2019 Webby Awards

The 23rd annual Webby Awards were held at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City on May 13, 2019, and hosted by actress Jenny Slate.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jenny-slate-host-2019-webby-awards-1196796|title=Jenny Slate to Host 2019 Webby Awards |work=The Hollywood Reporter |accessdate=March 27, 2019|date=March 26, 2019}} The Webby Awards have been dubbed the "internet's highest honor".

The nominees were announced on April 2, 2019 and voting was open to the public.{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/will-smith-childish-gambino-chance-the-rapper-among-2019-webby-award-nominees/|title=Will Smith, Childish Gambino and Chance the Rapper Among 2019 Webby Award Nominees|work=The Wrap |accessdate=April 2, 2019|date=April 2, 2019}} The winners were announced on April 23. Winners include Disney, which won Webby's 'Media Company of the Year', Hasan Minhaj, who won the 'Webby Special Achievement' award, and web series 'Fake News Writer',{{Citation|last=Fake News Writer|title=Fake News Writer {{!}} Episode 1 {{!}} YouTube Series|date=October 15, 2018|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ar2I002XYIM&list=PLxMsGm6uNMvR1kIeeOHuuhHlThkXea--N&index=1|access-date=May 4, 2019}} which won the Webby in Video Entertainment.{{Cite web|url=https://www.webbyawards.com/winners/|title=Winners – The Webby Awards|language=en-US|access-date=May 4, 2019}}

Winners

:(from http://webbyawards.com/winners/2019/)

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! Category

! Sub-Category

! Webby Award Winner

! People's Voice Winner

rowspan="5" |Webby

|Video Person of the Year

|Issa Rae

Special Achievement

|Michael Douglas

Special Achievement

|Hasan Minhaj

Special Achievement

|Desus Nice and The Kid Mero

Social Movement

|Greta Thunberg

rowspan="1"|Web

|rowspan="1"|Activism

|rowspan="1"|UNSTOPPABLE by Planned Parenthood

|Everytown: Moments That Survive

rowspan="5" |Online Film & Video

|rowspan="1"|Entertainment

|rowspan="1"|Fake News Writer, Director Dani Hanks, Writer Eric Pzena

|rowspan="1"|Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj

Variety

|The Late Show With Stephen Colbert "THE DOSSIER SPEAKS"

|Good Mythical Morning

Best Writing

|Deadpool The Musical 2 by Paul Bianchi, Zamurai Productions

|Honest Trailers

Best Individual Performance

|James Corden's Next, James Corden

Video Series & Channel

|Critical Role{{Cite web|title=NEW Webby Gallery + Index|url=https://winners.webbyawards.com/2019/video/video-series-channels/games-video-series-channels/93579/critical-role|access-date=2020-10-21|website=NEW Webby Gallery + Index|language=en}}

|Critical Role

rowspan="1"|Mobile Sites & Apps

|rowspan="1"|Best Streaming Service

|colspan="2"|HBO Now

rowspan="21" |Podcasts

|Arts & Culture

| colspan="2" |Still Processing

Best Branded Podcast or Segment

|TRAINED By Nike

|The Sauce

Best Host

|Pod Save the People