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Acting Dead | |
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Genre | Horror, Comedy |
Created by | Brian Beacock |
Written by | Brian Beacock |
Directed by | Alan David Morgan |
Starring | Brian Beacock, Jillian Clare, Chris Galya, Patrika Darbo, Paul Nygro, John Yelvington |
Composer | Jamie Forsyth |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 11 |
Production | |
Producers | Susan Bernhardt, Brian Beacock, Paul Nygro |
Cinematography | Jared Hoy |
Production company | Leonian |
Acting Dead is an American satirical dark comedy about the world of Hollywood zombies. [1] The series focuses on Tate Blodgett (Brian Beacock), a zombie, and Alex Carbonneux (Jillian Clare), a ghost, as they both struggle with their new afterlife.
Austin Indie Flix Showcase,2014
• | Won, Jury Award |
Best Actress Jillian Clare |
Austin WebFest,2015
• | Won |
Best Special Effects |
Brooklyn WebFest,2015
• | Won |
Best Comedy |
FilmQuest, US,2015
• | Won, FilmQuest Cthulhu |
Best Web Series |
IFQ,2015
• | Won |
Best Director, David Morgan |
Independent Film Quarterly Film and Webisode Festival,2014
• | Won, Festival Award |
Best Director of a Web Series Alan David Morgan |
Indie Series Awards,2015
• | Won, ISA |
Best Guest Actor- Comedy Peter Allen Vogt | |
• | Won, ISA |
Best Web Series - Comedy | |
• | Won, ISA |
Best Supporting Actor (Comedy) Chris Galya | |
• | Won, ISA |
Best Writing (Comedy) Brian Beacock (writer) | |
• | Nominated, ISA |
Best Guest Actress - Comedy Carolyn Hennesy | |
• | Nominated, ISA |
Best Supporting Actress (Comedy) Deborah Gibson | |
• | Nominated, ISA |
Best Actress (Comedy) Jillian Clare | |
• | Nominated, ISA |
Best Makeup Jen Grable | |
• | Nominated, ISA |
Best Actor (Comedy) Brian Beacock | |
• | Nominated, ISA |
Best Production Design Danny Cistone |
Long Beach Comic Con,2015
• | Won |
Best WebSeries |
Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards,2015
• | Won, LAIFF February Award |
Best Web Series (English) Alan David Morgan |
New York Comic Con,2015
• | Won |
Best WebSeries |
• | Won, Primetime Emmy | Source |
Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series Patrika Darbo • For playing: "Margot Mullen". | [2] |
• | Nominated, Jury Prize |
Best Ensemble Web Series |
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