This morning, the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences announced the nominees for its 2021 Webby Awards. Google earned the most nominations with 22, followed by HBO with 20, and Comedy Central with 19. In addition to the academy’s selection of winners, fans can vote for the People’s Voice Award from today through Thu., May 6, at 11:59 p.m. PT. British pop culture presenter Jameela Jamil will host the virtual awards show on Tue., May 18, with winners restricted to the ceremony’s traditional five-word speeches, on WebbyAwards.com.
Television and film nominees vying for best Social Video include Marathon Digital’s Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical as well as Netflix’s Father of the Bride Part 3ish, Disney’s Disney+ Library Stunt, Warner Bros. Entertainment’s Scoob- #ScoobDance TikTok Challenge, and HBO’s Westworld Season 3.
Performance and dance nominees in contention for best Social Video include the Rockettes’ “All That Jazz” Fosse Tribute as well as BET’s Hip Hop Awards: The Booth, Nayilah’s The Hood Dorothy: Exploring Black Excellence, 300 Entertainment’s #SavageChallenge, and Mojo Supermarket’s Savage Not Sorry.
The events and livestreams competing for best Social Content Series & Campaigns include Disney’s Hamilton Twitter Watch Party as well as RMG’s Black Entrepreneurs Day, Adobe’ CoCreate, NASA’s Launch America, and WWE’s Wrestlemania 36.
Finally, the cultural institutions being considered for best General Websites & Mobile Sites include Adage Technologies for Experience the Kennedy Center at Home, Museo Reina Sofia for (Im)possible Counter-Archives, 360 Design for Shared History Project, Paradowski Creative for The Sheldon, and Dept Holding for Transforming the Van Gogh Museum.
Visit WebbyAwards.com for a full list of nominees and to vote for the People’s Voice Award.