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)
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Serum7Six, Remus Parish (Humblewood: Of Monsters and Magic)
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Daegan Day, Rose, Michelle (Vengeance of Ancients)
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Alex Dunk (The Elendor Chronicles)
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Sean O’Donovan (Advantage in Paradice)
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Best Costume / Makeup (in an Actual Play Livestream)
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Joey T Badger (Blittle League)
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Shannon Roby (Advantage in Paradice)
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Glaiza Champion (Lost Across the Fence)
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Ibraheem (PRAYERS in the STATIC)
Best Game Master (in an Actual Play Livestream)
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Kendrick Smith (PRAYERS in the STATIC)
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Aaron Hammonds (His Last Hope)
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Diana Gaeta (Lost Across the Fence)
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Alex Dunk (The Elendor Chronicles)
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Zach Norton (The Hole in the World)
Best Player Character Performance (in an Actual Play Livestream)
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Dan Suelto (Humblewood: Of Monsters and Magic)
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Vee Reine (His Last Hope)
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Makari Robinson-McNeese (Another Bad Side Quest)
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Kayleigh Kane (Blittle League)
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Dare (We’re Only Gonna Do This Once)
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WallE Oruam (Lost Across the Fence)
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Bill Heidrich (The Hole in the World)
Best Ensemble Cast (of an Actual Play Livestream)
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PRAYERS in the STATIC
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His Last Hope
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We’re Only Gonna Do This Once
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The Hole in the World
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Advantage in Paradice
Best Editing (of an Actual Play Podcast)
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DJ Conway (Eldric Journeys)
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Jen Frank (Yazeba’s Bed & Breakfast)
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Charles Kelly, Megan Danger, Scottye Moore (The Weird)
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Ellinor DiLorenzo (The Lost Mountain Saga)
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Summer Matthews (Missing Annie Lee)
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Sydney Whittington (A Knight of Shred and Patches)
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Brandon (Rev) Wentz (The Critshow)
Best Sound Design / Mix (of an Actual Play Podcast)
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DJ Conway (Eldric Journeys)
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Stephen Garcia (Faeforge Academy)
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Phillip Stressman (Dangerous Times at Chillhaven High)
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Ellinor DiLorenzo (The Lost Mountain Saga)
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Travis Vengroff, Marisa Ewing, Dayn Leonardson (Dark Dice)
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Kathleen Childs (Sword of Symphonies)
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Harlan Guthrie (Dice Shame)
Best Game Master (in an Actual Play Podcast)
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DJ Conway (Eldric Journeys)
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Kendrick Smith (Tales Yet Told)
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Jeff Stormer (Party of One, Yazeba’s Bed & Breakfast)
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Ellinor DiLorenzo (The Lost Mountain Saga)
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Cat McDonald (Sword of Symphonies)
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Jo Guthrie (Dice Shame)
Best Player Character Performance (in an Actual Play Podcast)
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Hilda (Tales Yet Told)
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Michael Sinclair II (Faeforge Academy)
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Aaron Catano Saez (Yazeba’s Bed & Breakfast)
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Brennan Lee Mulligan (Yazeba’s Bed & Breakfast)
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Noordin-Ali Kadir (Missing Annie Lee)
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Aly Grauer (A Knight of Shred and Patches)
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Best Ensemble Cast (of an Actual Play Podcast)
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Tales Yet Told
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Faeforge Academy
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Yazeba’s Bed & Breakfast
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Dangerous Times at Chillhaven High
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The Weird
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Dark Dice
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The Critshow
Best Ensemble Character Art (Actual Play Podcast & Livestream)
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Another Bad Side Quest
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The Elendor Chronicles
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Advantage in Paradice
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Lost Across the Fence
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A Knight of Shred and Patches
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Dark Dice
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Outstanding Actual Play Livestream
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PRAYERS in the STATIC
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Humblewood: Of Monsters and Magic
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Vengeance of Ancients
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His Last Hope
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Another Bad Side Quest
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Blittle League
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The Elendor Chronicles
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We’re Only Gonna Do This Once
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The Hole in the World
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Advantage in Paradice
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Lost Across the Fence
Outstanding Actual Play Podcast (Playing D&D)
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Eldric Journeys
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Faeforge Academy
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Dark Dice
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Dice Shame
Outstanding Actual Play Podcast (Not playing D&D)
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Tales Yet Told
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Yazeba’s Bed & Breakfast
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Dangerous Times at Chillhaven High
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The Weird
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The Lost Mountain Saga
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Missing Annie Lee
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A Knight of Shred and Patches
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Party of One
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Sword of Symphonies
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The Critshow
Best Editing (of a Narrative Fiction Podcast)
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Kurt Cañez, Sasha Blore (The Call of the Flame)
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Theresa Matsuura, Rich Pav (Uncanny Robot)
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Anne Baird, Tal Minear (Falling Forward)
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Martin D. Fowler, Jonathan A. Goldberg (The Land Whale Murders)
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Nathaniel Mah (Temujin)
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Third Person (Midst)
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Cam Collins (Old Gods of Appalachia)
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Newton Schottelkotte (Where the Stars Fell)
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Travis Vengroff, Dayn Leonardson (The White Vault: Avrum)
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Tal Minear (What Will Be Here?)
Best Sound Design / Mixing (of a Narrative Fiction Podcast)
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Jonathan Pezza (Curious Matter Anthology)
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Kurt Cañez, Sasha Blore (The Call of the Flame)
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CJ Drumeller (SOLAR)
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Ali Silva, Greg Russ (Fireside Mystery Theatre)
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Steven Kautz, Robin Schweihofer (Mission to the Grey Hole)
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Steve Shell (Old Gods of Appalachia)
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AJ Churchill, Shane Rutherfoord-Jones (Earth Eclipsed)
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Joshua Suhy (Apollyon)
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Tal Minear (What Will Be Here?)
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Mike Atchley (Dice Tower Theatre)
Best Direction (of a Narrative Fiction Podcast)
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Peter Hoffman Kimball (Russell Gets Revenge)
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Chris Polo (Muckey Landing)
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Conrad Miszuk (Kakos Industries)
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Rachel J Wilkinson (Vampire: The Masquerade Port Saga)
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Alexander Augustus (ANGER)
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Vincent C. Davis (Out of the Ashes)
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Elspeth Penny (Silva Lining’s Care Plan)
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Travis Vengroff (The White Vault: Avrum)
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Russ More (Facing Fate: Black Knight)
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Josie Eli Herman (The Call of the Void)
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Best Writing / Script (of a Narrative Fiction Podcast)
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Roshan Singh Sambhi (Temujin)
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John Ramm (Of Ice and Darkness)
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Charlie Dektar, Becky Goodman (Worse Than You Think)
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Jack Marone, Bob Raymonda (Forgive Me!)
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Ed Cho (Ignore City)
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Jacq Ellem (Tales From Three Corners)
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Pippa Mackie (Sound the Alarm: Theatre for the Ears)
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David Devereux (The Tower)
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Craig Lew (13 Reflections)
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Michael Alan Herman, Josie Eli Herman (The Call of the Void)
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Best Leading Performance (in a Narrative Fiction Podcast)
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Colin Ferguson (Curious Matter Anthology)
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Steven Carr (Tales of the Nova Realm)
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Sandra Espinoza (Uncharted: The Hidden Kingdom)
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Rachel Crowe (Barjory Buffet: The Cruise Detective)
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Krystal Osborne (Forgive Me!)
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Kayvan Khoshkam (Sound the Alarm: Theatre for the Ears)
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Daphnie Bichler (Dice Tower Theatre)
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Savannah O’Connor (Ignore City)
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Caroline Mincks (Falling Forward)
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Jacq Ellem (Tales From Three Corners)
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Addison Peacock (The Subjective Truth)
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Rebecca Evans (We Fix Space Junk)
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Katrina Allen (The Tower)
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Jordan O’Neal (Chaotic Idiots: The Series)
Best Supporting Performance (in a Narrative Fiction Podcast)
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Danielle Pinnock (SOLAR)
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Danyelle Ellett (The Subjective Truth)
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Riley Silverman (Vampire: The Masquerade Port Saga)
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Gonzo Gonzalez (Mission to the Grey Hole)
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Shaparak Khrosandi (Silva Lining’s Care Plan)
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Minerva Jayne (13 Reflections)
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Jesse Jerdak (Dice Tower Theatre)
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Hedley Knights (We Fix Space Junk)
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Shota Svanidze (The White Vault: Avrum)
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Sophia Campion (Twinemies)
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Rebecca Ryan (Kakos Industries)
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Best Chemistry (in a Narrative Fiction Podcast)
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Becky Goodman & Charlie Dektar (Worse Than You Think)
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Tal Minear & Brad Colbroock (Someone Dies in this Elevator)
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Fee Basanavicius & Children’s Horn Section (Dr. Raymond Pants’ Books-on-Tape-on-Demand)
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Patrick O’Connor & Savannah O’Connor (Ignore City)
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Third Person (Midst)
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Marquita Richardson & Theo Ramsey (Apollyon)
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Michael Alan Herman & Allison Megroet (The Call of the Void)
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Rachel Crowe & Brad Beideman (Barjory Buffet: The Cruise Detective)
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Best Ensemble Cast (of a Narrative Fiction Podcast)
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Temujin
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Muckey Landing
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The Land Whale Murders
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Fireside Mystery Theatre
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THE FORKS!
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Midst
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Chaotic Idiots: The Series
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Where the Stars Fell
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Facing Fate: Black Knight
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What Will Be Here?
Best Original Song
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“Running Away Again” by Naked Lake (Yazeba’s Bed & Breakfast)
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“A Knight of Shred and Patches” by Dora Violet (A Knight of Shred and Patches)
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“Worst Things First” by Shawn Korkle (Russell Gets Revenge)
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“Nowhere to Go” by The Shake Ups (Ignore City)
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“The Hidden Kingdom - Main Theme” by Evan Boyerman (Uncharted: The Hidden Kingdom)
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“Last Floor” by Trace Callahan (Someone Dies on this Elevator)
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“We Fix Space Junk Theme” by Hedley Knights (We Fix Space Junk)
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“The Land Unknown” by Landon Blood (Old Gods of Appalachia)
Best Original Score
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James Ketelaar (Dangerous Times at Chillhaven High)
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Julian Ray Matsuura (Uncanny Robot)
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Patrick O'Connor, Ed Cho (Ignore City)
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Evan Boyerman, Zachary Horner (Uncharted: The Hidden Kingdom)
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Grace Valerie-Lynette, Thomas Ward, Benjamin Holzwart (Twinemies)
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AJ Churchill, Shane Rutherfoord-Jones, Alessandro Apolloni (Earth Eclipsed)
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Neal Brand (Of Ice and Darkness)
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Third Person (Midst)
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David Devereux (The Tower)
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Travis Vengroff, Steven Melin, Brandon Boone, Hitoshi Sakimoto (Dark Dice)
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Matt Roi Berger (The Land Whale Murders)
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Best Anthology
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We’re Only Gonna Do This Once
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Party of One
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Someone Dies in this Elevator
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Dr. Raymond Pants’ Books-on-Tape-on-Demand
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Sound the Alarm: Theatre for the Ears
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Fireside Mystery Theatre
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Curious Matter Anthology
Best Cover Art of a Fiction Podcast
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All Shows Are Nominated
Best Family Friendly
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Uncharted: The Hidden Kingdom
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Mission to the Grey Hole
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THE FORKS!
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Tales From Three Corners
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Dice Tower Theatre
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Outstanding Comedy (Narrative Fiction Podcast)
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Twinemies
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Russell Gets Revenge
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Barjory Buffet: The Cruise Detective
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Forgive Me!
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Dr. Raymond Pants’ Books-on-Tape-on-Demand
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Sound the Alarm: Theatre for the Ears
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Muckey Landing
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Kakos Industries
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The Land Whale Murders
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Fireside Mystery Theatre
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THE FORKS!
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Facing Fate: Black Knight
Outstanding Science Fiction (Narrative Fiction Podcast)
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Curious Matter Anthology
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SOLAR
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Worse Than You Think
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Ignore City
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Falling Forward
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Midst
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Mission to the Grey Hole
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We Fix Space Junk
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Earth Eclipsed
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What Will Be Here?
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The Call of the Void
Outstanding Fantasy (Narrative Fiction Podcast)
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The Call of the Flame
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Tales of the Nova Realm
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Out of the Ashes
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The Tower
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Where the Stars Fell
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Dice Tower Theatre
Outstanding Drama (Narrative Fiction Podcast)
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Temujin
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The Subjective Truth
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Tales From Three Corners
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ANGER
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Chaotic Idiots: The Series
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Silva Lining’s Care Plan
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Apollyon
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Uncharted: The Hidden Kingdom
Outstanding Horror/Thriller (Narrative Fiction Podcast)
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Of Ice and Darkness
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Someone Dies in this Elevator
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Uncanny Robot Podcast
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Vampire: The Masquerade Port Saga
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Old Gods of Appalachia
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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!

