2011 Webby Awards

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The 15th annual 2011 Webby Awards were held on June 13, 2011 in New York City. [1] The show was hosted by Lisa Kudrow [2] and was streamed live via Facebook, The Huffington Post and Funny or Die. [3] The Webby for lifetime achievement was awarded to former Motorola executive, Martin Cooper. [4] [5]

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Nominees and winners

(from http://www.webbyawards.com/winners/2011)
CategoryWebby Award winnerPeople's Voice winnerOther nominees
Games Lego Star Wars III

(Archived 11 June 2011 via Wayback)
RED Interactive Agency

Robot Unicorn Attack

(Archived 14 June 2011 via Wayback)
Adult Swim Games

CityVille

(http://www.facebook.com/pages/CityVille/168232079864416?ref=ts)
Zynga

Petpet Park

(Archived 14 June 2011 via Wayback)
MTV Networks/Nickelodeon

Time explorer

(Archived 24 May 2011 via Wayback)
British Museum

Games-Related The Escapist

(Archived 11 June 2011 via Wayback)
Themis Media

GameFly.com

(Archived 15 June 2011 via Wayback)
GameFly, Inc.

GameSpot

(Archived 13 June 2011 via Wayback)
GameSpot

Halo Waypoint Website

(Archived 17 July 2011 via Wayback)
BLITZ

Joystiq

(Archived 13 June 2011 via Wayback)
AOL

Mobile & Apps - Games-Handheld Devices Angry Birds

(Archived 12 June 2011 via Wayback)
Rovio Mobile

AMCtv.com -- Mad Men Cocktail Culture App

(Archived 3 June 2011 via Wayback)
AMCtv.com

Elmo's Monster Maker

(Archived 10 May 2011 via Wayback)
Sesame Workshop

FarmVille on iPhone

(Archived 19 May 2011 via Wayback)
Zynga

Fruit Ninja

(Archived 14 June 2011 via Wayback)
Halfbrick

Mobile & Apps - Games-Tablet & All Other Devices Jambalaya

(Archived 14 June 2011 via Wayback)
Fastspot

Grover's Number Special

(Archived 10 May 2011 via Wayback)
Sesame Workshop

GoodieWords

(Archived 11 May 2011 via Wayback)
Rus Yusupov (Producer, Commercial Pop LLC), Adam Gittlin (Founder, What Is Properties LLC)

Rhythm Racer II

(Archived 13 June 2011 via Wayback)
AvatarLabs

TRON Legacy: Circuit Pulse

(http://www.alternaterealitybranding.com/troncircuitpulse)
42 Entertainment

Interactive Advertising - Game or Application Google Chrome Fastball

(http://bbhgraze.com/awards/google_10/google_chrome_fastball/)
BBH New York, Google Creative Lab

M&M's Find Red

(Archived 20 April 2013 via Wayback)
Proximity Canada

Balloonacy 2

(Archived 23 December 2011 via Wayback)
Poke

Battle of the Cheetos

(Archived 15 June 2011 via Wayback)
Goodby, Silverstein & Partners

Create your own Paper Head

(http://competitions.nomonday.com/case/paperheads/)
Perfect Fools

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References

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.

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