If there is one word to describe 2019, it would probably have to be… “wow.” From moments in entertainment to activism, there are a countless amount of things that have left us in awe this year. Emmy-winning media company, World of Wonder celebrated the greatest in entertainment, LGBTQ+ artistry, social media memes and more at the 2019 WOWie Awards, which took place on December 6, 2019 at the World of Wonder Headquarters in Hollywood, California.
The spectacular night was filled with fun and excitement as awards were given to fan-favorites including Trixie Mattel, Aisha Tyler, Alexis G. Zall, Jamal Sims and more. Awards were given in unique and fantastic categories such as “The America’s Next Top Meme Award,” “The Oh, She Got Jokes Award,” “The We Have No Choice But To Stan Award,” and many others.
Attendees at the event included Trixie Mattel, World of Wonder co-founders Randy Barbato and Fenton Bailey, Monique Heart, Aisha Tyler, Isis King, Billie Lee, Jamal Sims, Alexis G. Zall and more.
The WOWie Awards was a night to remember with a fierce and fabulous performance by Monique Heart. In addition, World of Wonder also gave a preview of its newest documentary, Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts at the event. The documentary focuses on a significant year in drag superstar Trixie Mattel’s life chronicling her journey of making music, her time on season three of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars and her rough patch with her best-friend, Katya Zamolodchikova. Trixie Mattel was also honored with the Dragumentary Award at the event.
Trixie Mattel took the stage in an amazing Cher Horowitz-inspired outfit and gave her thanks for being honored with “The Best Dragumentary Award” as seen in the video below.
Miss Benny won the award for “Best Music.” Upon receiving the award, Miss Benny said, “Thank you guys so much – this is the best moment of my life! I only have three songs out, but next week I’ll have four songs out. And I know that Kacey Musgraves was nominated, and I know she won an Album of the Year, but I won a WOWie.”
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Attendees at the star-studded event slayed the pink carpet. Billie Lee rocked the event in a totally magnificent look.
Check out some more photos below from the 2019 WOWie Awards and Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts documentary release party. See the list of winners at the WOWie Awards here. Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts is out now on VOD platforms worldwide.
Photo Credits: World of Wonder
