awards posts

Last night, Digiday announced the winners of the Digiday Publishing Awards at their gala in New York City and AOL nabbed three awards:

Best Advertising Innovation by a Publisher
AOL Premium Formats / Smart Apps

Best Use of a iPad/Tablet by a Publisher
AOL / Editions

Best Editorial Achievement by a Publisher
The Huffington Post

Honoring overall excellence and breakthrough achievements in digital publishing, branded content and advertising technology, the Digiday Publishing Awards also named Cambio's CliffNotes Films as a finalist in the Best Branded Content Integration by a Publisher category. The winners and finalists were selected by a judging committee made up of leading media and marketing experts, journalists, industry insiders, marketers, publishers, and technology visionaries. To read the full list of winners click here.

.@AOL Wins Three @Digiday Publishing Awards: @HuffingtonPost, @Pictela, @Editions aol.it/HNqpKI

- AOL PR (@AOLPR) April 17, 2012

Today, the Canadian Journalism Foundation announced its list of finalists in the large-media category for the annual Excellence in Journalism Award and The Huffington Post Canada was among the honorees.

The Canadian Journalism Foundation celebrates news organizations that embrace ideals of journalistic excellence including accuracy, independence, accountability, courage and originality. Recent excellence winners in the large-media category include the Toronto Star, Winnipeg Free Press, The Globe and Mail, The Canadian Press and The Hamilton Spectator.

This year's winner-and the winner will be announced at the CJF 15^th Annual Awards Gala on June 7, 2012 in Toronto. Click here to read the full list of nominees.

.@HuffPostCanada Named Finalist for Excellence in Journalism Award aol.it/I2EH80

- AOL PR (@AOLPR) April 4, 2012

AOL's peer-to-peer learning program, UnUniversity was named one of the winners of the Best HR Ideas for 2012 contest by HR Executive Magazine. Rewarding straightforward solutions that address real needs in both organizations and communities, HR Executive Magazine recognized UnUniversity for its unique and original approach to internal knowledge-sharing/training.

Led by Melissa Frescholtz, senior program designer for people development, UnUniversity is unique because it gives all AOLers the opportunity to teach or take a class. All topics are welcome and cover a range of subjects from UnUBusiness which provides the inside scoop on AOL's business and skills for success to UnUTalents, where AOLers share interests and talents -- work-related or not.

The program not only enriches students with new knowledge, but also allows teachers to share personal interests and passions while honing their presentation and communication skills. We're proud to continue to invest in our employees by providing meaningful opportunities for growth while taking fun seriously.

.@AOL's UnUniversity Named Best HR Idea for 2012 aol.it/zQ6Ji2

- AOL PR (@AOLPR) March 8, 2012

The Oscars are less than a week away and in order to help viewers prepare for the big show Moviefone has enlisted the help of comedienne and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres. With 35 Daytime Emmy Awards under her belt, Ellen brings her awards expertise and unique entertainment knowledge to her blog posts. Every day this week, Ellen will discuss her favorite movies and predictions to help inform audiences about this year's films.

In her first post, Ellen shares her love of independent films and recommends Beginners:

"One of my favorite movies of the year was Beginners, starring Ewan McGregor and Christopher Plummer. The truth is I almost didn't see it. By the time someone recommended it, it was already on DVD. Thankfully, I'm a huge celebrity, so I was able to have them perform it live in my living room.

If you haven't seen it, I hope you will. Ewan McGregor gives a beautiful and heartfelt performance you don't want to miss, even if he did knock over one of my floor lamps."

Ellen also blogs about the Oscars unfair treatment of comedic films and explains why she hopes Bridesmaids will take home an award this year:

"The moment I saw Bridesmaids I knew it would be a hit. It's so relatable. I don't care who you are -- male or female, young or old, Democrat or Republican -- we've all gotten kicked off a plane for being drunk.

They said a comedy with an all-female lead cast couldn't be successful, but they were wrong. The movie just broke the record as the most downloaded movie-on-demand ever. See? People aren't just renting it -- they're demanding it."

In today's post, Ellen discusses the most talked about film of the year, The Artist:

"It's so original, and that's hard to find in Hollywood these days. Now everything's either a sequel, or based on a book or inspired by actual events. And if it's not, it's probably a sexy vampire movie.

Who would've thought that a black and white movie with no dialogue would be so popular? It's simple and entertaining. We should've been doing this years ago."

Make sure to keep reading Ellen's blog posts this week for the rest of her predictions, and catch up on all of the latest Oscar news and coverage on Moviefone.

.@TheEllenShow Shares Oscar Picks for @Moviefone aol.it/Ath19o#oscars

- AOL PR (@AOLPR) February 22, 2012

On Sunday February 26, the biggest stars in Hollywood will gather for the Oscars to honor the best movies of the year. Moviefone has the latest Oscar coverage to keep you up to date with recommendations, reviews, and red carpet critiques. Although the event is still more than a week away, we are offering you a chance to test your award show expertise before the big show with a contest.

Every weekday between now and February 24, we'll post new questions about what will happen on Hollywood's big night. Submit your best guesses and you'll automatically be eligible for a daily prize of two free movie tickets. The grand prize -- a YEAR'S worth of free movie tickets -- will be awarded to a user with the most correct predictions.

Let the games begin!

Enter the @Moviefone Awards Show Challenge and win free movie tickets for a year! aol.it/zRbvoc

- AOL PR (@AOLPR) February 17, 2012