Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Bieber, Angry Birds among Webby Awards nominees


Bieber, Angry Birds among Webby Awards nominees:  NY - Pop sensation Justin Bieber, Grammy Award winner Arcade Fire and the Angry Birds mobile games are among the nominees for the Webby Awards, the leading international honor for Web content.
Bieber was nominated for video of Justin Bieber takes for Funny Or Die ", while theArcade Fire were awarded for the film" We used to wait for "15 th Annual Awardswhere nominees were revealed on Tuesday.
Winners will be announced on May 3 and honored at a gala June 13 in New York.
Other celebrities include nominated actor Jim Carrey, Will Ferrell, Chevy Chase andMeryl Streep and singers Katy Perry and Bob Dylan.
Funny Or Die site has received 10 nominations, while The New York Times site has received 18.
Angry Game Birds, which was the pop culture phenomenon, and especially birds,destruction of pigs, which have stolen their eggs with a slingshot, was nominated in the category of best mobile games.
Prize organizers said an eclectic mix of nominees shows how the Internet has been a driving influence on pop culture.
Some of the major awards with the best viral videos, and individual work, as well ascomedy and drama categories.

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