2005 Webby Awards

US internet awards ceremony February 2025 The ninth annual 2005 Webby Awards ceremony was held in New York City on June 8, 2005. It was hosted by comedian Rob Corddry, and judging took place covering 4,300 sites from more than 40 countries by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences.Staff. "Reporter's Notebook: GEICO wins insurance site Webby." Claims. 1 July 2005.Staff. "Beyond the Bottom Line." Stanford Social Innovation Review. 1 July 2005. Al Gore was awarded a lifetime achievement award and for his five-word acceptance speech he delivered the frequently-cited line, "Please don't recount this vote" – a reference to the 2000 Florida election recount.Walker, Leslie. "Mercora Turns to Users To Generate Streaming Music." The Washington Post. 12 June 2005.Staff. "Names & Faces." The Washington Post. 8 June 2005. Nominees and winners December 2014 () Category Winner People's Voice winner Other nomineesActivismWorld Citizen's Guide (Archived 6 June 2005 via Wayback) InSite InteractiveIFAW (Archived 8 June 2005 via Wayback) KinteraThe Great Divide Website (Archived 8 June 2005 via Wayback) Newdle Strategic MediaThe Migration Information Source (Archived 9 June 2005 via Wayback) Migration Policy InstituteVoices of Civil Rights (Archived 7 June 2005 via Wayback) AARPArtGraffiti Archaeology (Archived 9 June 2005 via Wayback) Graffiti ArchaeologyWordCount / Tracking the Way We Use Language (Archived 8 June 2005 via Wayback) Number 27Electric Sheep (Archived 8 June 2005 via Wayback) SPOTWORKSHorizons: Canadian and Russian Landscape Painting (1860-1940) (Archived 8 June 2005 via Wayback) Canadian Heritage Information Network / Virtual Museum of CanadaTate Online (Archived 8 June 2005 via Wayback) TateBest PracticesGoogle (Archived 8 June 2005 via Wayback) GoogleHBO: Ali G micro site (Archived 7 June 2005 via Wayback) Glow InteractiveNetSmartz Kids (Archived 6 June 2005 via Wayback) NetSmartz WorkshopPBS FRONTLINE/World (Archived 8 June 2005 via Wayback) FRONTLINE/WorldThe Merck Manual—Second Home Edition Online (Archived 8 June 2005 via Wayback) Merck & Co, Inc.BroadbandElevator Moods (http://www.elevatormoods.com) Betaville/EMICHeadline History (Archived 5 June 2005 via Wayback) Northcliffe Electronic PublishingAdCritic.com (Archived 8 June 2005 via Wayback) AdCritic.comCapote Circus (Archived 11 April 2005 via Wayback) National Film Board of CanadaCBC Radio 3 (Archived 8 June 2005 via Wayback) CBCGamesMetaphorical.net (Archived 7 June 2005 via Wayback) Metaphorical.netMiniclip (Archived 8 June 2005 via Wayback) Miniclip LimitedHot Shot Business (Archived 20 April 2005 via Wayback) Disney OnlineMyst Revelations Web Site (Archived 9 June 2005 via Wayback) Ubisoft, Inc.Spooks 3 Games - The Grid (Archived 25 May 2005 via Wayback) PreloadedGames-Relatedi love bees (Halo 2 Promotion) (Archived 8 June 2005 via Wayback) 4orty2wo EntertainmentGameSpot (Archived 8 June 2005 via Wayback) CNET NetworksGameSpy (Archived 8 June 2005 via Wayback) IGN EntertainmentMetacritic (Archived 7 June 2005 via Wayback) Metacritic Inc.The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (Archived 17 June 2005 via Wayback) POPHumorRathergood (Archived 8 June 2005 via Wayback) Rathergood.comEddie Izzard (Archived 8 June 2005 via Wayback) Clock ltdNational Lampoon (Archived 8 June 2005 via Wayback) National LampoonThe Subservient Chicken (Archived 8 June 2005 via Wayback) Crispin Porter + BoguskyFour Word Film Review (Archived 8 June 2005 via Wayback) The four word film reviewSportsWhatIfSports (Archived 8 June 2005 via Wayback) WhatIfSports.com, Inc.ESPN.com (Archived 13 June 2005 via Wayback) ESPNBBC Sport (Archived 14 June 2005 via Wayback) BBC SportMarmot - Climb Sepu (Archived 27 April 2005 via Wayback) texturemediaMavericks Surf Contest (Archived 8 June 2005 via Wayback) Bolt Media 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. External links Official website 2005 Category:2005 awards in the United States Category:2005 in New York City Category:June 2005 in the United States Category:2005 in Internet culture