The annual Webby awards reward outstanding work in the web industry. Most of the candidates for the awards are worthy of a mention, however we are just focusing on those who walked away with gongs on the night. The catagories range far and wide, so have a look and a click and see what you think are the best sites. Add a comment below if you have an opinion, or if you have any favourite sites from the last 12 months.
Make It Right by MGX Lab
ART
The Unilever Series 2009: Miroslaw Balka, How It Is by Tate
ASSOCIATIONS
Hank The Singing Bottle by These Days
AUTOMOTIVE
Every 5 seconds by BrandStudio
BANKING/BILL PAYING
moneyStrands by moneyStrands
BEAUTY AND COSMETICS
The Fixers by Mekanism
BEST COPY/WRITING
NewYorker.com by The New Yorker
BEST HOME/WELCOME PAGE
http://malecopywriter.com/ by Male Copywriter
BEST NAVIGATION/STRUCTURE
www.hboimagine.com by BBDO New York/Barbarian Group
BEST PRACTICES
Twitter by Twitter
BEST USE OF ANIMATION OR MOTION GRAPHICS
The Pop Shoppe by AmoebaCorp
BEST USE OF PHOTOGRAPHY
The Economist Thinking Space by Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO
BEST USE OF VIDEO OR MOVING IMAGE
www.hboimagine.com by BBDO New York/Barbarian Group
BEST VISUAL DESIGN – AESTHETIC
History of Flight by Academy
BEST VISUAL DESIGN – FUNCTION
The Economist Thinking Space by Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO
ABBOTT MEAD VICKERS BBDO
BLOG – BUSINESS
Mashable by Mashable
BLOG – CULTURAL
Mashable by Mashable
BLOG – POLITICAL
Truthdig by Truthdig
BROADBAND
Hulu by Communications
CELEBRITY/FAN
Jim Carrey – Official Site by 65 Media
CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS/NON-PROFIT
Teenage Cancer Trust by Airlock
COMMUNITY
Flickr by OutCast Communications
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS
Philips Cinema 21:9 by Tribal DDB Amsterdam / DDB Worldwide
CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS
Wieden+Kennedy Site Relaunch by Wieden+Kennedy
CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS
Frank Lloyd Wright Robie House Interior Restoration Project by zünpartners
EDUCATION
We Choose The Moon by AOL
EMPLOYMENT
Start Thinking Soldier by Publicis London
EVENTS
TED.com by TED Conferences
FAMILY/PARENTING
SesameStreet.org by Sesame Workshop
FASHION
Wrangler Blue Bell Spring / Summer 2010 Collection by Kokokaka
FINANCIAL SERVICES
Mint.com by Atomic PR
FOOD AND BEVERAGE
Asylum626 by Goodby, Silverstein & Partners
GAMES
Record Tripping by Bell Brothers
GAMES-RELATED
TheBeatlesRockBand.com by Harmonix Music Systems, Inc.
GOVERNMENT
NASA Home & City Version 2.0 by NASA/NIA/Woodpile Studios/Bully Entertainment
GREEN
Love Letters to the Future by Xenophile Media Inc.
GUIDES/RATINGS/REVIEWS
Metacritic by CBS Interactive
HEALTH
WebMD Consumer Health News by WebMD
HUMOR
The Onion (Humor) by The Onion
INSURANCE
Aflac Website by The Kaplan Thaler Group, Aflac New Media Team, Aflac IT Team and Firstborn
IT HARDWARE/SOFTWARE
TheyMakeApps by Kettle
LAW
Bitter Lawyer by PUSH Offices
LIFESTYLE
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
MAGAZINE
NewYorker.com by The New Yorker
MOVIE AND FILM
Mubi by Mubi
MUSIC
Pandora by Pandora
NETART
NAWLZ by Swarm Entertainment
NEWS
NYTimes.com by The New York Times
PERSONAL BLOG/WEBSITE
Indexed by NA
PHARMACEUTICALS
Pioneering New Frontiers in Tumor Angiogenesis by Number 4 Design / Random 42
POLITICS
FactCheck.org by FactCheck.org
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Boone Oakley Website by Boone Oakley
RADIO/PODCASTS
TED.com by TED Conferences
REAL ESTATE
HotPads.com by HotPads.com
RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY
Beliefnet by Beliefnet
RESTAURANT
YO! Sushi Website by Evolving
RETAIL
I Make My Case by case-mate
SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY
Bucknell University Virtual Tour by Fastspot
SCIENCE
Mind Lab by Japan Science and Technology Agency
SELF-PROMOTION/PORTFOLIO
Malecopywriter.com by Male Copywriter
SOCIAL NETWORKING
Twitter by Twitter
SPORTS
Yahoo! Sports, the leading sports destination on the Web. by Yahoo! Inc.
STUDENT
ANDREAS LUTZ – Because clicking is so 90s! by andreaslutz.com
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
The Yellow Treehouse by AIM Proximity
TELEVISION
Colbert Nation by MTV Networks/Comedy Central
TOURISM
Snapshots Of Provence by UZIK
TRAVEL
I wanna go there by i wanna go there SL
WEB SERVICES & APPLICATIONS
Tumblr by Tumblr
WEIRD
Selleck Waterfall Sandwich by @szmurlo
YOUTH
National Geographic Kids by National Geographic Digital Media