Thursday, November 28th, 2008 at the Whisky-A-Go-Go

Independent Film Award Recipients

Feature Documentary of the Year
Max Baranet & Cynthia Huffman: "The 1959 Burst"

Posthumous Award for Stanley Kramer
(The Godfather of Independent Films)
Award to be accepted by Kat Kramer

Patriotic Short Film of the Year
Ginger Lewis: “Peace Through Music”

Song Soundtrack of the Year:
RJ Parsons: “Forbidden City” Going Home

Short Film Documentary of the Year:
Slavedriver 13: “A Night at the L.A. Music Awards”.

Short Film Screenplay Award:
Stephen Jacobs: “Critical Decision”

Independent Feature Film Screenplay of the Year:
Norm Lubow " The Hellemarketer "

Career Achievement Movie Critic: Bill Margold

Outstanding Talk Show Debut: Steve Wilkos

Career Achievement in Songwriting
Steve McCarty for the Steve Miller Band

The National Cummunity Service Award
Survivor Celebration

Career Achievement in Bass Guitar
Rudy Sarzo

Career Achievement: Record Producer
Jack Douglas

Career Achievement in Rock Photography
Neil Zlozower

Career Achievement LA Rock Radio Personality
Gary Bryan

The Shep Gordon Executive Lifetime Achievement Award
Greg Ladanyi

Humanitarian of The Year
Matthew Zachary

Career Achievement in Drums
Liberty DeVitto

Independent Music Award Recipients

Attorneys of the Year: Michael Rosenstein & Mark McBride

Independent Triple A Single: Theresa Bruneau “Beauty”

National Hip Hop Album of the Year: Antedote “Speak Easy”

Independent Vocal Group of the Year: Bella Sorella

Female Vocalist: Kim Kline

Independent Pop Single: Whitney Steele: “Where Did You Go?”

Independent Spoken Word Album of the Year:
     Hendrix: “Jimi Speaks” by Marino DeSilva & Martin Nethercutt

Male Singer / Songwriter: Brad Shaw

National Hard Rock Band of the Year: Six Ounce Gloves

Independent Rock Drummer of the Year: A.D. Adams

Independent Country Album: Ginger Lewis: “Something in the Water”

Journalist of the Year: Jan Jacobson

Independent Rock Revival Act of the Year: The Who Show

Special Acheivement Award: The Manhattan Address

Independent Manager of the Year: Bob Parness

Independent Hip Hop Artist of the Year: White Mike

Music Executive of the Year: Brian Stewart

International Harmonica Artist of the Year: John Dubuc

Rock Composer of the Year: Dave Henzerling

National Country Artist of the Year: Nick Nicholson

Music Education Award: CampJam All Stars

International Guitarist last year : Mojocat