Joss Whedon’s Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog and The Guild Sweep First Annual Streamy Awards Honoring Excellence in Web Television Programming

Acting Award Winners Include Felicia Day (The Guild), Rosario Dawson (Gemini Division), Alessandro Juliani (Battlestar Galactica: The Face of the Enemy), and Neil Patrick Harris (Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog)

Los Angeles, CA – April 1, 2009 — The First Annual Streamy Awards, honoring excellence in Web television programming, is pleased to announce the winners of the first annual Streamy Awards ceremony, which took place on Saturday, March 28, 2009 at the Wadsworth Theatre in Los Angeles. Over 1,000 creatives and digital entertainment industry executives celebrated the best in original episodic programs created originally for online distribution. Nominees were recognized across 25 award categories, including actors, directors, writers, cinematographers, editors, music and special effects. Both the Official Red Carpet Pre-Show hosted by Shira Lazar and the Awards Ceremony were streamed live on www.streamys.org to Web television fans around the world. The Awards were created by Drew Baldwin, Brady Brim-DeForest, and Marc Hustvedt of Tubefilter, and Joshua Cohen and Jamison Tilsner of Tilzy.TV.

Presenters and attendees included Lisa Kudrow (Web Therapy), Neil Patrick Harris (Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog), Rosario Dawson (Gemini Division), Joss Whedon (Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog), Felicia Day (The Guild), Jeff Macpherson (Tiki Bar TV), Tara Rushton (KateModern), The Sklar Brothers, Melanie Merkowsky (Harper’s Globe), Jessica Rose (Sorority Forever), Taryn Southern (Private High Musical), Hayden Black (Goodnight Burbank), and more!

The inaugural Streamy Awards were presented by Kodak®, the world’s foremost imaging innovator, and long-time supporter of film and television, and Episodic, the best online video platform for the greatest shows on the web. Additional sponsors and partners included Microsoft® Zune®, Sony® Creative Software, Inc., Dailymotion, mDialog, Take180, Koldcast.tv, blip.tv, The Gary Smith Company, PRG, Incited Media, NewTek, Final Draft, Netflix,Hansen’s Natural and Baseline StudioSystems.

THE 2009 STREAMY AWARDS OFFICIAL WINNERS

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Photos:
• The Bui Brothers (Official Show Photographers)
• Kodak®
• Getty Images (Search “Streamy Awards”)

Video:
• Official Red Carpet Pre-Show Interviews Hosted by Shira Lazar -

About The Streamy Awards
The Streamy Awards honor excellence in Web Television across 24 creative categories, from acting and directing, to editing and special effects. Members of the International Academy of Web Television review shows that are submitted by the public and vote on the final nominees for each category. The Audience Choice Award for Best Web Television Series is selected by the public. Winners were announced at the annual Streamy Awards Ceremony & Gala on March 28, 2009. Founded in 2009, the Streamy Awards are co-hosted by a consortium of new media companies that includes Tubefilter, Tilzy.TV, and NewTeeVee. The First Annual Streamy Awards Ceremony was presented by Kodak, the world’s foremost imaging innovator, and long-time supporter of film and television, and Episodic, the best online video platform for the greatest shows on the Web. Additional sponsors included Microsoft® Zune®, Sony® Creative Software, Inc., Dailymotion, mDialog, Take180, Koldcast.tv and blip.tv. Please visit www.streamys.org for more information.

About The International Academy of Web Television
The International Academy of Web Television, an independent organization of digital entertainment leaders, was founded in 2009 to to promote and recognize artistic excellence and technological innovation in the Web television and digital entertainment industries. Members of the Academy are invited to join based on achievement in their respective fields, and include actors, agents, composers, content developers, directors, journalists, producers, technology innovators, and writers who actively participate in and support the Web television and digital entertainment industries. The Academy oversees the annual Streamy Awards, which honor and recognize excellence in original episodic Web television programming. Founding members of the Academy include representatives from a consortium of new media companies led by Tubefilter, Tilzy.TV, and NewTeeVee. For more information, please visit www.iawtv.org