Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Oprah Winfrey and 'Hamilton' were among the winners at the Webby Awards.
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson
The 25th annual ceremony took place on Tuesday (18.05.21) with Jameela Jamil hosting while the likes of James Corden, Ava DuVernay and Riz Ahmed also collected prizes.
According to the organisers, this year's honours were "dedicated to the outstanding individuals, organisations and projects that found creative and innovative ways to use the Internet to help the world stay connected during the COVID-19 pandemic".
Johnson, DuVernay, Ahmed, Dr. Fauci and Andra Day were given Special Achievement recognition.
In keeping with its usual style, the Webbys acceptance speeches saw recipients encouraged to use just five words.
Johnson - recognised for "his phenomenal use of social media to connect with people, provide inspiration and motivation to millions of followers globally" - said: "Family. God. Country. Mahalo. Tequila."
Oprah - whose book club won the Arts & Culture, General Series (Podcasts) prize - added: "Powerful books can open minds."
Lin-Manuel Miranda referenced a song from 'Hamilton' after his hit Broadway show's Twitter Watch Party won the Webby and Webby People’s Voice Award for Events & Livestreams, Social Content Series & Campaigns (Social).
Not being able to finish the line, he quipped: "I'm not throwing away my..."
And Riz Ahmed delivered his speech in American Sign Language as he encouraged viewers: "GO where the fear is."
Selected 2021 Webby Awards winners list:
Webby and Webby People's Voice Awards:
The Motherly Podcast: Kristen Bell gives us the motherhood advice we all need to hear: best individual episode, features (podcasts).
Hamilton - Twitter Watch Party: events & livestreams, social content series & campaigns (social).
The Daily Show Bonus Tracks: interview/talk show, social content series & campaigns (social).
NPR Music Tiny Desk Concerts: music, video series & channels (video).
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: comedy, branded entertainment (video).
Kiswe Powers BTS’ Innovative Virtual Concert “Map of the Soul ON:E”: music, general virtual & remote (virtual & remote).
Webby People’s Voice Awards only:
The Daily Show Podcast Universe: scripted fiction, limited-series & specials (podcasts)
Spotify’s An Oral History of The Office: entertainment, limited-series & specials (podcasts)
Jennifer Garner: celebrity/fan, general social (social)
The Daily Show: best overall social, features (social)
Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical: television & film, social video (social)
2020 MTV Video Music Awards: events & live streaming, social video (video)
BTS Carpool Karaoke: variety & reality, general video (video)
Momsplaining with Kristen Bell: comedy: longform, general video (video)
Dua Lipa’s 'Hallucinate': animation, general video (video)
Spotify’s Alone with Me: music, general websites and mobile sites (websites and mobile sites)
Rotten Tomatoes: websites and mobile sites, entertainment (websites and mobile sites)
Webby Awards only:
The Late Late Show with James Corden: celebrity/fan, general social (social) and entertainment, general social (social)
The Daily Show Twitter: humor, general social (social)
Megan Thee Stallion x New York Times - Protecting Women of Color: best editing, performance & craft (video)
‘Dua Lipa Has New Rules for COVID Dating’: comedy: shortform, general video (video)
Variety: websites and mobile sites, entertainment (websites and mobile sites)
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