Tyler Oakley, Lena Dunham, #BlackLivesMatter Among 2016 Webby Awards Winners

Spotify and Vice Media lead the awards with 13 wins apiece

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The 20th annual Webby Award winners were announced on Tuesday, with Netflix, Spotify, YouTube star Tyler Oakley and Michelle Obama topping the list.

A set of judges including Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, Instagram’s Eva Chen, Questlove, Internet inventor Vint Cerf and Susan P. Crawford selected this year’s Webby Award Winners, with more than 2 million fans around the world voting for the Webby People’s Voice Awards.

In addition to the winners in each of the awards’ categories, the judges have also recognized five individuals with Special Achievement Awards. The Onion, Jessica Alba, the #BlackLivesMatter movement, Netflix’s “Making a Murderer” and “Girls” co-creators Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner will each receive individual achievement awards.

A ceremony honoring the winners will take place at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City on Monday, May 16, 2016. The entire show will be available to stream on the Webby Awards site the following day.

See some highlights of the winners list below, view the complete list at the the Webby Awards site.

Jimmy Fallon won the Webby and People’s Voice Awards for Best Social Content and Marketing

First Lady Michelle Obama won two Webby Awards in the Online Film & Video category for Funny or Die’s Billy on the Street with Big Bird, First Lady Michelle Obama and Elena and CollegeHumor’s Go to College Music Video with First Lady Michelle Obama

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver won the Webby and People’s Voice Awards for Best Writing in Social

Funny or Die won its fourth Webby for Dennis Quaid‘s On-Set Freakout for Best Individual Short (Comedy)

Tracy Morgan won the Webby Award for Best Scripted Branded Entertainment for R/GA’s online video Tracy Morgan in a Christmas Miracle

The Weeknd won the Webby Award for Best Music Video for In the Night

Tyler Oakley won the Webby Award for Best Web Personality

Straight Outta won the Webby Award for Best Digital Campaign

SNL 40 won the Webby Award for Best Events and Live Webcast and both the Webby and People’s Voice Awards in the Variety category for Online FIlm & Video for Saturday Night Live’s 40th anniversary special

Game of Thrones won the Webby Award for Best Overall Social Presence

Jimmy Kimmel Live! won the Webby and People’s Voice Awards a second year in a row for his YouTube Challenge I Told My Kids I Ate All Their Halloween Candy in the Viral category (Online Film & Video)

Vanity Fair won a Webby Award for Call Me Caitlyn featuring Caitlyn Jenner in the Best Documentary category (Online Film & Video)

Zoolander Returns to the Runway won three Webbys, including Best Live Experience in the Branded Entertainment category

The 69th Annual Tony Awards won the Webby and People’s Voice Awards for Best Event in Social

YouTube Music Awards won the Webby and People’s Voice Awards for Best Music Video Channel

House of Cards – FU 2016 won the Webby and People’s Voice Awards for Best Integrated Campaign

Google Cardboard’s Cardboard Crash VR won the Webby for Best Virtual Reality in Gaming, Interactive or Real-Time

Tumblr won both the Webby and People’s Voice Awards for Social Website

Pocket won both the Webby and People’s Voice Awards for Best Productivity App

HBO NOW won the Webby and People’s Voice Awards for Best Streaming Video App

Neymar Jr. won the People’s Voice Award for Best Sports Website

Orchestra VR won the Webby and People’s Voice Awards for Best Virtual Reality: Cinematic or Prerecorded

The Intercept won the People’s Voice Award for Best News Website

Mapquest won the Webby for Best Humor in the Social Content and Marketing category for #AvoidTrump

Tinder won the Webby for Best User Experience in the Mobile Sites and Apps category

British Vogue won the Webby and People’s Voice Awards for Best Fashion & Beauty Video (Online Film & Video) for The Future of Fashion with Alexa Chung

NASA won both the Webby and People’s Voice Awards for Best Government & Civil Innovation Website

The Love Has No Labels campaign won both the Webby and People’s Voice Awards for Best Integrated Campaign

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