Special Achievement

WEBBY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENTSteve Wilhite

WEBBY PERSON OF THE YEARFrank Ocean

OUTSTANDING COMEDIC PERFORMANCEJerry Seinfeld

http://frankocean.com/WEBBY PERSON OF THE YEARFrank Ocean

The Webby Awards are proud to announce Frank Ocean as the recipient of the 17th Annual Webby Awards Person of the Year Award. Frank Ocean has had a truly remarkable, impactful year as both a musician and cultural icon, showing a deep understanding of the Internet as a communicative tool for social change. Just prior to the release of his critically acclaimed, Grammy-winning album Channel Orange (which reached number one on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in 2012), Frank Ocean took to Tumblr (one of his favorite ways to interact with fans) to publish his letter "Thank You's," a move considered by many as particularly brave given the history of outspoken discrimination in the hip-hop and R&B music communities. Instead, Ocean helped launch a wave of support, understanding and conversation that continues to swell online and offline to this very day.