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The 2026 Bnm webfest winners list

Actual plays - video and audio

Best Actual Play (Audio):

  • The Heart is a Dungeon: Know Gods, No Afters

  • Afterlight

  • The Book of War: An Avatar:Legends Realplay Podcast  

 

Best Director of an  ACTUAL PLAY (Audio)

  • Sara Vipond Brink - Oops, All Witches

 

Best Writer of an Actual Play (Audio)

  • Noah E Bryan, Anna Eliza Williams - Minds Never Matter (Year 1)

 

 Best Actual Play - Video

  • Vaesen: The Withering Wick

  • Keep The Lights On

 

Best Director of an Actual Play - Video

  • Jenel Irene Lawson - Vaesen: The Withering Wick

  • Linnie Schell - Keep The Lights On

 

Best Writer of an Actual Play - Video

  • Andrew Fudge, Kristi Jamison -  Hero's Arc

  • Amaan Khan, Tomas Gimenez Rioja, Adrian Mejia, Arsene, Specter Crums - GODKILLER: Qismat

 

Best Story Teller - Video

  • Sade "Ambrose" Smith-Edwards - The Melancholy We Weave: Book 1

  • Andrew Fudge - "The Tale That Never Was"

 

Best Story Teller - Audio

  • Kendrick/Kendo Smith - Tales Yet Told: Our Lives in the Wood

  • Taylor - Bloom&Blight: A Girl by Moonlight Actual Play

  • Sara Vipond Brink - Oops, All Witches 


Best GM or DM in an Actual Play

  • Rah Rah - The Heart is a Dungeon: Know Gods, No Afters

  • Si Rutherford - Afterlight

  • Jenel Irene Lawson - Vaesen: The Withering Wick

  • Linnie Schell - Keep The Lights On

  • Anna Marcus - Moment of Balance

 

​Best Cast in an Actual Play (Video)

  • The Melancholy We Weave: Book 1

  • GODKILLER: Qismat

  • Keep The Lights On

 

​Best Cast in an Actual Play - Audio

  • Bloom&Blight: A Girl by Moonlight Actual Play

  • Kitten Marlowe - Shadows in the Smoke

  • Oops, All Witches

  • Mage Hand High Five: The Badlands

 

​Best Chemistry with Cast

  • Minds Never Matter (Year 1)

  • The Road to Hell

 

​Best Performance in an Actual Play:

  • Emily Decker - Quest Friends!

  • Sphinx Akashaa - "The Tale That Never Was"

  • Liv Kennedy - Solemn Vale: Homegrown

  • Abby Yazzie - Game Master Monday

  • Giancarlo Herrera - Dungeons & Drimbus: City of Jerry

  • Jonaya Riley - Moment of Balance

  • Ted Darling - The Book of War: An Avatar:Legends Realplay Podcast 

 

Best Sound Design in an Actual Play - (Video)

  • The Melancholy We Weave: Book 1

  • Vaesen: The Withering Wick

  • Keep The Lights On


Best Sound Design in an Actual Play - Audio

  • The Heart is a Dungeon: Know Gods, No Afters

  • Dungeons & Drimbus: City of Jerry

  • The Book of War: An Avatar:Legends Realplay Podcast  

 

​Best Soundtrack in an Actual Play

  • Quest Friends!

  • The Road to Hell

  • Afterlight

  • Kitten Marlowe - Shadows in the Smoke

  • The Book of War: An Avatar:Legends Realplay Podcast  

 

​Best Art in an Actual Play:

  • Tales Yet Told: Our Lives in the Wood

  • Dastardly Dungeoneers

  • GODKILLER: Qismat

  • The Heart is a Dungeon: Know Gods, No Afters

 

​Best Cinematography: 

  • Keep The Lights On

 

​Most Creative: 

  • Dungeons & Drimbus: City of Jerry 

  • Vaesen: The Withering Wick

Best Screenplay Short Film or Pilot  

  • Durning Road (Script)

  • BiggsFaith.exe (Pilot)

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 BEST TRAILER

  • Trailer - Los Aspirantes- The Applicants- (Foreign Language)

  • The Clockwork Wizard and the Foundry of Souls Trailer (English Language)

 

BEST MUSIC VIDEOS

  • U R Already Dead (Baltimore’s Best)

  • FEAR NOT (Best)

 

Best Director of a Music Video

  • FEAR NOT

 

Best Editing of a Music Video

  • U R Already Dead

 

Best Animated Series

  • Luminescent  

 

Best Experimental - Series or Short Film 

  • Scorpio embryos

  • Ramy

 

 Most Social Impact Project

  • Friends Not Food

 

BEST VERTICAL SERIES (Made by Phone)

  • Greystanes (2025) Chapters 01-07

DOCUMENTARY AND TALK SHOWS

 

Best Documentary / Reality / Talk Show

  • PUSH  (Talk Show)

  • The Ghost Pepper Eating Contest of Jefferson County (Reality Series)

  • Line Rider  (Short Doc)

  • Not in Service  (Feature Doc)

  • Straight and Loud (ep. 1)  (Foreign Language)

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Best Documentary / Reality / Talk Show - Director

  • Simon Intihar - Line Rider  (Short Doc)

  • Mark Fisher - The 3100  (Feature Doc)

  • Kirill Alekhin - Straight and loud (ep. 1) (Doc Series)

 

Best Documentary / Reality / Talk Series - Writers

  • Caris Vujcec - PUSH  (Talk Series)

  • David Sebastiao - Not in Service  (Doc)

  • Yulia Bondareva, Dmitry Metkin - Good Business (ep. 1)  (Foreign Language Series)

  • Shannon Harvey - Legal Fox - The Creepiest Case of All (Educational Series)

 

BEST HOST / Narrator (Reality / Doc / Talk Show)

  • Caris Vujcec - PUSH 

 

Best Guest Stars:

  • Yegor Dostovalov, Artemy Suslov, Konstantin Kadurin - Good Business (ep. 1)

 

Subject of a Doc:

  • Chandra Tobing and his Team - To The Ends


Best Historical Project

  • Ridge Army Documentary

 

Best Cinematography of a Reality/ Doc/ Talk Show

  • The 3100  

 

Best Editing of a Reality/ Doc/ Talk Show

  • Line Rider

THRILLER / MYSTERY / ACTION / SCI FI / FANTASY/ HORROR

 

Best Thriller / Mystery / Action

  • Without a Trace  (Best Thriller Series)

  • Eyes In The Woods: Episode 1 & 2  (Best Mystery Series)

  • Voyeur  (Best Thriller Short)

 

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Best Director of a Thriller / Mystery/ Action

  • Morgan Ermter - Eyes In The Woods: Episode 1 & 2

  • Maryam Hashempour - Voyeur  (Thriller Short)

 

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Best Writing in a Thriller / Mystery Series / Action

  • Saul Delgado - Without a Trace

  • Jacob Greene - Guilt Trip (Thriller Short)

 

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Best Sci Fi / Fantasy / Horror Series or Film

  • Mori  (Sci Fi Short Film)

  • Burned (Horror Short Film)

  • Greystanes (2025) Chapters 01-07  (Horror Series)

  • Abracadavers: Season 3 - Episode 1-4 (Sci Fi Series)

  • Scorpio Embryos (Experimental Horror)

  • MARI WITCHHUNTER (Mari Sorgin Ehiztari) (Foreign Language Fantasy Series)

  • Command S2 "Far From Superheroes"  (Fantasy Series)

  • Incubation  (Horror Feature)

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Best Director for a Fantasy / Scifi / Horror Series or Film

  • Torin Hight - Mori  (Sci Fi Short)

  • Joshua R. Pangborn - Burned (Horror Short Film)

  • Ryan Cauchi - Greystanes (2025) Chapters 01-07 (Horror Series)

  • Morgan Ermter - Abracadavers: Season 3 - Episode 1-4 (Sci Fi Series)

  • Oliver Mend, Rose of Dolls - MARI WITCHHUNTER (Mari Sorgin Ehiztari)  (Foreign Language Fantasy)

  • Tyler Jennings, Jon Kemmerer - Command S2 "Far From Superheroes" (Fantasy Series)

  • Joshua Land, Victor Fink - Incubation (Horror Feature Film)

  • Cyd Brown, Niy King - Luminescent (Fantasy Animation)

 

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Best Writing for a Fantasy / Scifi / Horror

  • Torin Hight - Mori  (Sci fi Short)

  • Joshua R. Pangborn - Demon Doctor (Horror Series)

  • Herman Wang - Illuminagents Season 3  (Sci Fi Series)

  • Tyler Jennings, Jon Kemmerer - Command S2 "Far From Superheroes"  (Fantasy Series)

  • David Ogrodowski - The Monkey Claw (Horror Short Film)

  • Joshua Land, Victor Fink - Incubation (Horror Feature)

  • Cyd Brown, Niy King - Luminescent  (Fantasy Animation)


 

Best Actor in a  Thriller, Mystery, Action, Fantasy, Sci-fi, and Horror 

  • Brett Eidman - Detoxification (Horror Short Film)

  • David Woods - Dash McCabe vs. the Evil Devil Woman From the Moon (Sci Fi Series)

  • 72 - Scorpio Embryos (Experimental Horror Short Film)

  • Alexander Hammett - Command S2 "Far From Superheroes" (Fantasy Series)

  • Patrick Higgins - Incubation  (Horror Feature)

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Best Actress in a  Thriller, Mystery, Action, Fantasy, Sci-fi, and Horror 

  • Rachel Kordell - Mori  (Sci Fi Short Film)

  • Lily Willcocks - Eyes In The Woods: Episode 1 & 2 (Thriller Series)

  • Vida Gharagozlou - Voyeur (Thriller Short)

  • Anna Pazdevoa - It Takes a Village (Folklore Series)

  • Asier Valdestilla - MARI WITCHHUNTER (Mari Sorgin Ehiztari) (Fantasy Series)

  • Tanya Davis - Incubation  (Horror Feature)

  • Bee Petway - Luminescent (Fantasy Animation - voice)


 

Best Ensemble Cast in a Thriller, Mystery, Action, Fantasy, Sci-fi, and Horror  

  • Josephine (Horror Youth Short)

  • Greystanes (2025) Chapters 01-07  (Horror Series)

  • The Ritual House (Horror Feature)

  • Family Secrets (Horror Short)

  • Dash McCabe vs. the Evil Devil Woman From the Moon (Sci Fi Series)


 

Special Guest Star or Supporting role in a Thriller, Mystery, Action, Fantasy, Sci-fi, and Horror  

  • Cirron - Command S2 "Far From Superheroes"

 

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Best Youth Performance in a Thriller, Mystery, Action, Fantasy, Sci-fi, and Horror

  • Allie Moore - Incubation

DRAMEDY, COMEDY AND DRAMA

 

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Best Dramedy Series or Film

  • RÉMORAS (Foreign Language)

  • Plant Based 


 

Best Director of a Dramedy Series or Film

  • Diego Alfredo García - RÉMORAS (Foreign Language)

  • Jennifer M Kay - Plant Based


 

Best Writing in a Dramedy Series or Film

  •  Diego Alfredo García - RÉMORAS (Foreign Language)

  • Amanda Pfeiffer - Write On


 

Comedy Series, or Film (English Language)

  • Friends Not Food (Comedy Series)

  • Monkey Claw  (Comedy Short Film)

  • The Desk Files S1  (One Man Show)

  • Spinsters  (Feature Film)

  • Crater Heights (Sketch Comedy)


 

Comedy Series or Film - (Foreign Language)

  • Grimelle


 

Comedy Series or Short Film Director  

  • Wayne Tunks - River Tap That  (Mockumentary)

  • Peter Stray - Friends Not Food  (Series)

  • Rahel Grunder -  Spinsters  (Feature)

  • Marilyn Cooke - Grimelle  (Foreign Language Series)

  • Jamie Lockhart - The Monkey Claw (Short Film)

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Comedy Series or Short Film Writer

  • Maude Demers-Rivard, Simon Parenteau-Boulet  - The Planner (Foreign Language Comedy)

  • Brandon Darcel, Angela Stevenson - Crater Heights (Skit Comedy)

  • Alan Del Tufo - "The Cineplex" - Web Series (Comedy Series)

  • David Ambrose, Nicholas Sisti - Tomorrow's Bandits (Comedy Short Film)

  • Sasha Carrera -  Spinsters (Feature Film)

  • Aviva Zimmerman, Nils Hognestad - Fort Macbeth - Web Series (Mockumentary) 

 

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Best Mockumentary

  • Fort Macbeth - Web Series

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Best Drama Series or Film

  • About People and About War  (Foreign Language Series)

  • Slightly Cracked THE TRILOGY

  • Sip (Short Film)

 

Best Director in a Drama Series or Film

  • Rachel Chelsea Foster - Sip (Short Film)

  • Jennifer Monk - Slightly Cracked THE TRILOGY

  • Dmitry Pasichnyuk - About People and About War (Foreign Language Series)

 

Best Writing in a Drama Series or Film

  • Ashna Sharan - Reminisce (Short Film)

  • Phoenix Kalel Michael Frost - Kit

  • Renan Amaral -  Exile (Foreign Language Series)

 

Best Cast Ensemble in a Drama, Dramedy or a Comedy Series or Film

  • The Planner (Foreign Language Comedy)

  • "The Cineplex" - Web Series (Comedy Series)

  • World's Worst Thanksgiving Series (Mockumentary)

  • Plant Based  (Dramedy Series)

  • Spinsters (Feature Film)

  • Exile (Drama Series)

 

Best Duo or Trio in a Comedy or Dramedy Series or Film

  • Brandon Darcel, Angela Stevenson - Crater Heights (Comedy Series)

  • Bianca Belisle, Félix Legault Sasseville - Citron - Full Series (Foreign Language)

  • Joe Cremer, Bryan Civitarese, Ciarah Amaani - Best of Fest (Short Film)

  • Sasha Carrera, Rain Pryor -  Spinsters (Feature Film)


 

Best Actress in a Dramedy or a Comedy

  • Felicia Greenfield  - Friends Not Food

  • Arielle Mailloux - Grimelle (Foreign Language Comedy Series)

  • Natalia Beatriz D'Alena - RÉMORAS (Foreign Language Dramedy Series)`

 

Best Actor in a Dramedy & Comedy

  • David Emmanuel Jauniaux - The Planner (Foreign Language Comedy Series)

  • Peter Stray - Friends Not Food 

  • Agustín Rittano - RÉMORAS (Foreign Language Dramedy Series)


 

Best Actor in a Drama 

  • Benjamin Mouton - BLACK ROSE (Short Film)

  • Oleg Vasilkov - About People and About War (Foreign Language)

  • Chris McAllister - Kit  (Drama Series)

 

Best Actress in a Drama

  • Janae Palmer Cruz - Sip  (Short Film)

  • Jennifer Monk - Slightly Cracked THE TRILOGY (Drama Series)

  • Houra Pakizehdel - Ramy (Foreign Language)

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AUDIO FICTION - COMEDY AND DRAMA

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Best Comedy Audio Fiction

  • Moose on a Highway

 

Best Comedy Audio Fiction Director

  • Diann Gogerty - Moose on a Highway


 

Best Comedy Audio Fiction Writers

  • Stephen Indrisano - Someone Dies In This Elevator - Mergers and Mergerers

 

Best Performance in Comedy Audio Fiction

  • Jessie Cannizzaro - Josie's Lonely Hearts Club (Franksgiving)

 

Best Cast Ensemble in Comedy Audio Fiction

  • Moose on a Highway

 

Best Dramatic Audio Fiction

  • In Media Res

 

Best Director of a Dramatic Audio Fiction

  • Rachel Music - In Media Res

 

Best Writer of a Dramatic Audio Fiction

  • JOHNNY GALVAN 3 - THE NEON TESTAMENT

 

Best Performance in a Dramatic Audio Fiction

  • ESPERANZA AMERICA - THE NEON TESTAMENT

  • Bryce Payne - The Artisan Who Made Me

 

Best Cast Ensemble in a Dramatic Audio Fiction

  • In Media Res

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Best Fantasy, Scifi, Adventure Audio Fiction

  • The Chronicles of Wild Hollow: Highperion Day (Vol. 1) - Best Fantasy

  • The Adventures of the Fox in the Fedora (Season 3, Part 1) - Best Adventure

  • Leylines - Best Sci Fi 

 

Best Fantasy, Scifi, Adventure Audio Fiction Director

  • Christian Powlesland - The Chronicles of Wild Hollow: Highperion Day (Vol. 1)

 

Best Fantasy, Scifi, Adventure Audio Fiction Writers

  • Colton Grellier - Route Styx: The Devil Went Down to Georgia 

 

Best Performance in a Fantasy / Sci-fi Audio Fiction

  • Tal Minear - Sidequesting (Season 4)

  • Caleb Towns - Route Styx: The Devil Went Down to Georgia

 

Best Cast Ensemble in a Fantasy / Sci-fi Audio Fiction

  • Leylines

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Best Mystery / Suspense / Horror Audio Fiction

  • HAVANA SYNDROME - Mystery 

  • Quorum (fiction podcast) - Best Suspense

  • We're Alive: Descendants - Season 2 - Best Horror

 

Best Mystery / Suspense / Horror Audio Fiction Director

  • Kc Wayland - We're Alive: Descendants - Season 2 

 

Best Mystery / Suspense / Horror Audio Fiction Writer

  • Lisette Alvarez - HAVANA SYNDROME for Mystery

  • Adam Jack Arthur - From Within: A Tale of the Macabre for Horror

 

Best Cast in a Mystery / Suspense / Horror Audio Fiction

  • Divorce Ranch

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Best Performance in a Mystery / Suspense / Horror Audio Fiction

  • Tom Kramer - Quorum (fiction podcast)

  • Laura Rocklyn - Quorum (fiction podcast)

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Best Factual Podcasts 

  • RE-VAMPED WITH JULIET LANDAU  

 

Best Factual Podcast Director

  •  Rebekah Louisa Smith - THE FILM FESTIVAL DOCTOR PODCAST 

 

Best Factual Podcast Writer

  • Dave Colonna - American Treasure

 

Best Host of a Reality Podcast

  • Juliet Landau - RE-VAMPED WITH JULIET LANDAU 

 

Best Narration in a Podcast

  • Blake Pfeil - Abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast 

 

Best Guest Star(s) of a Factual Podcast

  • Todd McIntosh, Sarah Michelle Gellar, and Guest Speakers  - Re-Vamped With Juliet Landau III 

 

 Best LGBTQ Audio Fiction:

  • Hearthbound | The Calypso Arc

 

Best Sound Design in an Audio Fiction

  • Quorum (fiction podcast)

  • Leylines

 

Best Family / Youth Podcast

  • Listening Pond: Stories for Kids and their Adults

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Best Score in a Podcast

  • Hearthbound | The Calypso Arc

  • We're Alive: Descendants - Season 2  

 

Best Song in a Podcast 

  • Esperanza America and Robert Revell - THE NEON TESTAMENT

  • “The Last Thing We Need” - The Chronicles of Wild Hollow: Highperion Day (Vol. 1)

 

Best Anthology Podcast

  • Someone Dies In This Elevator - Mergers and Mergerers

 

Best Action in an Audio Fiction

  • We're Alive: Descendants - Season 2 

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