AWN reports that the 12th Annual Webby Award nominees have been announced.

Hailed as the “Oscars of the Internet” by THE NEW YORK TIMES, The Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet, including Websites, online film and video, interactive advertising, and mobile Websites.

The Webby Awards is presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, a 550-person judging academy whose members include Internet co-inventor Vinton Cerf, Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington, THE SIMPSONS’ creator Matt Groening, and Harvey Weinstein.

Here’s the rundown:

Online Film and Video- Best Use of Animation OR Motion Graphics:
-30-Second Bunnies Theatre (Starz/Angry Alien)
-Heavenly Sword (BLINK PRODUCTIONS)
-It’s JerryTime! (Ozone)
-New Yorker Animated Cartoons (RingTales)
-Samurai (BBDO New York)

Online Film & Video: Best Use Of Animation/Motion Graphics:
-Drawn by Pain (Jeskid Productions)
-Global Giving (IP Pixel)
-MTV Puberty (WDDG)
-Sundance Channel - Smiling Fish (Sundance Channel)
-The NY Times Style Magazine “Circle Squared” (The New York Times/T Magazine)

Website: Best Use Of Animation Or Graphics:
–Audi A5 - A Rhythm of Lines (GT)
–Electronic Arts Sim City DS (Hydro Limited)
–Happiness Factory - Now Hiring (AKQA)
–MTV Puberty (WDDG)
–Zune (T.A.G. Agency)