David Byrne will receive a Webby Award for Lifetime Achievement at the 12th Annual Webby Awards ceremony, to be held June 10 in New York City. The Webby's organizers announced today that Byrne will be presented with the award "for a visionary career pushing the boundaries of music, art, and technology, for more than three decades," citing his PowerPoint art, online radio station, blog, and forthcoming installation titled Playing the Building, which opens this Saturday in New York City.
Also receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award, for Film and Video, will be Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels. Other special award recipients include Stephen Colbert (Person of the Year) and director Michel Gondry (Film and Video Person of the Year).
The Webby Awards, presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet. In keeping with Webby tradition, winners will be limited to five-word acceptance speeches. Past speeches include Al Gore ("Please don't recount this vote"), Beastie Boys ("Can anyone fix my computer?"), and Prince ("Everything you think is true").
For more details on the Webby Award and all of this year's winners, visit webbyawards.com.