Always and TED lead 2015 Webby Award winners
The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences has announced this year’s Webby Award winners, with Always’ #LikeAGirl campaign and TED leading the pack.
Judges including Arianna Huffington and Conan O’Brien settled on the winners after awarding no less than 11 separate awards to each.
Hot on their heels were VICE Media with ten trophies, IDEO with five and finally the New York Times, Hyperlapse, and Mashable – each of which managed to garner four nods.
Unusually the actual awards ceremony itself won’t take place until 19 May, when people will be invited to live stream proceedings despite all the results having been placed in the public domain in advance.
Webby Award winners 2015
Jimmy Fallon won the Webby Award and People’s Voice for Best Entertainment App and a Webby Award for Best Television Website
CollegeHumor won both the Webby Award and People’s Voice award for Best Individual Performance and Best Writing categories for “If Google Was A Guy”
Funny or Die won its third Webby for best Humor Website
Jimmy Kimmel won the Webby Award in the Comedy category in the Online Film & Video category for his “Mean Tweets”, a Webby Award and People’s Voice Award for his “Halloween Candy Prank” in the Viral and Branded Entertainment categories in Online Film & Video
HBO GO won the Webby Award for Best Media Streaming Website
Coldplay won the Webby Award for Best Music and Best Use of Interactive Video in the Online Film & Video category, and People’s Voice Award for Animation in the Online Film & Video category for the “Ink” music video.
Jamie Oliver’s Food Tube won the Webby Award for the Best How-to & DIY in the Online Film & Video category
Grumpy Cat won the Webby Award and People’s Voice Award in the Best Animals Social category
Hulu won the Webby Award and People’s Voice Award for the Best Streaming Video Mobile App and a Webby Award for Best Media Streaming Website
SoundCloud won the Webby Award and People’s Voice Award for Best Streaming Audio and a Webby Award for Best Music App
Buzzfeed won the Webby for Best News App (Handheld Devices)
Evernote won the Webby for Best Productivity App
The New Yorker won the Webby for Best Writing (Editorial) website and Best Magazine Website
Two Dots won both the Webby and People’s Voice Award for Best Visual Design – Aesthetic (Mobile & Apps), and the Webby Award for Best Gaming App (Handheld Devices)
VF.com Edward Snowden “Patriot or Traitor?” won the Webby for Individual Episode in Online Film & Video
GoPro won the Webby and People’s Voice for Culture & Lifestyle in Social, and the Webby and People’s Voice for Best Consumer Electronics Website.
Squarespace won the Webby for Best Aesthetic Design in Websites
Shyp won the Webby for Best User Experience App and Best Services & Utilities App (Handheld Devices)