PBS Stations and Programs Receive Nine Nominations and 16 Honoree Recognitions

On April 9, the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences announced the nominees of the 17th annual Webby Awards — the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet.

PBS received seven Webby Award nominations in the following categories: Best Youth Website for pbskids.org, Best Editing for PBS Idea Channel, Best Web Personality/ Host for Mike Rugnetta of PBS Idea Channel, Video Remixes/ Mashups for Mister Rogers Remixed: Garden of Your Mind, Best Practices for the PBS mobile video, Entertainment (Tablet & All Other Devices) for PBS mobile video, and Games (Tablets & All Other Devices) for Cyberchase 3D Builder.

Sesame Street also received two nominations for Education & Reference (Handheld Devices) and Overall Social Presence. In total, PBS programs and stations garnered nine nominations and 16 honoree recognitions.

PBS congratulates all of our programs and stations on their Webby honors! For the full list of this year's nominees, visit webbyawards.com.

LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD AND VOTE NOW THROUGH APRIL 25, 2013

See below for a list of the individual PBS nominees and honorees, with direct links to their respective People's Voice Award ballots. (A simple sign-up is required in order to vote.)

Webby Nominees / People's Voice Award Nominees

Youth

PBSKIDS.org

Best Editing

PBS Idea Channel

Best Web Personality/Host

Mike Rugnetta - PBS Idea Channel

Video Remixes/Mashups

Mister Rogers Remixed: Garden of Your Mind

Best Practices

PBS mobile video

Entertainment (Tablet & All Other Devices)

PBS mobile video

Games (Tablets & All Other Devices)

Cyberchase 3D Builder

Education & Reference (Handheld Devices)

Sesame Street Mobile

Overall Social Presence

Sesame Street

Honorees

Best Use of Animation or Motion Graphics

FRONTLINE’s Targeting the Electorate: How Are You Being Targeted?

Best Writing (Editorial)

FRONTLINE

Food & Drink

PBS Food

Media Streaming

FRONTLINE

News

FRONTLINE

FRONTLINE’s Targeting the Electorate: How Are You Being Targeted?"

Television

THE DUST BOWL

PBS NEWSHOUR Website

THIRTEEN.org (WNET)

Youth

Mission US (Thirteen/WNET)

Documentary: Series

POV (Mobile Selects)

Music

SOUND TRACKS: MUSIC WITHOUT BORDERS

News & Politics: Individual Episode

PBS NEWSHOUR “One Man’s Journey from Gang Member to Academia”

Best User Experience

PBS mobile video

Media Streaming Services

PBS mobile video

Viral

Cookie Monster sings Share It Maybe (Honoree)