1st Indie Soap Awards
# 1st Indie Soap Awards

## Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

| Best Indie Soap Diary of a Single Mom Anyone But Me Buppies Chick Compulsions High Rise Lumina | Best Directing Kai Soremekun, Chick 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 |
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| Best Performance by a Lead Actor Craig Frank (Mark, Compulsions) Walter Maxfield Jones (Michael, Anacostia) Ryan Clardy (Cane, Empire) Rob Pralgo (Marcus, High Rise) Sharif Atkins (Ralph, The New Twenties) | Best Performance by a Lead Actress Rachael Hip-Flores (Vivian, Anyone But Me) Tatyana Ali (Quinci, Buppies) 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 Supporting Actor Joshua Holland (Archibald, Anyone But Me) Ernest Waddell (Shaka, Buppies) Seth Caskey (Adam, Compulsions) Richard Roundtree (Lou, Diary of a Single Mom) Ray Campbell (Khalid, The New Twenties) | Best Performance by a Supporting Actress Taryn O'Neill (Sara, Compulsions) Nicole Pacent (Aster, Anyone But Me) AnneMarie Pazmino (Cassandra, Compulsions) 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 Guest Actor Billy Dee Williams (Bo, Diary of a Single Mom) Ashlee Holland (Bitsy, Buppies) Damien Wigfall (Truth, Buppies) Dale Tino (Sean, High Rise) | Breakthrough Performance Preston Davis (Eliot, Buppies) Renée Olbert (Simone, Seeking Simone) Jessy Hodges (Sophie, Anyone But Me) Zach Callison (Ian, Diary of a Single Mom) Greg Corbett (Paul, High Rise) |
| Best Performance in a Comedic Role Chante Frierson (Kourtney, Buppies) Anthony Anderson (Sean, Anacostia) Anne Sayre (Tina, Gotham) Ashley Ledbetter (Heather, High Rise) Anne Marie Hall (Louise, On the Edge of Happiness) Hillary B. Smith (Guya, Venice) | Best Ensemble Anacostia Anyone But Me Buppies Diary of a Single Mom The New Twenties |
| Best Writing Susan Miller & Tina Cesa Ward, Anyone But Me 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 Editing Michael Darrow, Compulsions Shon Hedges, Buppies Tina Cesa Ward, Anyone But Me Ryan Parker, On the Edge of Happiness James Schroeder, High Rise Bettina Enigl, Lumina |
| Best Use of Music Venice Buppies Compulsions High Rise Palisades Pool Party | Best Sound Design Compulsions Chick Diary of a Single Mom Lumina Palisades Pool Party |
| Fan's Choice Award Venice 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 | Best Storyline Vivian adjusts to her new life, Anyone But Me Stephenson family drama, Anacostia Eliot's love triangle, Buppies Tameka's drug problem, Confessions The mystery of Lumina, Lumina |
| Fan's Choice Award Venice 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 | Best Indie Web Series (Comedy) Then We Got Help! Family Dinner Wed-Locked Imaginary Bitches Fantasy Over Reality Workshop |
| Fan's Choice Award Venice 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 | Special Editor's Awards: Marketing/Publicity: Venice Product Placement/Business Model : High Rise Main Title Design/Opening Sequence: Lumina Scene Transition: Empire Future Hit: Gotham |
