NUEVA YORK.- Taylor Swift and her Super Bowl champion boyfriend, Travis Kelce, along with Sydney Sweeney, Ryan Gosling and Timothe Chalamet, were nominated for the Webby Awards this year, which recognize the best content and creators on the internet.
The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences announced today – April 2 – the nominees, following the results of 13,000 candidates from more than 70 countries. The Associated Press had a first look.
Taylor Swift encourages fans
Swift’s Instagram message encouraging her 283 million followers to register to vote was nominated in the category of Best Creator or influencer. The website to which he directed his fans, Vote.org, a nonpartisan organization, registered more than 35,000 registrations, according to his figures.
Kelce earned a nomination in the Best Sports Podcast category for teaming up with his brother Jason for their show New Heights.
Speaking of other couples, Michelle Obama received a nomination for her The Light Podcastwhile her husband, former President Barack Obama, was nominated for his work with LinkedIn.
The awards are selected by the Academy, while the Webby Popular Voice Award is voted on by fans around the world. Voting for that award is open from now until April 18. The winners of all the awards will be announced on May 13 in a ceremony presented by the screenwriter and comedian of Late Night with Seth MeyersAmber Ruffin.
Sweeney received a nomination for collaborating with Ford Motor Company for a contest in which the winner won a custom 2024 Mustang GT designed by the actress. Paris Hilton was nominated for her 10-minute TikTok post about her family’s hotel brand.
Ted Lasso star Brett Goldstein received a nomination for his podcast Films to Be Buried With, in which he invites others to talk about the films that have most impacted their lives. You will face television and film podcasts such as The Crown, The Last of Us, Endeavor y And Just Like That…
Chalamet was nominated in the branded content category in media and entertainment for his ad for Apple TV+, a continuation of last year’s campaign with Jon Hamm. The ad shows the star of Dune (Dune) enjoying programming in the service streaming from Apple and wondering if he could do other projects. Severance It’s rare. I could do something strange, said Chalamet.
Chalamet will face Ryan Gosling, who admitted that his Barbie character, Ken, may have stolen one of his outfits styled by BTS member Jimin. Gosling gave Ken’s prized guitar to Jimin to apologize.
The music video nominations went to Paint the Town Red, by Doja Cat; J Christ, by Lil Nas Cobrade Megan Thee Stallion; Vampire, by Olivia Rodrigo; and On My Mamafrom Best New Artist Grammy winner Victoria Monet.
The Best Overall Social Presence category is packed with household names: Bravo, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Saturday Night Live, Sesame Street y The Kelly Clarkson Show.
The charm of Barbie also made it to the Webby nominations, when the governor of Michigan, Gretchen Whitmer, who made a publication with a dark-haired Barbie dressed in a fuchsia-colored pantsuit, for which she was nominated in the public service and activism category and Mattel It also earned a couple of nominations for its connection to films on social media.
The nominations list also illustrates the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI), with several new categories for AI applications and experiences, such as Burger King’s cheeseburger nuggets.
The companies that obtained the greatest number of nominations are PBS, with 20; Warner Bros. Discovery, with 18; Netflix, with 14; CNN, with 13; and three tied with 11 each: Paramount, The Washington Post y MTV Entertainment.
Academy members include musician and writer Questlove, screenwriter and actress Quinta Brunson, rapper and actor Tobe Nwigwe, writer and producer Roxane Gay, Pepsi Co. executive Todd Kaplan and AI scientist Yann LeCun. of Goal.
FUENTE: AP
