Philadelphia Geek Awards
The 1st Annual Philadelphia Geek Awards (held on Friday, August 19, 2011) was the first official awards ceremony honoring outstanding achievements in Philadelphia's vibrant geek community.
From indie game development to creative publicity & marketing, local techie events to comic book illustration, there are nineteen categories with close to five dozen nominees. Winners are chosen by a panel of geek judges (aka Geekadelphia.com). It is a black tie, red carpet event, with the Academy's “geeky” collections on display and exhibits open.
This year's Geek Awards is set for Friday, August 17, 2012. Select winners and nominees of this years Philadelphia Geek Awards will go join the “Academy of Geeks & Sciences,” a group of local geek experts that will help choose this year's nominees.
And the winners are...
- Best New Blog
- Drink Philly drinkphilly.com/
Honorable Mention Naked Philly nakedphilly.com/ - #Sports!: Outstanding Achievement in Ludicrous Displays Last Night
- PhillieBot
- Best New Podcast
- Talkadelphia talkadelphiaradio.com/
- Best New Annual Local Event
- Philly Tech Week, by Technically Philly phillytechweek.com/
- Achievement in Geek/Techie Local PR & Social Media
- Annie Hackenberger twitter.com/#!/anniemal
- Achievement in Locally Developed IOS applications
- Tap DJ tap.dj/
- Contribution to the Philadelphia Indie Game Scene
- Cipher Prime www.cipherprime.com/games/pulse/
- Achievement in Appealing to Geeks in Arts & Culture
- Philadelphia Science Festival www.philasciencefestival.org/
- Best New Local Vodcast/Web TV Show
- Underbelly (no link, it is a Mature audience only youtube link)
- Best New Viral Video
- “Indie God of War/Zelda '87” by Gamevision
- Achievement in Local Film (feature length)
- “The Romantic” by Michael Heneghan
- Achievement in Local Film (short)
- “Bleeding Hearts” by Matthew Garrett
- Achievement in Fashion and Lifestyle
- Cadence Watch Co.
- Best New Local Startup
- LaunchRock
- Achievement in Geek Culture Journalism
- “Streets Dept.” Conrad Benner
- Best Geek-themed Noms and Beverages
- “E=MC Beered” by Yards and the Philadelphia Science Festival
- Achievement in Local Comic Art
- Tony Trov and Johnny Zito
For more information or questions, contact Jill Sybesma, Adult Programs Coordinator