Webby nominees range from Google Glass Experiment to GoPro to Jay Z

NEW YORK, N.Y. – This year’s list of nominees for Webby awards celebrating Internet achievement range from celebrities such as Beyonce and Ellen DeGeneres to Google and GoPro, the maker of popular mountable video cameras.

The organizations with the most nominations are Vice Media with 11, The New York Times with 10 and Google Inc. with 9. Among the online videos nominated is “24 Hours of Happy,” a 24-hour music video starring Pharrell Williams.

The winners of the 18th annual awards will be announced on April 29. The Webbys are presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, a group of about 1,000 Internet experts and professionals.

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The public can vote for the People’s Voice award starting Tuesday until April 24: http://www.webbyawards.com/

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