NEW YORK (AP) ā Kendrick Lamar, Gracie Abrams, Zoe SaldaƱa and Nutter Butter are among the nominees for this yearās Webby Awards, recognizing the best internet content and creators.
The will announce the nominees on Tuesday, the result of nearly 13,000 entries from over 70 countries. The Associated Press got an early look.
about jorts performed by Will Ferrell, Nick Jonas and Jimmy Fallon was nominated for best general music video and film, and it will next face off against Abrams' 20-minute behind-the-music
The known as got a nod for the fan multiverse by studio Invisible Narratives, while Donald Duck celebrated his 90th birthday by appearing on āHot Onesā and earned a nomination for
The category for top video or film comedy pits Jim Gaffigan, The Onion, the makeover series and humor from Kai Cenat, Kevin Hart and Druski. They face stiff competition from cracking on each other in a āTonightā show skit.
āNew Heights with Jason & Travis Kelce,ā which won two Webby awards last year ā including Peopleās Voice Award for best co-hosts ā is back, nominated this time for best podcast video series. SaldaƱa's appearance on the Netflix podcast āSkip Introā to discuss her role in the film earned her a Webby nod for best individual podcast interview.
In beauty, Rare Beauty line faces off against Alexis Bittar's āThe Bittarverse,ā Byrdie, RetrofĆŖte and theSkimm. The language-learning app Duolingo's with its murderous mascot, Duo, got a nod, too.
was nominated for an episode of the video series āCelebrity Substitute,ā in which she visited a New York City public school to teach elementary students the importance of storytelling. She and Ariana Grande also got nods for their viral for āWicked.ā
The awards are selected by the academy, while The Webby Peopleās Voice Award is voted on by fans around the world. until April 17. Winners for all awards will be announced April 22 and will be invited to a ceremony May 12 hosted by Ilana Glazer.
Media companies earning the highest number of nominations are NBCUniversal with 24, MTV Entertainment Studios with 18, CNN and “ŗÉ«Ö±²„ Geographic with 16 each, and tied with 14 are PBS, The Walt Disney Company and The Washington Post.
Matthew McConaughey's Super Bowl ad for Uber Eats that uncovered made the cut in two categories. to the song by Charlie xcx, and Ogilvy's unhinged commercial for CeraVe both became elligible for a Webby.
Music video nominations were handed out to Dua Lipaās āIllusion,ā Megan Thee Stallionās āMamushi,ā Charli xcxās āVon Dutch and Theyāll all face off against Lamar's monster hit āNot Like Us.ā
got two nods ā one as the host of her own podcast āBaby, This is Keke Palmerā and another for appearing on āPaging Dr. Chanda.ā did the same, netting one for āThe Oprah Podcastā and the other for appearing on āThe Jamie Kern Lima Show.ā
The 56-year-old cookie brand Nutter Butter went viral in 2024 for hard-to-explain images on TikTok ā one looks like a peanut butter crime scene ā and landed two Webby nominations. And the popular podcast earned nominations for best comedy podcast and best co-hosts for Will Arnett, Jason Bateman and Sean Hayes.
Podcasts going up against āĀŁ³¾²¹°ł³Ł³¢±š²õ²õā in the comedy section include āOffice Ladies,ā āLovett or Leave It,ā āOffice Hours Live with Tim Heideckerā and the reigning champ āLas Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang,ā which on Monday won a comedy Ambie, an award handed out by The Podcast Academy.
āPod Save Americaā is nominated beside āNext Question with Katie Couricā in the best politics podcasts, while āThe Pink House with Sam Smithā earned one in the diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging category.
Academy members include writer and actor Quinta Brunson, Tubi CEO Anjali Sud, Kraft Heinz executive Todd Kaplan, Roc Nation CEO Desiree Perez, NFL star Shannon Sharpe, Unilever executive Esi Eggleston Bracey, Wondery CEO Jen Sargent and Hello Sunshine CEO Sarah Harden.
