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 CategoryWinnerBest ActressSelena Gomez, @selenagomez & Tara Strong, @tarastrongBest ActorMisha Collins, @mishacollinsBest BandOne Direction, @onedirectionBest SingerGreyson Chance, @greysonchanceBest CelebrityJustin Bieber, @justinbieberBest in Celebrity FashionSelena Gomez, @selenagomez & Sophia Abrahão, @sophiaabrahaoBest CharityRandom Acts, @RandomActsOrgBest ComedianRafinha Bastos, @RafinhaBastosBest Fake AccountCharles_HRH, @Charles_HRHBest FansiteSherlockology, @Sherlockology & 0ne-directi0n-updatesBest in FoodRosanna Pansino, @RosannaPansino & Angela Davis, @TheKitchenistaBest in GamingMonark, @Monark & Felix Kjellberg, @PewDiePieBest GIF MakerT. Kyle MacMahon & Ryan BroderickBest in IrelandBry, @Bry & Niall Horan, @niallofficialBest Non-HumanSarcastic Rover (Jason Filiatrault) @SarcasticRoverBest in Social FitnessCassey Ho, @blogilatesBest Video BloggerPC Siqueira, @maspoxavidaBest Web ShowBravest Warriors, @BravestWarriorsBest YouTube StarCauê Moura, @cauemouraKeep Good Going AwardKathy Zucker, @kathyzuckerFoursquare Mayor of the YearNASA, @NASAQuora of the YearKenyatta LealTumblr of the YearTexts from Hillary
Fifth Annual Brand Winners by category CategoryWinnerBest Large Social Media Agency360i, @360iBest Location-Based MarketingVH1 Save The MusicBest Mid-Sized Social Media AgencyDeep Focus, @deepfocus & Carrot Creative, @carrot & Suite Spot LLCBest Overall Brand Presence on TumblrThe Daily Show Election Center, @TheDailyShowBest Social Media ManagerAndy Cohen, @BravoAndyBest Social Media Presence of a CEOIan Schafer, @ischaferBest Use of Social Media for Video GamesBenn Achilleas, @mrbennbenn & Martin MooreBest Use of Facebook for MarketingPandaQuest: Be the Next Chengdu PambassadorBest Use of Promoted Tweet, Trend, or AccountJoe Pierce, Jordan Jacobson, Rachel Ford, Angelika Husmann, Jeanette Brown-Green & Jason DolengaBest Viral CampaignOld Spice Muscle Music
Special awards CategoryWinnerGIFStar AwardMichelle Obama, @FLOTUSReal-Time Photo of the YearBenjamin Lowy, @benlowyShorty Special Lifetime Achievement AwardJimmy Kimmel, @jimmykimmel
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