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s for 2013 was held at the

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in New York City on May 22, 2013, hosted by comedian Patton Oswalt.Coyle, Jake.
Webby Awards Winners Include 'House Of Cards,' Frank Ocean
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''. 30 April 2013. It was streamed live at www.webbyawards.com. The Lifetime Achievement award was presented to Steve Wilhite, inventor of the GIF file format. The viral Australian public service campaign ''

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'' led the other nominees for total number of awards received, and ''

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'' achieved a record 19th win.Toomey, Alyssa.
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. '' E! Online''. 30 April 2013.

Nominees and winners

References

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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.''

External links

webbyawards.com
- Official Webby Awards site {{DEFAULTSORT:Webby Awards, 2013

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