Catch the best moments from the 26th Annual Webby Awards, hosted by Roy Wood Jr.! See the full show now at watch.webbyawards.com
Last night was the 26th Annual Webby Awards, presented by Verizon! Couldn’t catch all the moments on social media? We’ve got you covered: The full show is available to view now at watch.webbyawards.com
Hosted by Roy Wood Jr., the 2022 Webby Awards was amazing! From 5- Word Speeches delivered on stage and virtually by Webby Winners around the world, red carpet interviews, and backstage moments, it was a night to remember!
But don’t just take our word for it: Check out #Webbys across Instagram, Twitter and TikTok to catch up on the fun, and watch the show now! See a few special moments below, including 5-Word Speeches by Special Achievement Winners Megan Thee Stallion, Takashi Murakami, Anil Dash and Kevin McCoy, Laverne Cox, Drew Barrymore, Adam Scott, and Say Gay organizers Jack Petocz, Will Larkins, Abbie Garretson and Javier Gomez. Plus see 5-Word Speeches delivered by Webby Winners including Gordon Ramsay, Anita Hill, Questlove, Daymond John, Tig Notaro, Jordan Klepper, Tan France, Big Bird, Questlove and 5-Word Speeches delivered by Winners around the world!
Calling all hotties! Megan Thee Stallion accepted the Webby Artist of the Year Award (presented by stylist and her Legendary co-star Law Roach) for excelling as an artist in the streaming era, and for using her platform to advocate for Black women to be confident, respected and protected. Her 5-Word Speech? “Take bans off our bodies.” Ah.
On the Webby Red Carpet Megan teased that a new album is coming very soon. You heard it here first, hotties.
NFT’s are the talk of the town – and they are here thanks to Anil Dash and Kevin McCoy, our Webby Lifetime Achievement Award Winners! Last night, the digital pioneers accepted their award from Laurie Segall, the founder of Dot Dot Dot Media. Their 5-Word Speeches? “Finally, finally everybody caught on,” - (Kevin McCoy) and Webby dorks might recognize “Everything you think is true” (Anil Dash), an homage to Prince’s 2006 speech.
Critically-acclaimed contemporary artist Takashi Murakami received a Webby Special Achievement Award (presented by Creative Director and Producer, Set Free Richardson) for his lifelong career of creating experimental art, and for bringing his talents to the new frontier of NFT art. We love Murakami’s 5-Word Speech, “Geek. Nerd. Otaku. Game. Art.”
Fan favorite Drew Barrymore, received a Webby Special Achievement Award last night for her incredible success entertaining online audiences everywhere. Barrymore was presented with her award by Patrick Starrr, a Barrymore-fan and popular beauty guru on social media. Barrymore then shared her 5-Word Speech: “Social media is a wild ride.”
Receiving immense praise for his incredible work in the AppleTV+ series, Severance, Adam Scott was named Webby Best Actor last night. Presented to him by friend and Severance director Ben Stiller, the duo took the Webby Stage last night, and Scott delivered a few words to our elected officials: “Supreme Court eat my shorts.”
Last night, Laverne Cox was presented with the Webby Advocate of the Year award for her tireless efforts championing for awareness and equal rights. Cox understands the true power of empathy, shows by example, and is a clear, consistent and powerful voice advocating in defense of Black trans lives. Cox’s 5-word-speech was true to her nature in…
Last night, Mark Rober was presented with a Webby Award for his success on the Internet as a YouTuber and engineer, who creates educational and inspiring videos for the masses. The award was presented to him by fellow tech-Youtuber, Marquis Brownlee. Rober’s 5-Word Speech was: “Be brave in the attempt.”
Iconic chef Gordon Ramsay accepted the Webby Award and Webby People’s Voice Award in Food & Drink Social and Video Series & Channels, for his beloved Ramsay in 10 cooking tutorial series. The award was presented by Nyesha Arrington, a renowned chef and his Next Level Chef co-star. His 5-Word Speech “No cursing tonight, fuck me!”
We all went back to Sesame Street last night when Big Bird waddled onto the stage to accept his Webby Special Achievement award, for inspiring children over many generations and across multiple screens.
Will Larkin, Javier Gomez, Abbie Garretson, Jack Petcoz and fellow organizers of the Say Gay movement were awarded a Special Achievement Award by Tig Notaro and Tan France last night. They received recognition for using #SayGay to protect transgender youth against discriminatory bills and legislation and for using the Internet to draw attention to the urgent need to address policies that endanger the lives of young trans and LGBTQ people everywhere. Listen to their call to action!
Watch interviews from the Webby Red Carpet! Hear from winners, celebrity presenters, and special guests like Takashi Murakami, Roy Wood Jr., Drew Barrymore, Anil Dash and Kevin McCoy, Keegan Michael and Elle Key, Big Bird, Daymond John, Patrick Starr, Anita Hill, Laverne Cox, Mark Rober, Jordan Klepper, the Say Gay Organizers, and more!
