Variety Lands Four 2023 Webby Awards Nominations

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 from Los Angeles (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).

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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 highlights, including the winners’ hallmark five-word speeches, will be available across YouTube, Instagram and TikTok.

The Webby nominees are selected by the IADAS, whose members include: Quinta Brunson, writer, director and actor; Questlove, DJ and producer; Tan France, fashion designer, TV personality and author; Natalie Guzman, co-president & CMO, Savage X Fenty; Werner Vogels, CTO, Amazon; Roxanne Gay, host, “The Roxanne Gay Agenda”; Ziwe Fumudoh, comedian and writer; Reshma Saujani, founder, Girls Who Code; LeVar Burton, actor, podcaster and TV host; Andy Slavit, host, “In the Bubble”; artist Takashi Murakami; comedian Samantha Bee; and Tracy Chou, founder and CEO, Block Party.

The Webby Awards received nearly 14,000 entries from all 50 U.S. states and more than 70 countries worldwide this year. KMPG provides vote tabulation consulting for the Webby Awards.

Highlights of the 2023 Webby Awards nominations:

Entertainment (General Websites & Mobile Sites)

• It Lies Within – McCann Demand

• “Luck” Movie Homepage Takeover – Apple

• The Sims: Digital Design System – Elephant

• Marvel.com – Marvel Entertainment

• Variety.com – Variety

Events & Livestreams (Video)

• ABC News Live’s Out Loud: ABC News Celebrates Pride Month – ABC News

• Black Entrepreneurs Day – Black Entrepreneurs Day

• 2022 MTV VMA Stan Cam/Stan Mail – MTV Entertainment Studios & Paramount Media Networks

• Variety Power of Women 2022 – Variety

• League of Legends: Wild Rift 2nd Anniversary Celebration – We Are Social U.S.

Writing, Editorial (Features & Design)

• Politico Europe

• The Sustainability Project – Economist Impact

• The Great Forgetting – NautilusNext

• New Lines Magazine

• Variety.com – Variety

How-To, Explainer & DIY (Social Video)

• Make With Me – Etsy

• Levi’s TikTok: How-To Hand-Wash Jeans – IMGN Media

• Making Interior Design Accessible on TikTok, Annie Elliott Design – Kylee Social

• Southern Living Magazine’s TikTok – Southern Living

• Variety TikTok explainer video series – Variety

Web Personality/Host, Performances & Craft (Video)

• Lizzo’s Watch Out For the Big Grrrls – Amazon Studios

• Recess Therapy – Doing Things Media

• Oh Hell No! With Marlon Wayans – Jesse Collins Entertainment

• Trevor Noah – Between the Scenes – The Daily Show with Trevor Noah – MTV Entertainment Studios & Paramount Media Networks

• Jimmy Fallon – The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Individual Performance, Performances & Craft (Video)

• Uprooted – Atmosphere Dance

• Famous Wedding Show (Full) 2022 – Quick Style – Mantis Management

• Gretta Ray – One Day Like This (Amazon Original) (Live Version) – Mude

• Moonlight Sonata by Santa Baby Composer Philip Springer – Tamir Music

• AirPods – Silhouettes x Harry Styles – TBWA\Media Arts Lab

Events & Livestream, Branded Entertainment (Video)

• Netflix – Stranger Things meets Bondi Rescue – Jack Nimble

• Call of Duty: NEXT – OS Studios

• Soundstorm – productionglue (A TAIT Company)

• Stranger Things – Music Has the Power to Save Everyone – SC Cohn & Jansen Advertising SRL

• WMA x Swamp Motel – Prime Video UK ‘Get The V’ Immersive Twitch Stream NSFW – WMA

Music, General Video (Video)

• Post Malone – Twelve Carat Toothache Listening Experience | Amazon Music – Amazon Music

• Gap Years – Mercury Studios

• Romeo Santos: King of Bachata – Sony Music US Latin

• Spotify RADAR Presents: Ayra Starr – Spotify

• Sublime – Behind The Cover: 40oz To Freedom – Universal Music Enterprises

Music, Music Video (Video)

• Disturbed – “Bad Man” – Doomsday Entertainment

• Future – “Wait For U” ft. Drake – Fela

• Muse – “Compliance” – Left

• Hot Chip – “Eleanor” – Partizan Entertainment

• Christina Aguilera – “Beautiful” (2022 Version) – Sony Music Entertainment

Sports, General Video (Video)

• The Life of Elite High School Basketball Stars | Team Durant Nike EYBL All Access – Boardroom

• Correct the Internet: Cristiano Ronaldo vs Christine Sinclair – DDB New Zealand Aotearoa

• Eli Manning Goes Undercover at Penn State Walk-On Tryouts as “Chad Powers” – Omaha Productions

• NFL Explained: Evolution of Broadcast Innovations & Technology – NFL Media

• Chasing Tokyo – Olympic Channel – International Olympic Committee

Sports Video Series & Channels (Video)

• Enshrine or Decline? – ESPN

• Today’s Technology, Tomorrow’s Players – LDWW

• Los Angeles Chargers YouTube Channel – Los Angeles Chargers

• No Limits: The Story of the Nation’s Premiere Women’s Basketball Team – Overtime

• Kelly Slater: Lost Tapes – World Surf League

Science & Education, General Video (Video)

• Five Mysteries About Our Universe – BBC

• Special Webb Update: The Webb’s First Four (Actually 7) Images Explained – Complexly

• How Hubble Images Are Made – NASA / Hubble

• The Unbelievable Story of Earth’s Most Epic Flood – PBS Digital Studios

• The Lifecycle of SARS-CoV-2 – Phospho Biomedical Animation

Variety, Video Series & Channels (Video)

• The Daily Show With Trevor Noah – MTV Entertainment Studios & Paramount Media Networks

• Rolling Stone on Twitch – Rolling Stone

• Street You Grew Up On – Simpson Street

• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on YouTube – The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

• Letterman YouTube Channel – Worldwide Pants Incorporated

Community Engagement, Features (Social)

• #Hanguponit – MRM New York

• Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez – Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez

• Sing It Right with Spotify Lyrics – TBWA Singapore Pte Ltd

• Lil Mbappé – Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam

• My BTS Story – YouTube

Partnership or Collaboration, Features (Social)

• Lego Masters: Tap to Build Content Series – FOX Entertainment

• JW Marriott — Lily Kwong x JW Garden – Marriott International

• I.T. Squad – MediaCom

• Metallica x Stranger Things – Netflix

• #PinkVenomChallenge – YouTube Shorts x Blackpink – YouTube

Overall Social Presence, Media/Entertainment (Social)

• Game of Thrones – HBO

• HBO Max – HBO Max

• The Daily Show With Trevor Noah – MTV Entertainment Studios & Paramount Media Networks

• National Geographic Social Media – National Geographic

• Sesame Street – Sesame Workshop

Overall Social Presence, Brand (Social)

• Etsy – Etsy

• Sephora’s Overall Social Presence – Sephora

• Gucci Vault on Discord – Gucci

• @instagram Editorial Channel – Instagram

• NASA Social Media – NASA

Interview/Talk Show, Social Content Series (Social)

• Amazon Music Live Social Campaign – Amazon Music

• Anthony Padilla’s “I Spent A Day With…” – Pressalike Productions

• Songwriter Saturday – Hoff Studios

• LinkedIn News’ This is Working with Editor-in-Chief Dan Roth – LinkedIn

• Roller Coaster Interview – Netflix

Arts, Culture & Lifestyle, Social Content Series (Social)

• AARP TikTok: Gen X ASMR Series – AARP

• W Hotels: Travel with Me – Farrynheight

• Shrimpdaddy Shorts for Tech Deck – Hype Club

• Reddit Social x r/Place – Reddit

• Travel Diaries – Tastemade

Fashion & Beauty, General Social (Social)

• InStyle – Dotdash Meredith

• Gucci Vault on Discord – Gucci

• Levi’s TikTok Channel – IMGN Media

• Jacob&Co – Jacob&Co

• Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez – Rare Beauty

Sports, General Social (Social)

• Gold Blooded: Golden State Warriors 2022 NBA Champions – Golden State Warriors

• NBA 2K League Social Channels – National Basketball Association

• Showtime Basketball – Showtime

• Lisa Zimouche – Viral Nation Group

• World Surf League Social Media – World Surf League

Television & Film, Social Video (Social)

• How Tyler Perry Made a Fortune From Nothing – AARP

• Negroni Sbagliato – The House of the Dragon – HBO Max

• Jung Ho-Yeon’s Day in Venice Beach – Instagram Editorial

• Women’s History Month – “How To Triumph Like A Girl” – MTV Entertainment Studios & Paramount Media Networks

• I Like to Watch – Netflix

Public Service & Activism, Social Video (Social)

• Barack Obama x ATTN: – The Power of Your Vote in 2022 – ATTN:

• Lead From Behind – Colorectal Cancer Alliance

• March for Our Lives – March Launch Trailer – MENTALiTY

• The United States of Abortion – The Meteor

• Ukraine War Diaries – UNFPA

TV, Film & Entertainment, Social Campaign (Social)

• Generational Anxiety – All Arts

• The House of the Dragon – HBO

• The Wilds Season 2 – Laundry Service

• Adult Swimming – Movement Strategy

• RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 7 Queen Ruveal – MTV Entertainment Studios & Paramount Media Networks

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Social Campaign (Social)

• Altogether Different TikTok – 4creative

• Google – Selma Blair and Andraéa LaVant Partnership

• Pa’ Mi Gente – Meta

• Strands for Trans: Transphobe Takedowns – Terri & Sandy

• You’re Welcome Black History Month Campaign – The Creative Collective NYC

Partnership or Collaboration, Advertising Campaign (Advertising, Media & PR)

• FIFA 23 x Ted Lasso – Apple

• Doja Cat x Taco Bell: A “Contractual” Partnership – Deutsch LA

• High Valyrian Lessons – Duolingo

• The Coors Light – Mischief @ No Fixed Address

• Mind Ordering – WorkInProgress

Community Engagement, Advertising Campaigns (Advertising, Media & PR)

• The Coca-Cola Beatcan Campaign – FCB Africa (Pty) Ltd

• Token of Love – Verizon

• Emerging Creative Hubs Index 2022 – WeTransfer

• Budweiser: Bring Home the Bud – Wieden+Kennedy

• Lil Mbappé – Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam

Fashion, Beauty & Lifestyle, Branded Campaigns (Advertising, Media & PR)

• Dorm Roomz – Amazon

• Calvin Klein / Performance – Cut+Run

• The Beauty of Blackness – Digitas

• Beauty Of… – McCann New York

• Be the One No One Saw Coming – Tool

Viral Marketing, Individual (Advertising, Media & PR)

• Coinbase: Less Talk, More Bitcoin – Accenture Song

• Land of the Unfree – Anora

• Cheez-It x Pandora: Aged by Audio – Leo Burnett Chicago

• Stranger Things – Stranger Heathens – SC Cohn & Jansen Advertising SRL

• The Liquid Death Blind Taste Test – Station Film

Copywriting, Craft (Advertising, Media & PR)

• The Problem With Jon Stewart: “How to Watch” – Apple TV+

• 2022 Sounds Like 1984 – B-Reel

• Ski for All – Barkley

• Swap arrrgh for ahhhhhhh! – McCann Demand

• The Nonstop NBA – Translation

Work & Productivity, General Apps (Apps & Software)

• iScanner – BP Mobile (AIBY Group)

• Calendly: The Scheduling Automation Platform Driving Business Growth – Calendly

• ClickUp

• monday.com

• Notion

User Interface, App Features (Apps & Software)

• Hungry Jack’s Official Mobile App – Adrenalin

• CNN on Apple TV – CNN

• Wonderous – Google

• Headspace – Headspace Studios

• VERO Desktop App – VERO

Visual Design – Aesthetic, App Features (Apps & Software)

• Reimagining the Future of Luxury Hospitality: The Other House – DesignStudio

• Scandinavian Airlines mobile app – Milkinside

• Winnipeg Jets – Mirego

• Rebel Girls App – Rebel Girls

• Brevity – Very Big Things

User Experience, App Features (Apps & Software)

• Apple Podcasts – Apple

• Reelgood Streaming Guide – Reelgood

• How We Feel – The How We Feel Project

• Universe: The Alternative Custom Site Builder – Universe

• Masters of Scale Courses App – WaitWhat

Entertainment & Sports, General Apps (Apps & Software)

• Apple TV app – Apple

• Star Wars app – Disney

• 2022 Winter Olympics – NBCUniversal/Peacock

• Major League Soccer – Phase2

• Audacy app – Work & Co

Responsible Innovation, Responsible Technology (Websites and Mobile Sites)

• See My Skin – Edelman

• #StudentsNotProducts – Human Rights Watch

• Harassment Manager – Jigsaw

• Common Voice – Mozilla Foundation

• Accelerating Disability Inclusion and Innovation – Saffron Brand Consultants

Best Practices, Features & Design (Websites and Mobile Sites)

• Patagonia – BASIC/DEPT

• Crafted – BASIC/DEPT

• TYM 3D World – MBLM

• Back to Blue – Ocean Acidification – The Economist Group

• The Washington Post Newsprint – The Washington Post

Shopping & Retail, General Websites and Mobile Sites (Websites and Mobile Sites)

• MrBeast – basement studio

• Cartier – BORN Group

• ComplexLand 3.0 – Media.Monks B.V.

• Earthfoam – Mitz.Nyc

• Houseplant – Pattern

Science, General Websites and Mobile Sites (Websites and Mobile Sites)

• OpenAI Website – AREA 17

• Pacific Science Center – Forum One

• NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Website – NASA/JPL-Caltech

• Virtual Quantum Lab – Quantum Flytrap

• Wonderlab+ – Science Museum Group

Family, Kids & Education, General Games (Games)

• A Memoir Blue – Annapurna Interactive

• Fingerspelling – DEPT

• Escape Academy – Coin Crew Games, iam8bit, Skybound Games

• Lingokids – Lingokids

• The Monster at the End of This Game – Sesame Workshop

Art Direction, Features (Games)

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare ll – Activision Publishing

• Stray – Annapurna Interactive

• Need for Speed Unbound – Electronic Arts

• Season: A Letter to the Future – Scavengers Studio

• God of War Ragnarök – Sony Interactive Entertainment/Santa Monica Studio

Performance, Metaverse & Immersive Features (Metaverse, Immersive & Virtual)

• AmazeVR Megan Thee Stallion VR Concert – AmazeVR

• Eli Roth’s Haunted House: Trick-VR-Treat – Crypt TV

• The Notorious B.I.G. Sky’s The Limit: A VR Concert Experience – Hyperreal

• Post Malone’s Twelve Carat Toothache: A VR Experience – Media.Monks B.V.

• Gorillaz Presents – Nexus Studios

Technical Achievement, Virtual Video Features (Metaverse, Immersive & Virtual)

• Never Done Evolving – AKQA

• RISE UP 2WEI & Edda Hayes – DNABLOCK

• Karate Combat 37 – Meptik

• Proto Holoportation – Proto

• McEnroe vs. McEnroe – Sparks

Food & Drink, General Metaverse Experiences (Metaverse, Immersive & Virtual)

• Ben & Jerry’s: Woody’s Super Sundae Maker – Adobe 3D & Immersive

• From (Meta)Farm to Fork: Regen Fries – Gravity Road

• Froot Loops World on Roblox – Leo Burnett Chicago

• A.I. Ketchup – Rethink

• Behind the Dish – Targo

Arts, Fashion & Culture, General Metaverse Experiences (Metaverse, Immersive & Virtual)

• DMIx – Digital Humans – DMIx

• Puma Presents: Black Station – FTR

• Gucci’s Metaverse Open Worlds – Gucci Town in Roblox and Gucci Vault Land in Sandbox – Gucci

• Adidas Ozworld – Media.Monks B.V.

• Tommy Play by Tommy Hilfiger – Sawhorse Productions

Branded Podcast or Segment, Features (Podcasts)

• The Perfect Scam – AARP Studios

• Radio Headspace – Headspace

• Spellbound by Sweden – Prime Weber Shandwick

• Are You Sleeping? – Vox Media

• SmartLess – Wondery

Host, Features (Podcasts)

• The Official Queen Sugar Podcast – ARRAY

• Ologies With Alie Ward – Ologies

• Radiotopia Presents: My Mother Made Me (Radiotopia from PRX) – PRX

• The Problem with Jon Stewart (the official podcast) – Smithhouse Strategy

• The Wire at 20 – Warner Bros. Discovery

Series, Features (Podcasts)

• All There Is with Anderson Cooper – CNN

• GirlTrek’s Black History Bootcamp – GirlTrek

• Symptomatic: A Medical Mystery Podcast – iHeartMedia

• Take on Tomorrow – PwC Global Corporate Affairs and Communications

• Season 5 of Broken Ground: How Memphis Beat the Odds to Stop a Pipeline – The Southern Environmental Law Center

Limited Series, Features (Podcasts)

• The Forgotten Exodus – American Jewish Committee (AJC)

• Rep: A Story About the Stories We Tell – At Your Service

• The Last Outlaws – F+K Media

• Jordan Klepper Fingers the Conspiracy – Paramount

• Black Women of Amherst College – WC1 Studios

Entertainment, Limited-Series & Specials (Podcasts)

• Bars and Nuggets – Amazon Music

• Let’s Make a Sci-Fi – CBC

• Insecure Season 5 – InsecuriTEA Podcast – HBO

• Stealing Superman – iHeartPodcasts

• Last Movie Ever Made: The Don’t Look Up Podcast – Netflix

Scripted (Fiction), General Series (Podcasts)

• All Things Undone – Aileron Films

• The Sandman: Act III – Audible

• Lake Song – Make-Believe Association

• Live From Mount Olympus – Onassis Foundation

• La Cabina Telefónica – Spotify

Technology, General Series (Podcasts)

• DeepMind: The Podcast – DeepMind

• IRL: AI in Real Life – Mozilla

• Chain Reaction – TechCrunch

• Found – TechCrunch

• Vergecast – The Verge

Interview/Talk Show, General Series (Podcasts)

• On Purpose With Jay Shetty – On Purpose with Jay Shetty

• The Problem With Jon Stewart – Smithhouse Strategy

• The Nocturnists: Conversations – The Nocturnists

• On with Kara Swisher – Vox Media Podcast Network

• SmartLess – Wondery

Television & Film, General Series (Podcasts)

• Disney for Scores – Disney Music Group

• Insecure Season 5 – InsecuriTEA Podcast – HBO

• Keep It – Sunshine Sachs Morgan & Lylis

• TCM’s The Plot Thickens – Turner Classic Movies

• The Official Game of Thrones Podcast: House of the Dragon – Warner Bros. Discovery

Sports, General Series (Podcasts)

• The Greatest Sports Stories Never Told – Audible

• 30 for 30 Podcasts – ESPN

• The Right Time With Bomani Jones – ESPN

• The Draymond Green Show – The Volume

• All the Smoke – Paramount

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