The Indie Series Awards (formerly the Indie Soap Awards) is an annual event hosted by ''

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, honoring the best in independently produced, scripted entertainment created for the Internet. The ceremony was founded by Roger Newcomb in 2010. In 2013, after the

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ceremony, the awards were rebranded as the Indie Series Awards. The awards ceremony was named as one of the 12 "must attend"

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events for creators and fans of online content by Raindance.

History

The award-giving body was established in 2009 by ''

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-based media company boutique that champions serialized entertainment in all forms. In 2011, it became a live event for the first time, hosted by

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at the

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. The awards ceremony was eventually moved from New York City to Los Angeles in 2014. ''Pretty'' earned a record 13 nominations in December 2011, and '' Winterthorne'' tied that record in February 2016. 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. In February 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 ceremonies

References

External links

Indie Series Awards History and Archive of Past Winners

We Love Soaps official website
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History

Awards ceremonies

Categories

Current categories

Discontinued categories

Special categories

References

External links