A Webby Award is an award for excellence on the Internet presented annually by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, a judging body composed of over one thousand industry experts and technology innovators. Categories include websites, advertising & media, online film & video, mobile sites & apps, and social.
Two winners are selected in each category, one by members of The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, and one by the public who cast their votes during Webby People’s Voice voting. Each winner presents a five-word acceptance speech, a trademark of the annual awards show.
Hailed as the "Internet’s highest honor," the award is one of the older internet-oriented awards, and is associated with the phrase "The Oscars of the Internet."
History
The Webby Awards began in 1996, sponsored by the Academy of Web Design and Cool Site of the Day. The first Webby Awards were produced by Kay Dangaard at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel as a nod to the first site of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Oscars). That first year, they were called "Webbie" Awards. The first "Site of the Year" winner was the pioneer webisodic serial The Spot.
Held in San Francisco's Masonic Center for a crowd of 3,000 invited guests, the 2000 Webby Awards were widely considered the peak of the Webby Awards and a watershed of dot com party culture. The event took place May 11, 2000, shortly before many of the event's perennial nominees and participants suffered business failures in the dot com crash.
The attendant ceremony and surrounding events were described in the press as "Hollywood-style" and a "bacchanal.". Others complained that the event was too serious and less fun than in its earlier, freewheeling days, and was too much of a "corporate mixer."Alan Cumming was the master of ceremonies. The theme was The Time Machine, from the H. G. Wells novel. Pre-awards entertainment included guest "fluffers" with feather dusters, fake paparazzi who would excitedly take pictures of arriving guests, and dance troupes from Project Bandaloop scaling and rappelling down the face of the theater building to Capacitor delivering awards. Some nominees dressed up as astronauts carrying their corporate banners as flags, and in headdresses and silver metallic wigs. Google's representatives arrived in costume as they had the year before, rolling onstage in inline skates to accept their award.Guerrilla marketers from companies that did not get into the event stood on the sidewalk outside to attract attention.
The 11th annual 2007 Webby Awards were held in New York City on June 3, 2007. They were hosted by comedian Rob Corddry and were judged by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. The ceremony saw 8,000 entries from over 60 countries and all 50 United States. Lifetime achievement awards were given to David Bowie and YouTube founders Chad Hurley and Steve Chen. This award ceremony for the first time introduced category awards beyond Websites in the three new super-categories: Interactive Advertising, Mobile & Apps, and Online Film & Video.
Winners and nominees are generally named according to the organization or website winning the award, although the recipient is, technically, the web design firm or internal department that created the winning site and in the case of corporate websites, the designer's client. Web links are provided for informational purposes, both in the most recently available archive.org version before the awards ceremony and, where available, the current website. Many older websites no longer exist, are redirected, or have been substantially redesigned.
The 18th annual 2014 Webby Awards was held at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City on May 19, 2014 and hosted by comedian Patton Oswalt. The awards ceremony was streamed live at the Webby Awards homepage.
Lifetime Achievement was awarded to Lawrence Lessig for his work with intellectual property be co-founding Creative Commons and the person of the year was the artist Banksy.
Nominees and winners
References
Winners and nominees are generally named according to the organization or website winning the award, although the recipient is, technically, the web design firm or internal department that created the winning site and in the case of corporate websites, the designer's client. Web links are provided for informational purposes, both in the most recently available archive.org version before the awards ceremony and, where available, the current website. Many older websites no longer exist, are redirected, or have been substantially redesigned.
You've got style looking so sharp Rocking hot smile you're gonna go far Believe in yourself You don't need to be who you're not All that you need is all that you've got Just believe in yourself You should know what you are Money can't buy 'Cause you should know It's all about you It's not about the money you make It's not about the little mistakes It's not about the people you know You'll be fine on your own It's not about the clothes that you wear It's not about the car, I swear It's the little things you say and you do It's all about you, it's all about you Have fun in all that you do Listen to your heart, it's always so true We believe in you You can't stop, reach for the stars Time will tell, tell people who you are We believe in you You should know what you are Money can't buy You should know It's all about you It's not about the money you make It's not about the little mistakes It's not about the people you know You'll be fine on your own It's not about the clothes that you wear It's not about the car, I swear It's the little things you say and you do It's all about you, it's all about you If things are spinning around We'll pick you up when you're down You don't have to worry my friend You should know it's all about you It's not about the people you know It's not about the seats at the show It's not about the places you go It's not about the money you make It's not about the little mistakes It's not about the people you know You'll be fine on your own It's not about the clothes that you wear It's not about the car, I swear It's the little things you say and you do It's all about you It's not about the money you make It's not about the little mistakes It's not about the people you know You'll be fine on your own It's not about the clothes that you wear It's not about the car, I swear It's the little things you say and you do It's all about you It's not about the money you make It's not about the little mistakes It's not about the people you know You'll be fine on your own It's not about the clothes that you wear It's not about the car, I swear It's the little things you say and you do
It made for a rock ‘n’ roll reputation, plus awards including a Pulitzer, four Peabodys and multiple Emmys...Smith accepts an award at the Webby Awards in 2014 in New York City (Credit. Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for The Webby Awards).
A DJ whose gigs including Ibiza Rocks, The Grand Prix, and the official after-party for the Grammy Awards, she was ... She is seen in November 2013 at The Lovie Awards - the European sister to the Webby's.
A DJ whose gigs including Ibiza Rocks, The Grand Prix, and the official after-party for the Grammy Awards, she was ... She is seen in November 2013 at The Lovie Awards - the European sister to the Webby's.
He also tweeted a screenshot of an old conversation with a user who had suggested changing Twitter's bird icon to Doge, accompanied by a cartoon ... In 2014, it was awarded a Webby for meme of the year, the first non-cat meme to win the accolade ... .
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