Webby Award Winners Announced

Posted on July 20, 2001

More than 3,000 turned out for the 5th annual Webby Awards, despite the recent dot-com downturn. For the second year, Tony Award-winning actor Alan Cumming held center stage as the emcee for the spirited, fast-paced ceremony, where he was charged with holding winners to the Webbys' famous five-words-or-less speech limit. Intel CEO Andy Grove and ABC News' Sam Donaldson were also on hand to present this year's awards. The awards are presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences.

``Challenging times push people to be the most creative they can be, and that's clearly reflected in this year's winners,'' said Tiffany Shlain, the founder and director of The Webby Awards. ``These are exciting and brilliant websites that we're proud to honor and celebrate.''

A highlight of the evening included the presentation of the first-ever Best Practices Webby Award to Google, the site that received the highest overall marks in each of the Webby judging criteria. The ceremony also marked the debut of the first Webby Lifetime Achievement Award, which was presented to Ray Tomlinson and Douglas Englebart, two of the key contributors to the invention of email. Vint Cerf, one of the founders of the Internet, made the presentation on behalf of award sponsor WorldCom, where Cerf serves as a vice president.

2001 Webby Award Winners

Activism: VolunteerMatch
Broadband: Heavy
Commerce: Travelocity
Community: craigslist
Education: NationalGeographic.com
Fashion: Hint Fashion Magazine
Film: Requiem For A Dream
Finance: Yahoo! Finance
Games: 3D Groove
Government & Law: Nolo Self-Help Law Center
Health: Planned Parenthood Golden Gate
Humor: The Onion
Kids: Fact Monster
Living: Campaign For Our Children
Music: sputnik7
News: [Inside]
Personal: Dancing Paul
Politics: OpenSecrets.org
Print & Zines: Plastic
Radio: BBC World Service
Science: Plus Magazine
Services: VolunteerMatch
Spirituality: Zen
Sports: Swell
Travel: Expedia
TV: PBS Online
Weird: Peter Pan's Home Page
Best Practices: Google
Arts: Young-Hae Chang Heavy Industries
Technical Achievement: Microsoft Windows Update
LifeTime Achievement: Ray Tomlinson
LifeTime Achievement: Douglas Engelbart

2001 People's Voice Winners

Activism: act for change
Broadband: Yahoo! Finance Vision
Commerce: CafePress.com
Community: craigslist
Education: NationalGeographic.co
Fashion: HOTorNOT
Film: Requiem For A Dream
Finance: Motley Fool
Games: IGN
Government & Law: YourCongress.com
Health: ThriveOnline
Humor: The Onion
Kids: AfriCam
Living: The Knot
Music: Live365.com
News: CNN
Personal: LiveJournal
Politics: CNN.com - AllPolitics
Print & Zines: Nerve
Radio: Fresh Air
Science: Molecular Expressions
Services: LiveJournal
Spirituality: Kids 4 Truth
Sports: ESPN.com
Travel: Frommers.com
TV: PBS Online
Weird: Peter Pan's Home Page