23rd Annual Webby Awards: Here Are Some of the Winners’ 5-Word Speeches

Actress and comedian Jenny Slate hosted the event

The 23rd Annual Webby Awards ceremony took place Monday night at Cipriani Wall Street in New York, complete with the traditional five-word speeches from winners, including Webby Special Achievement Awards honorees.

Actress and comedian Jenny Slate served as the event’s host for the first time.

Internet co-founder Vint Cerf was on hand to mark the 50th anniversary of the internet, saying, “I expect you to keep inventing that future and making it safe and secure and advantageous for all of us.”

And Webby Awards executive director Claire Graves said in a release, “So many of tonight’s winners represent the promise of the internet: the ability to unite people all over the world in pursuit of something better.

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