23rd Annual SXSW Interactive Innovation Awards 2020 | SXSW | 15 November 2019 | TBA, Austin, TX

Recognize the most exciting tech developments in the connected world.

Innovators and creators from around the world are invited to enter their eligible projects to vie for top honors in this unique, long-running SXSW competition. Five Finalists in each of the 13 categories will be selected to come to SXSW next March to demonstrate their projects for SXSW attendees and the Innovation Awards Finalist Judges at the SXSW Interactive Innovation Awards Finalist Showcase.

2019 Interactive Innovation Award Winners By Category:

AI & Machine Learning
iN: Cognitive Patient Care Assistant by Inspiren, New York, New York, USA
Health, Med, & BioTech
Butterfly iQ by Butterfly Network, Guilford, Connecticut, USA
Innovation in Connecting People
Living First Languages Digital Platform by The Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation, Edgecliff, New South Wales, Australia
Music & Audio Innovation
nuraphone – A Self-Learning Headphone by nura, Melbourne, Australia
New Economy
Biometric Payments & Age Validation by CLEAR, New York, New York, USA
Robotics and Hardware
My Special Aflac Duck™ by Aflac, Sproutel, Carol Cone On Purpose & The Nation of Artists, Los Angeles, California, USA
Smart Cities, Transportation & Delivery
Dubai Paperless Strategy by Smart Dubai, Duabi, United Arab Emirates
Social & Culture Impact
Aira – Visual Interpreter for the Blind by Aira, San Diego, California, USA
Speculative Design
Argus: A Water Monitoring Plant by Parsons School of Design, The New School, New York, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Student Innovation
Graphene Brain-Computer Interface by Brane Interface, Austin, Texas, USA
Style & Wearable Tech
The Eargo Max Hearing Aid by Eargo, Mountain View, California, USA
Visual Media Experience
HBO’s SXSWestworld by Giant Spoon, New York, New York USA
VR, AR & MR
Fundamental Surgery by FundamentalVR, New York, New York, USA
Special Honors
Breakout Trend of the Event
Confronting an Era of Digital Distrust

People’s Choice Award
My Special Aflac Duck™

Best of Show
Butterfly iQ

Interactive Hall of Fame
Honoring those exceptional trailblazers whose work has helped shape the connected world and who continue to guide the direction of the digital industry. Learn about our 2019 Hall of Fame Inductee, Founder and CEO of Black Girls CODE, Kimberly Bryant.

David Carr Prize Winner
Jordan Holtzer – “Women are Getting Hotter”
UCLA School of Law | Class of 2019