Selena Gomez‘s Rare Beauty; The Daily Show With Jon Stewart; Jelly Roll, Valerie June, Lainey Wilson, Foo Fighters and others with Power to the Patients; Google; Everytown for Gun Safety; The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; ESPN; Planned Parenthood; the United Nations; the NAACP; and the Clinton Global Initiative are among the finalists for the 2024 Anthem Awards, The Hollywood Reporter can reveal exclusively.
The Webby Awards-presented social impact trophies, now in their fourth year, celebrate mission-driven work by people and companies making a difference worldwide.
Other notable finalists this year include Becky G with NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts’ El Tiny Takeover; the Ad Council, DEPT; World Central Kitchen; On Purpose With Jay Shetty; AARP; Amazon Music; UNICEF USA; Nike; CNN; GLAAD; Samsung Electronics; LinkedIn; PepsiCo.; and Gov. Tim Walz, Gov. Wes Moore, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Gov. Tony Evers with the Democratic Governors Association.
Other company finalists are Bloomberg, Tony’s Chocolonely, Carrot Fertility, Burton Snowboards, Lush Cosmetics, H&M, Morgan Stanley, Taco Bell, United Airlines, L’Oréal Paris USA, JPMorgan Chase, Nike Inc. and Liquid I.V.
And organizations working in the Responsible Technology space, applying to everything from new AI innovations to ongoing calls to protect kids from online dangers, singled out as finalists include the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, Deutsch LA & Petsmart Charities, GivingTuesday, Human Rights Watch, T-Mobile, the Center for Democracy & Technology, EY and Headspace.
This year’s Anthem Award finalists were selected from more than 2,300 submissions from 34 countries by the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences (IADAS).
“The Anthem Awards shine a spotlight on those who are not just dreaming of a better world, but actively creating it,” Anthem Awards general manager Patricia McLoughlin said in a statement. “The inspiring work of Anthem Finalists serves as a beacon of hope and positivity amid challenging times and I encourage everyone to support their remarkable work through Anthem Community Voice, reinforcing our collective mission to uplift those who are making a difference.”
Judges for the Anthem Awards include Janine Brady, managing director of communications, Schmidt Futures; Haven Ley, senior vp, program strategy, investments and comms. and chief strategy officer, Pivotal Ventures; Roma McCaig, chief public affairs and impact officer, REI Co-op; Wendy R. Weiser, vp, democracy, Brennan Center for Justice; C.D. Glin, president, PepsiCo; Aurora James, activist and fashion designer, Fifteen Percent Pledge; Trovon Williams, senior vp, marketing and communications NAACP; and Singleton Beato, global executive vp and chief DEI officer, McCann Worldgroup.
Winners of the 4th annual Anthem Awards will be announced on Tuesday, Nov. 19 and supporters can celebrate the finalists online until Thursday, Oct. 31. While finalists are in the running for gold, silver and bronze Anthem Awards chosen by IADAS, the for-profit and nonprofit entries in each category with the greatest amount of support will win the Anthem community voice awards.
