2006 Awards
Voting for the 2006 Awards took place from March 18, 2007 to March 23, 2007.[1] The 2006 YouTube Awards came just a week after Viacom sued YouTube's parent company, Google, for more than $1 billion for copyright infringement of television shows owned by Viacom.[6]The Awards received criticism from New York Times writer Virginia Heffernan when first organized. She suggested that the Awards created too much of a formalized process on YouTube. YouTube, she argued, should not be about awards and individual recognition of merit. Rather, it should be a free place where one can post videos and express oneself free of judgment on quality.[7] Caroline McCarthy of CNET News commented on the 2007 awards in agreement with Heffernan: she argued that YouTube "is a cultural hub rather than strictly a creative outpost."[3] She also commented many of the most popular videos are not high quality, or original content.[3]
Nominations for the 2006 Awards included noted YouTubers Peter Oakley (geriatric1927), LonelyGirl15, Renetto and Chad Vader.
| Category | Winning Video[4][7][8][9] | YouTube Link | YouTube User |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adorable | Kiwi! | Flash video | Madyeti47 |
| Comedy | Smosh Short 2: Stranded | Flash video | smosh |
| Commentary | Hotness Prevails/Worst Video Ever | Flash video | thewinekone |
| Creative | Here It Goes Again | Flash video | OkGo |
| Inspirational | Free Hugs Campaign | Flash video | PeaceOnEarth123 |
| Musician of the Year | Say It's Possible | Flash video | terranaomi |
| Series | Ask A Ninja | Part 1 Flash video | digitalfilmmak |
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