Fans can watch this year’s show, hosted by actress, podcaster and activist Jameela Jamil, at http://watch.webbyawards.com on May 18 starting at 3 p.m. ET. Katie Couric, Gayle King, Naomi Watts and more are slated to appear as presenters and special guests.
Comedy Central won as the Webby media company of the year for earning the most honors across all Webby categories: 14.
Andra Day and Riz Ahmed, who were Oscar-nominated for their performances in
The United States vs. Billie Holiday and
Sound of Metal, respectively, won Webbys for best actress and best actor for their work in those films.
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NEW YORK, May 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Dr. Mikhail Varshavski, the New Jersey-based family medicine physician and social media influencer known as Dr. Mike, was honored on Tuesday with four Webby Awards, the
Webby Winner: Social, Education & Discovery
People s Voice Winner: Social, Education & Discovery
People s Voice Winner: Social, Health & Fitness (Series & Campaigns)
People s Voice Winner: Social, Education & Discovery (Series & Campaigns)
The first of those awards went to his YouTube channel and was bestowed by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS), a 2,000-member body consisting of Executive Members (leading Internet experts, business figures, luminaries, visionaries, and creative celebrities) and Associate Members (i.e., past Webby winners and nominees, and other Internet professionals).
BTS has been nominated for the 2021 Webby Awards!
On April 20 local time, the 25th annual Webby Awards announced this year’s nominees, and BTS made the list more than once.
Founded in 1996, the Webby Awards honor excellence on the internet in a wide array of categories, including websites and mobile sites; video; advertising, media, and public relations; apps and software; social; podcasts; and games.
BTS has been nominated in the Music (Virtual & Remote) category for their “Map of the Soul ON:E” online concert, as well as the Variety & Reality (General Video) category for their “Carpool Karaoke” segment on CBS’s “The Late Late Show with James Corden.”
Jameela Jamil to Host 25th Annual Webby Awards
Awards show, celebrating the best of the internet, will be all-virtual this year and stream on May 18Lawrence Yee | April 15, 2021 @ 8:00 AM
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Actress and advocate Jameela will host the 25th Webby Awards, celebrating the best of the internet, in an all-virtual ceremony this year.
“I’m obviously no stranger to the Internet and social media,” said Jamil. “And that’s why I’m so excited to host this year’s show and celebrate those who dare to make the Internet a better, more positive place for us all.”
Jamil, best known for playing Tahani on the sitcom “The Good Place” and hosting HBO Max’s ballroom competition “Legendary,” is a prolific tweeter with over one million followers. In 2018 she launched a movement and activism platform called I Weigh. What started as an idea and an Instagram page became a platform and community of changemakers who come together to share ideas, experiences and