2018 Webby Awards Explained

The 23rd annual Webby Awards were held at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City on May 14, 2018, which was hosted by comedian and writer Amber Ruffin.[1] [2] The Webby Awards have been dubbed the "internet's highest honor" and, in 2018, received over 13,000 entries from 70 countries, with 10% receiving nominations.[3]

Winners

(from http://webbyawards.com/winners/2018/)

CategorySub-CategoryDescription-->Webby Award WinnerPeople's Voice Winner
WebbyAgency of the YearBBDO NY
Athlete of the YearChris Long
Best ActorDavid Harbour
Best ActressLaura Linney
Film & Video Person of the YearSteven Soderbergh
Lifetime AchievementMitchell Baker
Media Company of the YearNational Geographic
Person of the YearSusan Fowler
Special AchievementDavid Chang
Adam Sandler
FKA Twigs
Jesse Williams
Special MomentMarch for Our Lives
WebActivismRefugees WelcomeChange.org
Real EstateNooklynZillow
Corporate Communications in WebsitesWalgreens - Let's Grow Old TogetherSpotify.me by GLOW Digital and Social Agency
SportsArsenal.com by Inviqa
Online Film & VideoViral Video (unbranded)Used Car Commercial // 1996 Honda Accord by Max Lanman
Music VideoKolshikOK GOObsession
VarietyVogue.com Meryl Streep cover interview with Anna WintourThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Music
Best WritingBetter Call Saul Los Pollos Hermanos Training Videos - Ariel LevineDeadpool Musical -Zamurai Productions, Paul Bianchi
Mobile Sites & AppsBest Streaming VideoPBS Kids video appYouTube TV
Best Streaming AudioPandora Music
PodcastsArts & CultureA Piece of WorkMasterpiece Studio
Best Branded Podcast or SegmentIRL Podcast
Best HostRuPaul: What's the Tee? with Michelle VisageCriminal Podcast
Best Individual EpisodeConversations with People Who Hate Me
Best SeriesS-Town
Best Sound Design/ Original Music ScoreInvisible City PodcastRadiolab Presents: More Perfect
Best WritingS-TownMyths and Legends
Business"The sentence that helped set off the opioid crisis"
episode of The Uncertain Hour
Masters of Scale
Comedy2 Dope Queens
DocumentaryEar HustleThe FRONTLINE Dispatch
Family & KidsThe Longest Shortest TimeBrains On!
Interview/Talk ShowDeath, Sex & MoneyHere's the Thing
LifestyleThe Fridge LightTerrible, Thanks for Asking
News & InformationPod Save the People
Science & EducationTED Radio Hour

Manipulation

SportsThe Bill Simmons Podcast
TechnologyThe Privacy Paradox from Note to Self
GamesBest Art DirectionCuphead
Best Multiplayer/Competitive GameOverwatch by Blizzard EntertainmentFortnite by Epic Games
Best Game DesignOverwatch
Best Visual DesignInsideCuphead
PuzzleMonument Valley 2Two Dots
This table is incomplete, please help to complete it from material on this page.

References

Winners and nominees are generally named according to the organization or website winning the award, although the recipient is, technically, the web design firm or internal department that created the winning site and in the case of corporate websites, the designer's client. Web links are provided for informational purposes, both in the most recently available archive.org version before the awards ceremony and, where available, the current website. Many older websites no longer exist, are redirected, or have been substantially redesigned.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: JAY-Z, RuPaul, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry & Kourtney Kardashian Among 2018 Webby Award Winners: See the Full List. Billboard Music. June 14, 2018.
  2. Web site: Webby Awards: Steven Soderbergh, Laura Linney, #MeToo Trailblazer Susan Fowler Among 2018 Honorees . Hollywood Reporter . 2018-04-24 . 2018-06-14.
  3. Web site: We Are Unlimited, Energy BBDO among Webby noms. Reel Chicago. 14 June 2018.