The Lovie Awards is our cool, little EU sister—a lot younger, a bit smaller, and always teaching us about the next-level stuff that’s big in Europe. This year’s show was the best one yet, full of talented Winners, inspiring Special Achievement Honorees, and great afterparty cocktails that were enjoyed by all.
Here are our top highlights of this year’s show:
YouTube sensation Danisnotonfire aka Dan Howell is one the most successful vloggers on YouTube, with over 4 million subscribers. Watch him accept his Lovie.
This year’s Lovie Lifetime Achievement went to the very awesome Sophie Wilson who invented the ARM processor that powers almost every single smartphone on the planet. Yes, even the one you are likely reading this on now. Watch and learn.
Did you know that the ARM processor is the most used consumer product in the world? Watch Vsauce aka Michael Stevens present a Lifetime Achievement Award to its creator Sophie Wilson by demonstrating exactly what that means.
Watch Sophie Wilson’s heartfelt declaration of Lovie, dedicated to the teams she has worked with to bring inventions like the ARM processor to life.
Sigur Rós are one of Iceland’s most successful musical exports, and time after time they have harnessed the power of the Web to not only deliver music to their fans, but share it with the world. Watch them accept their well-deserved award from legendary British TV personality Jonathan Ross.
Watch celebrity chef, restaurateur and activist Jamie Oliver accept Lovie Person of the Year for using the Web to educate the world about healthy and fresh eating.
GiveMeTap uses technology to create a more sustainable way for Londoners to drink water on the go while also providing clean drinking water to those in need. Watch founder Edwin Broni-Mensah accept his Lovie.
The London Symphony Orchestra’s declaration of Lovie for their Play app included a couple of ukeleles and a lot of heart. Watch all the Declaration of Lovies from this year’s show.
We had a lot of fun at the show, and here are the photobooth pics to prove it. Don’t forget to tag yourself if you were there.
We had maybe a little too much fun playing this awesome game from our partners at Google.
This year’s afterparty took place high above London at the gorgeous ACE hotel. Check out the view.
Dive into 9 great Webby-recognized projects produced in France, one of the top-ranked countries in the 2019 International Webby Winner Index.
Google’s Head of Conversation Design Outreach Cathy Pearl stops by for a deep dive on Voice—namely on how to design seamless conversations between humans and machines.
Cathy Pearl wears many hats: She is a Voice technology veteran, Author, and Head of Conversation Design Outreach at Google. She is also a member of The Webby Judging Academy!
