The 13th annual 2009
Webby Award
The Webby Awards (colloquially referred to as the Webbys) are awards for excellence on the Internet presented annually by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, a judging body composed of over three thousand industry experts a ...
s were held in New York City on June 8, 2009. They were hosted by SNL head writer
Seth Meyers, and the lifetime achievement award was given to
Jimmy Fallon
James Thomas Fallon (born September 19, 1974) is an Americans, American comedian, television host, actor, singer, writer, and producer. Best known for his work in television, Fallon's breakthrough came during his tenure as a cast member on the ...
. The awards were judged by the 650-person
International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences
The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS) is an organization that was founded in 1998 in New York City to recognize and acknowledge excellence in interactive content across emerging technologies. According to the organizati ...
, and winners were selected from among nearly 10,000 entries from 60 countries and all 50 United States. Voting by the public was available prior to April 30, and over 500,000 votes were cast. The awards ceremony was made available for viewers via the official Webby YouTube channel.
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Nominees and winners
:''(from http://www.webbyawards.com/winners/2009)''
Notes
''Winners and nominees are generally named according to the organization or website winning the award, although the recipient is, technically, the
web design
Web design encompasses many different skills and disciplines in the production and maintenance of websites. The different areas of web design include web graphic design; user interface design (UI design); authoring, including standardised code a ...
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.''
References
External links
Official website
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2009
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2009 awards in the United States
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