE BUT ME 11
AS THE CORN GROWS 1
ASYLUM 2
CELESTE BRIGHT 2
CELL 8
DESIRE & DECEIT 2
DIARY OF A SINGLE MOM 13
EMPIRE 8
FAMILY DINNER 1
GOTHAM 5
IN BETWEEN MEN 4
LUCK AND THE VIRGIN 1
MISS BEHAVE 9
MONTREAL HEARTS 1
ORANGE JUICE IN BISHOP'S GARDEN 1
OUT WITH DAD 5
PLACES PLEASE 1
PRETTY 7
SOLO THE SERIES 1
STEAMBOAT 3
THE BAY  5
THE BEST FRIEND 2
THE CAVANAUGHS 2
THE LIKE US SHOW 1
THE STEPS 1
TRAILER MADE 1
VENICE 9
VENUS SPA 1

13 comments:

  1. Thanks so much for the nominations from everyone at CELL. It's a huge honor to be included with so much great talent!

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  2. Can you explain where the nominations came from? Was this something that fans voted on?

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  3. Huge thanks from all of us at ANYONE BUT ME. We're honored to be among such terrific shows.

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  4. The cast and crew of ANACOSTIA would firstly like to say Thank You to everyone at We Love Soaps and The Indie Soap Awards for this tremendous honor! And secondly we would like to wish everyone nominated much luck and success in 2011..we are humbled to be included with such company!

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  5. Thanks from everyone at Miss Behave for recognizing us - it's an honor to be amongst so many amazing people!

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  6. Looks like a lot of Susan's chiming in - yay us!

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  7. The only nomination that interests me:Nadia Bjorlin as Lara Miller on venice as best supporting actress.She so desirves to win

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  8. Thank you so much for including "Orange Juice in Bishop's Garden" ! So thrilled to be in such good company...

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  9. On behalf of the cast and crew of CELESTE BRIGHT, thank you so much for the nominations. We truly appreciate the support and recognition!

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  10. WOW! Just found out about our nominations! This is so amazing! Thank you fans! Thank you 'We Love Soaps'. There is some amazing talent recognized in these nomiations across all series and we are so gratelful to be apart of it!

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  11. Oops didn't say who we are!. In Between Men is so grateful!!!
    WOW!!

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  12. Thank you from all of us at Venice. We are all a twitter. LOL! And extremely grateful for the support and acknowledgement.

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