2026Nominee
Best Performance
The Best Summer
Tobi Vail
Actor
Auburn, Washington, USA
July 20, 1970
Biography
Tobi Celeste Vail is an independent musician, music critic and feminist from Olympia, Washington. She was a central figure in the riot grrl scene—she coined the spelling of "grrl"—and she started the zine Jigsaw. A drummer, guitarist and singer, she was a founding member of the band Bikini Kill. Vail has collaborated in several other bands figuring in the Olympia music scene.
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2005Nominee
Best Performance
Don't Need You - The Herstory of Riot Grrrl
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The Best Summer
Don't Need You - The Herstory of Riot Grrrl