Webby Awards

The Webby Awards
The Webby Awards
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Awarded for	"Excellence on the Internet including Websites, Interactive Advertising, Online Film & Video and Mobile content."
Presented by	International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences
First awarded	1996
Website	webbyawards.com

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 and technology innovators. Categories include websites, advertising and media, online film and video, mobile sites and apps, and social.^[1]

Two winners are selected in each category, one by members of The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, and one by the public who cast their votes during Webby People's Voice voting.^[1] Each winner presents a five-word acceptance speech, a trademark of the annual awards show.^[2]

In its early years, the award was hailed as the "Internet’s highest honor" and was associated with the phrase "The Oscars of the Internet."^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] More recently, the organizers have been criticized for their pay-to-win policies, and the awards have been called a money-making scam.

^ ^a ^b ^c "About The Webby Awards". Webby Awards. Archived from the original on August 27, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
^ Castillo, Michelle (May 20, 2014). "The Most Memorable 5-Word Webby Award Speeches Expressing gratitude in sound bites". AdWeek. Archived from the original on May 13, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
^ HEFFERNAN, VIRGINIA (April 20, 2008). "Broadcast Spoofs". New York Times. Archived from the original on November 15, 2017. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
^ Richtel, Matt. NEWS WATCH; Forget the Oscars, Here Come the Webbys Archived March 18, 2020, at the Wayback Machine. New York Times. January 7, 1999.
^ Kaplan, Karen Awards Count On Firm for Accuracy Archived March 6, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. Los Angeles Times. December 14, 1998.
^ A brief history of guardian.co.uk. The Guardian. April 30, 2010.

[about-1] "About The Webby Awards". Webby Awards. Archived from the original on August 27, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2017.

[2] Castillo, Michelle (May 20, 2014). "The Most Memorable 5-Word Webby Award Speeches Expressing gratitude in sound bites". AdWeek. Archived from the original on May 13, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2015.

[3] HEFFERNAN, VIRGINIA (April 20, 2008). "Broadcast Spoofs". New York Times. Archived from the original on November 15, 2017. Retrieved May 5, 2015.

[4] Richtel, Matt. NEWS WATCH; Forget the Oscars, Here Come the Webbys Archived March 18, 2020, at the Wayback Machine. New York Times. January 7, 1999.

[5] Kaplan, Karen Awards Count On Firm for Accuracy Archived March 6, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. Los Angeles Times. December 14, 1998.

[6] A brief history of guardian.co.uk. The Guardian. April 30, 2010.

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