2025 Award Categories and Finalists
All award winners will be announced at the Awards Presentation on June 29th, 2025. At this time, our judges are still deliberating between listed finalists! In a few categories, a clear award winner emerged after the initial round of judging. Those award winners will be announced at Rainbow Roll Fest as indicated below.
We have two awards tracks, Audio and Video. Many of our awards will be presented to one audio-based show and one video-based show, with a few awards presented to one show of either format. To learn more about our awards, visit our FAQ page.
Direct Selection to NJ WebFest
The awarded show(s) will be announced at Rainbow Roll Fest.
Outstanding Depiction of LGBTQIA+ Themes
The awarded show will be announced at Rainbow Roll Fest.
Finalists for Outstanding Show: Audio and Video
Fables of Frost and Fur (Audio)
Demons and Daughters (Video)
Tales Yet Told: 2048 AM Voices in the Wood (Audio)
Finalists for Outstanding Player Performance: Audio and Video
Amir/Nada as Jennah in Tales Yet Told: 2048 AM Voices in the Wood (Audio)
Candace the Magnificent as Sera Jessup in The Melancholy We Weave (Video)
Carmen as Poppy in Fables of Frost and Fur (Audio)
Em Carlson as Roslyn, The Traveller in Wayward Autumnal (Video)
Darby Pak as Sorrell in Tales Yet Told: 2048 AM Voices in the Wood (Audio)
Hamnah Shahid as Omera Azad in Forsaken (Video)
Emily Greymoore as Safra Harisa/Mr. Spinx in Unbalanced Encounters: Rally (Audio)
Michaela Skaribas as Katerina Georgiou in The Cleanup Crew (Video)
Gina Susanna as Ever in Godkiller: Balance (Audio)
Morne Putman Trimmer as Agatha Pentecost in Demons and Daughters (Video)
Kat Kellie as Crispin Ligatone in All Our Faults (Audio)
Kaylie as Vianne in Fables of Frost and Fur (Audio)
Mads McDonough as Caleb Moore in The Time We Have (Audio)
Finalists for Outstanding GM: Audio and Video
Ari Winter in All Our Faults (Audio)
Anne Monteverdi in Wayward Autumnal (Video)
Jee Prophet in Magnificence (Audio)
Chris Colón in Forsaken (Video)
Kenny Mai in Fables of Frost and Fur (Audio)
Jason Pollak in The Cleanup Crew (Video)
Kendrick Smith in Tales Yet Told: 2048 AM Voices in the Wood (Audio)
Kristen Cheriegate in Beneath the Surface (Video)
Kevin J. McCann in Wing Women (Audio)
Sade "Ambrose" Smith-Edwards in The Melancholy We Weave (Video)
Finalists for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Cast: Audio and Video
Fables of Frost and Fur (Audio)
Beneath the Surface (Video)
Godkiller: Balance (Audio)
Demons and Daughters (Video)
Tales Yet Told: 2048 AM Voices in the Wood (Audio)
Finalists for Outstanding Editing: Audio and Video
Fables of Frost and Fur (Audio)
Beneath the Surface (Video)
Godkiller: Balance (Audio)
Demons and Daughters (Video)
Spirits and Monsters of Old Seattle (Audio)
Tales Yet Told: 2048 AM Voices in the Wood (Audio)
The Melancholy We Weave (Video)
Unbalanced Encounters: Rally (Audio)
Outstanding Sound Design: Audio and Video
Fables of Frost and Fur (Audio)
Beneath the Surface (Video)
Demons and Daughters (Video)
Spirits and Monsters of Old Seattle (Audio)
Tales Yet Told: 2048 AM Voices in the Wood (Audio)
The Lighthouse of Broken Hearts (Video)
Tyrant of the Dark Star (Audio)
The Melancholy We Weave (Video)
Unbalanced Encounters: Rally (Audio)
Finalists for Outstanding Original Music
Unbalanced Encounters: Rally
Outstanding Visual Design
The Lighthouse of Broken Hearts
Outstanding Costuming and Makeup
The awarded show will be announced at Rainbow Roll Fest.
Outstanding Use of System - D&D
The awarded show will be announced at Rainbow Roll Fest.
Outstanding Use of System - Indie
All Our Faults | Monsterhearts 2
Spirits and Monsters of Old Seattle | Vaesen
Tales Yet Told: 2048 AM Voices in the Wood | VOID 1680 AM
The Time We Have | The Time We Have
Wing Women | Night Witches
The awarded show will be announced at Rainbow Roll Fest.