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James, Fallon, Bell among 2020 Webby Award winners

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LOS ANGELES — LeBron James, Jimmy Fallon, Spotify and HBO are among the 2020 Webby Award winners for internet excellence.

The Internatio­nal Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences announced the winners Tuesday.

Fallon’s “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” won a Webby for best social media for promoting a celebrity, while James was honored for his ESPN’s “Welcome to Bron Bron Land,” which took home the best user interface award.

This year’s Webby From Home is dedicated to honoring individual­s and organizati­ons who are using the internet in response to the coronaviru­s pandemic.

Kristen Bell won for helping children understand the pandemic, while DJ D-Nice won artist of the year for his #ClubQuaran­tine sets on Instagram Live. Avi Schiffmann, a 17-year-old from Washington

state, was honored for launching an early COVID-19 tracking database and site. John Krasinksi was also honored for his “Some Good News” show.

Google and National Geographic won the most awards with 14 each. NASA came away with the best overall social presence.

Lil Nas X’s “Panini” won a Webby for people’s voice award for best art direction. Spotify scored an award for best use of online media, while HBO claimed best branded editorial experience.

Tom Hanks’ “#NiceTweets with Tom Hanks” won a people’s voice award for arts and entertainm­ent.

Other winners included The Washington Post, ESPN and The Associated Press, whose environmen­tal series “What Can Be Saved?” was the People’s Voice Winner for documentar­y video.

 ?? AP PHOTO ?? Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, left, Jimmy Fallon, center, Kristen Bell are among the 2020 Webby Award winners for internet excellence.
AP PHOTO Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, left, Jimmy Fallon, center, Kristen Bell are among the 2020 Webby Award winners for internet excellence.

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