JAY-Z, Tiffany Haddish, Questlove Among 2018 Webby Award Nominees
Hip-hop stars JAY-Z and Questlove along with comedian Tiffany Haddish are among a bevy of celebrities nominated for the 2018 Webby Awards.
The Webbys recognize web-savvy inventors, creatives and celebrities who have made an impact on social media and the internet. This year, the Webby Awards also introduced several new categories to honor groundbreaking innovations in the tech, video and AI (Artificial Intelligence) worlds.
JAY-Z garnered two nods: one in the Best Individual Performance in Film & Video for "Smile" and the other for Best Music Video in Film & Video for "The Story of O.J."
Questlove was nominated in Best Podcast category for his Pandora show Questlove Supreme. The Roots drummer is up against Oprah Winfrey's SuperSoul Conversations and RuPaul's What's the Tee? in the same field.
Finally, Haddish received a mention in the Comedy section under the Film & Video category for Method's "Fight Dirty" campaign, which she starred in.
Other nominees include Stormzy, Colin Kaepernick, Shonda Rhimes, Lin-Manuel Miranda and others.
Voting for the 2018 Webbys is open through April 19, and winners will be announced on April 24. To cast your vote, head over to webbyawards.com.
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