Winners include LeBron, Fallon
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 was 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 17year-old from Washington state, was honored for launching an early COVID19 tracking database and site. John Krasinksi was also honored for his “Some Good News” show, which was created to uplift spirits after the pandemic.
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’ “#Nice
Tweets with Tom Hanks” won a people’s voice award for arts and entertainment.
Other winners included Spotify, The Washington Post, ESPN and The Associated Press, whose environmental series “What Can Be Saved?” was the People’s Voice Winner for documentary video.
Wendy Williams takes break to heal
Wendy Williams is taking a break from her daytime talk show to receive treatment for a previously announced health condition.
Williams has has been experiencing fatigue because of symptoms from Graves’ disease, a spokesperson for “The Wendy Williams Show” said Monday.
As a precautionary measure, the spokesperson said, Williams is taking time off from the show that she has been taping remotely from her home in New York City during the pandemic.
“We look forward to welcoming Wendy back soon and continuing the Wendy@Home shows,” according to a statement from the show. No return date has been announced.
Reruns of Williams’ show will air during her absence.
In 2018, Williams announced that she has Graves’ disease, which leads to the overproduction of thyroid hormones and can cause wide-ranging symptoms and affect
overall health.
Her show stopped production for several weeks at that time, and it was on hiatus again early last year as Williams dealt with the disorder and a shoulder injury.
In October 2017, Williams fainted on stage during her show, saying later she became overheated while wearing a bulky Halloween costume.