Webby Awards Winners Named; Colbert is 'Person of the Year'

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 6, 2008 - 11:26am.

New York - The winners of this year's Webby Awards were announced on Tuesday, with special achievement honors going to TV host Stephen Colbert, film director Michel Gondry and musical artist will.i.am. Colbert was named the Webby Person of the Year for the innovative ways he uses the Internet to interact with fans of his show, while Gondry was recognized in part for inspiring user-generated content with his new film, "Be Kind Rewind," and will.i.am for the songs and Internet videos he produced for Barack Obama.

Among multiple Webby winners were The New York Times (8); The Onion (7); PostSecret (4); Hometown Baghdad (3); and You Suck at Photoshop (3).

The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences will honor this year's Webby Awards winners at two ceremonies in New York to be held on June 9-10.

A full list of winners is available from the link below.

 

Related Links:
http://www.webbyawards.com/press/press-release.php?id=152

http://snipurl.com/27gfn (AP)

http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys

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