An early investor in Google, Ebert took his work to the Internet much sooner than many of his traditional-media counterparts, scoring a Webby Award along the way.

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It won a Webby Award in 2011.

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On Tuesday, he received a Webby Award for it and delivered his five-word acceptance speech (that's all the Webbys allow) by flashing a GIF on the big screens at the Cipriani Wall Street in New York.

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The Webby Awards are honoring "House of Cards" producers Kevin Spacey and Dana Brunetti with a Webby special achievement award.

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Virtual group Gorillaz won the Webby Artist of the Year award.

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Webby categories are split into a regular award, chosen by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, and a "people's voice" award.

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Under his editorial leadership CNN.com and AllPolitics.com have won frequent critical acclaim, including two Webby Awards, a 1999 Milia d'Or, a 1998 and 1999 Interactive Achievement Award and a Sigma Delta Chi Award.

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