Justin Bieber, Lady GaGa and Frank Ocean Are Among 2013 Webby Awards Winners

The 17th annual Webby Awards which will be
broadcast on May 21 has announced the list of
the winners, that includes Obama campaign
team, Justin Bieber and Lady GaGa.
The 2013
Webby
Awards,
which
honors
excellence
on the
Internet,
announced
the
winners of
its awards
on
Tuesday, April 30. The International Academy
of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS) will present
the awards on May 21, in an event which will
be hosted by Patton Oswalt.
Webby Awards has chosen remarkable
personals who made significant achievement in
their fields via the internet. This year's winners
include Justin Bieber, who got People's Voice
Award for the social media campaigns after
mobilizing his devoted fans to send videos of
his song "Girlfriend" for his fragrance
campaign. Another celebrity, Lady GaGa , won
best celebrity-fan social presence.
Frank Ocean , the recipient of Person of the
Year Award, was selected because his open
letter "Thank You's" posted on Tumblr
promoted dialogs and conversations related to
discrimination in the hip-hop and R&B
communities. The Awards presents Lifetime
Achievement Award to the inventor of GIF file
format Steve Wilhite.
Besides Ocean, other honorees are Kevin
Spacey and Dana Brunetti. They received
Special Achievement Award for their online
drama series "House of Cards". The judges
praised the duo for their successful effort to
bring quality show to eager audience via digital
streaming .
Breakout of the Year Award is presented to
Obama for America 2012 team for its
successful digital campaign for Obama in
2012. The team was said having great
combination between "savvy political and tech
genius" that became the weapon for Obama's
reelection. Another award recipient, music
artist Grimes, is said having big understanding
about using internet as a distribution platform
and medium to engage in meaningful dialogs
with fans.

Below are the winners of the 17th Annual
Webby Award's Special Achievement categories.
The full winner list can be seen on the official
site.

Webby Lifetime Achievement: Steve Wilhite
Webby Person of the Year: Frank Ocean
Webby Outstanding Comedic Performance:
Jerry Seinfeld
Webby Special Achievement: Kevin Spacey and
Dana Brunetti
Webby Artist of the Year: Grimes
Webby Breakout of the Year: Obama for
America 2012
Webby Special Achievement: "Burning Love"
Webby Athlete of the Year: Chris Kluwe
Webby Agency of the Year: Tribal DDB
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