Press

A picture may be worth a thousand words, but for many Webby winners the story is often told with so many more. And includes pictures, videos and perhaps a press release or two. View photos of past events, read up on all the Webby happenings and see video excerpts of worldwide Webby coverage in our Press section.

Winner Speeches

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The Webby Awards' famous "five-word speech" keeps our celebrations vibrant and exciting. Below are winner and special achievement speeches from the 12th Annual Webby Awards, held in June 2008 in New York City.

Website

Webby Special Achievement Awards

Artist of the Year

Will. I. Am.: "Now we know we can."

Lifetime Achievement

David Byrne: "Mr. DJ, can you play another song?"

Person of the Year

Steven Colbert: "Me, me, me, me, me!!!"

Connections

Blog - Culture/Personal

PostSecret - : "Net neutrality ' today, tomorrow, forever."

Celebrity/Fan

Best Week Ever - : "Who let the blogs out?"

Community

Flickr - : "Flickr is honored, thank you."

Guides/Ratings/Reviews

Yelp - Webby: "What happens if you say more than five words?"

Guides/Ratings/Reviews

ConsumerReports.org - : "It pays not to advertise."

Personal Web Site

Skull-A-Day - : "This could be a spine."

Podcasts

TED.com - Webby: "Millions watching lecturers' who knew?"

Podcasts

The Onion - : "Thanks for the awesome slinky."

Social/Networking

Flock The Social Web Browser - Webby: "No shit! We beat Facebook?"

Social/Networking

Facebook - : "One million strong for Colbert."

Student

Defining Middle Ground: The Next Generation of Muslim New Yorkers - Webby: "Yes we can. We did."

Weird

Passive-Aggressive Notes - Webby: "Honestly, I'd prefer a dishwasher."

Weird

I Can Has Cheezburger? - : "Mah inglish skillz, lolcats b0rkedem."

Entertainment

Art

Artocracy - : "Thank you for choosing artists."

Art

Richard Serra Sculpture: Forty Years - Webby: "This November, we're the judges."

Broadband

ABC.com Full Episode Player - : "TV? Online? Never happen, kid."

Fashion

style.com - : "Guess we're still in fashion."

Fashion

Louis Vuitton Core Values - Webby: "Problems of the week, thank you?????"

Games

Kongregate - : "Proud to undermine your productivity."

Games-related

The Escapist - : "Escapist magazine, we have issues."

Humor

I Can Has Cheezburger? - : "We has too webbyz? Kthxbai!!1!."

Humor

The Onion - Webby: "I-25'? I-25'? Bingo!!!"

NetArt

PostSecret - : "Liberate your secrets at postsecret.com."

Sports

Yahoo! Sports - Webby: "So good, Belichick tapes us."

Features

Best Copy/Writing

Wired.com - Webby: "Oh sorry, it's taking a while'"

Best Copy/Writing

HowStuffWorks - : "This award smells like butt."

Best Home/Welcome Page

The Los Angeles Film School - Webby: "Make films from the heart."

Best Home/Welcome Page

National Geographic - : "The people get the picture."

Best Practices

Flickr - Webby: "Flickr is honored, thank you."

Best Practices

Digg - : "Webby, dug the free drinks."

Best Use of Animation or Motion Graphics

Zune - : "Psychedelic websites are always fun."

Best Use of Animation or Motion Graphics

Happiness Factory - Now Hiring - Webby: "My special was better."

Best Use of Photography

Your Shot - National Geographic Magazine - Webby: "The people get the picture."

Best Use of Photography

PENTAX Photo Gallery - : "Blog your photos -- save trees."

Best Use of Typography

Veer - Type City - Webby: "Thanks, in 72-point Helvetica."

Best Use of Typography

Adobe Type+Motion - : "Bloody marvelous! Drinks? My hotel?"

Best Visual Design - Aesthetic

Checkland Kindleysides - Webby: "My team really deserved this, thank you."

Best Visual Design - Aesthetic

Orange Unlimited - : "Mine is longer than yours."

Best Visual Design - Function

TED.com - Webby: "Seriously, Table 16 deserves this."

Living

Events

Got Character? - Webby: "To our family and yours."

Family/Parenting

KidsHealth - : "Happy birthday Mom -- love you."

Health

WebMD - : "You are not alone anymore."

Health

Try Drugs - Webby: "Don't try this at home."

Lifestyle

epicurious.com - : "The icing on the cake."

Lifestyle

CinCHouse.com - Webby: "CinCHouse honors all military wives."

Religion and Spirituality

Speaking of Faith - Webby: "Not bad for an aethiest."

Youth

Nick.com - : "Sponge Bob is our sugar daddy."

Youth

Scholastic Site Redesign - Webby: "Thanks."

Marketplace

Automotive

Toyota - FJ Cruiser - Webby: "Hi, Colbert is dead to me dot-com."

Automotive

BMW Relearn To Drive - : "Charge into the underhoods."

Beauty and Cosmetics

The Lynx Effect - Webby: "Party in Australia, everyone is invited."

Beauty and Cosmetics

NIVEA International Website - : "Humbook, I love you too."

Blog - Business

FT.com Alphaville - : "Hello Neil, Stacy Blends."

Consumer Electronics

It's D - Webby: "Arigato very much."

Consumer Electronics

SEDUCTION BY LIGHT - : "I admit, I voted twice."

Corporate Communications

UPM Forest Life - Webby: "They made me say it forest."

Corporate Communications

The Footprint Chronicles - : "November 4th, vote the environment."

Food and Beverage

Milk Get the Glass Site - Webby: "One time, at band camp --"

Food and Beverage

CHOW - : "Eat talapia, because it's vegetarian."

IT Hardware/Software

CSG - Webby: "Here's to the little guys."

IT Hardware/Software

IBM - : "See you at the after party."

Pharmaceuticals

Estroven - : "Hotflashes are cool to Greater Than One."

Professional Services

Action Marketing Group Corporate Website - Webby: "My second best night ever."

Professional Services

cake-factory - : "Sorry, we don't sell cake."

Restaurant

Me and My Bod - Webby: "Long reign the internet."

Retail

Ikea Mattress - : "We enjoy sleeping with you."

Self-Promotion/Portfolio

RED Universe - : "People are dancing, flying, and fighting."

Media

Magazine

National Geographic Magazine Online - : "Many thanks from National Geographic."

Movie and Film

Simpsons Movie - : "The world has turned yellow."

Music

BBC Radio 1 Meet the DJs - Webby: "The republic, now you."

Music

Resident Advisor - : "Nobody listens to techno, huh?"

News

BBC News - : "Every click is really appreciated."

News

NYTimes.com - Webby: "No longer a newspaper site."

Newspaper

NYTimes.com - : "Elliot Spitzer, we thank you."

Radio

BBC World Service channel site - Webby: "To Pashto and Somali colleagues."

Radio

AccuTunes (from AccuRadio) - : "Bcc 90,000 employees -- Thanks."

Television

HBO Voyeur - Webby: "Voyeurism is about all the guilt."

Television

Discovery Channel >> I Videogame - : "Games are good for you."

Services

Banking/Bill Paying

Lending Club - Webby: "Can't say anything, quiet period!"

Banking/Bill Paying

Mint - : "Get your money for nothing."

Employment

Consol Energy Recruiting Website - Webby: "We're proud to solicit minors."

Financial Services

zopa.com - Webby: "Have you been zillowed yet?"

Financial Services

Mint - : "Oh, and your mint for free."

Insurance

Your own world - Webby: "I hope this is insured."

Insurance

don't be Bob - : "One word will do' thanks."

Real Estate

Zillow.com - Webby: "Hey baby, what's your zestimate?"

Services

Blurb - Webby: "You're in my blurb book."

Services

MOO - : "Who said print was dead?"

Tourism

Top of the Rock - : "For all who love heights."

Travel

Farecast - Webby: "Loving every minute of it."

Travel

Kayak.com - : "Kayak search is this fast!"

Society

Activism

loveisrespect.org - Webby: "Please remember, love is respect."

Activism

Invisible Children - Displace Me - : "Angelina Jolie can't do everything."

Associations

SkillsOne - Webby: "Guys like girls with skills."

Associations

America's Favorite Architecture - : "Celebrating Thomas Jefferson's second job."

Blog - Political

The Huffington Post - : "President Obama... Sounds good, right?"

Charitable Organizations / Non-Profit

Katrina: An Unnatural Disaster - Webby: "Stand up for the Gulf."

Cultural Institutions

Design for the Other 90% - Webby: "Design is changing the world."

Cultural Institutions

Smithsonian Education - : "Smithsonian Flickr Commons June 16th."

Education

The Earth Institute at Columbia University - Webby: "I cheated through high school."

Education

FactCheckED.org - : "Where truthiness goes to die."

Government

Peace Corps {teens} - Webby: "Hail to the Peace Corps."

Government

Transport for London - : "A to B made easy."

Law

OUT-LAW.COM - Webby: "Some lawyers make law easy."

Law

ABA Journal - : "Had we lost, we'd sue."

Politics

FactCheck.org - : "No, Obama is not a Muslim."

School/University

The Los Angeles Recording School - Webby: "Encourage kids to be creative."

School/University

School of Visual Arts Web site - : "Dude, Warhol would have loved this."

Science

nature.com - Webby: "Nature -- the natural selection."

Science

NASA's Earth Observatory - : "Nasa is more than astronauts."

Interactive Advertising

Banner Campaigns

Emirates - Keep Discovering - Webby: "Lean mean fighting machine -- abstinence."

Banner Singles

Lightbulb - : "We're hiring. Send us resumes."

Branded Content

Coca Cola Happiness Factory II - the virtual premiere - Webby: "Thank you very, very much."

Branded Content

Year Zero - : "Tell stories on the web."

Email Marketing

McDonald's Monopoly 2007 - : "Does this come with batteries?"

Game or Application

Coca-Cola Happiness Factory - Webby: "Seth, your fly is open."

Game or Application

Coca-Cola Happiness Factory - : "Settle down Seth, getting creepy."

Integrated Campaigns

A Fuller Spectrum of News | msnbc.com - Webby: "Uh, fuller isn't actually a word."

Integrated Campaigns (web, outdoor, TV, print etc.

Year Zero - : "This one's for Trent Reznor."

Mobile Advertising

Motorola Say Goodbye - Webby: "Text moto to 42107 now."

Online Campaigns

Let's Save Fermin - Webby: "Demand Webby para Mexico."

Online Commercials

Tacoma Truck Summoner - : "My robot costume is complete."

Online Commercials

Don't Give Up on Vista - Webby: "In Steve Jobs we trust."

Online Guerilla Marketing

Trevor the Mentos Intern - : "Thank you from the bottom'"

Rich Media Single: B to B

One Minute Live Analysis - Webby: "Thank you, very very very much."

Rich Media Single: B to B

One Minute Live Analysis - : "Come visit us in Norway."

Rich Media Single: B to C

Flash On - Webby: "Adobe plus spaceship equals magnificence."

Rich Media Single: Non-Profit/ Educational

Try Drugs - Webby: "Try drugs online, not offline."

Rich Media Single: Non-Profit/ Educational

G.I. Jonny HIV Awareness Campaign - : "Always be prepared for action."

Viral Marketing

HEMA Rube Goldberg Viral - Webby: "Hugo, will you marry me?"

Viral Marketing

'LG Viewty' : Flipbook animation - : "I came from Korea, thanks."

Webby Film & Video Awards

Webby Special Achievement Awards

Best Actor

Tim and Eric - Special Achievement: "thank you very much. Good bye."

Lifetime Achievement Award

Lorne Michaels - Special Achievement: "five words is not enough."

Webby Person of the Year

Michel Gondry - Special Achievement: "Keyboards are full of germs"

Film & Video Awards

Animation

30-Second Bunnies Theatre - Webby/People's Voice: "the bunnies love their viewers."

Best Editing

Viva La Creacion - Webby: "sampling your right to copy."

Best Editing

All the T in China - People's Voice: "created while scaling the building."

Best Sound Design

Little Minx Exquisite Corpse - Webby: "sound, check, check, one two"

Best Use of Animation/Motion Graphics

Drawn by Pain - People's Voice: "we just love making movies."

Best Use of Animation/Motion Graphics

Circle Squared - Webby: "Yeah, we do animation too."

Best Writing

Onion News Network - Webby/People's Voice: "together, we'll make reading obsolete."

Category

Winning Entry - : "Speech"

Comedy: Individual Short or Episode

Onion News Network - Webby/People's Voice: "Julie Ruth Smith, Will You?"

Comedy: Long Form or Series

Wainy Days - Webby: "well, well, well, well, well."

Comedy: Long Form or Series

You Suck at Photoshop - People's Voice: "we're auctioning word 5."

Documentary: Individual Episode

Coney Island: An uncertain Future - Webby/People's Voice: "the revolution will be webcast."

Documentary: Series

Frontline World - People's Voice: "steve, this webby is for you."

Documentary: Series

NFB Filmaker in Residence - Webby: "the internet is a documentary."

Drama: Individual Episode

From Russia with Hate - Webby/People's Voice: "happy birthday, my understanding wife."

Drama: Series

LonelyGirl 15 - People's Voice: "cast, crew, community, family, thanks"

Drama: Series

The West Side - Webby: "felling lonely now, huh girl?"

Events and Live Broadcasts

Wildcam Africa - People's Voice: "Thank you for this award."

Events and Live Broadcasts

Heart Transplant Procedure - Webby: "Don't take your organs to heaven."

Experimental

Crimeface - Webby/People's Voice: "interactive power to the bellyfeel people"

How-to and DIY

You Suck at Photoshop - Webby/People's Voice: "and now word five, nokia."

Music

Freestyle 101 - Webby: "freestyle 101, nerd-pop meets hip-hop, that's a hyphen bitches."

Music

Minilogue - People's Voice: "mum, I created a virus."

News & Politics: Individual Episode

Dubai Night Secrets - People's Voice: "here is to honesty, the frontline world and the people."

News & Politics: Individual Episode

Finding Your Way Home - Webby: "I should have worn jeans"

News & Politics: Series

Hometown Baghdad - Webby: "real news helps overcome ignorance."

News & Politics: Series

Onion News Network - People's Voice: "thank you for this pulitzer."

Public Service & Activism

Titangreens.com - People's Voice: "Gore's hilarious love child accepts."

Public Service & Activism

Hometown Baghdad - Webby: "ok, brave iraqis please stand."

Reality

Mike's Got Mail - People's Voice: "well, hard to follow that."

Reality

Hometown Baghdad - Webby: "brave iraqis made this possible."

Sports

The Burly Sports Show - Webby: "you like me, you really..."

Sports

Fast Lane Daily - People's Voice: "I can't drive fifty-fiiiiiiiiiiive, whooo!"

Student

Building a better Future - People's Voice: "NYU, full sholarship? Call me."

Student

First Light Movies - Webby: "please don't discount these voices."

Technology

Labcast - Webby: "watch our podcast, thanks."

Technology

Technology - People's Voice: "has anyone seen my pants?"

Travel

Discovering Cross-Cultural Solutions Brazil - People's Voice: "this is for the volunteers."

Travel

Frugal Traveler: American Road Trip - Webby: "please don't climb our building"

Variety

The Totally Rad Show - People's Voice: "nerd is the new cool."

Viral

Chocolate Rain - People's Voice: "contact me for voice work"

Viral

Here Comes Another Bubble - Webby: "video check, webby check, Profit..."

Mobile

Entertainment

Cosmo Mobile: 100 Hot Cities, Fake Calls, Dude Decoder & Cocktails! - Webby: "Cosmo woman: mobile, fun, fearless, female."

Entertainment

Heroes - : "Heroes in our pockets, thanks."

Gaming

Nike 10R - Tone Mastering - Webby: "Thanks -- second winning for Mexico."

Listings & Updates

The New York Times Mobile Real Estate Listings - Webby: "Manhattan apartments just got smaller."

Listings & Updates

ZAGAT.mobi - : "Actually, its pronounced Za-GAT."

Mobile Marketplace & Services

Podlinez makes every phone a podcast player - : "Podlines makes phones, podcast players."

News

Mobile NYTimes - Webby: "Please help us monetize this."

News

CNN Mobile - : "We1? Cnna3 "anywhere, anyplace, anytime"."

Social Networking

Zannel - Webby: "Hey Obama, Zeloph for VP."

Social Networking

Radar - : "Seth, you're on my radar."

Sports

ESPN.com (Wireless) - : "Booya! Sports anytime, anywhere -- ESPN."