Ava DuVernay won Film & Video Person of the Year, while Pharrell Williams took home the Webby Anthem Award for his “groundbreaking endeavors working towards racial equity in education and entrepreneurship.”
The 2021 ceremony, hosted by Jameela Jamil, was dedicated to those who found innovative ways to use the internet to help people stay connected amid a grueling pandemic year. In that spirit, it’s no surprise the Webby Person of the Year distinction went to Dr. Anthony Fauci.
Other Special Achievement winners of note include Ava DuVernay (Film and Video Person of the Year), Stop AAPI Hate (Social Movement of the Year), Riz Ahmed (Best Actor), and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson (general Special Achievement honoree).
This year, the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS) also launched two new Special Achievement Awards. Pharrell Williams bagged the inaugural Webby Anthem Award for his groundbreaking work in pushing for racial equity in education and entrepreneurship. Yara Shahidi, meanwhile, received the inaugural Webby Advocate of the Year award.
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Lagos State Honorable Commissioner, Science and Technology presenting the Banking App of the Year 2019 to GTBANK.
Africa’s most comprehensive Digital Awards, the GAGE Awards recently opened its portals for nominations. The much anticipated call for nominations of the GAGE Awards 2021 opened December 1
st 2020, to enable Nigerians nominate their favorite innovators and brands who have leveraged on digital to make their lives simpler and better. 2020 was indeed an interesting year, we witnessed novel digital innovations. We also warmed up to the possibilities of many things we never imagined such as Zoom meetings, E-concerts, homeschooling due to the pandemic etc.
Chiamaka Ozulumba
The GAGE Awards has unveiled its academy of judges for the second edition themed, ‘Year of the Digital Takeover’.
The GAGE Awards has become a standard for recognising, and rewarding outstanding digital work on the African continent.
Some industry experts have expressed excitement at the second edition based on the credibility of the process and the dire need to encourage outstanding digital innovations in the Nigerian eco system.
According to them, this will facilitate innovation and growth in the African digital space.
The 2021 academy of judges boasts of a stellar cast of individuals, who have a proven record of success and achievements in their various fields.