FunnyOrDie, ‘Children’s Hospital’ Nominated for Webby Awards

By Vlada Gelman

Several of FunnyOrDie’s videos, TheWB.com’s “Children’s Hospital” and Sundance Channel’s “Green Porno” are among nominees for the 13th annual Webby Awards.

FunnyOrDie received nominations for “Paris Hilton Responds to McCain Ad” and “Prop. 8: The Musical,” which starred Jack Black, John C. Reilly, Neil Patrick Harris, Allison Janney and Maya Rudolph.

Other nominees featuring high-profile talent include National Geographic’s “Bag the Bag” (Ed Norton), NBC.com’s “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon” and LStudio’s “Web Therapy” (Lisa Kudrow).

Nominees for individual performance are Rob Corddry for “Children’s Hospital,” Isabella Rossellini for “Green Porno,” Sara Benincasa for 23/6’s “Sarah Palin Vlogs: The Series,” Eden Riegel for “Imaginary Bitches” and Jared Gilmore for “Lil’ O’Reilly.”

The Webby Awards, which honor excellence on the Internet, also recognized BoingBoing.tv, Black Cab Sessions, Revision3’s “Diggnation” and “MobLogic,” Pitchfork.tv, Strike.tv’s “Life in General” and “Speedie Date” and Next New Networks’ “IndyMogul” and “Bill O’Reilly’s Producer.”

The full list of nominees can be found here. Link to:

Fans can cast their vote for the Webby People’s Voice Awards on April 30 at http://pv.webbyawards.com.

The winners, which will be announced May 5, accept their awards—in five words or less—at an awards ceremony June 8 in New York City.