1999 Webby Awards

The 1999 Webby Awards were held on March 18, 1999 at the Herbst Theater (War memorial Opera House) in San Francisco, California. IDG, which still owned the awards organization, continued to retain Tiffany Shlain to produce the awards even though the magazine division she had been working for had been shut down. Mayor Rudy Giuliani had lobbied to move the ceremony to New York City, but San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown interceded with Schlain by promising the City's support, including hosting a post-award party at the newly remodeled City Hall.

Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin arrived wearing rollerblades and metallic capes, and remained in the opera hall lobby to grant interviews while most guests were watching the awards in the theater. The event was noted for the famous incident in which a representative of Jodi.org, which had won in the arts category, called the event participants "Ugly corporate sons-of-bitches" in his acceptance speech and tossed his trophy to the audience. The organizers asked PricewaterhouseCoopers to tabulate and ensure security for the "People's Voice" winners, chosen by online voting.

Nominees and winners

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(from http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/winners-1999.php?y=1999)

Category	Webby Award winner	People's Voice winner	Other nominees
Net Art	jodi.org - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999))	Doors of Perception - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999))	Last Will and Testament - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999)) SFMOMA Presents Bill Viola - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999)) The multi-cultural Recycler - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999))
Commerce	Amazon.com - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999))	eBay - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999))	CDNOW - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999)) The Gap Online - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999)) The Tire Rack - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999))
Community	SeniorNet - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999))	iVillage.com - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999))	MiningCo.com - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999)) Talk City - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999)) Third Age - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999))
Education	Journey North - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999))	Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999))	The Global Schoolhouse - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999)) The Math Forum - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999)) Web66 - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999))
Fashion	PaperMag - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999))	London Fashion Week - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999))	Hint Magazine - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999)) Lumiere - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999)) w.&l.t. online - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999))
Film	Internet Movie Database - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999))	Internet Movie Database	Coming Attractions - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999)) Dark Horizons - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999)) Film.com - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999)) Ireland Film and Television Net - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999))
Finance	The Motley Fool - www.fool.com	The Motley Fool	ClearStation - www.clearstation.com E-Loan - www.eloan.com Investor Home - www.investorhome.com The Wall Street Journal -- www.wsj.com
Games	Gamers Central - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999))	ShockRave - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999))	Digital Addiction - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999)) Java on the Brain - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999)) Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999))
Health	InteliHealth - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999))	Mayo Clinic Health Oasis - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999))	mediconsult.com - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999)) onhealth - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999)) thriveonline - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999))
Humor	The Onion - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999))	The Onion	Bezerk - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999)) Red Meat - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999)) Suck - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999)) The Simpleton - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999))
Living	BabyCenter - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999))	Epicurious - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999))	Garden.com - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999)) The Knot - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999)) The Yuckiest Site on The Internet - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999))
Music	SonicNet - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999))	mp3 - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999))	bobdylan.com - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999)) Spinner - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999)) The Ultimate Band List - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999))
News	CNN Interactive - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999))	CNN Interactive	MSNBC - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999)) The New York Times - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999)) Rough & Tumble - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999)) BBC News Online - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999))
Politics+law	The California Voter Foundation - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999))	Free! The Freedom Forum Online - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999))	FindLaw - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999)) The Non-Partisan Center for Responsive Politics - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999)) Web White & Blue - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999))
Print+zines	Salon Magazine - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999))	Smithsonian Magazine - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999))	Feed - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999)) Nerve - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999)) Slate - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999))
Radio	Freespeech Internet Television - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999))	Spinner.com - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999))	ImagineRadio - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999)) Internet Underground Music Archive - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999)) SonicNet - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999))
Science	Exploratorium - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999))	NASA Space Science Laboratory - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999))	Scientific American - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999)) The University of Arizona - The Biology Project - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999)) Union of Concerned Scientists - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999))
Sports	The Sporting News - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999))	SportsPages.com - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999))	GolfWeb - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999)) Quokka Sports - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999)) SoccerNet - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999))
Technical achievement	Amazon.com - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999))	My Yahoo! - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999))	AltaVista Translation with Systran (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999)) FedEx - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999)) ConferenceTracker - conferencetracker.com at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999) (archive version; site is now defunct)
Travel	biztravel.com - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999))	Travelocity - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999))	Expedia Travel - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999)) Lonely Planet On-line - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999)) TerraQuest - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999))
TV	PBS Online - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999))	PBS Online	Comedy Central - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999)) Gist TV Listings - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999)) TVGen - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999)) UltimateTV - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999))
Weird	Superbad.com - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999))	Absurd.org - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999))	Disinformation - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999)) Trepan.com - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999)) Unamerican Activities - (current archive at the Wayback Machine (archived March 19, 1999))

External links

• webbyawards.com - official awards website
• flash gallery of award winners

Notes

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. Many older websites no longer exist, are redirected, or have been substantially redesigned.