The 2020 Hot List: Honoring the Year’s Best in TV, Publishing, Digital and Brands

Adweek recognizes the standout people, platforms, creators and companies in an unprecedented year

When the pandemic forced us all to begin sheltering in place in March, we leaned on TV, publishing and digital brands more than ever before to connect us with the outside world. So it’s no surprise that Adweek’s annual Hot List, which always honors the best in those three categories, is full of people and brands who were at their best when so many things seemed at their worst.

Take Adweek’s Media Visionary Reese Witherspoon, who has turned Hollywood on its head by creating a successful media company, Hello Sunshine, focused on female-centric stories—for a variety of platforms.

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This story first appeared in the Oct. 26, 2020, issue of Adweek magazine. Click here to subscribe.