The Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence in web design, creativity, usability and functionality. Established in 1996 during the web's infancy, the Webbys are presented by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, a 500-member body of leading web experts, business figures, luminaries, visionaries and creative celebrities.
The cream of the online world gathered in New York on Monday night for the 10th annual Webby Awards ceremony, hosted by comic Rob Corddry.
The Webbys have been described as the "online equivalent of the Oscars" and reward web excellence in a range of categories.
BBC News Interactive won two news awards, while BBC Cumbria won the community award for a website that allows people to tell their stories.
Prince (in the pic) picked up a lifetime achievement award for being the first major artist to release his 1997 album, Crystal Ball, exclusively online, saying "You think. It's true".
Other winners include virtual band the Gorillaz, search giant Google, and photo website Flickr.
The winners were chosen from nearly 5,500 entries from 40 different countries.
One aspect of the Webbys that is noteworthy this time is that each winner gave an acceptance speech of five words or less. This could be something that the film industry oscar organizers could think about.
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