The online video community has spoken.
YouTube today announced the seven winners of its first Video Awards.
Videos were voted for by YouTube users, with the awards covering seven categories. YouTube phenoms OK Go scored the most creative trophy with the video for their hit “Here It Goes Again.”
Most Creative
OK Go
With over 13 million viewers, music sensation OK Go shows just how nimble they can be as they traverse treadmills in their “Here It Goes Again” video.
Most Inspirational
Free Hugs
Juan Mann started the Free Hugs campaign as a mission to brighten the lives of strangers and act on the lack on human contact in today’s world.
Best Series
Ask a Ninja
The Ninja enlightens viewers and share his savvy about some of life’s greatest mysteries, including love, death, sickness and podcasts.
Best Comedy
Smosh
Things aren’t what they seem as we go into the mind of a young man journaling on the trials and tribulations that come with being stranded on an island with two friends.
Best Music
Terranaomi
This raven-haired songbird gives a noteworthy performance, creating a mellow, emotional vibe as she strums an acoustic guitar in her Hollywood apartment.
Best Commentary
The Wine Kone
A Canadian blogger gives a half-naked and arguably half-baked monologue on whatever catches the flow of his stream of consciousness.
Most Adorable Video
Kiwi!
The mind of a master’s student in New York brings a long-beaked, short-winged Kiwi who leaps into a new perspective on what it looks like to fly.