Interactive: March 12-16
Film: March 12-20
Music: March 17-21
"SXSW Interactive is about what is happening now, and what's happening now is different than what was happening a year ago... An amorphous name for an amorphous concept." John Gruber, daringfireball.net

The competition that uncovers the best new websites and celebrates those who are building tomorrow's online trends.
Winners in each of the Web Awards categories will be announced at the SXSW Web Awards Ceremony on Sunday evening, March 15 at 7:00 pm at the Hilton Austin Downtown. The Ceremony will immediately follow the Web Awards Pre-Party which begins at 6:00 pm at the Hilton Austin Downtown.
The 12th Annual SXSW Interactive Web Awards are presented by Adobe Systems, makers of Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop and other software packages that help Web Awards participants express their creativity.
The winners of the Best of Show and People's Choice prizes at the Web Awards Ceremony on Sunday evening, March 15 will receive a premium prize package including software from Adobe.
Convio is proud to be a Supporting Sponsor of the SXSW Web Awards and the sponsor of the Activism Web Award. Convio is the leading provider of integrated constituent relationship management (CRM) software and services for nonprofit organizations that gives nonprofits a better way to reach, inspire and manage people to support their organization.
All Web Leads is a Supporting Sponsor of the Web Awards and sponsor of the Business Web Award. All Web Leads is the leading online sales lead provider for the US insurance industry, providing advanced technologies that bring agents together with qualified customers. All Web Leads is based in Austin and is proud to sponsor SXSW!
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