5th Shorty Awards
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| The 5th Annual Shorty Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | April 8, 2013 |
| Location | The Times Center, New York City |
| Hosted by | Felicia Day |
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.
| 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 |