16th Annual LA WEBFEST 2025 Nominations

 

Michael Ajakwe Jr. Achievement Award 

MICHAEL AJAKWE JR. ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Abracadavers: Season 3
Funny Thing About Grief
Hitman EX
I Am A Martial Autist
Illuminagents Season 2
Karlton’s World: The Animated Series
Queen Lear
Slightly Cracked The Trilogy
Walking Shadows Vol. 3
World's Worst Christmas Series 

* HONOREE NOMINATIONS *

OUTSTANDING WRITING / CREATOR

Ambitions - Jamey Giddens
Degrassi - Linda Schuyler & Yan Moore
English Teacher - Brian Jordan Alvarez
Füxe - David Clay Diaz
Sing Sing - Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Maclin & John "Divine G" Whitfield 
Terrifier 3 - Damien Leone 
Until the End of the Dream - Gwenola Balmelle
When Calls the Heart - Michael Landon Jr. & Brian Bird

OUTSTANDING ACTOR / MALE PERSONALITY 

Ambitions - Brian White 
Degrassi - Aubrey Graham (Drake)
English Teacher - Brian Jordan Alvarez 
Füxe - Valon Krasniqi 
Sing Sing - Colman Domingo
Terrifier 3 - Chris Jericho 
Until the End of the Dream - Michael Vautor
When Calls the Heart - Kevin McGarry 

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS / FEMALE PERSONALITY

Ambitions - Robin Givens
Ambitions - Essence Atkins
Degrassi - Nina Dobrev
English Teacher - Stephanie Koenig
Terrifier 3 - Lauren LaVera
Until the End of the Dream - Shanna Pahoa Mahagafanau
When Calls the Heart - Erin Krakow 

OUTSTANDING LONG-FORM SERIES 

Ambitions - USA
Degrassi - USA
English Teacher - USA
Füxe - Germany
Sing Sing - USA
Terrifier 3 - USA
Until the End of the Dream - France
When Calls the Heart - USA 

* PODCAST: NARRATIVE FICTION *


BEST COMEDY / ADVENTURE PODCAST

Barjory Buffet: The Cruise Detective
Camlann
Candy Claus: the Wages of Cinnamon
DINK: The Musical
Camlann
Candy Claus: the Wages of Cinnamon
DINK: The Musical
Geezer Bird
Josie's Lonely Hearts Club
Murderer's Murder
Spiked Eggs: "Who's the Ass?"
The Adventures of Bud & Herb
The Spectral Silhouette Radio Show
The Town with No Name
Windfall 

BEST SCI-FI / FANTASY PODCAST

Alpha 8 - Season 1
Curious Matter Anthology Season 3 - The Exile
Hubris
Kobalt Pier
Levian
Leylines
Observable Radio
Sidequesting
Silvertongues
The Resonance: Eternity Machine
What Will Be Here?
Windfall 

BEST DRAMA PODCAST

A Place As Beautiful As This
Alpha 8 - Season 1
Clawmoor Heights
DINK: The Musical
Diversity Work
Divorce Ranch
Fireside Mystery Theatre: Little Miss 1565
Merona Grant & The Lost Tomb of Golgotha
Old Cove
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Demonic Detective
The Eyes of Spring
The Town with No Name
Un(con)Trolled
We're Alive: Scout's Honor 

BEST THRILLER / HORROR PODCAST

Carmilla
Close Your Eyes
Curious Matter Anthology Season 3 - The Exile
Divorce Ranch
Leylines
Merona Grant & The Lost Tomb of Golgotha
Observable Radio
Ominous Thrill
Quorum
Silvertongues
The Demonic Detective
The Something
The Spectral Silhouette Radio Show
Twilight Meridian
We're Alive: Scout's Honor 


BEST SOUND DESIGN PODCAST

Alpha 8 - Season 1
Barjory Buffet: The Cruise Detective
Candy Claus: the Wages of Cinnamon
Carmilla
Curious Matter Anthology Season 3 - The Exile
Divorce Ranch
Hubris
Josie's Lonely Hearts Club
Kobalt Pier
Merona Grant & The Lost Tomb of Golgotha
Observable Radio
Old Cove
Ominous Thrill
The Something
Twilight Meridian 


BEST DIRECTOR PODCAST

Alpha 8 - Season 1
Barjory Buffet: The Cruise Detective
Candy Claus: the Wages of Cinnamon
Curious Matter Anthology Season 3 - The Exile
Josie's Lonely Hearts Club
Kobalt Pier
Leylines
Merona Grant & The Lost Tomb of Golgotha
Old Cove
Sidequesting
Silvertongues
The Something
The Town with No Name
What Will Be Here? 

* PODCAST: ACTUAL PLAY *


BEST ACTUAL PLAY VIDEO

5 GMs in a Trenchcoat
Godkiller: Balance
Mage Hand High Five: The Badlands
Quest Friends!
The Caller
The Cleanup Crew
The Corner of Pleasure & West River
The Fourth Age
The Heart is a Dungeon
The Orphans
The Tale That Never Was 

BEST STORY ACTUAL PLAY PODCAST

5 GMs in a Trenchcoat
Alien, Fables of Nostromo
Godkiller: Balance
Mage Hand High Five: The Badlands
reANIMA
The All Night Society
The Caller
The Cleanup Crew
The Fourth Age
The Orphans
The Witches of Wederra Keep 


BEST ENSEMBLE CAST ACTUAL PLAY PODCAST

5 GMs in a Trenchcoat
Curse of Amity Island, Fables of Eyrde
Godkiller: Balance
Quest Friends!
reANIMA
Tales Yet Told: 2048 AM Voices in the Wood
The Cleanup Crew
The Fourth Age
The Orphans
Unbalanced Encounters: Rally
Unlicensed Magic 



* FILM, PILOT & SERIES *



BEST SHORT

Bump
Canovaccio
Crossing The Line
Enter the Room
Family Traditions
Funny Thing About Grief
Hitman EX
Hwando
Idiot-Proof
Match of Temperature
Redeveloping Hope
Self-Portrait
Still Here
Treasure Imagination
What Are We? Are We Going To Be? We Are
What to Expect When You're Not Expecting
White & Black Canvas 


BEST DIRECTOR - SHORT

Charm of other times
Enter the Room
Family Traditions
Funny Thing About Grief
Hitman EX
Hwando
I Am A Martial Autist
Jamaican Sunrise
Lord Soldini and the Extraordinary Federation of Galactic Friends
Match of Temperature
Self-Portrait
Still Here
Table For Three
The Mechanics
Treasure Imagination
What to Expect When You're Not Expecting
White & Black Canvas 


BEST PERFORMANCE - SHORT

Canovaccio - Brando Improta
Enter the Room - Peter Mastne
Family Traditions - Kristin Streu
Funny Thing About Grief - Dena Navarroli
Funny Thing About Grief - Ivan Lee Gartner
Hitman EX - Sirui Liu
Hwando - Geum Hannah
Match of Temperature - Kwon Hae-sung
Self-Portrait - Min Mok Son
Still Here - Rebecca Fortuna
What to Expect When You're Not Expecting - Jackson Tropp
White & Black Canvas - Mariana Donelly 


BEST MUSIC

Dissonance
Funny Thing About Grief
Illuminagents Season 2
Los Aspirantes -The Applicants-
Mirror
Queen Lear
STRYX
Tender and Loud
Tutopique #Crack
United Crafts of America
Vintage Heart
Walking Shadows Vol. 3 

BEST EDITING

Dissonance
Funny Thing About Grief
Hive
Hurt (Season 3)
Illuminagents Season 2
Los Aspirantes -The Applicants-
Mirror
Queen Lear
STRYX
Turtletastic!
United Crafts of America
Walking Shadows Vol. 3 


BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

Abracadavers: Season 3
Dissonance
Hamel
Los Aspirantes -The Applicants-
Marshall
Mirror
Queen Lear
STRYX
Tutopique #Crack
Unadventurers - Season 3
Volunteer-About people and about war
Zonians 


BEST SCREENPLAY

Dissonance
Hell is Other People
Hurt (Season 3)
Jananot- The PrimaDonnas
Karlton’s World: The Animated Series
Mirror
Queen Lear
STRYXTwo Brothers S2
Vintage Heart
Walking Shadows Vol. 3
We Are Stories 


BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Amazen - Discovering The Amazon
Hamel
Hive
Marshall
Mirror
Queen Lear
STRYX
The Mama Cho Show
Volunteer-About people and about war
What's up on Earth 

BEST ENSEMBLE CAST

Gender? I Hardly Know Them
How We Met Your Dave
Jammerz
Jananot- The PrimaDonnas
Karlton’s World: The Animated Series
Liar Liar
My Dead Mom
Turtletastic!
Walking Shadows Vol. 3
Zero Motivation - comedy of disappointments 


BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Get Up, Aisha - Martin Roach
Hell is Other People - Douglas Jung
Hive - Declan Clifford
Kumar Kuest - Fabrice Uzan
Stupid Wife - Season 3 - Thomás de Araújo
Turtletastic! - Damian Lockhart
Two Brothers S2 - Meshach O’Brien
Who the hell is Daniel? - Toto Cortes
World's Worst Christmas Series - Paul Noonan
Zonians - Rochia 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Are We All Gonna Die!? - Joyce Chen
Get Up, Aisha - Rabiya Mansoor
Hell is Other People - Grady Hicks
Liar Liar - Virginia Novello
My Dead Mom - Megan Follows
Stupid Wife - Season 3 - Valléria Freire
The Mama Cho Show - Ai Yoshihara
Two Brothers S2 - Lenoxcia Sutherland
Who the hell is Daniel? - Sandra Nunez
World's Worst Christmas Series - Deb LeClair 


BEST PILOT

Are We All Gonna Die!?
Bad Asians
Corporate
Crossing The Line
He'll Be Home for Christmas
Hive
Jammerz
Liar Liar
Los Aspirantes -The Applicants-
Lost in Mediocrity
Slightly Awkward
The Cafone
United Crafts of America 


BEST DOCUMENTARY

Amazen - Discovering The Amazon
Blind Logic: The Ralph R. Teetor Story
Broken Mirrors
Guiding Light
I Am A Martial Autist
La Cucaracha
Look Up—The Science of Cultural Evolution
Nazi Hollywood
Tender and Loud
United Crafts of America
We Are Stories
What's up on Earth 


BEST ANIMATION / VERTICAL

Amazen - Discovering The Amazon
A Series of Unfortunate Dates
Greystanes
Karlton’s World: The Animated Series
Pepe Pollo Show
Sky of Tides: ATLA
The Mechanics
Who the hell is Daniel? 


BEST SUSPENSE / THRILLER / HORROR

Charm of other times
Enter the Room
Fisher
Greystanes
Groupies
Hive
Marshall
Match of Temperature
So Dark the Sky
Zonians 


BEST SCI-FI / FANTASY

Abracadavers: Season 3
Davina, The Delivery Witch
Francine, The Fixer Witch
Hwando
Illuminagents Season 2
So Dark the Sky
Treasure Imagination
Unadventurers - Season 3
Walking Shadows Vol. 3
Zonians 


BEST SKETCH COMEDY

A Series of Unfortunate Dates
Gender? I Hardly Know Them
How We Met Your Dave
Karlton’s World: The Animated Series
The Mama Cho Show
The Mechanics
Turtletastic!
Tutopique #Crack 

BEST COMEDY

Corporate
Groupies
Jananot- The PrimaDonnas 
l'ora alternativa
LA DERNIÈRE COMMUNION
LA TERRE APPELLE MATHILDE
Lada Gold
Los Aspirantes -The Applicants-
Lost in Mediocrity
Settle Down
The Cafone
Zero Motivation - comedy of disappointments 

BEST DRAMEDY

Abracadavers: Season 3
Bad Asians
Get Up, Aisha
Hell is Other People
Hurt - Season 3
Liar Liar
My Dead Mom
Slightly Awkward
Unadventurers - Season 3
Vintage Heart
World's Worst Christmas Series 

BEST DRAMA

Better Tomorrow
Dissonance
Estranho Jeito de Amar: O Início(Strange Way Of Love:The Beginning) 
Hamel
He'll Be Home for Christmas
Mirror
My Hero
Queen Lear
Sam
STRYX
Stupid Wife - Season 3
Two Brothers S2
Volunteer-About people and about war
Who the hell is Daniel? 

BEST DIRECTOR

Abracadavers: Season 3
Better Tomorrow
Estranho Jeito de Amar: O Início(Strange Way Of Love:The Beginning)
Groupies
He'll Be Home for Christmas
Lada Gold
Los Aspirantes -The Applicants-
Mirror
My Hero
Queen Lear
Slightly Cracked The Trilogy
Turtletastic!
Two Brothers S2
Walking Shadows Vol. 3
Who the hell is Daniel? 

 
BEST ACTOR

Abracadavers: Season 3 - Jesse Lipscombe
Better Tomorrow - Maanav M
Davina, The Delivery Witch - Curtis Reid
Dissonance - José Neto Barbosa
Estranho Jeito de Amar (Strange Way Of Love) - Rodrigo Tardelli
Francine, The Fixer Witch - Jack Tomlinson
Hive - Riley Nottingham
Liar Liar - Joshua Debear
The Mama Cho Show - Donzell Lewis
Two Brothers S2 - Andrew Meikle
Who the hell is Daniel? - Ivan Gutierrez
World's Worst Christmas Series - Seth Chitwood 

BEST ACTRESS

Davina, The Delivery Witch - Shalini Jayarama
Francine, The Fixer Witch - Karen Ann Martino
He'll Be Home for Christmas - Pamela Jayne Morgan
Hell is Other People - Adrianne Owings
Liar Liar - Marta Mendez Cross 
Los Aspirantes -The Applicants- Yolanda Brown
Mirror - Ula Zawadzka
STRYX - Thania Micheli
Stupid Wife - Priscila Buiar
The Mama Cho Show - Quincy Cho
Two Brothers S2 - Allisha Pelletier
World's Worst Christmas Series - Mary C. Ferrara 

BEST SERIES OF ALL GENRES

Abracadavers: Season 3
Better Tomorrow
Davina, The Delivery Witch
Dissonance
Estranho Jeito de Amar (Strange Way Of Love)
Fisher
Francine, The Fixer Witch
Get Up, Aisha
Groupies
Hamel
Hell is Other People
Illuminagents Season 2
Jananot- The PrimaDonnas
Karlton’s World: The Animated Series
LA TERRE APPELLE MATHILDE
Mirror
Queen Lear
Sky of Tides: ATLA
Slightly Cracked The Trilogy
STRYX
Stupid Wife - Season 3
Two Brothers S2
Vintage Heart
Volunteer-About people and about war
Walking Shadows Vol. 3
Who the hell is Daniel?
World's Worst Christmas Series
Zonians 

CONGRATULATIONS!!!