AFTRA and SAG Wins Big at the TIVA-DC’s 2011 Peer Awards

  Hosted by Wendy Rieger of NBC4, the TIVA-DC’s Peer Awards were held Saturday, November 19^th at the National Press Club. The Peer Award, which began in 1997, recognizes those in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area for their outstanding work in media production.

         
Once again, the exceptional members of AFTRA and SAG dominated the talent categories at this year’s DC Peer Awards:

VOICEOVER, LONG-FORM - MALE
Bronze: Sheldon Smith for "Chesapeake Bay Bridge: Spanning the Bay"
Silver: Lance Lewman for "Encounter on the High Desert"
Gold: Craig Sechler for Nat Geo/NOVA "Extreme Cave Diving"

VOICEOVER, LONG-FORM - FEMALE
Bronze: Melissa Leebaert for "National Geographic: Giulani's 9/11"
Silver: Melissa Leebaert for "30 Years of Leadership on HIV/AIDS"
Gold: Gwendolyn Briley-Strand for "Marian Anderson: A Song of Dignity and Grace"

VOICEOVER, SPOT - MALE
Bronze: Craig Klein for "JKL: Spiderman"
Silver: Sheldon Smith for "Energy Solutions: Three Rivers"
Gold: Nick Clooney for "The Bonobo Connection: Promo"

VOICEOVER, SPOT - FEMALE
Silver: Jeannie Johnson for "High Heels: Ken Buck ad"
Gold: Joyce Peifer-Forbes for "Bon Secours: Services"

ON-CAMERA, DRAMATIC - MALE
Bronze: Harlan J. Strauss for "The Conductor"
Silver: Michael Gabel for "A Modest Suggestion"

ON-CAMERA, DRAMATIC - Female
Bronze: Brenna McDonough for "The Big What If"

ON-CAMERA, NON-DRAMATIC - Female
Bronze: Jeannie Johnson for "Union Plus: Programmable Thermostats"
Silver: Brenna McDonough for "FedEx Drivers Aren't Pilots"

48-HOUR FILM PROJECT - LEAD ACTING
Bronze: Melissa Leebaert for "Badger Hollow"
Silver: Patt Strott-Wheatley for "The Misadventures of Matilda Mensch"
Silver: Gale Nemec for "Deleon Crossing"
Gold: Michael Gabel for "The Pen"

BEST OF DC
Rocket Media Group and the FBI for "Betrayed" featuring Craig Sechler, Dionne Audain, David DeBoy and others

 For a complete list of winners and to see or hear some of the winners, go to www.tivadc.com.

The Washington/Baltimore AFTRA-SAG office congratulates all winners and nominees. These were all well-deserved and we are proud to represent such gifted people.