The 16th Annual SXSW Interactive Awards Ceremony is set to happen tonight, "celebrating those who are building tomorrow's interactive trends." Honors and recognitions will be presented for the best new digital work, including everything from mobile apps, to websites, to film and television projects.
Founded in 1997, the awards were originally known as the SXSW Web Awards, but have since been expanded to encompass the growing range of interactivity in digital mediums.
In addition to the awards presentation, the ceremony will also honor the 2013 SXSW Interactive Festival Hall of Fame inductee, and will be hosted by Aisha Tyler. If you're not at SXSW, you can still watch the awards by tuning in to sxsw.com/live for an online live stream, beginning at 8:00 PM EDT.
Here is a list of the finalists. The winners will be announced at the ceremony tonight, Tuesday, March 12, at the Hilton Austin Downtown.
Activism
Charity Miles
Higher M-Pact
StoriesFrom
Water For People Re-imagine Reporting Prototype
Wikipedia Zero
Amusement
Atari Arcade
Contre Jour
Intern Abuser
Lego Super Heroes Movie Maker
YOU DON'T KNOW JACK
Art
Cindy Sherman
Lost Art
Movi.Kanti.Revo
PIXEL'D
Theatre Jukebox
Business
10,000ft
Fisker Automotive
Mobile Bay Convention & Visitors Bureau
Pathfinder Kinect Experience
VIP Fridge Magnet
Classic
BioDigital Human
CNN - Ecosphere
Satellite Sentinel Project
SeatGeek
Trulia Local
Community
35 Million Directors
Congo's Vocal Uprising of Women
Dropr
The Genographic Project: Geno 2.0
Next SoundCloud
Educational Resource
ChronoZoom
Clouds Over Cuba
Harvard Graduate School of Design: Ecological Urbanism App
Miso Music: Plectrum
University of Alabama - Culverhouse College of Commerce
Experimental
Chrome Web Lab
Nature Valley Trail View
The Silent History
The V Motion Project
Zombies, Run!
Film/TV
The Beauty Inside
Daybreak
Disney Video
Smithsonian Channel for iPad
Watchup
Motion Graphics
Air Jordan 2012
Assassin's Creed III - Bunker Hill Interactive Trailer
Azera Journey Microsite
Elantra Driveway Decision Maker
The Block: Stories from a Meeting Place
Music
ALB "Golden Chains"
JAM with Chrome
OK Go Needing Getting Music Video
One Copy Song
Piano for Peace
Personal
Great Moments in Parenting
Marco Rosella
N by Jorge Drexler
nubot
Tetrageddon Games
Social Media
Fashion Like
NASA Curiosity Mars Rover Social Media Campaign
Our Blades are F**king Great
Stanley - The World's First Interactive Player Piano
Visually
Student
Combiform
Futile Type
Living Galapagos
Port City Stories
RentLingo
Technical Achievement
Bear 71
MARS
Mobile Medic
Nike+ FuelBand
Super Vendor