Internet, here are your 2016 Webby Awards nominees

The 20th annual Webby Award winners will be announced on April 26.
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Brace yourself, Internet. Another round of Webby nominations is coming your way.

The 2016 Webby Awards nominees feature the best of the Internet, spanning media, entertainment, web culture and more. They've been narrowed down from nearly 13,000 entries, sent in from all over the world.


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VICE Media leads the pack with 16 nominations, followed by National Geographic, VRSE.Works, Google, HBO and The New York Times, which each received 10 or more nominations.

Mashable also snagged a few nominations for Best Overall Social Presence and our comedy short "Fight Club For Kids," starring Chuck Palahniuk (*wink*). 

The 20th annual Webby Awards winners will be announced on April 26. Here are few nominee highlights:

Animals (Social)

  • Catstacam

  • Doug the Pug

  • Goats of Anarchy

  • Jimmy the Bull

  • National Geographic Social Media

Best Overall Social Presence (Social)

  • CNN’s Social Media

  • Game of Thrones

  • Mashable

  • NASA Social Media

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Best Podcast (Mobile Sites & Apps)

  • Reply All

  • Stuff You Should Know

  • 99% Invisible

  • The New Yorker’s Podcasts

  • Re/code Decode with Kara Swisher

Best Use of Mobile Camera (Mobile Sites & Apps)

  • GIPHY CAM

  • musical.ly

  • Splice

  • Heads Up!

  • Layout

Best Web Personality/Host (Online Film & Video)

  • Tyler Oakley

  • Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

  • The Slow Mo Guys

  • Kid President

  • Carmelo Anthony

Celebrity/Fan (Websites)

  • U2.com

  • One Direction: Made in the A.M.

  • Team Coco

  • ellentv.com

  • Kendal Jenner

Comedy: Individual Short or Episode (Online Film & Video)

  • Anaconda – The Education Version (with Nicki Minaj)

  • Go to College Music Video (with First Lady Michelle Obama)

  • Dennis Quaid’s On-Set Freak Out: The Full Video

  • Fight Club for Kids (with Chuck Palahniuk)

  • Trumptastic Voyage (The Simpsons)

Comedy: Long Form or Series (Online Film & Video)

  • If Google Was a Guy

  • Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

  • Billy on the Street with First Lady Michelle Obama

  • Celebrities Read Mean Tweets #9 (Jimmy Kimmel Live)

  • Epic Rap Battles of History

Culture & Lifestyle (Social)

  • Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s Instagram Account

  • MoMA Instagram

  • Refinery29 Facebook

  • Tastemade Snapchat Discover

  • The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Instagram Account

Entertainment (Mobile Sites & Apps)

  • Star Wars app

  • Marvel Unlimited

  • Saturday Night Live app

  • The A-Z of YouTube: Celebrating 10 Years

  • Phallania

Events (Social)

  • Coders vs. Cancer

  • #RugbyBattle

  • Instaconcert

  • The 69th Annual Tony Awards: An Integrated Digital Experience

  • The 16th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards – Social Media Celebration

Fashion & Beauty (Social)

  • #MINDFCUK

  • Madewell Social Media

  • Kiehl’s Act Any Age

  • Lilly Pulitzer for Target

  • W Magazine

Games (Mobile Sites & Apps)

  • You Must Build a Boat

  • Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes

  • Vainglory

  • Her Story

  • Two Dots

Humor (Websites)

  • Cracked.com

  • Funny or Die

  • John Oliver – Leap Second

  • ClickHole

  • The Onion

Media Streaming (Websites)

  • 92Y On Demand

  • TED

  • HBO NOW

  • PBS.org

  • Pluto TV

Music (Websites)

  • Triple J Hottest 100

  • Inside Abbey Road

  • Pitchfork

  • Spotify – Year in Music 2015

  • Beyoncé – Official Site

News (Websites)

  • CNN.com

  • The Guardian

  • Quartz

  • The Intercept

  • NYTimes.com

Public Service & Activism (Social)

  • Hurts Me Too

  • I Am A Witness

  • Kids Read Mean Tweets

  • #nofilter campaign

  • MTV’s Look Different campaign

Sports (Social)

  • Wall of Jordan

  • NHL #MyPlayoffsMoment

  • #SendBadLuck

  • Wimbledon 2015: Sharing the Moments that Matter

  • Gamedayplus

Virtual Reality: Gaming, Interactive or Real-Time (Online Film & Video)

  • Cardboard Crash VR for Google Cardboard

  • Insidious Chapter 3: Into the Further

  • House on Hallow Hill

  • William Hill: Get in the Race

  • The Neymar Jr. Effect

Weird (Websites)

  • Adventure Cats

  • Emoji Party

  • Run Wars

  • 2 Kinds of People

  • National Corndog Day

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