Overview
- The International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences announced the nominees drawn from more than 13,000 entries submitted from over 70 countries.
- People’s Voice public voting runs through April 16, with winners set for April 21 and a New York ceremony on May 11 hosted by Josh Johnson.
- Google leads all organizations with 46 nominations, followed by PBS with 29, Apple and The Walt Disney Company with 23 each, and NBCUniversal and Netflix with 22 each.
- The awards span eight major areas that reflect the online ecosystem, including games, podcasts, websites and mobile, video and film, apps and software, AI, and advertising and PR.
- High-profile nods include Cardi B, Steph Curry, Dwayne Johnson, and Justin Bieber, with viral PR campaigns like Kendall Jenner’s Fanatics ad competing against Sydney Sweeney’s bathwater soap activation.