Every year the International Academy of Web Television presents the IAWTV Awards, which recognize excellence in web based television and video content creation. Past winners include some of the most prolific and ambitious creators on the web including a number of YouTube megastars.
This year’s winners run the gamut from web series we loved to creators we admire. There were even a few major upsets as home grown web creators triumphed over big name Hollywood talent. You can find a completely list of nominees and winners below. Among the night’s biggest winners were cosplay music series Player Piano which took home four prizes including best directing and cinematography, and microbudget comedy God Particles which captured two awards with its quirky approach to the possible apocalypse.
Best Dramatic Series
Aeternus
CTRL
Guidestones: Sunflower Noir
Sequestered
Whatever, Linda – WINNER
Best Directing (Drama)
Toby Wilkins, Chosen
Pablo Javier Pares, Daemonium
Tate Young, Haphead
Adam Kosh, The Banks
Matt Eastman, Whatever, Linda- WINNER
Best Female Performance in a Drama
Tania Nolan, Grayson: Earth One
Chloe Rose, Teenagers
Rivkah Raven Wood, Star Trek Phase II / New Voyages
Tatjana Alexis, SYD2030
Lindsey Middleton, Vanessa’s Story- WINNER
Best Male Performance in a Drama
Shaun Blaney, Farr – The Web Series – WINNER
Jonathan Robbins, Haphead
Jonathan Robbins, Out With Dad
Ed Robinson, Pairings Season 2
Xavier Huard, The Banks
Best Ensemble Performance (Drama)
Nikki & Nora
Out With Dad- WINNER
Sequestered
The Banks
We Are Angels
Best Writing (Drama)
Jay Ferguson, Jeremy Diamond, Guidestones: Sunflower Noir
Tina Cesa Ward, Producing Juliet – WINNER
Eric Won, The Division
Hannah Cheesman and Julian De Zotti, Whatever, Linda
Jim Munroe, Haphead
Jason Leaver, Out With Dad
Best Comedy Series
Honest Trailers – WINNER
Oposto do Sexo (Opposite of Sex)
Only in HelLA
Real Housewives of Horror – WINNER
Space Riders: Division Earth
Best Directing (Comedy)
Brandon Ravet, Bad Timing
Sean Becker, Hench – WINNER
Sandeep Parikh, Real Housewives of Horror
Morgan Waters and Brooks Gray, The Amazing Gayl Pile
Freddie Wong and Matt Arnold, Video Game High School
Best Female Performance in a Comedy
Zoe Chao, God Particles – WINNER
Jackie Geary, Jon and Jen are Married
Paula Rhodes, The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy
Nefetari Spencer, Work in Progress the Series
Kayla Lorette, Space Riders: Division Earth
Best Male Performance in a Comedy
Matthew Werkmeister, Chris & Josh – WINNER
Shane Savage, Chris & Josh
Angelo Lozada, GET SOME!
Aljin Abella, Hunter n Hornet
Jonathan Silver, LARPs: The Series
Best Ensemble Performance (Comedy)
Caper
Real Housewives of Horror – WINNER
Space Janitors
SOS: Save Our Skins
Video Game High School
Best Writing (Comedy)
Amy Berg and Mike Sizemore, Caper – WINNER
Jon Verrall, LARPs: The Series
Jake Greene, Millennial Parents
Andy Signore and Spencer Gilbert, Honest Trailers
Dan Beirne and Mark Little, Space Riders: Division Earth – WINNER
Morgan Waters and Brooks Gray, The Amazing Gayl Pile
Best Animated Series
Fatty Littlehead – Space Ranger
Fifi Cat Therapist
Future Duck!
Steve’s Quest: The Musical – WINNER
The Most Popular Girls in School
Best Children’s Series
Angie’s Logs: The Invaders Web Series
Fifi Cat Therapist
Kids React
House of Robots
Ruby Skye P.I.: The Maltese Puppy – WINNER
Best Micro-budget Series
God Particles – WINNER
Heir and Lo
Jared Posts a Personal
Out of Time
The Gambit
Best Genre Series
Caper
Grayson: Earth One
The Gambit
SOS: Save Our Skins – WINNER
Best Non-English Series
Daemonium – WINNER
Oposto do Sexo (Opposite of Sex)
Por el último round
Sin Vida Propia
The Banks
Best Documentary or Educational Series
Cranium Cookie – WINNER
Day of Gluttony
Everyday Economics
Man at Arms: Reforged
The Future Starts Here
Best Variety Series
Kids React
Player Piano – WINNER
Progress: Ask a Cam Harlot
The Walking Fred
What’s Trending
Best Pre-Recorded Hosted Series
Larry King Now – WINNER
Late to the Game
PoliticKING
Sports Jeopardy!
TableTop
Best Live Series
AfterBuzz TV’s ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ Aftershow
AMC Movie Talk – WINNER
MomCaveLive
Super Geeked Up
What’s Trending
Best Live Host
Kristyn Burtt, AfterBuzz TV’s ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ After Show
John Campea, AMC Movie Talk
Jeff Burns, Tonya Dodds, Nicole Wright, Super Geeked Up – WINNER
Mike Rotman, Take My Bitcoins
Shira Lazar, What’s Trending
Best Pre-Recorded Host
John Campea, AMC Mailbag
Larry King, Larry King Now
Kristen Nedopak, Late to the Game – WINNER
Shawn Thomas, Local Flight
Wil Wheaton, TableTop
Best Directing (Non-Fiction)
Aaron McLane, Blitzed
Benny Fine and Rafi Fine, Kids React
Tom Grey, Player Piano – WINNER
Antonio Guajardo, Por el último round
Robert Angelo, Roads & Rides – People, Places, Passion
Best Writing (Non-Fiction)
Benny Fine, Rafi Fine, Kids React
Tiffany Shlain, Sawyer Steele, and Arne Johnson, The Future Starts Here
Stacey Crawford, Amanda Toye, and Gabe Michael, Technium – WINNER
Jo Bozarth, The Social Drinker
Joe Hanson, It’s Okay to be Smart
Best Cinematography
Stephen Paar, Player Piano – WINNER
Jeff Barklage, Star Trek Phase II / New Voyages
Arnaud Dumas, The Banks
Matthew Wightman and Wes Pratt, Time Keeper
Jon Salmon, Video Game High School
Best Editing
Eric Won, The Division
Thom Smalley, Anthony Bair, and Lawrence Jackman, Guidestones -WINNER
Sean Becker, Hench
Mike Reisacher, Ruby Skye P.I.: The Maltese Puppy
Freddie Wong and Matt Arnold, Video Game High School
Best Costume Design
Danny Casco, Agustin Aguirre, Studio Patna, and Jotar, Daemonium
Jon Verrall, LARPs: The Series
Marchelle Hall, My 2 Black Girlfriends
Concetta Verna and Manzi DeYoung, Player Piano
The League of S.T.E.A.M., The League of S.T.E.A.M. – WINNER
Best Production Design
Katie Moest, The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy – WINNER
Megan Burns, Kia Herman, Player Piano
Sebastian Harder, Space Janitors
Eric Slatkin, Jay Holzer, Thirsty For
Gabor Norman, Ryan Martin, Video Game High School
Best Makeup
Simon Ratziel (Rabbid FX Team), Daemonium – WINNER
Jenn Rose and Sonia Cabrera, Real Housewives of Horror
Fernanda Orozco, Ride the Lighting: Vengeance
Christopher Mills, The Walking Fred
Carly Jonell, We Are Angels
Best Original Music
Henry Dalton, Paul Cope, Alex Cornish and Christopher George, Future Duck!
Gordy Haab, Allene Quincy, and Jason Currie, My 2 Black Girlfriends – WINNER
Chris Edgar, Steve’s Quest: The Musical
David DeDourek, Space Janitors
Jay McCarrol, Mark Little, Tyler Kyte, Alex Khaskin, and Matt Beckett, Space Riders: Division
Earth
Best Visual Effects
Gilberto Zhu, Francisco Salazar, and Pablo Pares, Daemonium – WINNER
Davin Lengyel and Sebastian Harder, Space Janitors
Joel Gregorio and Mike Habjan, Space Riders: Division Earth
Pony Horton, Tobias Richter, and Daren Dochterman, Star Trek Phase II / New Voyages
Playfight VFX, Video Game High School
Best Sound
Guidestones: Sunflower Noir
Player Piano – WINNER
Space Riders: Division Earth
Sweethearts of the Galaxy
The Division
Video Game High School
Best Transmedia Experience
Carmilla
Emma Approved
Guidestones: Sunflower Noir
MyMusic
The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy – WINNER
