Last night, the stars of the digital world were honoured where the stars of the film and television world typically hold court. Britain’s entertainment industry institution, BAFTA, held court to BIMA’s announcement of the 2013 entrants to the Digital Hall of Fame and the launch of its Hot 100 list.

The Digital Hall of Fame received its second intake class of stars in the digital world. 2012 entries include Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Sir Jeremy Ive, among others. This year’s five new accessions were: Joanna Shields, CEO of Tech City UK, Justin Cooke, CEO of Possible UK, Nigel Vaz, MD Europe of SapientNitro, Matt Brittin, VP of operations at Google Europe and Luke Taylor, global CE of DigitasLBi.

The gang of five all spoke about their roots in digital and the evolution of the industry over time in accepting their awards.

The Hot 100 list is a new programme designed to uncover some of the stories and people who make Britain’s digital industry the hotbed of innovation that it has become known for.

Some of those on the Hot 100 spoke with Communicate about their inclusion:

"You don't turn up to work everyday for the plaudits, but it really is energising to get this kind of external recognition, especially in the company of such a talented group of people." – Robbie Dale, creative director, 1000heads

"It's a great honour to be recognised by BIMA as being influential in the UK digital space for a number of reasons. But perhaps the most important one is the true spectrum of my fellow 100. The list's rich mix of people working in consultancy, agencies, technology, policy, global companies and entrepreneurial startups alike is a great nod to how diverse BIMA is and the fact that it truly represents the entire industry." – Craig Le Grice, chief innovation officer, Blue Rubicon

"It's an absolute pleasure and privilege to be included in the same category as so many passionate, collaborative, entrepreneurial and innovative people. As such, I'm really excited about the opportunities our collective ambitions as digital businesses could create for people in the UK." – Derren Lawford, head of content, Livity

"It's a great accolade and one I'm very excited to receive. In truth it represents recognition for our 225,000+ strong community - all of who come together to demonstrate the power of digital engagement." - Jamie Le Grice, community manager, moo.com