The 1999

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s were held on March 18, 1999, at the Herbst Theater (

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) in

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, which still owned the awards organization, continued to retain Tiffany Shlain to produce the awards even though the magazine division she had been working for had been shut down. Mayor Rudy Giuliani had lobbied to move the ceremony to

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, but San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown interceded with Schlain by promising the City's support, including hosting a post-award party at the newly remodeled City Hall.

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founders

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and

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arrived wearing

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s and metallic capes, and remained in the opera hall lobby to grant interviews while most guests were watching the awards in the theater. The event was noted for the famous incident in which a representative of Jodi.org, which had won in the arts category, called the event participants "Ugly corporate sons-of-bitches" in his acceptance speech and tossed his trophy to the audience. The organizers asked

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to tabulate and ensure security for the "People's Voice" winners, chosen by online voting.

Nominees and winners

:''(from http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/winners-1999.php?y=1999)''

References

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firm or internal department that created the winning site and in the case of

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s, the designer's client. Web links are provided for informational purposes, both in the most recently available

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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

Official website
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