The 21st annual Webby Awards is just a few weeks away, when the most innovative, inspiring, and entertaining work on the Internet will be celebrated at a star-studded event in NYC. Joel McHale—comedian, actor, and host of last year’s CFDA Awards—was tapped for hosting duties, where Lady Gaga, Google, Malcolm Gladwell, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Lena Dunham’s Women of the Hour podcast, and The New Yorker are among winners. Additionally, the Webby Awards will honor Special Achievement Winners: Solange (Webby Artist of the Year), The Women’s March (Webby Social Movement of the Year), InternetArchive.org (Webby Lifetime Achievement), Steve Buscemi (Webby Best Actor), Van Jones (Webby Special Achievement), and Gillian Anderson (Webby Best Actress). There are also fashion and beauty winner highlights in the best shopping, fashion, and/or beauty apps, including Dollar Shave Club’s Member Experience, Sephora, Fab iOS App, Perfect365 Mobile Digital Makeup App, Feels, and Glossier Instagram.
The event will be held on Monday, May 15 at Cipriani Wall Street, and the show will be available on demand at webbyawards.com the morning of Tuesday, May 16. The Webby Awards video channel will feature all the show highlights and hallmark five-word speeches from the night’s winners.
