The 17th annual Webby Awards for 2013 was held at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City on May 22, 2013, hosted by comedian Patton Oswalt.[1][2] It was streamed live at www.webbyawards.com.

The Lifetime Achievement award was presented to Steve Wilhite, inventor of the GIF file format.[3] The viral Australian public service campaign Dumb Ways to Die led the other nominees for total number of awards received,[2] and The Onion achieved a record 19th win.[2][4]

Nominees and winners

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Category Webby Award winner People's Voice winner Other nominees
Games Angry Birds Star Wars

(Archived 5 May 2013 via Wayback)
Luxus

Disney Games

(Archived 22 May 2013 via Wayback)
Disney Interactive

Animal Jam

(Archived 22 May 2013 via Wayback)
Smart Bomb Interactive

Atari Arcade

(Archived 20 May 2013 via Wayback)
Microsoft

Contre Jour

(Archived 18 May 2013 via Wayback)
Mokus Games, Microsoft, Clarity Consulting, Pixel Lab

Games-Related GameSpot

(Archived 22 May 2013 via Wayback)
CBS Interactive

Twitch

(Archived 22 May 2013 via Wayback)
Twitch

Polygon

(Archived 22 May 2013 via Wayback)
Vox Media

IGN.com

(Archived 22 May 2013 via Wayback)
IGN Entertainment

Just One More Game ... Angry Birds, Farmville and Other Hyperaddictive 'Stupid Games'

(Archived 4 May 2013 via Wayback)
The New York Times

Interactive Advertising & Media - Game or Application Old Spice Dikembe Mutombo Saves the World

(Archived 4 May 2013 via Wayback)
Wieden+Kennedy

Unbaby.me

(http://unbaby.me/voteforthisshityo/)
Baker, Marquis, & Cheng, LLC

Cube

(Archived 29 May 2013 via Wayback)
B-Reel

UNIQLO - Lucky Cube With Maru

(Archived 4 May 2013 via Wayback)
Digitas

The Parcel Memory

(Archived 22 May 2013 via Wayback)
Akestam Holst

Mobile & Apps - Games (Handheld Devices) Draw A Stickman Epic

(Archived 18 May 2013 via Wayback)
Hitcents

Cut the Rope

(Archived 15 May 2013 via Wayback)
ZeptoLab

Puzzle Craft

(Archived 11 May 2013 via Wayback)
Ars Thanea Games

Spy vs Spy

(Archived 4 June 2013 via Wayback)
Robots and Pencils Inc.

Hotseat

(Archived 14 May 2013 via Wayback)
Mad*Pow

Mobile & Apps - Games (Tablet & All Other Devices) ESPN Fantasy Football App

(Archived 13 May 2013 via Wayback)
ESPN

Draw A Stickman Epic

(Archived 18 May 2013 via Wayback)
Hitcents

Puzzle Craft

(Archived 11 May 2013 via Wayback)
Ars Thanea Games

Oscura

(Archived 25 May 2013 via Wayback)
Viacom International Media Networks

Cyberchase 3D Builder

(Archived 4 May 2013 via Wayback)
THIRTEEN

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References

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Winners and nominees are generally named according to the organization or website winning the award, although the recipient is, technically, the web design firm or internal department that created the winning site and in the case of corporate websites, the designer's client. Web links are provided for informational purposes, both in the most recently available archive.org version before the awards ceremony and, where available, the current website. Many older websites no longer exist, are redirected, or have been substantially redesigned.

  1. ^ "Welcome to the Webby Awards". Webbyawards.com. Archived from the original on 2013-09-25. Retrieved 2014-04-29.
  2. ^ a b c Coyle, Jake. "Webby Awards Winners Include 'House Of Cards,' Frank Ocean". The Huffington Post. 30 April 2013.
  3. ^ Bernhardt, Austin. "All hail the GIF: The 2013 Webby Awards winners have been announced". The A.V. Club. 30 April 2013.
  4. ^ Toomey, Alyssa. "News/ 2013 Webby Awards: Frank Ocean, Kevin Spacey, Jerry Seinfeld Nab Top Honors". E! Online. 30 April 2013.
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