new york – Taylor Swift and her Super Bowl-winning boyfriend Travis Kelsey are among the nominees for this year's Webby Awards, which honors the best internet content and creators, along with Sidney Sweeney, Ryan Gosling and Timothée Chalamet. ing.
The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences announced the nominees on Tuesday after receiving 13,000 entries from more than 70 countries. The Associated Press was quick to investigate.
Swift's Instagram message encouraging her 283 million followers to register to vote was nominated in the Best Creator or Influencer category. The nonpartisan Her Vote.org website, which she directed fans to, recorded more than 35,000 registrations for her, the group said.
Kelsey was nominated in the Best Sports Podcast category for his “New Heights” show with his brother Jason. Speaking of couples, Michelle Obama gained attention for her work on “The Right Podcast,” and her husband, former President Barack Obama, was nominated for his work on LinkedIn.
While the awards are chosen by the Academy, the Webby People's Voice Awards are voted on by fans around the world. Voting for the award is being accepted until April 18th. All award winners will be announced on May 13th at a ceremony hosted by Late Night with Seth Meyers writer and comedian Amber Ruffin.
Sweeney will be recognized for his work with Ford Motor Company in the contest, with the winner receiving a custom 2024 Mustang GT designed by Sweeney. Paris Hilton was nominated for a 10-minute TikTok post about his family's hotel brand.
“Ted Lasso” star Brett Goldstein gained attention for his podcast “Films to Be Buried With,” in which he invites guests to discuss the films that have had the most impact on their lives. In the TV and movie podcast category, it faces competition from podcasts about “The Crown,'' “The Last of Us,'' “Endeavour,'' and “And Just Like That…''
Chalamet was nominated in the Media and Entertainment Branded Content category for his Apple TV+ ad, which follows last year's campaign with Jon Hamm. The ad depicts the “Dune” star enjoying the show on his Apple streaming service and wondering if he could do the project himself. “Dissolution” is a strange word, isn’t it? You can do weird things,” Chalamet said.
Chalamet confronts Ryan Gosling, who admitted Barbie doll Ken may have “stole” one of BTS member Jimin's signature looks. Gosling gave Ken's cherished guitar to Jimin and apologized.
Music videos include Doja Cat's “Paint the Town Red,” Lil Nas X's “J. Christ,” Megan Thee Stallion's “Cobra,” Olivia Rodrigo's “Vampire,” and Grammy Award winner Victoria Monet's “On My Mama” was nominated. ”
The category with the best overall social presence is full of familiar names, including Bravo, “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” “Saturday Night Live,” “Sesame Street” and “The Kelly Clarkson Show.”
The gravitational pull of the hit movie “Barbie” also added to Webby's nominations, with Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer promoting a dark-haired version of Barbie in a pink pantsuit, garnering attention in the public service and activism category. . Mattel acquires social media movie tie-in.
The nomination list also shows the influence of artificial intelligence, with several new categories of AI apps and experiences mentioned, including Burger King's Cheeseburger Nuggets.
The companies with the most nominations were PBS with 20, Warner Bros. Discovery with 18, Netflix with 14 and CNN with 13, with Paramount, The Washington Post and MTV Entertainment tied for the most nominations with 11 each. did.
Academy members include musician and author Questlove, author and actor Quinta Branson, rapper and actor Toby Nwigwe, author and producer Roxanne Gay, Pepsi executive Todd Kaplan, They include Yann LeCun, an AI scientist at Meta.
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