Literary Inspired Webseries Awards: My Picks

So voting for the LIW Awards closes in a little over a week. While I have several issues with this process (to be shared in a later blog post), I thought I'd share who I'm voting for and why.

There are 47 shows eligible for the awards, that is, aired at least one episode in 2015. I have seen 41 of these shows at least in part, most of them in entirety, so I feel I'm likely one of the more informed voters. There are only 10 awards given.

Best Literary Inspired Webseries:
My Vote: From Mansfield With Love. This show felt completely organic and was just unbelievably well done. I loved it so much. I've already rewatched it. It's that good.
Also Deserving: The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy and Carmilla. I didn't vote for them because they feel too professional, and it deviates from the authenticity I love about LIW.

Best Ensemble Cast:
My Vote: The Writing Majors. Every character was endearing and frustrating in their own way and it was beautiful.
Also Deserving: The March Family Letters. The interactions between siblings was wonderful and realistic. Amy was unbelievably annoying, as she should be. Also, LIMES.

Best Transmedia Experience:
My Vote: Green Gables Fables. Mostly for Phillippa's twitter. Because I adore her. Also Anne's Instagram.
Also Deserving: Northbound, because their interactions made me actually follow most character's twitters. And Carmilla, because of the twitter story leading up to season two, which was absolutely hilarious and stressful.

Best Actress in a Leading Role:
My Vote: Holly Truslove as Frankie Price in From Mansfield With Love. Sorry, not sorry for repeatedly choosing this show but she was amazing.
Also Deserving: Nope. No one else even compares.

Best Actor in a Leading Role:
My Vote: To be honest, none of the leading men really blew my mind. I'm going to have to go with Jeremy Stewart as Henry Tinley in Northbound because he was just so friggen cute with Catherine!

Best Chemistry on Screen:
My Vote: Adam Bowes and Steven Christie as George Gleeson and George Bates in Call Me Katie. Just wow. Amazing. I can't express how much love I feel for this relationship. I squeal over them. I didn't even know I knew how to squeal.
Also Deserving: Jessica Alan and Alajandra Simmons as Meg March and Joan Brooke in The March Family Letters. JOAN LITERALLY STOLE MEG'S HEART. Also Jeremy Stewart and Alice Hale as Henry Tinley and Catherine Morland in Northbound, because as previously mentioned, they were so friggen cute.

Best Actor in a Supporting Role:
My Vote: Kaitlyn Alexander as S. LaFontaine in Carmilla. Before you get all "that's a girl's name, this is a boy's category," they're non-binary and prefer to be in the actor column. So there. But seriously, how could you not love the mad scientist best friend?
Also Deserving: Matt O'Connor as Wilson Kirsh in Carmilla. How he made me love the most clueless frat guy, I will never know. Also, Phosido Dintwe was so convincing as Kitso Harper in Lovely Little Losers that I literally forgot he was acting.

Best Actress in a Supporting Role:
My Vote: Annie Briggs as Lola Perry in Carmilla. She (SPOILERS) literally played a possessed person during season two, with both consciousnesses having varying degrees of control depending on the episode. It was subtle enough that you suspected, but still weren't sure. 
Also Deserving: Jessica Stansfield as Margaret Winter in Lovely Little Losers. I'm still mad she wasn't a lead role. Why would you let such an opportunity go to waste? I'm also a big fan of Elise Cantu's portrayal of Cara Graves in Classic Alice.

Best Script:
My Vote: The Misselthwaite Archives. Mostly for the Brit Marklan episode. And the Spring Newsletter. I couldn't stop laughing. This show had the best one-liners.
Also Deserving: I'm going to go ahead and say From Mansfield With Love again. This show is one of the stand-outs of the year.

Best Set and Costume Design:
My Vote: The Misselthwaite Archives. Each character had a unique style and it was reflected in their clothes and rooms. Also, their set for the glade was breathtaking. As was the cinematography. There really should be a category for that... Misselthwaite would win hands-down.
Also Deserving: I'm not going to say The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy... mostly because they were sponsored by Modcloth and that gave them their costumes. Carmilla's set was beautiful, and the costumes of Perry and Carmilla really gave insight as to their mental state, so I suppose it'd be my next choice.

I would seriously recommend checking out these shows and the others nominated. A full list can be found here, and feel free to vote here. But remember, voting closes February 26th, so be quick about it.