Hello, Audio Verse! This is the List of Finalists for the 2020 Audio Verse Awards.
514,064 verified votes were cast for our 1,294 nominees. The 340 in the 34 categories below are this year’s finalists! We learned some interesting stats over here.
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Our 2020 Finalists!
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Music Categories
Instrumental Composition in a New Production
Come Back by Sam Boase-Miller for Marsfall: Bunker Down
Dredged from the Deep by Steven Melin for The White Vault: Iluka
So, So Much to Hold by Irene Zhong and Madhav Ghei for The Godshead Incidental
Temujin Overture by Roshan Singh Sambhi for Temujin
The Vanishing Act by Baldemar for The Vanishing Act
The World of Arcadia by Theo Goodwin for Station Arcadia
Tomorrow, the Void Intro Theme by Just Star Stuff for Tomorrow, the Void
VALENCE Theme by Raul Vega for VALENCE
We Didn’t Even Make It To The Heat Death Of The Universe by Alan Rodi for Zero Hours
Within Gravity by Trace Callahan for This Planet Needs a Name
Instrumental Composition in a Production
AHB Theme: Disco Remix by Andrew Giotta for A Horror Borealis
Base Camp Piedra by Brandon Boone, Steven Melin, and Travis Vengroff for The White Vault
Danse Sanguis by Steven Melin & Travis Vengroff for Dark Dice
Jack’s Return by Cameron Chambers for King Falls AM
RADIOSTATIC. HIATUS. REDSKY by Jack de Quidt for Friends at the Table
Same Old Love Songs by A.P. Harbor for Hit the Bricks
Shadows at the Door by We Talk of Dreams for Shadows at the Door
TANAGER. PERFECT. TOUCHPAPER. by Jack de Quidt for Friends at the Table
The Amelia Variations by Fredrik Baden for The Amelia Project
The Hanged King’s Tragedy by Tom Rory Parsons for SCP Archives
Vocal Composition in a New Production
Get That Money by Brandon Shapiro for Relying On Benjamins
Gilded Cage by Daniel M Nichols, Beth Yadon, Sawyer Greene for Cassie and the Spectral Shade
Hello World! by How Bowers and the City of Progress Municipal Virtual Choir for Prototype World of Tomorrow
Love Wolf by Laurence Owen for Mockery Manor
Mars’ Best Brisket Theme Song by Travis Reaves-Butterfield and T.H. Ponders for Mars’ Best Brisket
Morior Invictus by Belly of the Steel Beast for Red Valley
The Land Unknown by Landon Blood for Old Gods of Appalachia
Way Hay Ho by Arne Parrott for Skyjacks: Courier’s Call
Welcome to the Year 2000 by Jake Haws for Y2K
When This Is Through by Bo Chappell, Holly Linden, Graham Rowat and JM Scherf for The Grey Rooms
Vocal Composition in a Production
Call of the Sky by Arne Parrott for Campaign: Skyjacks
Devil’s Gamble by Steven Melin & Travis Vengroff for Dark Dice
Funeral Song 1 by Hem Cleveland & Eyþór Viðarsson for Dark Dice
Scrum’s Theme by Tim Platt and others for Rude Tales of Magic
Show ‘Em I Mean Business by Laura Stratford for Arden
The Ballad of Jeff the Bard by Jeff Barg and Paige Klaniecki for Mission: Rejected
The God of Death Comes Knocking by Beth Yadon, Jordache Richardson, and Nikki Richardson for Top of the Round
The Hidden People by Katharine Seaton for The Hidden People
The Travel Song by Kathryn Hoss for Hit the Bricks
Toast the Axel by Arne Parrott for Campaign: Skyjacks
Sound Design Categories
Action Sound Design in a New Production
Alyson Grauer for Skyjacks: Courier’s Call
Cuppycup for Ain’t Slayed Nobody
Daniel Etti-Williams for The Vanishing Act
Julia Schifini for VALENCE
Mischa Stanton for MARVELS
Taylor Moore for Come at the King
The Team behind Station Arcadia
Travis Vengroff for The White Vault: Iluka
William Thomas Gianetta for True Tales of the Illuminati
Zachary Kreitler for The Dimension Door
Action Sound Design in a Production
Claudia Elvidge for The Beacon
Elizabeth Moffatt for The Magnus Archives
Fredrik Baden for The Amelia Project
Maddy Searle for Stellar Firma
Niko Gerentes for Death By Dying
Taylor Moore for Rude Tales of Magic
Tessa Vroom for Rusty Quill Gaming
The Team behind Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery
Travis Vengroff for The White Vault
Travis Vengroff for VAST Horizon
Environment Sound Design in a New Production
Alyson Grauer for Skyjacks: Courier’s Call
Becker Hoang for Station Arcadia
Cuppycup for Ain’t Slayed Nobody
Gina Zdanowicz for Cryptids
Jeffrey Gardner and Jared Paul for Brimstone Valley Mall
Jeremy Ellett for The Subjective Truth
Mischa Stanton for MARVELS
Steve Shell for Old Gods of Appalachia
Taylor Moore for Come at the King
Travis Vengroff for The White Vault: Iluka
Environment Sound Design in a Production
Casey Toney for Campaign: Skyjacks
Elizabeth Moffatt for The Magnus Archives
Fredrik Baden for The Amelia Project
Katharine Seaton for The Hidden People
Maddy Searle for Stellar Firma
Taylor Moore for Rude Tales of Magic
Tessa Vroom for Rusty Quill Gaming
The Team behind Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery
Travis Vengroff for The White Vault
Travis Vengroff for VAST Horizon
Writing Categories
Writing of a New Storytelling Production
Anna Godfrey for Glass Letters
Dario Knight for The Chronicles of Professor Chronomier
Jeff Heimbuch for Light House
JF Dubeau for Achewillow
Justin Hellstrom for The Great Chameleon War
Maria Burgos for I Am Who I Am, Free or Not
Simon Graves for Simon Graves Presents
Steve Shell and Cam Collins for Old Gods of Appalachia
The Team behind Folxlore
Writing of a Storytelling Production
Ivuoma Okoro for Vega: A Sci-Fi Adventure Podcast
Jeffrey Cranor and Janina Matthewson for Within the Wires
Kenneth Eckle for PRRP | Podcast Reviews Reviews Podcast
Kristen Zaza for On a Dark, Cold Night
Mark Gulino for A Journey Beyond The Skies
Morgan Givens for Flyest Fables
Ol’ Matty Hannibal Butler for Delicious Word Sandwich
The Team behind The Wrong Station
Tyler Bell for Westside Fairytales
Writing of a New Audio Play Production
Cara Ehlenfeldt and Amy Giacomucci for The Godshead Incidental
Caroline Mincks for Seen And Not Heard
Ian Geers and Lauren Grace Thompson for The Vanishing Act
K.A. Statz for The White Vault: Iluka
Michael Alan Herman and Josie Eli Herman for The Call of the Void
Morgan Maxwell for Dispatch from the Desert Planet
Nerys Howell for Seren
The Team behind Brimstone Valley Mall
The Team behind Zero Hours
Wil Williams and Katie Youmans for VALENCE
Writing of an Audio Play Production
Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason for Greater Boston
Claudia Elvidge for The Beacon
DJ Sylvis for Moonbase Theta, Out
Hannah Wright for Inn Between
Jonathan Sims for The Magnus Archives
K.A. Statz for The White Vault
K.A. Statz for VAST Horizon
Philip Thorne and Øystein Ulsberg Brager for The Amelia Project
Tal Minear for Sidequesting
The Team behind Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery
Directing Categories
Player Director of a New Production
Adam Culbertson for Microphones & Monsters
Branson Reese for Come at the King
Cuppycup for Ain’t Slayed Nobody
Daniel Andrlik for Explorers Wanted
Drew Mierzejewski for Skyjacks: Courier’s Call
James Schwarz for The Dimension Door
Michael Martin for Stitch of Fate
Persephone Valentine for Fast Times at D&D High
Russ More for Facing Fate
Tass Allgood for Perilous Tides
Player Direction of a Production
Alex Flanigan for A Horror Borealis
Alexander J Newall for Rusty Quill Gaming
Austin Walker for Friends at the Table
Branson Reese for Rude Tales of Magic
James D’Amato for Campaign: Skyjacks
Kat Kruger for d20 Dames
Susannah Lewis for Thornvale
Travis Vengroff for Dark Dice
Victoria Rogers for The Broadswords
Volonda for The Lucky Die
Vocal Direction of a New Production
Alan Mandel and Jonathan Williams for Red Valley
Caroline Mincks and Evan Tess Murray for Light Hearts
Danyelle Ellett for The Subjective Truth
Erik Saras for Marsfall: Bunker Down
Ian Geers and Lauren Grace Thompson for The Vanishing Act
Josie Eli Herman for The Call of the Void
Julie Saunders for Believer
Katie Youmans for VALENCE
Roshan Singh Sambhi for Temujin
Tovah Brantner for Station Arcadia
Vocal Direction of a Production
Alexander J Newall for The Magnus Archives
Chris Burnside and Megan Burnside for The Hidden People
Hedley Knights for We Fix Space Junk
Jeffrey Nils Gardner for Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery
June Clark Eubanks for Oz-9
Lisette Alvarez for Kalila Stormfire’s Economical Magick Services
Marie-Claire Gould for Fangirls
Pete Barry and J. Michael DeAngelis for Mission: Rejected
PJ Scott-Blankenship for Hit the Bricks
Sara Ghaleb for Arden
Performance, Players, and Storytellers
Storyteller in a New Storytelling Production
Aly Trasher for Light House
Amy Frost for Achewillow
Erika Sanderson for The Chronicles of Professor Chronomier
Maria Burgos for I Am Who I Am, Free or Not
Noah DeBiase for Simon Graves Presents
Scottye Moore for The Many Adventures of Sammy Magic
Steve Shell for Old Gods of Appalachia
Syd Briscoe for Folxlore
Storyteller in a Storytelling Production
Ivuoma Okoro for Vega: A Sci-Fi Adventure Podcast
Kenneth Eckle for PRRP | Podcast Reviews Reviews Podcast
Mark Gulino for A Journey Beyond The Skies
Morgan Givens for Flyest Fables
Ol’ Matty Hannibal Butler for Delicious Word Sandwich
Tyler Bell for Westside Fairytales
Player in a new Improvised Production
Aaron Catano-Saez as Cecelia “Cici” Witwick in Skyjacks: Courier’s Call
Ali Fisher as Deli in Come at the King
Aly Grauer as June Hymnal in Skyjacks: Courier’s Call
Chelsea Steverson as Vera Volkolv in Stitch of Fate
David “The Bubbernaut” Strainer as Duke Premmand in Stitch of Fate
Kim Dalton as Ada Hawthorne in Perilous Tides
Marietta Jones as Atalia Stone in Explorers Wanted
Taylor Paige Garcia van Biljon as Cleo deCap in Backwater Bastards
Tim Platt as Smellulus in Come at the King
Wes Davis as Jeremiah Fensworth in Ain’t Slayed Nobody
Player in an Improvised Production
Ali Fisher as Cordelia in Rude Tales of Magic
Bee Zelda as Mepris in The Broadswords
Ben Meredith as David 7 in Stellar Firma
Ben Meredith as Zolf Smith in Rusty Quill Gaming
Bryn Monroe as Hamid Saleh Haroun al-Tahan in Rusty Quill Gaming
Carly Monardo as Albee Dawn in Rude Tales of Magic
David Ault as Iaus Innskeep in Dark Dice
Imogen Harris as I.M.O.G.E.N. in Stellar Firma
Johnny O’Mara as Travis Matagot in Campaign: Skyjacks
Liz Anderson as Gable in Campaign: Skyjacks
Performance of a Supporting Role in a New Audio PlayProduction
Amanda Buchalter as Simone Sommers in The Call of the Void
Athena Hagen as Broadcaster Jane in Dispatch from the Desert Planet
Caleb Del Rio as Flynn Velasco in VALENCE
Dallas Wheatley as Charlie Lord in The White Vault: Iluka
Dan Johnson as Necromon in The Call of the Void
Daniel Muñoz as Dr. Oscar Flores in The White Vault: Iluka
David Pinion as Reverend Mitchell Boone in Believer
Ella Watts as Tera in Seren
Jason Markoff as Jake Talbott in Believer
Josh Rubino as Zeus in Fireside Folktales: Whispering
Performance of a Supporting Role in an Audio Play Production
Alasdair Stuart as Peter Lukas in The Magnus Archives
Alexander J Newall as Martin K Blackwood in The Magnus Archives
Cass McPhee as Michell L’Anglois in Moonbase Theta, Out
Daniel Demerin as Sun Sanon Onroon in VAST Horizon
Elissa Park as Nessa Cheong in Moonbase Theta, Out
Hedley Knights as Sponsor Bot in We Fix Space Junk
Julia C. Thorne as Alvina in The Amelia Project
Lauren Denby as The Angel of Death in Death By Dying
Marsha Harman as Dorothy “Dot” Harper in Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery
River Kanoff as The Decent Devil in Death By Dying
Performance of a Leading Role in a New Audio Play Production
Beth Eyre as Dr. Amelia Murray in The White Vault: Iluka
Betsy Puckett as Granny White in Old Gods of Appalachia: Build Mama A Coffin
Dagur Jóhannesson as Mr. Árni Einarson in The White Vault: Iluka
Emma Elizabeth as Negative Nancy in The One Stars
Josh Rubino as Liam Alden in VALENCE
Josie Eli Herman as Etsy Delmen in The Call of the Void
Julie Saunders as Lara Campbell in Believer
Morgan Maxwell as Broadcaster J. June in Dispatch from the Desert Planet
Nerys Howell as Seren in Seren
Sarah Price as Augie Eckhart in The Vanishing Act
Performance of a Leading Role in an Audio Play Production
Alan Burgon as The Interviewer in The Amelia Project
Beth Crane as Kilner in We Fix Space Junk
Evan Gulock as The Obituary Writer in Death By Dying
Jonathan Sims as Jonathan Sims (The Archivist) in The Magnus Archives
Julia Morizawa as Amelia in The Amelia Project
Leeman Kessler as Roger Bragado-Fischer in Moonbase Theta, Out
Niko Gerentes as The Butcher in Death By Dying
Rebecca Evans as Samantha Trapp in We Fix Space Junk
Siobhan Lumsden as Dr. Nolira Eck in VAST Horizon
Tanja Milojevic as AI in VAST Horizon
Performance of a Role in an Ensemble Cast for a New Audio Play Production
Chelsea Krause as Dr. Lauren Wood in The Oasis Transmissions
Chloe Zwaicher as Beck in True Tales of the Illuminati
Elliot Gindi as Misroch in Brimstone Valley Mall
Emma Sherr-Ziarko as Light in Zero Hours
Erika Sanderson as Chloe in The Descendants
Felix Trench as Frederick Shaw in Zero Hours
Isa Braun as Xaphan in Brimstone Valley Mall
Katrina Rose as Beth in Burst
Kirsty Woolven as Theresa in The Descendants
Meredith Gulley as Dal in True Tales of the Illuminati
Performance of a Role in an Ensemble Cast for an Audio Play Production
Alicia Atkins as Capy in The Beacon
Austin Mowat as Meltyre in Inn Between
Beatrice Blackwell as Hawk in The Beacon
Danilo Vieira Battistini as Lucas Criado in The White Vault
Diane Alexander as Flo in Anyone F’Coffee
Diane Casanova as Eva Olivia Moreno in The White Vault
James Oliva as Michael Tate in Greater Boston
Julia Propp as Louisa Alvarez in Greater Boston
Kaleigh Christopher as Betty Triguut in Inn Between
Kirstin Stansfield as Freya in Anyone F’Coffee
Art Categories
Cover Art for a New Production
Alisha Makwana for Temujin
Andrew G. Cooper for (exp)lore
Jeremie Serrano for Dispatch from the Desert Planet
Josie Eli Herman for The Call of the Void
Kessi Riliniki for Facing Fate
Maddie Rode Design for The Godshead Incidental
Pam Peacock for Light House
Robert James Algeo for Tomorrow, the Void
Wil Williams for VALENCE
Yutaan for The Pasithea Powder
Cover Art for a Production
Anders N. Pedersen for The Amelia Project
Anika Khan for The Magnus Archives
Carly Monardo and Branson Reese for Rude Tales of Magic
Chrissytor Illustrations for Dumbgeons & Dragons
Craig Sheldon for Friends at the Table
David McDermott for Cybernautica
Elizabeth Busby for Thornvale
Kessi Riliniki for VAST Horizon
Peter Chiykowski for Moonbase Theta, Out
Trevin Wyant for A Voice From Darkness
Production Categories
New Storytelling Production
Achewillow
Charlie Saves Christmas
Folxlore
Light House
Old Gods of Appalachia
Simon Graves Presents
The Black Eagle Mystery
The Chronicles of Professor Chronomier
The Many Adventures of Sammy Magic
Storytelling Production
A Journey Beyond The Skies
Delicious Word Sandwich
Flyest Fables
On a Dark, Cold Night
PRRP | Podcast Reviews Reviews Podcast
The Cryptonaturalist
The Wrong Station
Vega: A Sci-Fi Adventure Podcast
Westside Fairytales
New Improvised Production
Ain’t Slayed Nobody
Backwater Bastards
Come at the King
Dungeons & Dykes
Explorers Wanted
Perilous Tides
Shrimp and Crits
Skyjacks: Courier’s Call
Stitch of Fate
The Dimension Door
Improvised Production
A Horror Borealis
Campaign: Skyjacks
Dice Will Roll
Friends at the Table
Queer Dungeoneers
Rude Tales of Magic
Rusty Quill Gaming
Stellar Firma
The Broadswords
Thornvale
New Audio Play Production
Believer
Brimstone Valley Mall
Dispatch from the Desert Planet
Less Is Morgue
Station Arcadia
The Call of the Void
The Vanishing Act
The White Vault: Iluka
VALENCE
Zero Hours
Audio Play Production
Death By Dying
Harlem Queen
King Falls AM
Moonbase Theta, Out
The Amelia Project
The Magnus Archives
The White Vault
Unwell, a Midwestern Gothic Mystery
VAST Horizon
We Fix Space Junk