The UK boasts 52 nominees for the 15th Annual Webby Awards, a show often dubbed the ‘Oscars for the Internet’, organisers has announced this week.
Hailed as the “one of the most prestigious awards in the world” by the BBC and the “Internet’s highest honor” by the New York Times, The Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet, including Websites, online film and video, interactive advertising, and mobile Websites.
To view a video highlighting some of the nominees, click below:
Starting today, millions of people around the world can help decide who takes home a Webby by voting in The Webby People’s Voice Awards presented by Aol.
The full list of UK nominees for the 2011 Webby awards
In addition to Academy judges like Martha Stewart, Twitter co-founder Biz Stone, and Arianna Huffington selecting Webby Awards winners, starting today millions of people around the world will also help decide who takes home a Webby by voting in The Webby People’s Voice Awards presented by Aol. The public has until April 28th to vote at http://webby.aol.com.
Winners will be announced on May 3rd and honored at a ceremony in New York City on June 13th, where they will deliver five-word speeches in the tradition of past victors like Al Gore (“Please don’t recount this vote.”) and Jimmy Fallon (“Thank God Conan got promoted”). The ceremony will be broadcast live online; viewers at home will have not just a front row seat, but the ability to participate and shape the show as it unfolds.
Many of this year’s nominees represent the sweeping impact of mobile and tablet devices on both culture and commerce, from gaming (Angry Birds and Fruit Ninja) to social networking (foursquare and Flipboard) to entertainment (SoundCloud) and community (Twitter).
Projects featuring a number of high-profile actors, comedians, and musicians, as well as newly minted Web stars, also earned Webby nods.
Nominees range from superstars like Justin Bieber (“Justin Bieber Takes Over Funny or Die”), Lisa Kudrow and Meryl Streep (“Web Therapy”), and Jim Carrey (Funny or Die’s “Presidential Reunion”) to Internet breakouts like Antoine Dodson and Auto-tune the News (The Bed Intruder Song) and Isaiah Mustafa (Old Spice Response Campaign) to indie favorites like OK Go for “This Too Shall Pass” and Arcade Fire for “The Wilderness Downtown,” its groundbreaking interactive music video.
Nominees earning multiple nominations include NYTimes.com (18), Funny or Die (10), Google Creative Lab (8), The Guardian (6), BBC (6), CNN (6), NPR (5), MLBAM (5), and TED (5).
“If you want to check the pulse of popular culture, look no further than this year’s Webby Awards nominees,” said David-Michel Davies, executive director of The Webby Awards. “Over the past year, the nominees have dominated conversation, entertained us, changed how we work and play, and fueled our imaginations.”
PricewaterhouseCoopers provides vote tabulation consulting for The Webby Awards.
A list of nominees in popular categories follows:
Best Viral Video
Rated Awesome – The Twitter Movie Trailer
Bed Intruder Song (Auto-tune the News Remix)
The Sandpit
The Digital Story of the Nativity
Aides Graffiti
Best Individual Performance
Jim Carrey for Funny Or Die’s Presidential Reunion
Isabella Rossellini for Green Porno
Lisa Kudrow for Web Therapy
Cheri Oteri for Liza Life Coach (AMCtv.com)
Ralph Macchio for Wax on F*ck Off (Funny or Die)
Comedy: Individual Short or Episode
Grammar Nazis by CollegeHumor.com
Justin Bieber Takes Over Funny Or Die
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis: Steve Carell
Onion News Network’s “Police Slog Through 40,000 Insipid Party Pics To Find Cause Of Dorm Fire”
Kenny Powers Gets Signed by K-Swiss
Comedy: Long Form or Series
Funny Or Die’s Presidential Reunion
Web Therapy
30 Rock: Frank vs. Lutz
The Office: The 3rd Floor Webseries
The Muppets Kitchen with Cat Cora
Best Video Remixes/Mashups
“Press Hop 2” by DJ Steve Porter & SportsNation
Girls Are Bad At Sound Effects
The Office Fanisode
CNN Walk Around the World
KT Tunstall “Glamour Puss” KollaboraTive Music Video
Best Viral Marketing
OK Go “This Too Shall Pass”
Old Spice Response Campaign
Mad Men Yourself
True Blood Live Feed
Google Translate for Animals
Best Music
Arcade Fire- The Wilderness Downtown
The Johnny Cash Project
Thomas Dolby – ‘The Toadlickers’
SOUR ‘Mirror’
The Sandpit
Best Web Personality
Rahab Elewaly for Making Movement
David Pogue
Justine Ezarik for iJustine
Zach Galifianakis for Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
Clara Cannucciari for Great Depression Cooking with Clara
Best Drama
Out With Dad
Anyone But Me
“Urban Wolf” an original web series thriller from Crackle.com
Diary of a Single Mom
Eastenders E20
Best Weird
The Daily What
Awkward Family Photos
What the Fuck Should I Make for Dinner?
rathergood.com
Most Awesomest Thing Ever
Best Humor
Funny Or Die
The Onion
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Comedy Central.com
CollegeHumor.com
Best Community
Twitter
Tumblr
COLOURlovers :: Color + Design Community
Cuteness.com Pet Community
OpenIDEO
Best Practices
NYTimes.com
Dropbox
Hulu
Skype
guardian.co.uk
Best Retail
Groupon
LivingSocial
Zappos.com
MOO.COM
Nike Golf
Best Celebrity/Fan
U2 Official Website
WonderWall
Jay-Z Hits Collection Vol. 1
Team Coco
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Official Website
Best Mobile Games (Handheld Devices)
Angry Birds
Fruit Ninja
FarmVille on iPhone
Grover’s Number Special
AMCtv.com — Mad Men Cocktail Culture App
Best Mobile Social Networking (Handheld Devices)
foursquare
Chase QuickPay on Mobile Browser
Nike+ GPS
EpicMix
Android TweetDeck
Best Mobile Music (Handheld Devices)
SoundCloud
Pandora App
SoundHound, Inc.
Music in the Cloud for iPhone and Android
VEVO Mobile
Best Social (Tablet Devices)
Flipboard
Gowalla
HootSuite Mobile Social Media Dashboard
Match.com for iPad
Copia for iPad
To view video highlighting 2011 Webby nominees with intro by Jake & Amir, click on the video player below:
For list of all Webby Awards nominees, click here:
http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current.php?season=15
To vote in the Webby People’s Voice Awards click here:
http://webby.aol.com
