Comedian Patton Oswalt to Host Webby Awards

One of the world’s premier Internet award  shows, the Webby’s, has picked up a mainstream actor as host: Patton Oswalt (of The King of Queens fame). The 16th annual show will announce nominees next week and the winners will be announced around May 1st. The event will take place in the New York City Hammerstein Ballroom on May 21st.

The awards are famous, among other things, for their 5-word limit on acceptance speeches. Check out some of the great speeches below:

Best Navigation/Structure Award

Zappos.com – People’s Voice: “Shoes, conveniently sold in pairs.

Youth Award

National Geographic Kids – People’s Voice: “Fun, facts, photos, animals, grrr!”

Online Guerilla & Innovation Award

The Google Job Experiment – Webby & People’s Voice: “Wait there’s no cash prize?”