Webby Awards Ceremony Latest Event To Cancel Amid Coronavirus
Reading now: 479
deadline.comBy Patrick Hipes Executive Managing Editor The 24th annual Webby Awards, which honor the best content on the Internet, had been set to take place May 11 in New York, but on Thursday organizers said it was cancelling the event.
It’s the latest entertainment entity to shutter the public-facing portion of its annual awards to abide with public health measures to fight the spread of coronavirus.
The Webby Awards executive director Claire Graves said a plan is in the works to still have nominations and winners of the awards, notable for the five-word rule for winners during acceptance speeches.
A new announcement schedule will be released in the days ahead, including the launch of The Webby People’s Voice public voting. “We’ve been working
Read more on deadline.com
The website celebsbar.com is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.
