{{Infobox award |name=IAWTV Awards |image=IAWTV Awards logo.png |caption= |awarded_for=Web television |presenter=International Academy of Web Television |country=United States |year=January 12, 2012 |website={{URL|https://www.iawtvawards.com/}} }}

The '''IAWTV Awards''' is an annual event hosted by the International Academy of Web Television, currently based in Los Angeles, that honors "short form digital series"<ref name="IAWTV-awards">{{cite web|title=About IAWTV |url=https://www.iawtvawards.com/about |website=International Academy of Web Television |date=2021}}</ref> creators and talent in more than two dozen categories.

== History == The IAWTV Awards are hosted annually (with some exceptions) by the International Academy of Web Television (IAWTV), which was founded in 2008 and is devoted to the advancement of the arts and sciences of web television production.

=== Inception === In 2010, before the IAWTV Awards existed, the IAWTV hosted the 2nd annual Streamy Awards.<ref name="Tilzy">{{cite news|url=http://www.tilzy.tv/transparency-the-streamys-and-the-iawtv.htm|title=Transparency. The Streamys and The IAWTV|author=Tilsner, Jamison|date=March 4, 2009|access-date=2009-09-27|publisher=Tilzy.tv|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090610073605/http://www.tilzy.tv/transparency-the-streamys-and-the-iawtv.htm|archive-date=June 10, 2009}}</ref> The poor reception of the event,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.endofshow.com/2010/04/12/2nd-streamy-awards-descend-into-farce/|title=2nd Streamy awards descend into farce|author=Kevin Beaumont|date=April 12, 2010|publisher=End of Show|access-date=February 4, 2013}}</ref> and the surrounding controversy,<ref name="GigaOM2">{{cite web|url=http://gigaom.com/2010/04/12/the-streamy-awards-a-producers-apology-and-its-three-fails/|title=The Streamy Awards: A Producer's Apology And Its Three Fails|author=Liz Shannon Miller|date=April 12, 2010|publisher=GigaOM|access-date=February 4, 2013|archive-date=March 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140308050744/http://gigaom.com/2010/04/12/the-streamy-awards-a-producers-apology-and-its-three-fails/|url-status=dead}}</ref> resulted in a two-year hiatus for the Streamy Awards, and the subsequent creation of the IAWTV Awards.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUS130977575220110807|title=Will the web series world support the new Streamy Awards?|work=Reuters|access-date=2017-09-17}}</ref> The two awards ceremonies are both still running, though as completely separate entities.<ref name="Tvisual2">{{cite web|url=http://tvisual.org/2012/12/17/on-giving-the-streamys-and-the-iawtv-a-chance/|title=On Giving the Streamys (and the IAWTV) a Chance|author=Aymar Jean Christian|date=December 17, 2012|publisher=Televisual|access-date=February 4, 2013|archive-date=October 4, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004215539/http://tvisual.org/2012/12/17/on-giving-the-streamys-and-the-iawtv-a-chance/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== 2011–present === Since its inception in 2011, the IAWTV has held award ceremonies annually (with the exception of 2016, 2019 and 2020), presenting awards to web series creators and talent in more than two dozen categories, covering multiple genres. Notable IAWTV winners include Felicia Day, Julia Stiles and Milo Ventimiglia, as well as the critically acclaimed web series ''The Guild'', ''Blue'', ''Anyone But Me'', ''Husbands'', ''Leap Year'', and ''Whatever, Linda''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://playbackonline.ca/2015/04/16/canadian-web-series-take-home-eight-iawtv-awards/|title=Canadian web series take home eight IAWTV Awards|access-date=2017-09-16}}</ref>

Between 2012 and 2015, the IAWTV Awards were held in Las Vegas.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web|url=https://iawtvawards.lyberspace.com/|title=IAWTV Awards}}</ref> After a hiatus in 2016, the 2017 and 2018 ceremonies took place in Los Angeles.<ref name=":02" /> A further hiatus in 2019 and 2020 (with the hiatus in 2020 attributed to the global pandemic) will end with a planned virtual ceremony for the 2021 IAWTV Awards.

== Awards ceremonies == For the full list of winners from each ceremony, visit the [https://iawtvawards.lyberspace.com/ official IAWTV website] for archives. {| class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align: center" ! data-sort-type="number" style="width:180px;" |Ceremony ! style="width:110px;" |Date ! style="width:80px;" |Time ! style="width:350px;" |Best Web Series ! style="width:250px;" |Best Director ! style="width:250px;" |Best Female Performance ! style="width:250px;" |Best Male Performance |- |1st annual IAWTV Awards<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://iawtvawards.lyberspace.com/|title=IAWTV Awards - Past Winners|website=International Academy of Web Television|language=en-US|access-date=2017-09-17}}</ref> |January 12, 2012 | rowspan="6" |8:00&nbsp;p.m. |''The Guild'' {{small|(Comedy)}}<br />''RCVR'' {{small|(Drama)}} |Sean Becker – ''The Guild'' {{small|(Comedy)}}<br />Chris Preksta – ''The Mercury Men'' {{small|(Drama)}} |Felicia Day – ''The Guild'' {{small|(Comedy)}}<br />Rachael Hip-Flores – ''Anyone But Me'' {{small|(Drama)}} |Jeff Lewis – ''The Jeff Lewis 5-Minute Comedy Hour'' {{small|(Comedy)}}<br />Daniel Bonjour – ''RCVR'' {{small|(Drama)}} |- |2nd annual IAWTV Awards<ref name=":1" /> |January 8, 2013 |''Squaresville'' {{small|(Comedy)}}<br />''Leap Year'' {{small|(Drama)}} |Sean Becker – ''My Gimpy Life'' {{small|(Comedy)}}<br />Tina Cesa Ward – ''Anyone But Me'' {{small|(Drama)}} |Teal Sherer Teal – ''My Gimpy Life'' {{small|(Comedy)}}<br />Julia Stiles – ''Blue'' {{small|(Drama)}} |Jeff Lewis – ''The Jeff Lewis 5-Minute Comedy Hour'' {{small|(Comedy)}}<br /> Xander Berkeley – ''The Booth at the End'' {{small|(Drama)}} |- |3rd annual IAWTV Awards<ref name=":1" /> |January 7, 2014 |''Husbands'' {{small|(Comedy)}}<br />''Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome'' {{small|(Drama)}} |Scott Brown – ''Destroy the Alpha Gammas '' {{small|(Comedy)}}<br />Rodrigo Garcia – ''Blue'' {{small|(Drama)}} |Hannah Spear – ''Versus Valerie'' {{small|(Comedy)}}<br />Julia Stiles – ''Blue'' {{small|(Drama)}} |Brad Bell – ''Husbands'' {{small|(Comedy)}}<br />Milo Ventimiglia – ''Chosen'' {{small|(Drama)}} |- |4th annual IAWTV Awards<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://iawtvawards.lyberspace.com/|title=2015 IAWTV Award Winners|website=International Academy of Web Television|language=en-US|access-date=2017-09-17}}</ref> |April 15, 2015 |'''TIE''': ''Honest Trailers'' & ''Real Housewives of Horror'' {{small|(Comedy)}}<br />''Whatever, Linda'' {{small|(Drama)}} |Sean Becker – ''Hench'' {{small|(Comedy)}}<br />Matt Eastman – ''Whatever, Linda'' {{small|(Drama)}} |Zoe Chao – ''God Particles'' {{small|(Comedy)}}<br />Lindsey Middleton – ''Vanessa’s Story'' {{small|(Drama)}} |Matthew Werkmeister – ''Chris & Josh'' {{small|(Comedy)}}<br />Shaun Blaney – ''The Web Series'' {{small|(Drama)}} |- |5th annual IAWTV Awards<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://iawtvawards.lyberspace.com/|title=Home|website=International Academy of Web Television|language=en-US|access-date=2017-10-07}}</ref> |October 4, 2017 |''Bruce'' {{small|(Comedy)}}<br />''Jade of Death'' {{small|(Drama)}} |Tony Rogers – ''Bruce'' {{small|(Comedy)}}<br />'''TIE''': Erin Good – ''Jade of Death'' & Luke Eve – ''High Life'' {{small|(Drama)}} |Rachel Reyes – ''Say Hello'' {{small|(Comedy)}}<br />Odessa Young – ''High Life'' {{small|(Drama)}} |Chase Anthony – ''A Whole New Irving'' {{small|(Comedy)}}<br />Ryan Hellquist – ''L.A. Macabre'' {{small|(Drama)}} |- |6th annual IAWTV Awards<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://iawtvawards.lyberspace.com/|title=2018 IAWTV Award Winners and Nominees|website=International Academy of Web Television|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-24}}</ref> |August 24, 2018 |''Dinner with Don'' {{small|(Comedy)}}<br />''Giants'' {{small|(Drama)}} |Corrie Chen – ''Homecoming Queens'' {{small|(Comedy)}}<br />'''TIE''': Carey Williams – ''Giants'' & Laurent King – ''Ink'' {{small|(Drama)}} |Meghan Heffner – ''How to Buy a Baby'' {{small|(Comedy)}}<br />Cady Huffman – ''After Forever'' {{small|(Drama)}} |Christopher Graham – ''Whatta Lark'' {{small|(Comedy)}}<br />Yohan Genin – ''Nemausus'' {{small|(Drama)}} |- |}

== See also == * Webby Awards

== References == {{reflist|30em}}

== External links == * [https://iawtvawards.lyberspace.com/ Official IAWTV website]

Category:Web series awards Category:Arts organizations based in Los Angeles Category:Television organizations in the United States Category:Organizations based in Los Angeles Category:Digital media organizations