2005 Webby Awards

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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.[1][2] 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.[3][4]

Nominees and winners

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Category Winner People's Voice winner Other nominees
Activism World Citizen's Guide

(Archived 6 June 2005 via Wayback)
InSite Interactive

 IFAW

(Archived 8 June 2005 via Wayback)
Kintera

 The Great Divide Website

(Archived 8 June 2005 via Wayback)
Newdle Strategic Media

The Migration Information Source

(Archived 9 June 2005 via Wayback)
Migration Policy Institute

Voices of Civil Rights

(Archived 7 June 2005 via Wayback)
AARP

Art Graffiti Archaeology

(Archived 9 June 2005 via Wayback)
Graffiti Archaeology

 WordCount / Tracking the Way We Use Language

(Archived 8 June 2005 via Wayback)
Number 27

 Electric Sheep

(Archived 8 June 2005 via Wayback)
SPOTWORKS

Horizons: Canadian and Russian Landscape Painting (1860-1940)

(Archived 8 June 2005 via Wayback)
Canadian Heritage Information Network / Virtual Museum of Canada

Tate Online

(Archived 8 June 2005 via Wayback)
Tate

Best Practices Google

(Archived 8 June 2005 via Wayback)
Google

 HBO: Ali G micro site

(Archived 7 June 2005 via Wayback)
Glow Interactive

NetSmartz Kids

(Archived 6 June 2005 via Wayback)
NetSmartz Workshop

PBS FRONTLINE/World

(Archived 8 June 2005 via Wayback)
FRONTLINE/World

The Merck Manual—Second Home Edition Online

(Archived 8 June 2005 via Wayback)
Merck & Co, Inc.

Broadband Elevator Moods

(http://www.elevatormoods.com)
Betaville/EMIC

 Headline History

(Archived 5 June 2005 via Wayback)
Northcliffe Electronic Publishing

 AdCritic.com

(Archived 8 June 2005 via Wayback)
AdCritic.com

Capote Circus

(Archived 11 April 2005 via Wayback)
National Film Board of Canada

CBC Radio 3

(Archived 8 June 2005 via Wayback)
CBC

Games Metaphorical.net

(Archived 7 June 2005 via Wayback)
Metaphorical.net

 Miniclip

(Archived 8 June 2005 via Wayback)
Miniclip Limited

 Hot Shot Business

(Archived 20 April 2005 via Wayback)
Disney Online

Myst Revelations Web Site

(Archived 9 June 2005 via Wayback)
Ubisoft, Inc.

Spooks 3 Games - The Grid

(Archived 25 May 2005 via Wayback)
Preloaded

Games-Related i love bees (Halo 2 Promotion)

(Archived 8 June 2005 via Wayback)
4orty2wo Entertainment

 GameSpot

(Archived 8 June 2005 via Wayback)
CNET Networks

 GameSpy

(Archived 8 June 2005 via Wayback)
IGN Entertainment

Metacritic

(Archived 7 June 2005 via Wayback)
Metacritic Inc.

The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap

(Archived 17 June 2005 via Wayback)
POP

Humor Rathergood

(Archived 8 June 2005 via Wayback)
Rathergood.com

 Eddie Izzard

(Archived 8 June 2005 via Wayback)
Clock ltd

 National Lampoon

(Archived 8 June 2005 via Wayback)
National Lampoon

The Subservient Chicken

(Archived 8 June 2005 via Wayback)
Crispin Porter + Bogusky

Four Word Film Review

(Archived 8 June 2005 via Wayback)
The four word film review

Sports WhatIfSports

(Archived 8 June 2005 via Wayback)
WhatIfSports.com, Inc.

 ESPN.com

(Archived 13 June 2005 via Wayback)
ESPN

 BBC Sport

(Archived 14 June 2005 via Wayback)
BBC Sport

Marmot - Climb Sepu

(Archived 27 April 2005 via Wayback)
texturemedia

Mavericks 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.

  1. ↑ Staff. "Reporter's Notebook: GEICO wins insurance site Webby." Claims. 1 July 2005.
  2. ↑ Staff. "Beyond the Bottom Line." Stanford Social Innovation Review. 1 July 2005.
  3. ↑ Walker, Leslie. "Mercora Turns to Users To Generate Streaming Music." The Washington Post. 12 June 2005.
  4. ↑ Staff. "Names & Faces." The Washington Post. 8 June 2005.