The 12th annual 2008 Webby Awards were held on June 10, 2008 and emceed by SNL head writer Seth Meyers[1] and help at Cipriani,[2] a massive banquet hall in Manhattan's financial district. The Webby Film and Video Awards were held on June 9 at Skirball Center for the Performing Arts and were hosted by Judah Friedlander.[3] The awards were judged by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, and winners were selected from over 10,000 entries.[4] Lorne Michaels was honored with a lifetime achievement award.[5]

Nominees and winners

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(from http://www.webbyawards.com/winners/2008)
Category Webby Award winner People's Voice winner Other nominees
Activism Loveisrespect, National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline

(Archived 11 June 2008 via Wayback)
RF Interactive

Invisible Children - Displace Me

(Archived 10 June 2008 via Wayback)
Digitaria

Eyes on Darfur

(Archived 10 June 2008 via Wayback)
Citizen

H&M - Fashion Against AIDS

(Archived 28 June 2011 via Wayback)
Great Works

Make It Right

(Archived 16 May 2008 via Wayback)
MGX LAB

Online Film & Video - Experimental Crimeface

(Archived 5 July 2008 via Wayback)
Bellyfeel Limited

Atmosphere (Series)

(Archived 20 August 2008 via Wayback)
National Geographic Digital Media

Close to paradise - prologue

(Archived 17 June 2008 via Wayback)
Bluesponge

Rabbit

(Archived 18 June 2008 via Wayback)
MTV Networks / Atom Films

The Encyclopedia of Life

(Archived 3 June 2008 via Wayback)
Avenue A | Razorfish

Online Film & Video - Variety Tom Green's House Tonight

TomGreen.com

The Totally Rad Show

K/F Communications

Epic Fu

Smashface Productions, LLC

Screen Test

The New York Times/T Magazine

What's the Big Idea? with Danny DeVito

GOOD

Games Kongregate

(Archived 10 June 2008 via Wayback)
Kongregate

ElectroCity

(Archived 13 June 2008 via Wayback)
Rivet

Launchball

(Archived 10 June 2008 via Wayback)
Preloaded

Sharkrunners

(Archived 8 June 2008 via Wayback)
Discovery Communications, Inc.

World Without Oil

(Archived 11 June 2008 via Wayback)
Writerguy LLC

Games-Related The Escapist

(Archived 9 June 2008 via Wayback)
Themis Group Inc

Gamasutra.com

(Archived 10 June 2008 via Wayback)
Think Services

GameLife Blog on Wired.com

(Archived 9 May 2008 via Wayback)
wired media

Gamezebo

(Archived 11 June 2008 via Wayback)
gamezebo

ROCK BAND.com

(Archived 9 May 2008 via Wayback)
Harmonix Music Systems/MTV Games/Mekanism

Mobile & Apps - Gaming Nike 10R - Tone Mastering

(Archived 7 April 2008 via Wayback)
Mantra

Dr. Pepper iPhone Game - Matchcaps

(Archived 21 December 2007 via Wayback)
Imaginuity Interactive, Inc.

Cellufun

http://wap.cellufun.com
Cellufun, Inc.

DHL Stack 'Em

http://www.wwpl.net/webbys2008/dhl/stackit.html
Ogilvy & Mather, NY

Nickelodeon Mobile

(Archived 5 July 2008 via Wayback)
MTV Networks

Interactive Advertising - Game or Application Coca-Cola Happiness Factory - metaverse

(Archived 12 June 2008 via Wayback)
Rivers Run Red

AXE Dirty Rolling Game

(Archived 1 June 2008 via Wayback)
BBH New York

NBC's Bionic Woman - Bionic Assessment Test

(Archived 15 June 2008 via Wayback)
Fanscape

Nike Plus Miles

(Archived 7 June 2008 via Wayback)
Tribal DDB GmbH, member of DDB Germany

Orange 'Spot The Bull'

(Archived 12 October 2012 via Wayback)
POKE

Consumer Electronics It's D
Hakuhodo I-studio
Seduction by Light
DDB Worldwide
Motorola - Motofone "RETHINK FONE"
Draftfcb
Sony Alpha - Next Level
HMX Media
Sony Vaio
Dare
This table is not complete, please help to complete it from material on this page.

References

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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.

  1. ^ Staff. "'The Simpsons Movie' Website Wins 2 Webby Awards for Interactive Agency '65 Media' and 20th Century Fox." Wireless News. 26 May 2008.
  2. ^ Malone, Michael. "Calendar: Where To Be & What To Watch." Broadcasting & Cable. 9 June 2008.
  3. ^ Thielman, Sam. "Colbert, Gondry among Webby Winners." Daily Variety. 6 May 2008.
  4. ^ Staff. "ON Networks Shows Garner Webby Recognition." Wireless News. 26 April 2008.
  5. ^ Staff. "People & Places." The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education. 25 August 2008.
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