The 8th

Indie Series Awards The Indie Series Awards (formerly the Indie Soap Awards) is an annual event hosted by ''We Love Soaps'', based in Los Angeles, California, honoring the best in independently produced, scripted entertainment created for the Internet. The ceremony ...

were held on April 5, 2017 at The Colony Theatre in Los Angeles, with the ceremony hosted by ''

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'' producers and stars

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and John Halbach. Presented by ''

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'', the awards recognize independently produced, scripted entertainment created for the web. In January 2017, it was announced that the number of nominees for the Best Web Series Drama and Comedy awards would be increased from six to eight in each category. The nominees were announced on February 1, 2017. '' The Bay'' led with 21 nominations, followed by ''

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'' with 16, both of which broke the previous record of 13 nominations.

Awards

The awards were given on April 5, 2017. Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface:

References

External links

Indie Series Awards History and Archive of Past Winners
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