For the uninitiated, The Webby Awards recognize the best and brightest websites, advertising, and mobile sites that the internet has to offer. But we're here to give you the rundown on the winners from the Online Film and Video category, from mashup hits like Earl Sinclair from Dinosaurs performing The Notorious B.I.G.'s "Hypnotize" to gripping political pieces about the journey Syrian refugees have been forced to take on-foot.
Animation
Webby Winner: Justice League: Gods and Monsters Chronicles (Warner Bros. Television)
People's Voice: The Sea is Blue (1stAveMachine)
Animation (Branded)
Webby Winner: Dream On (Goodby Silverstein & Partners)
People's Voice: Rick & Morty: Thickburger Invasion (72andSunny)
Art & Experimental
Webby Winner: The World's Slowest Rube Goldberg (1stAveMachine)
People's Voice: Dreams of Dalí (Goodby Silverstein & Partners)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-c7tBlnFsw
Best Editing
Webby Winner: DC Pipe Dream (MPC | DC Shoes)
People's Voice: The Martian/Under Armour - “Leave Your Mark” (3AM)
Best Individual Performance
Webby Winner: Go To College Music Video (with FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA!) (CollegeHumor)
People's Voice: Steven Spielberg vs Alfred Hitchcock. Epic Rap Battles of History (Maker Studios)
Best Use of Interactive Video
Webby Winner: HIGHRISE: Universe Within (National Film Board of Canada / Secret Location)
People's Voice: Set Wars (Verse)
Best Web Personality/Host
Webby Winner: Jerry Seinfeld for "Comedian's in Cars Getting Coffee" (Crackle/Sony Pictures Television)
People's Voice: Kid President (SoulPancake)
Best Writing
Webby Winner: The Small Time - Pilot (First Printing Productions)
People's Voice: Do You Trust Me (All Def Digital)
Comedy: Individual Short or Episode
Webby Winner: Dennis Quaid’s On-Set Freak Out: The Full Video (Funny Or Die)
People's Voice: Trumptastic Voyage (The Simpsons)
Comedy: Long Form or Series
Webby Winner: Billy on the Street with First Lady Michelle Obama, Big Bird and Elena (Funny Or Die)
People's Voice: Celebrities Read Mean Tweets #9 (Jimmy Kimmel Live)
Documentary: Individual Episode
Webby Winner: “Call Me Caitlyn,” a Documentary (Vanity Fair)
People's Voice: Cannabis For Kids: The Children Behind The Debate (National Geographic)
Documentary: Series
Drama: Individual Short or Episode
Webby Winner/People's Voice: The Martian - “Ares 3 Farewell” (3AM)
Drama: Long Form or Series
Webby Winner: The Skinny (Refinery 29)
People's Voice: Star Trek Continues (Trek Continues Inc.)
Entertainment (Channel)
Webby Winner: The Hollywood Reporter Roundtables (The Hollywood Reporter)
People's Voice: The Late Late Show with James Corden - Carpool Karaoke (CBS Interactive)
Events & Live Webcasts
Fashion & Beauty
Webby Winner: The Power Suit (VICE Media Company)
People's Voice: 100 Years of Beauty: Aging (Cut.com/1stAveMachine)
Fashion & Beauty (Channel)
Webby Winner/People's Voice: The Future of Fashion with Alexa Chung (British Vogue)
Gaming (Channel)
- Webby Winner: DEFY Media SMOSH Games (DEFY Media)
- People's Voice: ELDERS GAMING (Fine Brothers Entertainment)
How-To & DIY
Webby Winner: The Home-buying Process in Plain English with Elizabeth Banks (Pereira & O'Dell, New York)
People's Voice: Cake Pizza - Nerdy Nummies (Rosanna Pansino)
How-To & DIY (Channel)
Webby Winner: Mashable Explains (Mashable)
People's Voice: How To Cake It (CJ Mercon Productions Inc.)
Integrated Campaigns
Webby Winner/People's Voice: Love Has No Labels (R/GA)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnDgZuGIhHs
Live Experiences
Webby Winner: Zoolander Returns to the Runway (WME | IMG)
People's Voice: Lucy The Robot (Atomic212)
Long Form
Webby Winner: Airbnb: Love is Welcome Here (Even/Odd)
People's Voice: Footballers (VML)
Music
Webby Winner: The Distortion of Sound: Musicians Expose the Decline of Sound Quality (Text100 for HARMAN)
People's Voice: Epic Rap Battles of History (Maker Studios)
Music (Channel)
Webby Winner/People's Voice: YouTube Music Awards 2015 (Virtue Worldwide: Creative Services by VICE)
Music Video
Webby Winner: The Weeknd - "In The Night" (Legs Media)
People's Voice: $ave Dat Money (Lil Dicky)
News & Information (Channel)
News & Politics: Individual Episode
Webby Winner: We walk together: a Syrian family’s journey to the heart of Europe (The Guardian)
People's Voice: VICE - Room for Rent - making money with refugees (VICE Media Germany)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubGhzVdnhQw
News & Politics: Series
Webby Winner: Field of Vision (The Intercept)
People's Voice: AJ+ Covers the Refugee Crisis (AJ+)
Public Service & Activism
Webby Winner: France 5 - Domestic Violence (Publicis Conseil)
People's Voice: The Man & The Dog (DDB Argentina)
Public Service & Activism (Channel)
Webby Winner: Lifepaint (Grey London)
People's Voice: Planned Parenthood Consent Video Series (Planned Parenthood Federation of America)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfWzeGlaFvI
Reality
Webby Winner: KIDS REACT (Fine Brothers Entertainment)
People's Voice: Watch This Disabled Boy's World Change In Two Minutes (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
Science & Education
Webby Winner/People's Voice: Cloning the Woolly Mammoth (VICE Media)
Science & Education (Channel)
Webby Winner/People's Voice: Vsauce Networks (Vsauce)
Scripted
Webby Winner: Tracy Morgan in a Christmas Miracle (R/GA)
People's Voice: What Lives Inside (Pereira & O'Dell)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMWS4dLqt28
Series
Webby Winner/People's Voice: The Home-Buying Process in Plain English with Elizabeth Banks (Pereira & O'Dell, New York)
Short Form
Webby Winner: Little Beasts: Principal's Office (RSA Films)
People's Voice: Spotify First Song (Night Agency)
Sports
Webby Winner/People's Voice: High School Athlete of the Year: Hunter Gandee (Sports Illustrated)
Sports (Channel)
Webby Winner: WWE Network (WWE)
People's Voice: Copa90 (Bigballs Media)
Technology
Webby Winner/People's Voice: The Dawn of Killer Robots (VICE Media)
Travel & Adventure
Webby Winner: Condé Nast Traveler City Guides (Condé Nast Traveler)
People's Voice: The Artisans of Italy (Fusion Network)
Unscripted
Webby Winner/People's Voice: Mums and Maids (Ogilvy & Mather Singapore)
VR: Cinematic or Pre-Rendered
Webby Winner/People's Voice: Orchestra VR (Los Angeles Philharmonic Association / Secret Location)
VR: Cinematic or Pre-Rendered (Branded)
Webby Winner: Discovery VR (Discovery Communications)
People's Voice: Stella Artois: Buy A Lady A Drink (UNIT9)
VR: Gaming, Interactive, or Real-time
Webby Winner: Way to Go (National Film Board of Canada)
People's Voice: The Unknown Photographer (National Film Board of Canada)
VR: Gaming, Interactive, or Real-time (Branded)
Webby Winner: Cardboard Crash VR for Google Cardboard (National Film Board of Canada)
People's Voice: House on Hallow Hill (Target Creative)
Cardboard Crash VR for Google Cardboard
Variety
Webby Winner/People's Voice: SNL: 40 (VRSE.Works)
Variety (Channel)
Webby Winner: SoulPancake (SoulPancake)
People's Voice: The Late Late Show with James Corden - Carpool Karaoke (CBS Interactive)
Video Remixes/Mashups
Webby Winner: Earl Sinclair performs Hypnotize by The Notorious B.I.G. (AnimalRobot)
People's Voice: ScreenJunkies Honest Trailers (DEFY Media)
Viral
Webby Winner/People's Voice: YouTube Challenge - I Told My Kids I Ate All Their Halloween Candy 2015 (Jimmy Kimmel Live)
Viral (Branded)
Webby Winner: Zoolander Returns to the Runway (WME | IMG)
People's Voice: #ProudtoLove (Whirled)
Web Personality (Channel)
Webby Winner: Tyler Oakley (Advantage PR)
People's Voice: Good Mythical Morning (Mythical Entertainment)
Weird
Webby Winner: Gentlemen Lobsters Season 2 (Conde Nast Entertainment/GQ)
People's Voice: Tiny Hamster is a Giant Monster (Denizen Company)
Don't forget! You can watch the 20th Annual Webby Awards on May 17th here.
Source: The Webby Awards
