Awards show for short-form social web media content
The 5th Annual Shorty Awards ceremony featured Felicia Day , James Urbaniak , Kristian Nairn , Hannibal Buress , Carrie Keagan , Chris Hardwick , David Karp and Coco Rocha . 2.4 million tweeted nominations were made across all the categories to honor the top users on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Foursquare, YouTube and other internet sites.
The ceremony took place on April 8, 2013 at the New York TimesCenter and was hosted by Actress Felicia Day . The show began with videos of Felicia Day exploring NYC's internet culture as well as Mayor Michael Bloomberg welcoming the audience with Internet-speak. During the night, Wolf Blitzer announced early poll results of what's trending during the Shorty Awards, and Jimmy Kimmel was given the Lifetime Achievement Award.
The audience was also shown an interview of the Mars Curiosity Rover , led by comedian and actor Seth Green , before accepting the Shorty Award for Foursquare Mayor of the Year.
Fifth Annual Influencer Winners by category [ ]
Category
Winner
Best Actress
Selena Gomez , @selenagomez & Tara Strong , @tarastrong
Best Actor
Misha Collins , @mishacollins
Best Band
One Direction , @onedirection
Best Singer
Greyson Chance , @greysonchance
Best Celebrity
Justin Bieber , @justinbieber
Best in Celebrity Fashion
Selena Gomez , @selenagomez & Sophia Abrahão , @sophiaabrahao
Best Charity
Random Acts, @RandomActsOrg
Best Comedian
Rafinha Bastos , @RafinhaBastos
Best Fake Account
Charles_HRH, @Charles_HRH
Best Fansite
Sherlockology, @Sherlockology & 0ne-directi0n-updates
Best in Food
Rosanna Pansino , @RosannaPansino & Angela Davis , @TheKitchenista
Best in Gaming
Monark, @Monark & Felix Kjellberg , @PewDiePie
Best GIF Maker
T. Kyle MacMahon & Ryan Broderick
Best in Ireland
Bry, @Bry & Niall Horan , @niallofficial
Best Non-Human
Sarcastic Rover (Jason Filiatrault) @SarcasticRover
Best in Social Fitness
Cassey Ho , @blogilates
Best Video Blogger
PC Siqueira , @maspoxavida
Best Web Show
Bravest Warriors , @BravestWarriors
Best YouTube Star
Cauê Moura, @cauemoura
Keep Good Going Award
Kathy Zucker, @kathyzucker
Foursquare Mayor of the Year
NASA , @NASA
Quora of the Year
Kenyatta Leal
Tumblr of the Year
Texts from Hillary
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Fifth Annual Brand Winners by category [ ]
Category
Winner
Best Large Social Media Agency
360i , @360i
Best Location-Based Marketing
VH1 Save The Music
Best Mid-Sized Social Media Agency
Deep Focus , @deepfocus & Carrot Creative, @carrot & Suite Spot LLC
Best Overall Brand Presence on Tumblr
The Daily Show Election Center, @TheDailyShow
Best Social Media Manager
Andy Cohen , @BravoAndy
Best Social Media Presence of a CEO
Ian Schafer, @ischafer
Best Use of Social Media for Video Games
Benn Achilleas, @mrbennbenn & Martin Moore
Best Use of Facebook for Marketing
PandaQuest: Be the Next Chengdu Pambassador
Best Use of Promoted Tweet, Trend, or Account
Joe Pierce, Jordan Jacobson, Rachel Ford, Angelika Husmann, Jeanette Brown-Green & Jason Dolenga
Best Viral Campaign
Old Spice Muscle Music
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