students to continue to pursue the subject matter. Exposure to popular celebrities was also reported as a benefit. The Verge noted that while the subscriptions initially lasted a lifetime, different courses have different replay value. The publication also noted the challenge of keeping students on the site to take additional classes. In 2019, chef Dominique Ansel's MasterClass on French pastries received a James Beard Foundation Broadcast Media Award in the Online Video, Fixed Location and/or Instructional category. In 2020, MasterClass won two Webby Awards, for Education & Reference in the Apps, Mobile & Voice category, and for Media Streaming in the Web category. In 2021, MasterClass again won two Webby Awards, as well as a Webby People's Voice Award. Notable instructors Notable past and present instructors include: Aaron Sorkin Alice Waters Alicia Keys Amy Tan Anna Wintour Annie Leibovitz Armin van Buuren Bill Clinton Bob Iger Bobbi Brown Brandon McMillan Carlos Santana Christina Aguilera Christopher Voss Condoleezza Rice Cornel West Daniel Negreanu David Axelrod David Lynch Deadmau5 Diane von Fürstenberg Dominique Ansel Doris Kearns Goodwin Es Devlin Frank Gehry Futura Garry Kasparov George W. Bush Gordon Ramsay Hans Zimmer Helen Mirren Herbie Hancock Hillary Clinton James Cameron James Patterson James Suckling Jane Goodall Jimmy Chin Jodie Foster Jon Kabat-Zinn Joyce Carol Oates Judd Apatow Karl Rove Kelly Wearstler Ken Burns LeVar Burton Lewis Hamilton Lynnette Marrero Madeleine Albright Madhur Jaffrey Malcolm Gladwell Margaret Atwood Mariah Carey Martin Scorsese Massimo Bottura Michael Pollan Michael W. Twitty Misty Copeland Nancy Cartwright Natalie Portman Neil deGrasse Tyson Neil Gaiman Penn & Teller Phil Ivey Reba McEntire Ringo Starr Ron Howard Ron Finley RuPaul Samuel L. Jackson Sara Blakely Serena Williams Sheila E. Shonda Rhimes Spike Lee Stephen Curry Steve Martin St. Vincent Tan France Terence Tao Thomas Keller Timbaland Tom Morello Tony Hawk Usher Werner Herzog Yotam Ottolenghi Yo-Yo Ma References External links American educational websites Education companies established in 2015 Internet properties established in 2015 Subscription services