They were hosted by SNL head writer Seth Meyers,[1][2][3] and the lifetime achievement award was given to Jimmy Fallon.
[4] The awards were judged by the 650-person International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences,[5][6] and winners were selected from among nearly 10,000 entries[7][8] from 60 countries and all 50 United States.
[12][13] The awards ceremony was made available for viewers via the official Webby YouTube channel.
(Archived 7 February 2009 via Wayback) Crispin Porter + Bogusky (Archived 31 May 2009 via Wayback) SS+K / Fluid 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.