17th Annual LA WEBFEST 2026 Nominations

 

LA WEBFEST 2026 – NOMINATIONS

PODCAST

Best Writing / Script – Fiction Podcast

• (Un)Likeminded: A Sci-Fi Audio Anthology

• Barjory Buffet: The Cruise Detective

• HAVANA SYNDROME

• Hearthbound: An Untelling of the Odyssey

• Liminal

• Moonburn

• Moose on a Highway

• Resurgence

• Route Styx: The Devil Went Down to Georgia

• The Adventures of Bud & Herb

• The Awakening of Joel Singer

• The Gentle Art of Making Enemies

• The Last Uprising

• The Muffin Conundrum Radio Play

• THE OTHER ME

Best Sound Design – Fiction Podcast

• (Un)Likeminded: A Sci-Fi Audio Anthology

• Barjory Buffet: The Cruise Detective

• Candy Claus, Private Eye (Season 2)

• Heartglass

• Hearthbound: An Untelling of the Odyssey

• How it Ends

• In Media Res

• Liminal

• Listening Pond: Stories for Kids and their Adults

• Route Styx: The Devil Went Down to Georgia

• The Adventures of Bud & Herb

• The Adventures of the Fox in the Fedora

• The Dragoning

• The Gentle Art of Making Enemies

• THE TRINITY SQUAD

Best Ensemble Cast – Fiction Podcast

• Barjory Buffet: The Cruise Detective

• Candy Claus, Private Eye (Season 2)

• Gammie’s Baby

• Haunted: The Van Buren Manor

• HAVANA SYNDROME

• Heartglass

• Hearthbound: An Untelling of the Odyssey

• In Media Res

• Moonburn

• Moose on a Highway

• REDACTED

• The Dragoning

• The Gentle Art of Making Enemies

• The Last Uprising

• THE TRINITY SQUAD

Outstanding Comedy / Drama – Fiction Podcast

• Candy Claus, Private Eye (Season 2)

• How it Ends

• Haunted: The Van Buren Manor

• Listening Pond: Stories for Kids and their Adults

• Moonburn

• Once Upon A Mystery: The Inventor’s Daughter

• Thank Goodness It’s Family

• The Adventures of Bud & Herb

• The Adventures of the Fox in the Fedora

• The Dragoning

• The Gentle Art of Making Enemies

• The Last Uprising

• The Treacle People: Still Sticky

• Vampire: The Masquerade: Blood Doll

• William

Outstanding Fantasy / Horror / Thriller – Fiction Podcast

• From Within: A Tale of the Macbre

• Haunted: The Van Buren Manor

• HAVANA SYNDROME

• Liminal

• Malevolent

• Moitreyee: A Faceless Film

• Once Upon A Mystery: The Inventor’s Daughter

• REDACTED

• Route Styx: The Devil Went Down to Georgia

• The Awakening of Joel Singer

• The Chronicles of Wild Hollow: Highperion Day (Vol. 1)

• THE OTHER ME

• THE TRINITY SQUAD

Best Director – Fiction Podcast

• Barjory Buffet: The Cruise Detective

• Candy Claus, Private Eye (Season 2)

• From Within: A Tale of the Macbre

• Gammie’s Baby

• In Media Res

• Liminal

• Listening Pond: Stories for Kids and their Adults

• Moose on a Highway

• Once Upon A Mystery: The Inventor’s Daughter

• The Adventures of Bud & Herb

• The Adventures of the Fox in the Fedora

• The Awakening of Joel Singer

• The Dragoning

• THE TRINITY SQUAD

• Vampire: The Masquerade: Blood Doll

Best Ensemble Cast – Actual Play

• Afterlight

• Bloom&Blight: A Girl by Moonlight

• Dastardly Dungeoneers

• Kitten Marlowe - Shadows in the Smoke

• Oops, All Witches

• Planet Arcana

• Quest Friends!

• Rivers of Confluence

• The Book of War

• The Heart is a Dungeon: Know Gods, No Afters

• The Heart is a Dungeon: The Way of the Hollow Star

• THE NEON TESTAMENT

• RPG for You and Me - Neon Heat

Best Game Master – Actual Play

• Afterlight

• Bloom&Blight: A Girl by Moonlight

• Dastardly Dungeoneers

• Kitten Marlowe - Shadows in the Smoke

• Lamplight Investigations

• Oops, All Witches

• Planet Arcana

• Quest Friends!

• Rivers of Confluence

• The Book of War

• The Heart is a Dungeon: Know Gods, No Afters

• The Heart is a Dungeon: The Way of the Hollow Star

• THE NEON TESTAMENT

Outstanding Fantasy / Horror – Actual Play

• Afterlight

• Kitten Marlowe - Shadows in the Smoke

• Minds Never Matter (Year 1)

• Oops, All Witches

• Planet Arcana

• Rivers of Confluence

• The Book of War

• The Heart is a Dungeon: The Way of the Hollow Star

• THE NEON TESTAMENT

• RPG for You and Me - Neon Heat

Outstanding Comedy / Drama – Actual Play

• Afterlight

• Dastardly Dungeoneers

• Kitten Marlowe - Shadows in the Smoke

• Lamplight Investigations

• Minds Never Matter (Year 1)

• Quest Friends!

• Rivers of Confluence

• The Heart is a Dungeon: Know Gods, No Afters

• The Muffin Conundrum Radio Play

• THE NEON TESTAMENT

Best Ensemble Cast – Actual Play (Video)

• A Haunting, Beloved

• Beneath the Surface

• Down the Forest Road

• Hero’s Arc

• Out of the Loop: A Dread One-Shot

• The Melancholy We Weave Book 1

• The Tale That Never Was

• They Tried

• Unlicensed Magic: War Crimes

Best Game Master – Actual Play (Video)

• Beneath the Surface

• Down the Forest Road

• Hero’s Arc

• Out of the Loop: A Dread One-Shot

• The Melancholy We Weave Book 1

• The Tale That Never Was

• They Tried

• Unlicensed Magic: War Crimes

Outstanding Standalone Podcast

• a place as beautiful as ours

• Abandoned: The All-American Ruins

• Building Friendships

• Gammie’s Baby

• Moitreyee: A Faceless Film

• More Lies

• Resurgence

• The Film Festival Doctor Podcast

• The Muffin Conundrum Radio Play

• THE OTHER ME

• The TMI Project Story Hour

• Your Caviar Podcast

Outstanding Unscripted Podcast

• Abandoned: The All-American Ruins

• Building Friendships

• Catch A Vibe With Big Hass Episode 94 Sara Al Hashimi

• Fighting The Power - Democracy dies when the Fourth Estate complies

• The Evening Buzz - Live Action Elden Ring Movie Announced

• The Film Festival Doctor Podcast

• The TMI Project Story Hour

• Your Caviar Podcast

Best Audio Series of All Genres

• All Audio Series Nominees

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MICHAEL AJAKWE JR. ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

• Abdoul fait son cinéma

• Davina, The Delivery Witch

• Home Health Chronicles Season 2

• Just Divorced!

• La Barca

• LAND AND STRUGGLE | MACHI LÓPEZ

• Magic Hour

• Marseille From Pagnol To Netflix, The Myth Of The Hollywood Dream

• PUSH

• The Cineplex

• The Struggle for Existence - Season 2

• World’s Worst Christmas Series

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FILM & SERIES

BEST SHORT

• 3EMW

• Bay for Blood

• Christmas Cop

• Circle Of Lies

• Hope

• Hunter Loading

• Just a Second

• La Barca

• Lady Ada’s Secret Society

• Listening In

• LOJO

• Mater’s Reprise

• The Cemetery

• When You’re Obsessed with Not Like Us by Kendrick Lamar

BEST DIRECTOR - SHORT

• 3EMW

• Bay for Blood

• Christmas Cop

• Hope

• Hunter Loading

• La Barca

• Lady Ada’s Secret Society

• Listening In

• Mater’s Reprise

• The Cemetery

• When You’re Obsessed with Not Like Us by Kendrick Lamar

BEST PERFORMANCE - SHORT

• Bay for Blood - Isaly Viana

• Christmas Cop - Joseph Payne

• Hope - Mariia Chernozhukov

• Hunter Loading - Max Reed III

• Just a Second - Juliana Del Rosso

• Lady Ada’s Secret Society - Ella Jonas Farlinger

• Listening In - Andres Borges

• The Cemetery - Elizabeth Chavez

• The HeyShantaQ Show - ShantaQuilette Carter_Williams

BEST MUSIC

• Apartment A

• BROKE ACTOR

• Caesar The Ides of March

• Dedina sa postara (It Takes A Village)

• Deserted

• Executive Taste

• Exile

• Froggies

• La Cafeteria

• Mojo

• Papa(s)

• Ren: The Girl with the Mark (Season 2)

• Stori Strong (Season 1)

• Stuck Again

• When Mary Met Betsy

BEST EDITING

• Bay for Blood

• Caesar The Ides of March

• Day Shift Hookers

• Fergus

• Got Rick

• HENRY BY THE HOUR

• Hunter Loading

• I’m the Mafia Girl Boss and He’s My Man

• Illuminagents - Season 3

• La Cafeteria

• LOJO

• Stori Strong (Season 1)

• The Ropes

• TUTOPIQUE #BLOP

• Write On

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

• 3EMW

• Bay for Blood

• Caesar The Ides of March

• Car Wash Wars

• El’ Sardines

• Francine, The Fixer Witch

• Fergus

• Hunter Loading

• I’m the Mafia Girl Boss and He’s My Man

• LOVE SUCKS

• RÉMORAS

• Ren: The Girl with the Mark (Season 2)

• SPESSART TALES

• The Desk Files S1

• The Ropes

BEST SCREENPLAY

• El’ Sardines

• Exile

• Crater Heights

• Day Shift Hookers

• Fergus

• Freedom Farm Sanctuary - Season 2

• Froggies — (Just Brad Things)

• Illuminagents - Season 3

• Listening In

• PUSH

• SEVEN

• Southern Interior

• The Loved And The Heartless

• Work Sucks Presents: Kev Calls in Sick!

• Write On

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

• 3EMW

• Beyond The Tears

• Caesar The Ides of March

• Eyes In The Woods

• Francine, The Fixer Witch

• Good Business

• I’m the Mafia Girl Boss and He’s My Man

• My Husband’s Nephew is my Guilty Pleasure

• Ren: The Girl with the Mark (Season 2)

• Respire Fort

• SPESSART TALES

• The Cineplex

BEST ENSEMBLE CAST

• A Barraca de Guto

• Bad Company

• Bay for Blood

• Crater Heights

• Day Shift Hookers

• Dedina sa postara (It Takes A Village)

• Deserted

• Exile

• Magic Hour

• My Husband’s Nephew is my Guilty Pleasure

• Slick

• The Loved And The Heartless

• The Ropes

• Write On

• Xeque Mate - Season 2

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

• Apartment A - Lucas Delgado

• Beyond The Tears - Saint-Omer Noris

• Froggies — Just Brad Things - M. D. Rinker

• Just Divorced! - Seth Austin

• Round the Corner - David F. Borunda

• Slick - Johnny Castro

• Southern Interior - Jonathan Ramos

• The Cineplex - Wasim Azeez

• The Loved And The Heartless - Karlton T. Clay

• Turtletastic? - Brendan Finley

• When Mary Met Betsy - Paul Masterson

• World’s Worst Thanksgiving Series - Curtis Reid

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

• Beyond The Tears - Bryan Judickael

• Exile - Ro Milani

• Francine, The Fixer Witch - Faith Marie Rodriguez

• Home Health Chronicles Season 2 - Angel Terrell

• Just Divorced! - Nikki Taguilas

• Round the Corner - Dyanne Mercante

• Ruby - Aloïse Sauvage

• Slick - Jessie Bluedorn

• Southern Interior - Lynne Karey-McKenna

• The Cemetery - Sage Stevens

• The Cineplex - Emma DeWitt

• Xeque Mate - Season 2 - Amanda Simão

BEST PILOT

• Bad Company

• Beyond The Tears

• Froggies — Just Brad Things

• Jimmy On The Rocks - Episode 1 “will That Be All”

• Keisha Makes a Gang Film

• La Cafeteria

• Magic Hour

• Raté, Fragments of an Ordinary Life

• Round the Corner

• SEVEN

• United Crafts of America

• We’re The Mess

• Write On

BEST DOCUMENTARY / REALITY

• Abdoul fait son cinéma

• Backyard History

• Being Turi

• Everyone for themselves, and God for all

• Executive Taste

• FOCUS

• Freedom Farm Sanctuary - Season 2

• Good Business

• La Barca

• LAND AND STRUGGLE | MACHI LÓPEZ

• LOJO

• Magic Hour

• Marseille From Pagnol To Netflix, The Myth Of The Hollywood Dream

• PUSH

BEST ANIMATION

• Alexander and his Journey to Mictlán

• Everyone for themselves, and God for all

• No Mundo das Nuvens

• Over The Hill In Clackerville

• PeopleWatching III

• Raté, Fragments of an Ordinary Life

• Readyboy

• Work Sucks Presents: Kev Calls in Sick!

BEST VERTICAL / TRAILER

• 3EMW

• AbSolved

• Alexander and his Journey to Mictlán

• Circle Of Lies

• Hunter Loading

• I’m the Mafia Girl Boss and He’s My Man

• Los Aspirantes - The Applicants

• My Husband’s Nephew is my Guilty Pleasure

• PRECURSOR

• The Sender

BEST SUSPENSE / THRILLER / HORROR

• A Barraca de Guto

• Bay for Blood

• Circle Of Lies

• Dedina sa postara (It Takes A Village)

• LOVE SUCKS

• MARI WITCHHUNTER

• Recanto dos Ribeiros

• Respire Fort

• SPESSART TALES

• The Cemetery

• The Method

• The Surgen

• Xeque Mate - Season 2

BEST SCI-FI / FANTASY

• Caesar The Ides of March

• Davina, The Delivery Witch

• Eyes In The Woods

• Francine, The Fixer Witch

• Illuminagents - Season 3

• LOVE SUCKS

• RÉMORAS

• Respire Fort

• Super-Meuf

• The Red Box

BEST SKETCH COMEDY

• Crater Heights

• Day Shift Hookers

• Deserted

• Fergus

• Got Rick

• Mater’s Reprise

• Namaste Away From Me

• Round the Corner

• Sedona Sunset

• Southern Interior

• The Desk Files S1

• The Struggle for Existence - Season 2

• TUTOPIQUE #BLOP

• When You’re Obsessed with Not Like Us by Kendrick Lamar

• Work Sucks Presents: Kev Calls in Sick!

BEST COMEDY

• Apartment A

• Bad Company

• Car Wash Wars

• Jimmy On The Rocks

• Just Divorced!

• Keisha Makes a Gang Film

• Listening In

• Mojo

• My Robot Roommate

• Not Flexible

• Over The Hill In Clackerville

• Slick

• Stuck Again

• Super-Meuf

• The Cineplex

• The Ropes

• The Sender

• When Mary Met Betsy

• Write On

BEST DRAMEDY

• Beyond The Tears

• BROKE ACTOR

• Froggies — Just Brad Things

• HENRY BY THE HOUR

• Lady Ada’s Secret Society

• MARI WITCHHUNTER

• PeopleWatching III

• Ruby

• RÉMORAS

• Stori Strong - Season 1

• The cart before the horse syndrome

• Turtletastic?

• We’re The Mess

• World’s Worst Thanksgiving Series

BEST DRAMA

• Caesar The Ides of March

• Dedina sa postara (It Takes A Village)

• El’ Sardines

• Exile

• Home Health Chronicles Season 2

• I’m the Mafia Girl Boss and He’s My Man

• Just a Second

• La Cafeteria

• LOVE AND LIGHTERS

• My Husband’s Nephew is my Guilty Pleasure

• Papa(s)

• Recanto dos Ribeiros

• Ren: The Girl with the Mark (Season 2)

• SEVEN

• The Loved And The Heartless

• The Method

• Xeque Mate - Season 2

BEST DIRECTOR

• Crater Heights

• Car Wash Wars

• Eyes In The Woods

• Exile

• LOVE SUCKS

• MARI WITCHHUNTER

• My Husband’s Nephew is my Guilty Pleasure

• Readyboy

• Round the Corner

• Southern Interior

• The Cineplex

• The Loved And The Heartless

• The Ropes

• World’s Worst Thanksgiving Series

• Xeque Mate - Season 2

BEST ACTOR

• Bad Company - Gilles Stricher

• Crater Heights - Brandon Darcel

• Francine, The Fixer Witch - Jack Tomlinson

• HENRY BY THE HOUR - Shaun Wu

• Magic Hour - Darren Tun

• Round the Corner - Hans Hernke

• Southern Interior - Lucas Myers

• The Loved And The Heartless - Carlos Hall

• The Ropes - Shawn Maris

• Turtletastic? - Craig Selbrede

• When Mary Met Betsy - Mike Miller

• World’s Worst Thanksgiving Series - Seth Chitwood

BEST ACTRESS

• Davina, The Delivery Witch - Shalini Jayarama

• Exile - Fran Mattoso

• Francine, The Fixer Witch - Karen Ann Martino

• Not Flexible - Kathryn Gongaware

• Round the Corner - Kelli Maroney

• Stuck Again - Leire Martinez

• The Cineplex - Pauline Brown

• The Ropes - Marcella Young

• Turtletastic? - Amanda Guzman Romero

• When Mary Met Betsy - Emily McLeod

• World’s Worst Thanksgiving Series - Mary C. Ferrara

• Xeque Mate - Season 2 - Sofia Starling

BEST SERIES OF ALL GENRES

• A Barraca de Guto

• Apartment A

• BROKE ACTOR

• Car Wash Wars

• Eyes In The Woods

• Fergus

• Illuminagents - Season 3

• Just Divorced!

• LOVE AND LIGHTERS

• LOVE SUCKS

• MARI WITCHHUNTER

• Not Flexible

• Over The Hill In Clackerville

• PeopleWatching III

• PUSH

• Raté, Fragments of an Ordinary Life

• Readyboy

• Recanto dos Ribeiros

• Ren: The Girl with the Mark (Season 2)

• Respire Fort

• Slick

• SPESSART TALES

• Stuck Again

• The Cineplex

• The Method

• The Sender

• The Struggle for Existence - Season 2

• When Mary Met Betsy

• Work Sucks Presents: Kev Calls in Sick!

• World’s Worst Thanksgiving Series