Nominees and winners
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- (from http://www.webbyawards.com/winners/2009)
The 13th annual 2009 Webby Awards were held in New York City on June 8, 2009. They were hosted by SNL head writer Seth Meyers, [1] [2] [3] and the lifetime achievement award was given to Jimmy Fallon. [4] The awards were judged by the 650-person International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, [5] [6] and winners were selected from among nearly 10,000 entries [7] [8] from 60 countries and all 50 United States. [9] Voting by the public was available prior to April 30, [10] [11] and over 500,000 votes were cast. [12] [13] The awards ceremony was made available for viewers via the official Webby YouTube channel. [14] [15] [16]
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Winners and nominees are generally named according to the organization or website winning the award, although the recipient is, technically, the web design 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.
The Webby Awards 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 and technology innovators. Categories include websites, advertising and media, online film and video, mobile sites and apps, and social.
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