Anthem Awards Name 2026 Winners
The International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences announced the winners of its 6th annual Anthem Awards, presented by the Webby Awards.
Updated on Nov. 5, 2026 in Awards
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The International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences announced winners of the 6th annual Anthem Awards, including Special Achievement Award recipients named alongside the general honorees. The awards were presented by the Webby Awards.
Why it matters
The winners were selected from more than 2,500 submissions from 43 countries, reflecting a worldwide field of digital work honoring social causes. The honors recognize work across seven core causes.
Winners were chosen from over 2,500 submissions from 43 countries by IADAS leaders, with more than 67,000 community votes cast in the Anthem Community Voice Celebration. The extraction does not specify how the two inputs were combined in the final results.
The players
International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences (IADAS)
The organization that selected and announced the Anthem Awards winners, leaders of which reviewed the submissions.
Webby Awards
The organization that presents the Anthem Awards, recognizing excellence in digital work.
Brandi Carlile
A singer-songwriter named Entertainer of the Year at the 6th annual Anthem Awards.
Nneka Ogwumike
A professional basketball player and broadcaster named Athlete of the Year.
Doctors Without Borders
An international medical humanitarian organization that won a Gold Anthem Award.
The details
Gold Anthem Awards went to Carmelo Anthony with Studio Resonate and SiriusXM Media, The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, ABC News, and Doctors Without Borders. Additional honors went to Seth & Lauren Miller Rogen as Advocates of the Year, Brandi Carlile as Entertainer of the Year, Jay Shetty as Podcast of the Year, David & Michael Bronner for the Vision Award, and Nneka Ogwumike as Athlete of the Year.
Timeline
November 5, 2026: IADAS announced the 6th annual Anthem Awards winners.
Culture Shift
The Anthem Awards, presented by the Webby Awards, extend that organization's recognition of digital work into honoring social causes across seven core areas. Awards like these reflect a broader movement of digital platforms being used for public-interest messaging.
Readers who follow digital media and social-cause campaigns can use the published winners list to discover standout work. The full list is available at the Anthem Awards website for those who want to explore individual honorees.
The takeaway
Recognition of digital work tied to social causes is increasingly formalized through awards that draw on both expert review and public voting. Following these honorees can point audiences toward campaigns addressing health, humanitarian, and civic issues.
Further reading
Explore more Awards coverage to see how other honors shape culture.
More information
View the full list of Anthem Awards winners on the official site.
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