2024 Award Nominees

Audio Fiction

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Best Chemistry in a Scripted Audio Fiction

Abigail Turner, Amanda Hufford - Hannahpocalypse
David Hepburn, Craig Mcdonall-Kelly - The Dial-Up
Kensington Tallman, Liam Richardson - Table Read Podcast
Rachel Music, Maximilian Clark - Josie’s Lonely Hearts Club
Richard P. Doyle, Rachel Slee - Dr. Goodvibes
Tal Minear, Brad Colbroock - Above & Below
Zehra Fazal, Valerie Rose Lohman, Ellie Brigida - Journey to the Heart

Best Director of a Scripted Audio Fiction

Alex Duncan - Hovering
Chloe Wilson - The Count of Monte Cristo
Drew Frohmann - Sorry About the Murder
Hannah Wright, Ella Watts, Stephen Indrisano - Re: Dracula
Jack Bowman, Kenton Hall - London After Midnight
Jack Marone, Bob Raymonda - Forgive Me!
Maximilian Clark - Josie’s Lonely Hearts Club
Richard P. Doyle - Dr. Goodvibes
Shaan Levy, Mark Knell, Shaan Sharma - Table Read Podcast

Best Ensemble Cast in a Scripted Audio Fiction

Diversity Work
Epsilon: Endings
Homicide at Heavensgate
Hovering
Josie’s Lonely Hearts Club
MACAW
Table Read Podcast
The Flight of the Bucket
Trinity Squad Podcast
We’re Alive: Scout’s Honor

Best Editing of a Scripted Audio Fiction

Amarlie Foster - Influence
Josh Hale - Table Read Podcast
Jonathan W. Robbins - The Case Within
Jon Nicholls, Helen Quigley - Theatre of the Damned
Katy Runde - Hannahpocalypse
Lance Roger Axt - London After Midnight
Melissa May, Clea Frost - Hovering
Nathaniel Mah - Sayang
Ramon Samson - Dr. Goodvibes

Best Leading Performance in a

Scripted Audio Fiction

Abigail Turner (Cali) - Hannahpocalypse
Alex Duncan (Kyle) - Hovering
Amanda Hufford (Hannah) - Hannahpocalypse
Amir El-Masry (Choisy) - Theatre of the Damned
Brian Ballance (Nero) - Epsilon: Endings
Christopher Gebauer (Detective Francis O'Connell) - Divorce Ranch
Dan Starkey (Sir James Hamlin) - London After Midnight
Jennifer Jiles (Christina Lawrence) - Curveballs
Lola-Rose Maxwell (Sammy) - Geezer Bird
Marga Crisostomo (All Characters) - Joan Kendrick and the Realms of Lahr
Marta da Silva (Bianca Buchanan) - Homicide at Heavensgate
Nicholas Chan (Eko) - Sayang
Sally Walker-Taylor (Rebecca) - Twilight Meridian
Tobias Weatherburn (Dai) - Camlann

Best Scoring in a Scripted Audio Fiction

Anna Phoebe - Theatre of the Damned
Kenton Hall & Brett Richardson - London After Midnight
Jeff Lurie - The Ballad of Buck Moon
Leigh Holmes Foster - Journey to the Heart
PJ Rasmussen - The Legend of Kaschey the Deathless
Tommy Wallach and Chris Mann - Table Read Podcast

Best Premise of a Scripted Audio Fiction

Day by Day
Diversity Work
Hubris
Influence
MACAW
Project Foxtrot
Sorry About the Murder
The End
The Dial-Up

Best Sound Design of a

Scripted Audio Fiction (Action)

Amber Devereux - Camlann
Jonathan Winstead - The Invicta Collective
Jon Nicholls - Theatre of the Damned
Kc Wayland, Victoria Cheng, Jino Jang, Jayna Nishioka - We’re Alive: Scout’s Honor
Sterling Sulieman - Trinity Squad Podcast

Best Sound Design of a

Scripted Audio Fiction (Environmental)

Blake Pfeil - The All American Ruins Podcast
Damian Szydlo - Hannahpocalypse
Jack Levy - Table Read Podcast
Kc Wayland, Victoria Cheng, Jino Jang, Jayna Nishioka - We’re Alive: Scout’s Honor
Melissa May - Hovering
Nathaniel Mah - Sayang
Richard C. Mills, Dayn Leonardson - Homicide at Heavensgate
Rory O'Shea - London After Midnight
Sarah Gibble-Laska - Candy Claus, Private Eye
Travis Vengroff, Dayn Leonardson, Finnur Nielsen - The White Vault: Goshawk

Best Sound Design of a

Scripted Audio Fiction (Overall)

Adam Raymonda - Forgive Me!
Jack Levy - Table Read Podcast
Jan Piasecki - Twilight Meridian
Jon Nicholls - Theatre of the Damned
Jonathan Winstead - The Invicta Collective
Kc Wayland, Victoria Cheng, Jino Jang, Jayna Nishioka - We’re Alive: Scout’s Honor
Lauren Cooper - Divorce Ranch
Stanislav Paushev, Mikhail Rakov - The End
Sterling Sulieman - Trinity Squad Podcast
Tim Harner - Project Foxtrot

Best Supporting Performance

in a Scripted Audio Fiction

Beth Eyre (Lucy) - London After Midnight
Byron Marc Newsome (Willie Rivers) - Curveballs
Eric Martsolf (Charles) - The Case Within
Isabel Adomakoh Young (Mina) - Re: Dracula
Jessi Mechler (Samantha) - Alpha 8
Kitt Nevada (Irene) - Twilight Meridian
Marcy Edwards (Adele) - The White Vault: Goshawk
Moujan Zolfaghari (Minty Crisp) - Candy Claus, Private Eye
Nadia Gan (Dasha) - Curveballs
Ryan George (General Price GreyBorn) - Visionaries
Shrey Bhargava (Ajish) - Sayang
Tina Huang (Hatsuko) - Divorce Ranch
Troy Burnette (Zachary) - The Flight of the Bucket
W. Keith Tims (The Love Talker) - The Love Talker

Best Writing / Script

of a Scripted Audio Fiction

Alex Duncan - Hovering
Andre F Degas - Day By Day
Blake Pfeil - The All American Ruins Podcast
Jonathan W. Robbins, Matthew Carvery, and Jillian Clare - The Case Within
Richard Seneque - Visionaries
Ryan Corle, Kenton Hall - Twilight Meridian
Sterling Sulieman - Trinity Squad Podcast
Tash Desborough - Geezer Bird
W. Keith Tims - The Love Talker

Outstanding Comedy Scripted Audio Fiction

Candy Claus, Private Eye
Curveballs
Forgive Me!
Hannahpocalypse
Influence
Josie’s Lonely Hearts Club
Sorry About the Murder
SOS Humanity: Earth’s Last Distress Signal
Table Read Podcast
The Ballad of Buck Moon

Outstanding Drama Scripted Audio Fiction

Day By Day
Diversity Work
Divorce Ranch
Geezer Bird
Homicide at Heavensgate
Hovering
Hubris
The Count of Monte Cristo
Theatre of the Damned
We’re Alive: Scout’s Honor

Outstanding Fantasy Scripted Audio Fiction

Camlann
Joan Kendrick and the Realms of Lahr
Journey to the Heart
Listening Pond
The All American Ruins Podcast
The Legend of Kaschey the Deathless
Trinity Squad Podcast
Visionaries

Outstanding Horror/Thriller

Scripted Audio Fiction

Dr. Goodvibes
London After Midnight
Re: Dracula
The Case Within
The Love Talker
The White Vault: Goshawk
Twilight Meridian

Outstanding Sci-Fi Scripted Audio Fiction

Above & Below
Alpha 8
Epsilon: Endings
MACAW
Project Foxtrot
Sayang
The Dial-Up
The End
The Flight of the Bucket
The Invicta Collective

Best Ensemble Cast

of an Actual Play (Podcast)

Backwater Bastards
Mage Hand High Five: The Badlands
Quest Friends!
Replay
Roads Uncharted
RPG for You and Me
Secret Nerd Podcast: Ties that Bind
The Astonishing Adventures of the S.S. Bad Ship
The Atomless

Best Game Master

of an Actual Play (Podcast)

Aaron Hammonds - The All Night Society
Brian Flaherty - My First Dungeon: Orbital Blues
Casey Jones - Anywhere But Now
Connie Chang - Godkiller: First Blood
Dax - Roads Uncharted
Drea Silvertooth - Bad Heroes
Em Carlson - Godkiller: Oblivion
Kyle Decker - Quest Friends!
Nathan Lurz - Reckless Attack
Navaar Seik-Jackson - Secret Nerd Podcast: Ties that Bind

Best Player Character Performance

in an Actual Play (Podcast)

Christian Navarro (Plenus Eutoches) - Godkiller: Oblivion
Jeff Stormer (Everyone) - Party of One
Laura Tutu (Calamity Madden) - The All Night Society
Noordin Ali Kadir (Azhaam) - The Atomless
Rowan McStay (Salome Briar) - Mage Hand High Five: The Badlands
Sea Thomas (Rune Ironsworn) - Godkiller: First Blood
Steve Hurovitz (Selv Asterlin) - Reckless Attack

Outstanding Fantasy Actual Play (Podcast)

Bad Heroes
Godkiller: Oblivion
Godkiller: First Blood
Mage Hand High Five: The Badlands
Quest Friends!
Reckless Attack
Replay
Roads Uncharted
The Heart is a Dungeon

Outstanding Horror Actual Play (Podcast)

Oddity Roadshow
Rolling Midnight: 30 Candles
Secret Nerd Podcast: Ties that Bind
The All Night Society
What’s in the Rift?

Outstanding Sci-Fi Actual Play (Podcast)

Anywhere But Now
Backwater Bastards
My First Dungeon: Orbital Blues
RPG for You and Me
The Astonishing Adventures of the S.S. Bad Ship
The Atomless

Best Costume / Makeup

in an Actual Play (Video)

Cai Kagawa - The Chaos Protocol
Christian McKinzie - Harlem Hellfighters Never Die
Jenn Mac - Itaewon By Night
Maijai Hibberd - Demons & Daughters
Stellaluna - Beyond the Brook

Best Ensemble Cast

of an Actual Play (Video)

Algor Mortis
Ampistrano
Beyond the Brook
Clear Skies: Perseverance
Heart of the Pack
Tales from the Archives: Reverie
The Panic Table
The Chaos Protocol

Best Game Master

of an Actual Play (Video)

Aliza Pearl - Clear Skies: Perseverance
Anne - Zepotha
Cameron Strittmatter - The Panic Table
Chris Tung - Blink Space Blues
Connie Chang - The Chaos Protocol
Edward Spence - Beyond the Brook
Linnie Schell - The Twilight Archives
Meghan Wright - Dark Recess
Valentina Álvarez Such - Re Rol: The Sprout of Fire

Best Overlay Design

of an Actual Play (Video)

Algor Mortis
Ampistrano
Beyond the Brook
Blink Space Blues
Dark Recess
Harlem Hellfighters Never Die
Itaewon By Night
The Chaos Protocol
The Mythic Initiative 2: Summer Slaycation

Best Player Character Performance

in an Actual Play (Video)

Austin Taylor (Princess Amergin) - The Chaos Protocol
Craig Pate (Fen Waters) - Heart of the Pack
Grace W. (Luka La’Faye) - Tales from the Archives: Reverie
Kelly Grago (Gracie_8_final_copy) - The Panic Table
Kris C. (Nethyra) - Heroes of Bastion
Rowan McStay (Leonora Blackwell) - Rogues & Romances
Sam de Leve (LT Soselle "Tai" Tairo) - Clear Skies: Perseverance
Sea Thomas (Eden) - The Mythic Initiative 2: Summer Slaycation
Valiant Dorian (Seir) - The Chaos Protocol

Best Scenic/Miniatures Design

of an Actual Play (Video)

Demons & Daughters
Fables of Eyrde, Curse of Amity Island
Re Rol: The Sprout of Fire
The Panic Table
The Twilight Archives

Outstanding Fantasy Actual Play (Video)

Ampistrano
Beyond the Brook
Dark Recess
Demons & Daughters
Fables of Eyrde, Curse of Amity Island
I am a Teenage Witch
Re Rol: The Sprout of Fire
Tales from the Archives: Reverie
The Chaos Protocol
The Twilight Archives

Outstanding Horror Actual Play (Video)

Algor Mortis
Harlem Hellfighters Never Die
Heart of the Pack
Itaewon By Night
The Mythic Initiative 2: Summer Slaycation
Rogues & Romances
Zepotha

Outstanding Sci-Fi Actual Play (Video)

Blink Space Blues
Clear Skies: Perseverance
Heroes of Bastion
The Panic Table

Best Editing of an Actual Play

Aram Vartian - Replay
Brian Flaherty - My First Dungeon: Orbital Blues
Cameron Strittmatter, Justin Estrada - The Panic Table
Daniel "Dan" Matthews - Backwater Bastards
David Carmichael - Fables of Eyrde, Curse of Amity Island
Josh Burgess, Daisy McNamara - What’s in the Rift?
Phoebe Zimmerer - Twice Rolled Tales: Rogues & Romances
Robin Ekberg, Mo Mo O'Brien, Dillin Apelyan - The Atomless
Rowan McStay - Mage Hand High Five: The Badlands
Valentina Álvarez Such - Re Rol: The Sprout of Fire

Best Original Music in an Actual Play

Mage Hand High Five: The Badlands
Oddity Roadshow
Rolling Midnight: 30 Candles
The Astonishing Adventures of the S.S. Bad Ship
What’s in the Rift?

Best Premise of an Actual Play

Algor Mortis
Godkiller: First Blood
I am a Teenage Witch
Party of One
Quest Friends!
Rolling Midnight: 30 Candles
The Heart is a Dungeon
What’s in the Rift?
Zepotha

Best Sound Design of an Actual Play

Brian Flaherty - My First Dungeon: Orbital Blues
Cameron Strittmatter - The Panic Table
Casey Fleming, Saffron Hefta-Gaub, Mitchell Jung - Rolling Midnight: 30 Candles
Daniel "Dan" Matthews - Backwater Bastards
Edward Spence - Beyond the Brook
Joel Ruiz - The Astonishing Adventures of the S.S. Bad Ship
Lian Xia Rose - Bad Heroes
Micah Solusod - Algor Mortis
Rahrah - The Heart is a Dungeon
Robin Ekberg, Mo Mo O'Brien, Dillin Apelyan - The Atomless

Best Original Song

“A Name” by Chris Mayers and Rachel Frawley - Oddity Roadshow
"Cliffs of Desa" by Koulnis, arr. by Lian Xia Rose - Bad Heroes
“Geezer Bird Theme” by Katharine Seaton - Geezer Bird Theme
“Hush You” by Velvet Moon - Hannahpocalypse
“Lovey-Lovey Love” by Victoria Elena Nones and Kegan Witzki - SOS Humanity: Earth’s Last Distress Signal
“On My Way to Paradise” by Audrey Vixen - Hovering
“Song of the Trees” by Nathaniel Mah - Sayang
”The Moon” by Sasha Masakowski - Homicide at Heavensgate
“When I Get to the Heart” by Leigh Holmes Foster - Journey to the Heart

Best Family Friendly

Above & Below
Anywhere But Now
Beyond the Brook
Listening Pond: Stories for Kids and Their Adults
Tales from the Archives: Reverie
The All American Ruins Podcast
The Ballad of Buck Moon
The Legend of Kaschey the Deathless

Outstanding Anthology

Day by Day
Hubris
Listening Pond
Party of One
The All American Ruins Podcast

Best Cover Art

All projects are nominated.

The William Dufris

"Those Who Dare, Win" Award

One audio fiction creator will be awarded this special Achievement Award for excellence in their craft.

Direct Selections

Select shows will be awarded with "Direct Selections” - automatic entry into our partner festivals all over the world.

Best of the Best - Audio Fiction

Winners of the Outstanding Genre categories advance to the final award of The Gala. One of them will be crowned The Best of the Best!