Called “the Internet’s highest honor,” Webbys are presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences.
Oliver’s site, timed to capitalize on the leap second of June 30, 2015, goes up against The Onion, ClickHole, Funny or Die and Cracked.
The 20th Annual Webby Awards received nearly 13,000 entries from nearly all 50 states and 65 countries worldwide, the site said.
The public also chooses The Webby People’s Voice Winners by casting ballots for their favorite nominees during the annual voting period. Winners will be named April 26.
Among Southland sites in the Webby hunt is NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory based at Pasadena’s Caltech, a finalist in the government category for Experience Curiosity. JPL won a Webby in 2015 as well.
Others are celebrating:
Big news! 1D’s nominated for a #Webby Award. Vote for the guys’ #MadeintheAM space to win here! https://t.co/kbhNc2o3Lu
— One Direction (@onedirection) April 5, 2016
#queens #ozonepark Webby Award nominees include Michelle Obama, Pizza Rat: The internet h… https://t.co/udnUu3Ouec #School #HowardBeach
— DayCare @ Ozone Park (@LearningBeesStu) April 5, 2016
Big congrats to the @HuffPostLive team, nominated today again for a Webby Award. This would make it 4 years in a row if they win.
— David Flumenbaum (@theflume) April 5, 2016
We’ve been nominated for a Webby Award! Vote for the underdogs! https://t.co/mTMRHjgtE4
— Dan Froomkin (@froomkin) April 5, 2016
Nominated for a Webby Award! Go to https://t.co/oiLzQXJkO0, click “vote for the best” & search “goats of anarchy”. pic.twitter.com/iGh07QlA2U
— Goats of Anarchy (@goatsofanarchy) April 5, 2016
Holy Cheeseballs, my app has been nominated for a Webby Award! ?Vote for it here, thank you! https://t.co/KQzqQVbGRC pic.twitter.com/mwzRqllwdu
— Professor Astro Cat (@ProfAstroCat) April 5, 2016