Review for the Webby Awards
The Webby is the leading international award for online acheivement, as judged by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. Webby reviewers work directly in internet-related fields, and use their professional expertise to provide preliminary evaluations of entries.
Overview
About The Webby Awards
The Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet including Websites, Interactive Advertising, Online Film & Video and Mobile Web. Established in 1996 during the Web's infancy, the Webbys are presented by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, a 550+ member body of leading Web experts, business figures, luminaries, visionaries and creative celebrities.
Reflecting the tremendous growth of the Internet as a tool for business and everyday lives, the 13th Annual Webby Awards continues the mission of the Webby by honoring excellence in over 100+ Website, Interactive Advertising, Online Film & Video and Mobile Web categories.
Eligibility
The Webby Awards accepts entries in 100+ categories for consideration. Work may be submitted in multiple categories.
Language Limitation
- Websites: While non-English speaking entries are not explicitly forbidden, work must be accessible to our predominantly English speaking judges. In categories that may not depend on language, such as (but not limited to) NetArt, Best Visual Design and Weird, non-English speaking sites are eligible if they are highly visual or otherwise not dependent on language.
- Interactive Advertising: For Display/Banner entries in Foreign languages, a space to provide translation will be provided in the online entry system.
- Online Film & Video: All Online Film & Video entries in a foreign language MUST be dubbed or subtitled.
Offensive Material
Entries that contain pornographic material, propagate "hate" messages, make defamatory statements, or which are otherwise extraordinarily offensive are not eligible.
Disqualification
Ineligible entries may be disqualified at any phase of the competition without notification.
The Judging Process
The Academy's process is a 550-judge power engine with two stages, each fueled by different types of judges.
| Stage | Evaluators |
|---|---|
| Entry Review | Entry Reviewers |
| Nominee & Winner Selection | Academy Members |
To ensure that each stage runs cleanly, PricewaterhouseCoopers tabulates the returns to insure fairness and accuracy.
Entry Review
Process: Entry Review
From the multitude of entries submitted during the Call for Entries reviewers independently inspect each entry and rate it based
on the judging criteria. The Academy compiles those
ratings to compare all of the work entered in each category and culls a short list of
the best work entered. The Academy then presents the short lists for consideration by
the judges.
Evaluators: Reviewers
Reviewers are Internet professionals who work with and on the Internet. They have
clearly demonstrable familiarity with the category in which they review and have been
individually required to produce evidence of such expertise. The reviewers are given
different entries in their category cluster for review and they are prohibited from reviewing
any entry with which they have any personal or professional affiliation. The Academy
regularly inspects the work of each reviewer for fairness and accuracy.
Process: Nominee and Winner Selection
Each Academy member is assigned to a category cluster
based on their area of expertise. They are able
to vote in any category in a given cluster. Members
review each entry in the categories in which they've chosen
to cast ballots according to the judging criteria.
Each Academy member casts their ballot for five (5) Nominees, ranking them in order of excellence. The Academy staff and PricewaterhouseCoopers then tabulate the votes to determine the nominees.
Evaluators: Academy Members
Members of The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences vote on Webby Awards winners. Members of The Academy are visionaries, evangelists and luminaries who have catalyzed great achievements on the Internet or have demonstrated extraordinary talent in a traditional medium. The Internet experts faithfully represent the past and future of new media; they carry the voice of the Industry. The traditional masters possess an understanding of their fields that transcend the new medium. Their minds speak powerfully towards excellence and value within their field-- art, film, science, or sports, for example-- online and off.
