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NEW YORK, April 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Academy of Digital
Arts & Sciences today unveiled an eclectic and envelope-pushing slate of
nominees for The 9th Annual Webby Awards. Representing the best of the web,
the nominees range from Fortune 500 companies and the best-known agencies to
individual bloggers and independent design shops.
Nominees in over 60 categories span perennially popular categories like
Community, Fashion, Film, and Politics, as well as new categories making their
debut at The 9th Annual Webby Awards, including Automotive, Blog, Beauty,
Celebrity/Fan, Employment, Real Estate, Retail, and Social Networking. A
full list of nominees can be found at http://www.webbyawards.com.
Hailed as "the online Oscars" by Time Magazine, The Webby Awards is the
leading international honors for web sites and the people behind them. The
awards are presented by the Academy, a global organization with a membership
that includes musician David Bowie, Virgin Group founder Richard Branson, Real
Networks CEO Rob Glaser, Oracle chairman Larry Ellison and fashion designer
Max Azria.
In a tribute to the web's democratic spirit, The Webby Awards also invites
the public to vote for their favorite web sites in The People's Voice Awards.
Beginning today through April 29, 2005, the web community can cast ballots for
their favorite nominees at: http://peoplesvoice.webbyawards.com
Winners of the 9th Annual Webby Awards and the Webby People's Voice Awards
will be announced on May 3, 2005. Winners will be honored at a gala event on
June 6th at New York City's legendary Gotham Hall, hosted by comedian Rob
Corrdry of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. This year marks the first time
the Webby Awards will be held outside of their San Francisco birthplace.
The gala event will showcase winners' famous five-word acceptance
speeches, the debut of The Webby Special Achievement Awards honoring
individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the advancement of the
internet, and other surprises.
"Since the web is now so integrated into business and our everyday lives,
our new categories paint a more vivid and complete picture of life online
today," said Tiffany Shlain, the founder and chairperson of The Webby Awards.
"This year's diverse nominees provide a comprehensive tour of the best sites
online, as well as a powerful sneak preview of where we are going next."
Highlights of The 9th Annual Webby Awards nominees include:
-- Several interactive, advertising, and design agencies received multiple
Webby Awards nominations including Crispin Porter + Bogusky, AKQA,
Avenue A Razorfish, Wunderman and more.
-- Many of the nominees are at the forefront of breakout technologies and
trends in areas such as photo sharing, Flickr (Blog), internet
telephony, Skype (Telecommunications), and social networking, 43 Things
(Social Networking).
-- Great diversity of nominees including well known sites such as Burger
King's Subservient Chicken (Humor and Weird), Cars.com (Automotive),
Google (Best Practices, Navigation/Structure), Alexander McQueen
(Fashion) and New York Times on the Web (Newspaper) as well as smaller
community- and individually-run sites like Boing Boing (Blog),
Rtm86.com (Personal Site) and Graffiti Archaeology (Arts and Best
Navigation/Structure).
-- The BBC broke the record for company nominations receiving a record
eight nominations. Other companies receiving multiple nominations
include Yahoo!, AOL, CNET, PBS, Pfizer, SK Telecom, Turner Movie
Classics and others.
-- Submissions came from more than 40 countries. This year's
international nominees include the Tate Online (United Kingdom), Hands
on CERN (Sweden), PDK (Poland), La Coquette (France), No Water No Life
(Japan), and NewZealand.com, among others.
For the first time this year, The Webby Awards will also recognize other
sites exhibiting noteworthy achievement as "Webby Worthy." Out of more than
4,000 entries submitted to the 9th Annual Webby Awards, fewer than 20% were
deemed Webby Worthy. To see all of the Webby Worthy selections, visit
http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current_worthy.php.
The Creative Group, a division of Robert Half International, the premier
staffing company for creative professionals, is the Title Sponsor for the
9th Annual Webby Awards. Adweek, Brandweek and Mediaweek Magazines are Lead
Media Sponsors.
Review all the nominees for the 9th Annual Webby Awards at
http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current.php.
About The Webby Awards:
Called the "Oscars of the Internet" by the New York Times, the Webby is
the leading international award honoring excellence in Web design, creativity,
usability and functionality. Established in 1996, the 9th Annual Webby Awards
received over 4,000 entries from all 50 states and over 40 countries
worldwide. The Webby Awards are presented by The International Academy of
Digital Arts and Sciences. Sponsors and Partners of The Webby Awards include:
The Creative Group; Adweek, Brandweek and Mediaweek magazines; IDG; Fortune
and FSB; 2Advanced Studios; The Online Publishing Association;
PricewaterhouseCoopers, and Rackspace Managed Hosting. For more information
visit http://www.webbyawards.com.
About the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS):
The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences is dedicated to the
creative, technical, and professional progress of the internet and interactive
media. The Academy is an intellectually diverse organization that includes
over 500 members consisting of leading experts in a diverse range of fields,
such as musician David Bowie, Virgin Group founder Richard Branson, business
guru and author Tom Peters, The Body Shop president Anita Roddick, fashion
designer Max Azria, "Simpsons" creator Matt Groening and Real Networks CEO Rob
Glaser. The Webby Awards and The International Academy of Digital Arts and
Sciences are registered trademarks of International Data Group. For more
information, visit http://www.iadas.net.
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