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2022 Nominees!

Below are the nominees for

Narrative Fiction Podcasts, Actual Play Podcasts, and Actual Play Livestreams.

For Web Series & Shorts nominations, click here.

Winners will be announced at our world-famous Gala on September 25, 2022!

Best Overlay Design (of an Actual Play Livestream)

  • Serum7Six, Remus Parish (Humblewood: Of Monsters and Magic)

  • Daegan Day, Rose, Michelle (Vengeance of Ancients)

  • Alex Dunk (The Elendor Chronicles)

  • Sean O’Donovan (Advantage in Paradice)

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Best Costume / Makeup (in an Actual Play Livestream)

  • Joey T Badger (Blittle League)

  • Shannon Roby (Advantage in Paradice)

  • Glaiza Champion (Lost Across the Fence)

  • Ibraheem (PRAYERS in the STATIC)

 

Best Game Master (in an Actual Play Livestream)

  • Kendrick Smith (PRAYERS in the STATIC)

  • Aaron Hammonds (His Last Hope)

  • Diana Gaeta (Lost Across the Fence)

  • Alex Dunk (The Elendor Chronicles)

  • Zach Norton (The Hole in the World)

 

Best Player Character Performance (in an Actual Play Livestream)

  • Dan Suelto (Humblewood: Of Monsters and Magic)

  • Vee Reine (His Last Hope)

  • Makari Robinson-McNeese (Another Bad Side Quest)

  • Kayleigh Kane (Blittle League)

  • Dare (We’re Only Gonna Do This Once)

  • WallE Oruam (Lost Across the Fence)

  • Bill Heidrich (The Hole in the World)

 

Best Ensemble Cast (of an Actual Play Livestream)

  • PRAYERS in the STATIC

  • His Last Hope

  • We’re Only Gonna Do This Once

  • The Hole in the World

  • Advantage in Paradice

 

Best Editing (of an Actual Play Podcast)

  • DJ Conway (Eldric Journeys)

  • Jen Frank (Yazeba’s Bed & Breakfast)

  • Charles Kelly, Megan Danger, Scottye Moore (The Weird)

  • Ellinor DiLorenzo (The Lost Mountain Saga)

  • Summer Matthews (Missing Annie Lee)

  • Sydney Whittington (A Knight of Shred and Patches)

  • Brandon (Rev) Wentz (The Critshow)

 

Best Sound Design / Mix (of an Actual Play Podcast)

  • DJ Conway (Eldric Journeys)

  • Stephen Garcia (Faeforge Academy)

  • Phillip Stressman (Dangerous Times at Chillhaven High)

  • Ellinor DiLorenzo (The Lost Mountain Saga)

  • Travis Vengroff, Marisa Ewing, Dayn Leonardson (Dark Dice)

  • Kathleen Childs (Sword of Symphonies)

  • Harlan Guthrie (Dice Shame)

 

Best Game Master (in an Actual Play Podcast)

  • DJ Conway (Eldric Journeys)

  • Kendrick Smith (Tales Yet Told)

  • Jeff Stormer (Party of One, Yazeba’s Bed & Breakfast)

  • Ellinor DiLorenzo (The Lost Mountain Saga)

  • Cat McDonald (Sword of Symphonies)

  • Jo Guthrie (Dice Shame)

 

Best Player Character Performance (in an Actual Play Podcast)

  • Hilda (Tales Yet Told)

  • Michael Sinclair II (Faeforge Academy)

  • Aaron Catano Saez (Yazeba’s Bed & Breakfast)

  • Brennan Lee Mulligan (Yazeba’s Bed & Breakfast)

  • Noordin-Ali Kadir (Missing Annie Lee)

  • Aly Grauer (A Knight of Shred and Patches)

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Best Ensemble Cast (of an Actual Play Podcast)

  • Tales Yet Told

  • Faeforge Academy

  • Yazeba’s Bed & Breakfast

  • Dangerous Times at Chillhaven High

  • The Weird

  • Dark Dice

  • The Critshow

 

Best Ensemble Character Art (Actual Play Podcast & Livestream)

  • Another Bad Side Quest

  • The Elendor Chronicles

  • Advantage in Paradice

  • Lost Across the Fence

  • A Knight of Shred and Patches

  • Dark Dice

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Outstanding Actual Play Livestream

  • PRAYERS in the STATIC

  • Humblewood: Of Monsters and Magic

  • Vengeance of Ancients

  • His Last Hope

  • Another Bad Side Quest

  • Blittle League

  • The Elendor Chronicles

  • We’re Only Gonna Do This Once

  • The Hole in the World

  • Advantage in Paradice

  • Lost Across the Fence

 

Outstanding Actual Play Podcast (Playing D&D)

  • Eldric Journeys

  • Faeforge Academy

  • Dark Dice

  • Dice Shame

 

Outstanding Actual Play Podcast (Not playing D&D)

  • Tales Yet Told

  • Yazeba’s Bed & Breakfast

  • Dangerous Times at Chillhaven High

  • The Weird

  • The Lost Mountain Saga

  • Missing Annie Lee

  • A Knight of Shred and Patches

  • Party of One

  • Sword of Symphonies

  • The Critshow

 

Best Editing (of a Narrative Fiction Podcast)

  • Kurt Cañez, Sasha Blore (The Call of the Flame)

  • Theresa Matsuura, Rich Pav (Uncanny Robot)

  • Anne Baird, Tal Minear (Falling Forward)

  • Martin D. Fowler, Jonathan A. Goldberg (The Land Whale Murders)

  • Nathaniel Mah (Temujin)

  • Third Person (Midst)

  • Cam Collins (Old Gods of Appalachia)

  • Newton Schottelkotte (Where the Stars Fell)

  • Travis Vengroff, Dayn Leonardson (The White Vault: Avrum)

  • Tal Minear (What Will Be Here?)

 

Best Sound Design / Mixing (of a Narrative Fiction Podcast)

  • Jonathan Pezza (Curious Matter Anthology)

  • Kurt Cañez, Sasha Blore (The Call of the Flame)

  • CJ Drumeller (SOLAR)

  • Ali Silva, Greg Russ (Fireside Mystery Theatre)

  • Steven Kautz, Robin Schweihofer (Mission to the Grey Hole)

  • Steve Shell (Old Gods of Appalachia)

  • AJ Churchill, Shane Rutherfoord-Jones (Earth Eclipsed)

  • Joshua Suhy (Apollyon)

  • Tal Minear (What Will Be Here?)

  • Mike Atchley (Dice Tower Theatre)

 

Best Direction (of a Narrative Fiction Podcast)

  • Peter Hoffman Kimball (Russell Gets Revenge)

  • Chris Polo (Muckey Landing)

  • Conrad Miszuk (Kakos Industries)

  • Rachel J Wilkinson (Vampire: The Masquerade Port Saga)

  • Alexander Augustus (ANGER)

  • Vincent C. Davis (Out of the Ashes)

  • Elspeth Penny (Silva Lining’s Care Plan)

  • Travis Vengroff (The White Vault: Avrum)

  • Russ More (Facing Fate: Black Knight)

  • Josie Eli Herman (The Call of the Void)

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Best Writing / Script (of a Narrative Fiction Podcast)

  • Roshan Singh Sambhi (Temujin)

  • John Ramm (Of Ice and Darkness)

  • Charlie Dektar, Becky Goodman (Worse Than You Think)

  • Jack Marone, Bob Raymonda (Forgive Me!)

  • Ed Cho (Ignore City)

  • Jacq Ellem (Tales From Three Corners)

  • Pippa Mackie (Sound the Alarm: Theatre for the Ears)

  • David Devereux (The Tower)

  • Craig Lew (13 Reflections)

  • Michael Alan Herman, Josie Eli Herman (The Call of the Void)

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Best Leading Performance (in a Narrative Fiction Podcast)

  • Colin Ferguson (Curious Matter Anthology)

  • Steven Carr (Tales of the Nova Realm)

  • Sandra Espinoza (Uncharted: The Hidden Kingdom)

  • Rachel Crowe (Barjory Buffet: The Cruise Detective)

  • Krystal Osborne (Forgive Me!)

  • Kayvan Khoshkam (Sound the Alarm: Theatre for the Ears)

  • Daphnie Bichler (Dice Tower Theatre)

  • Savannah O’Connor (Ignore City)

  • Caroline Mincks (Falling Forward)

  • Jacq Ellem (Tales From Three Corners)

  • Addison Peacock (The Subjective Truth)

  • Rebecca Evans (We Fix Space Junk)

  • Katrina Allen (The Tower)

  • Jordan O’Neal (Chaotic Idiots: The Series)

 

Best Supporting Performance (in a Narrative Fiction Podcast)

  • Danielle Pinnock (SOLAR)

  • Danyelle Ellett (The Subjective Truth)

  • Riley Silverman (Vampire: The Masquerade Port Saga)

  • Gonzo Gonzalez (Mission to the Grey Hole)

  • Shaparak Khrosandi (Silva Lining’s Care Plan)

  • Minerva Jayne (13 Reflections)

  • Jesse Jerdak (Dice Tower Theatre)

  • Hedley Knights (We Fix Space Junk)

  • Shota Svanidze (The White Vault: Avrum)

  • Sophia Campion (Twinemies)

  • Rebecca Ryan (Kakos Industries)

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Best Chemistry (in a Narrative Fiction Podcast)

  • Becky Goodman & Charlie Dektar (Worse Than You Think)

  • Tal Minear & Brad Colbroock (Someone Dies in this Elevator)

  • Fee Basanavicius & Children’s Horn Section (Dr. Raymond Pants’ Books-on-Tape-on-Demand)

  • Patrick O’Connor & Savannah O’Connor (Ignore City)

  • Third Person (Midst)

  • Marquita Richardson & Theo Ramsey (Apollyon)

  • Michael Alan Herman & Allison Megroet (The Call of the Void)

  • Rachel Crowe & Brad Beideman (Barjory Buffet: The Cruise Detective)

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Best Ensemble Cast (of a Narrative Fiction Podcast)

  • Temujin

  • Muckey Landing

  • The Land Whale Murders

  • Fireside Mystery Theatre

  • THE FORKS!

  • Midst

  • Chaotic Idiots: The Series

  • Where the Stars Fell

  • Facing Fate: Black Knight

  • What Will Be Here?

 

Best Original Song

  • “Running Away Again” by Naked Lake (Yazeba’s Bed & Breakfast)

  • “A Knight of Shred and Patches” by Dora Violet (A Knight of Shred and Patches)

  • “Worst Things First” by Shawn Korkle (Russell Gets Revenge)

  • “Nowhere to Go” by The Shake Ups (Ignore City)

  • “The Hidden Kingdom - Main Theme” by Evan Boyerman (Uncharted: The Hidden Kingdom)

  • “Last Floor” by Trace Callahan (Someone Dies on this Elevator)

  • “We Fix Space Junk Theme” by Hedley Knights (We Fix Space Junk)

  • “The Land Unknown” by Landon Blood (Old Gods of Appalachia)

 

Best Original Score

  • James Ketelaar (Dangerous Times at Chillhaven High)

  • Julian Ray Matsuura (Uncanny Robot)

  • Patrick O'Connor, Ed Cho (Ignore City)

  • Evan Boyerman, Zachary Horner (Uncharted: The Hidden Kingdom)

  • Grace Valerie-Lynette, Thomas Ward, Benjamin Holzwart (Twinemies)

  • AJ Churchill, Shane Rutherfoord-Jones, Alessandro Apolloni (Earth Eclipsed)

  • Neal Brand (Of Ice and Darkness)

  • Third Person (Midst)

  • David Devereux (The Tower)

  • Travis Vengroff, Steven Melin, Brandon Boone, Hitoshi Sakimoto (Dark Dice)

  • Matt Roi Berger (The Land Whale Murders)

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Best Anthology

  • We’re Only Gonna Do This Once

  • Party of One

  • Someone Dies in this Elevator

  • Dr. Raymond Pants’ Books-on-Tape-on-Demand

  • Sound the Alarm: Theatre for the Ears

  • Fireside Mystery Theatre

  • Curious Matter Anthology

 

Best Cover Art of a Fiction Podcast

  • All Shows Are Nominated

 

Best Family Friendly

  • Uncharted: The Hidden Kingdom

  • Mission to the Grey Hole

  • THE FORKS!

  • Tales From Three Corners

  • Dice Tower Theatre

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Outstanding Comedy (Narrative Fiction Podcast)

  • Twinemies

  • Russell Gets Revenge

  • Barjory Buffet: The Cruise Detective

  • Forgive Me!

  • Dr. Raymond Pants’ Books-on-Tape-on-Demand

  • Sound the Alarm: Theatre for the Ears

  • Muckey Landing

  • Kakos Industries

  • The Land Whale Murders

  • Fireside Mystery Theatre

  • THE FORKS!

  • Facing Fate: Black Knight

 

Outstanding Science Fiction (Narrative Fiction Podcast)

  • Curious Matter Anthology

  • SOLAR

  • Worse Than You Think

  • Ignore City

  • Falling Forward

  • Midst

  • Mission to the Grey Hole

  • We Fix Space Junk

  • Earth Eclipsed

  • What Will Be Here?

  • The Call of the Void

 

Outstanding Fantasy (Narrative Fiction Podcast)

  • The Call of the Flame

  • Tales of the Nova Realm

  • Out of the Ashes

  • The Tower

  • Where the Stars Fell

  • Dice Tower Theatre

 

Outstanding Drama (Narrative Fiction Podcast)

  • Temujin

  • The Subjective Truth

  • Tales From Three Corners

  • ANGER

  • Chaotic Idiots: The Series

  • Silva Lining’s Care Plan

  • Apollyon

  • Uncharted: The Hidden Kingdom

 

Outstanding Horror/Thriller (Narrative Fiction Podcast)

  • Of Ice and Darkness

  • Someone Dies in this Elevator

  • Uncanny Robot Podcast

  • Vampire: The Masquerade Port Saga

  • Old Gods of Appalachia

  • 13 Reflections

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NJ WebFest Best of the Best

Winners of the "Outstanding" Genre categories advance as nominees for the Best of the Best!​

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Direct Selections

Select shows will be awarded with automatic entry into our partner festivals all over the world!

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