2007 Webby Awards
The 11th annual 2007 Webby Awards were held in New York City on June 3, 2007. They were hosted by comedian Rob Corddry[1] and were judged by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences.[2] The ceremony saw 8,000 entries from over 60 countries and all 50 United States.[3] Lifetime achievement awards were given to David Bowie and YouTube founders Chad Hurley and Steve Chen.[4] This award ceremony for the first time introduced category awards beyond Websites in the three new super-categories: Interactive Advertising, Mobile & Apps, and Online Film & Video.[5]
Nominees and winners
| Category | Webby Award winner | People's Voice winner | Other nominees |
| Games | Samorost 2 |
Miniclip (Archived 1 June 2007 via Wayback) |
American Dad vs. Family Guy Kung Fu |
| SOAPnet's Fantasy Soap League (http://www.fantasysoapnet.com/) | |||
| ZWoK! (Archived 29 May 2007 via Wayback) | |||
| Games-Related | Gamasutra.com |
GameSpot |
GameDaily.com (Archived 5 June 2007 via Wayback) |
| LEGO Star Wars II (Archived 2 June 2007 via Wayback) | |||
| Thrillville (Archived 26 February 2007 via Wayback) | |||
| Interactive Advertising - Game or Application | The Hunt |
ESPN 360 Bar Sports (Archived 31 May 2007 via Wayback) |
Build Your Own World (Archived 29 May 2007 via Wayback) |
| Johnnie Walker - The Keep Version 2.0 (Archived 16 May 2007 via Wayback) | |||
| Yaris vs. Yaris Multiplayer Driving Game (Archived 28 May 2007 via Wayback) | |||
| This table is not complete, please help to complete it from material on this page. | |||
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.
- ↑ Staff. "Corcoran's Webby nod: corcoran.com nominated for Webby Awards." Real Estate Weekly. 18 April 2007.
- ↑ Staff. "GameJump Named as Finalist for Best News & Entertainment Mobile Site in Webby Awards." Wireless News. 16 April 2007.
- ↑ Staff. "Ask.com Mobile Nominated for Webby Award." Wireless News. 30 April 2007.
- ↑ Keyes, Bob. "A gusher of praise for Coke-and-Mentos act; Buckfield performers win a Webby Award for their popular Internet video of soda explosions." Portland Press Herald. 3 May 2007
- ↑ Strauss, Bob. "A New Reality For Internet Programming Entertainment: Web-Based Show By Valley Writer-Producer An Example Of Growth Of Online-Only Productions." Los Angeles Daily News. 16 June 2011.