2017 Webby Awards

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The 21st annual Webby Awards were held at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City on May 15, 2017, which was hosted by comedian and actor Joel McHale. [1] [2] The Webby Awards have been dubbed the "internet's highest honor" and, in 2017, received nearly 13,000 entries from 70 countries. [3]

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Winners

(from http://webbyawards.com/winners/2017/)
CategorySub-CategoryWebby Award WinnerPeople's Voice WinnerOther Nominees
Special AchievementLifetime Achievement Internet Archive
Artist of the Year Solange Knowles
Social Movement of the Year Women's March
Best Actress Gillian Anderson
Best Actor Steve Buscemi
Special Achievement Van Jones
Agency of the Year BBDO New York
WebActivismWomen's Footprint in History by UN Women and ElkanodataShout Your Abortion by Civilization (Design Practice) Global Gender Gap Report Browser by TWO-N Inc.
My Grandmother's Lingo by SBS
Make It OK by Preston Kelly
ArtHeilbrunn Timeline of Art History by The Metropolitan Museum of Art The Garden of Earthly Delights by Jheronimus Bosch by Q42, NTR, Fabrique & Pieter Huystee Film
AssociationsVera Institute of Justice by HyperaktThe United State of Video Games by E3
Best Individual Editorial ExperienceVoices From Standing Rock by The Washington Post
Best PracticesVirginAmerica.com by Virgin Atlantic, Work & CoWIRED Ad Free by Condé Nast
Best Visual Design - AestheticiFly50.com by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Born05
Online Film & VideoMusic Video Coldplay – Up&Up by Prettybird Beyoncé – Formation by Prettybird DJ Shadow feat. Run the Jewels – Nobody Speak by Pulse Films
Miike Snow – Genghis Khan by Pulse Films
OK Go – The One Moment by Ogilvy & Mather
Animation“Are You Lost in the World Like Me?” by Moby and the Void Pacific Choir (illustration by Steve Cutts)
Variety"We the Internet TV""Movie Accent Expert Breaks Down Actors' Accents" by Wired
Video Remixes/Mashups"Kendrick Lamar/Rick and Morty Mashup" by Mylo the Cat
Mobile Sites & AppsBest Streaming Video HBO Now by HBO Radio Garden by Studio Puckey & Moniker
Pandora
Bumpers
Overcast
Games Pokémon Go by Niantic, Inc. The Walking Dead No Man's Land Mobile Game by AMC Networks Dots & Co by Dots
Star Wars Arcade by Goodboy Digital and Disney EMEA
NBA LIVE Mobile by Electronic Arts
SocialMusic Mark Ronson – The Official Cover by McCann London Album+Art by Eisen Bernardo #beckWOW Instagram Campaign by Capitol Records
StreetMusicMap Instagram by StreetMusicMap
Rolling Stone Instagram by Rolling Stone
PodcastsArts & Culture Still Processing Stuff You Should Know
Best Host Beautiful Stories from Anonymous People 99% Invisible
Best Individual Episode"Is the Internet Being Ruined?" (Ep. 253)

from Freakonomics Radio

"My Little Hundred Million" (S1-E6)

from Revisionist History with Malcolm Gladwell

Best Sound Design/ Original Music Score Secrets, Crimes & Audiotape : Wait Wait Don’t Kill Me Series Undisclosed: The Music
Best Writing How to Be a Girl Stuff You Missed in History Class
Comedy The Hilarious World of Depression The Last Podcast On The Left
Documentary The Kitchen Sisters Present Missing Richard Simmons
Drama Homecoming
Interview/Talk Show Another Round
LifestyleWomen of the HourThe Sporkful
News & Information"Voting rights – and wrongs" episode

from Reveal

FiveThirtyEight Politics Podcast
Recaps Masterpiece Studio
Science & Education Hidden Brain Waking Up with Sam Harris
Sports The Bill Simmons Podcast
Technology Leo Laporte talks with Edward Snowden's LawyerCodebreaker
Advertising, Media & PRData Driven Media Doctors of the World I'm Moving to Canada

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References

  1. ↑ "The 21st Annual Webby Awards Honor This Year's Internet VIPs". Variety . Archived from the original on May 19, 2017. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Hollywood Reporter Website Nominated for Webby Award". The Hollywood Reporter . 2017-04-04. Archived from the original on 2017-04-27. Retrieved 2017-04-26.
  3. ↑ "Here Are The Winners Of The 21st Annual Webby Awards". Fast Company . Archived from the original on 28 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
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