Variety Lands Four 2023 Webby Awards Nominations
04.04.2023 - 12:03
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Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Variety scored four nominations for the 27th annual Webby Awards, including a nod for best entertainment website of the year. The publication’s nominations are for: entertainment website (in the general websites and mobile sites category); editorial writing (in the features and design category); Variety Power of Women 2022 (under events and livestreams in the general video category); and Variety’s TikTok explainer video series (in the how-to, explainer and DIY social video category). The annual awards, presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences (IADAS), recognize excellence on the internet and span video, social media, websites, apps, games, VR and podcasts.
The 2023 Webby Awards nominees include Selena Gomez, Harry Styles, Doja Cat, Lizzo, Lupita Nyong’o, BTS, Bomani Jones, Anderson Cooper, Blackpink, Cristiano Ronaldo, Post Malone, Megan Thee Stallion, Serena Williams, Drake and Future, the cast of Apple TV+’s “Ted Lasso,” RuPaul and YouTube creator MrBeast. Organizations with the most nominations this year are: Apple (22), MTV (15), National Geographic (14), Netflix (14), Audible (13), CNN (12), HBO (12), the Washington Post (12), Google (11), Meta (11), Amazon (10), Amazon Music (nine), WaitWhat (nine), ESPN (eight), Paramount (eight), Spotify (eight) and Wondery (eight). All nominees are eligible to win the two top awards: The Webby Award, selected by the members of the Academy, and the Webby People’s Voice Award, based on fan voting at vote.webbyawards.com (through Thursday, April 20 at 11:59 p.m. PT). Winners for 2023 Webbys will be announced April 25 and will be feted at an in-person award show on May 15 at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. Show