The 1st Annual Indie Soap Awards were developed to honor the efforts of creative forces in the world of independent web series production, specifically those who produce continuing drama series.
Here are the nominees and winners of the 1st Annual Indie Soap Awards.

Best Indie Soap
Anyone But Me
Buppies
Chick
Compulsions
Diary of a Single Mom – Winner
High Rise
Lumina

Best Writing
Susan Miller & Tina Cesa Ward, Anyone But Me – Winner
Julian Breece, Buppies
Bernie Su, Compulsions
Cheryl L. West, Diary of a Single Mom
Greg Turner & Brian Hewson, Empire
Charles Van Eman & Mike Stiles, High Rise
Jennifer Thym, Lumina

Best Directing
Tina Cesa Ward, Anyone But Me
Julian Breece, Buppies
Nathan Atkinson, Compulsions
Robert Townsend, Diary of a Single Mom
Charles Van Eman, High Rise
Jennifer Thym, Lumina
Kai Soremekun, Chick – Winner

Best Editing
Shon Hedges, Buppies
Tina Cesa Ward, Anyone But Me
Ryan Parker, On the Edge of Happiness
Michael Darrow, Compulsions – Winner
James Schroeder, High Rise
Bettina Enigl, Lumina

Best Use of Music
Buppies
Compulsions
High Rise
Palisades Pool Party
Venice- Winner

Best Sound Design
Chick
Compulsions – Winner
Diary of a Single Mom
Lumina
Palisades Pool Party

Best Ensemble
Anacostia- Winner
Anyone But Me
Buppies
Diary of a Single Mom
The New Twenties

Best Performance by a Lead Actress
Tatyana Ali (Quinci, Buppies)
Rachael Hip-Flores (Vivian, Anyone But Me) – Winner
Janna Bossier (Justine, Compulsions )
Monica Calhoun (Ocean, Diary of a Single Mom)
Kai Soremekun (Lisa, Chick)
Erin Wiley (Morgan, The New Twenties)

Best Performance by a Lead Actor
Walter Maxfield Jones (Michael, Anacostia)
Craig Frank (Mark, Compulsions ) – Winner
Ryan Clardy (Cane, Empire )
Rob Pralgo (Marcus, High Rise)
Sharif Atkins (Ralph, The New Twenties)

Best Performance by a Supporting Actress
Nicole Pacent (Aster, Anyone But Me)
AnneMarie Pazmino (Cassandra, Compulsions )
Taryn O’Neill (Sara, Compulsions ) – Winner
Janice Lynde (Peggy, Diary of a Single Mom)
Arlene A. McGruder (Rae Pearl, Kindred)
Helen Bowman (Helen, On the Edge of Happiness )

Best Performance by a Supporting Actor
Ernest Waddell (Shaka, Buppies)
Joshua Holland (Archibald, Anyone But Me) – Winner
Seth Caskey (Adam, Compulsions )
Richard Roundtree (Lou, Diary of a Single Mom)
Ray Campbell (Khalid, The New Twenties)

Best Performance by a Guest Actor
Ashlee Holland (Bitsy, Buppies)
Damien Wigfall (Truth, Buppies)
Billy Dee Williams (Bo, Diary of a Single Mom) – Winner
Dale Tino (Sean, High Rise)

Breakthrough Performance
Preston Davis (Eliot, Buppies)- Winner (tie)
Jessy Hodges (Sophie, Anyone But Me)
Zach Callison (Ian, Diary of a Single Mom)
Greg Corbett (Paul, High Rise)
Renée Olbert (Simone, Seeking Simone)- Winner(tie)

Best Performance in a Comedic Role
Anthony Anderson (Sean, Anacostia)
Chante Frierson (Kourtney, Buppies)- Winner
Anne Sayre (Tina, Gotham)
Ashley Ledbetter (Heather, High Rise)
Anne Marie Hall (Louise, On the Edge of Happiness)
Hillary B. Smith (Guya, Venice)

Best Storyline
Stephenson family drama, Anacostia
Vivian adjusts to her new life, Anyone But Me – Winner
Eliot’s love triangle, Buppies
Tameka’s drug problem, Confessions
The mystery of Lumina, Lumina

Best Indie Web Series (Comedy)
Family Dinner
Wed-Locked
Imaginary Bitches
Fantasy Over Reality
Then We Got Help! – Winner
WORKSHOP

Editor’s Award: Achievement in Marketing
Venice

Editor’s Award: Product Placement/Business Model
High Rise

Editor’s Award: Main Title Design
Lumina

Editor’s Award: Scene Transistion
Empire

Editor’s Award: Future Hit
Gotham

Fan’s Choice Award
Anacostia
As The Corn Grows
Anyone But Me
Buppies
Chick
Compulsions
Confessions
Diary of a Single Mom
Empire
Gotham
Habesha Life
High Rise
Kindred
Lumina
The New Twenties
On the Edge of Happiness
Palisades Pool Party
Seeking Simone
Table of Choices
Venice- Winner

Congradulations to all the nominees and winners of the 1st Annual Independent Soap Awards and special thanks to We Love Soaps