Alexandria, Va., November 15, 2024 – The American Council of the Blind (ACB) announces the individuals and organizations honored at the 2024 Audio Description Awards Gala held November 14. Created in 2021 to recognize achievement in audio description in entertainment and educational media, the Awards Gala featured celebrity guests, film clips, and multiple award categories. The Gala was broadcast with captions, audio description, ASL interpretation, and Spanish dubbing and AD.
Hosts Marilee Talkington and Alie B. Gorrie welcomed guests from the arts, entertainment, and sports worlds to celebrate accessible media.
Awards were presented to:
- Joel Snyder, PhD – AD Visionary
- Vimeo – Innovation
- Sony Interactive Entertainment and Insomniac Games – Gaming
- Fred Rogers Productions – Education
- Paramount Global – Popular Entertainment
- Microsoft – Advertising and Promotion
- NBCUniversal – Live Events
- Plaza Sesamo – Spanish Media (USA)
- SkyUK – International
- Prospector Theater – Total Access
- All the Light We Cannot See (Neflix/IDC) – People’s Choice Award (Series)
- Dune 2 (Warner Bros. Discovery/Deluxe U.S.) - People’s Choice Award (Film)
Sponsors of the Awards Gala include: Amazon, Microsoft, Netflix, The Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros. Discovery, Fox Corporation, NCTA, Paramount, Spectrum, VITAC, the National Association of Broadcasters, and SurveyMonkey. Sony Corporation of America is a supporter of the Audio Description Project.
The English AD was written by Joel Snyder (Audio Description Associates, LLC) and performed by Steve Saylor. The Spanish AD and Spanish dubbing was created by Dicapta, with a Spanish AD script written by Andrea Gimenez and performed by José Miguel Derisán. Captions were provided by VITAC and ASL interpretation by Bridge Multimedia.
The Awards Gala is available on multiple platforms:
- ACB’s YouTube channel
- ADAwardsGala.org
- ACB Media
- Peacock, courtesy NBCUniversal (through December 31, 2024; subscription required)
Visit ADAwardsGala.org for more information.
About the American Council of the Blind
The American Council of the Blind is a national member-driven organization representing Americans who are blind or have low vision. For more than 60 years, ACB has been a leader in national, state, local, and international advocacy. With 68 affiliates, ACB strives to increase independence, security, equality of opportunity, and the quality of life for all people who are blind or have low vision. For more, visit www.acb.org.