It’s finally here! The 2012 Web Awards winners have been chosen. Check them out after the jump to see if your favorites took home the coveted foam hand trophy. And if they didn’t make it? There’s always next year (and feel free to complain in the comments section).
Best Neighborhood Blog
Fucked in Park Slope
Best Professional Twitter Account
Big Gay Ice Cream: @biggayicecream
Best Personal Twitter Account
Rob Delaney: @robdelaney
Best Parody Twitter Account
Fake MTA: @FakeMTA
Best Professional Tumblr
NPR Fresh Air
Best Personal Tumblr
Bobby Finger
Best Kickstarter Project
The Water Tank Project by Word Above The Street
Best Viral Video
Shit New Yorkers Say
Best GIF – Action
“Little girl on bike drifting into parking space”
Best GIF – Drama
“Boy on tractor driving into girls”
Best GIF – Comedy
“Michael Beasley Wrong Knee Rub”
Best Cat
Tard the Grumpy Cat
Best Dog
Boo
Best Animal (Non Cat or Dog)
Baby Walrus Mitik at the New York Aquarium
Tweet of the Year
Chuck Grassley: “Assume deer dead”
Video of the Year
Hot Cheetos and Takis
Best Longform Piece
“Unmasking Reddit’s Violentacrez, The Biggest Troll on the Web” by Adrian Chen, Gawker
Best Restaurant Site
Mile End Deli
Blogger We Love
Jeremiah’s Vanishing New York
Best Use of Facebook to Promote a Business
Ride Brooklyn
Best Locally Built iPhone app
foursquare
Best Start-Up
Lucky Ant
Best Athlete Twitter
Jose Canseco @josecanseco
Best Knicks Twitter
JR Smith @TheRealJRSmith
Best Instagram Account
Sam Horine
Best Celebrity-Related Tumblr
What if Adele was Mrs. Doubtfire?
Best Food Blog
Serious Eats
Best Podcast
How Was Your Week with Julie Klausner
Best Internet Radio
WFMU
Best Sandy Relief Resource
Occupy Sandy
Best Meme
Mckayla Maroney is Not Impressed
Best Instagram Photo
Sam Horine: “Rockaway Beach Boardwalk, Post-Sandy”
Best Sports Tumblr
Smokin’ Jay Cutler
Best List
“Birds, From Worst To Best” by Joe MacLeod, The Awl
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