The 14th annual Webbys, the awards that celebrate Internet achievement, were announced Tuesday May 4th. Â
The Webbys have long been famous for their short speeches, which are limited to five words. (Al Gore, accepting his lifetime achievement award, said: “Please don’t recount this vote.”) This year’s winners will accept their awards June 14 at a ceremony in New York. Â
Here are some Hollywood types, infiltrating cyberspace with internet speed, that you can watch struggling to keep it to five words:
Brad Pitt – accepting the win for The Make it Right Foundation, the nonprofit organization he founded, which was awarded the Webby for best activist website.
Isabella Rossellini - who won for best individual performance in her “Green Porno” videos for the Sundance Channel.
Jim Carrey -his official website won for best celebrity or fan website.
Lisa Kudrow – for her Web series, “Web Therapy,” which won for best comedy series.
Filmmaker David Lynch – for his “Interview Project” which won for best documentary series.
Amy Poehler, former “Saturday Night Live” cast member and star of NBC’s “Parks & Recreation,” who was chosen as actress of the year for her online series “Smart Girls at the Party.”
And though he lost his ability to speak after surgery for cancer, Roger Ebert has found a new and powerful voice online that led him to being chosen as person of the year by the Webby Awards. He was honored for “raising the bar for online journalism” with his blog on the Chicago Sun-Times’ website. He is also an avid Twitterer and is planning a new movie-review TV program that he says will have a strong presence online.
A full, fascinating list of winners can be found at WebbyAwards.com.
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