Hey Everybody,

It’s that time! Unlike those big awards ceremonies, there’s no envelope to tear open. But the final votes have been cast and it’s time to acknowledge and honor not just our winners, but everyone who’s participated. Anyone who was nominated made it there because of their skill, passion, and dedication. And there are many amazing creators who weren’t nominated this year, but who can be seen daily on Yahoo! Video. I hope you’ll continue to check us out both here on the blog, and at video.yahoo.com.

Without further ado, here are the winners, as of 9:56 am, when I rolled into work:

Best Indie Music Video: Terrene: Unwelcome

Best Animated Video: Weird Al’s Childhood

Best Non-Fiction Video: Good: Business of Death

Best New Uploader: DadLabs: Bike Rap

Best Series: The Guild

Best Internet Personality: Brigitte Dale: TVSquad Daily

Best Comedy: The PitNYC: Cooties

Everyone, both winners and nominees, should expect to hear from us soon, ’cause there are prizes to go around. Thanks again to everyone who voted and commented. And of course, thanks again to our creators! We take it as a sincere compliment that you have chosen to upload your videos to us. While there will always be some controversy about voting and results, I rather like what one of our commentors had to say:

“Thanks for creating so much exposure for all of these video makers, especially those from the indie community, where exposure for all these new incoming artists is so difficult to create. It’s been fun! which is what it’s all about in the end.”

-Kent, Yahoo! Video Team

It has been estimated that $1.7 billion will be lost in productivity during the two weeks of March Madness. I guess that would make sense based on the number of bracket print-outs I have seen taped to people’s desks. In hopes of moving that number to an even 2 billion, here is a link to live streaming video of every NCAA Basketball tournament game.

And if you can’t break away in the day to watch the games live, you can always come to the Yahoo! Sports network at Yahoo! Video for sports highlight videos and recaps.

-Randall, Yahoo! Video Team