2011 Black Weblog Awards Judges' Vote Winners

Each Black Weblog Award category has two winners: a popular vote based on votes cast by readers and the judges' vote selected by a panel of authorities in the fields of social media, design and writing. The popular vote winners were announced in July.

However, the selection of the winners of the judges’ vote took much longer because each and every blog nominated in each category was reviewed by a judge. In some categories, this meant reviewing over 300 entries. And the winners of the 2011 Black Weblog Awards Judges' Awards are...

2011 Black Weblog Award Winners 

Best Blog Design 

Judge's Vote: African Digital Art
Popular Vote: Single Black Male

Best Blog Network 

Judge's Vote: Fresh Xpress
Popular Vote: Fresh Xpress

Best Faith Based Blog

Judge's Vote: Going Beyond Ministries
Popular Vote: DC District Diva

Best Fashion Or Beauty Blog 

Judge's Vote: Afrobella
Popular Vote:Afrobella

Best Film Blog

Judge's Vote: Black Box Office

Popular Vote:Black Box Office

Best Gaming or Comics Blog

Judge's Vote:Terry Biddle Dot Com
Popular Vote:Oh Hell Nawl: Gamers

Best Gossip Blog

Judge's Vote:NecoleBitchie
Popular Vote:NecoleBitchie

Best Science or Technology Blog

Judge's Vote:AsSeenOnPhone
Popular Vote:She Geeks

Best Political or News Blog

Judge's Vote:The Field Negro
Popular Vote:The Black Snob

Best Teen Blog

Judge's Vote:Reading in Color
Popular Vote:Reading in Color

Blog To Watch

Judge's Vote:The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl
Popular Vote:The Skorpion Show

Best Sports Blog

Judge's Vote:Ballers Sports
Popular Vote:Black Sports Online

Best Humor Blog

Judge's Vote:TWiB 
Popular Vote:Very Smart Brothas

Best Automotive or Car Blog

Judge's Vote:Automotive Rhytms
Popular Vote:Be Prestigious

Best Green Nature or Outdoor Living Blog

Judge's Vote:Diary of a Chic Mommy
Popular Vote:Outdoor Afro

Best Parenting Blog

Judge's Vote:The Young Mommy For Life
Popular Vote:Black and Married With Kids

Best Travel Blog

Judge's Vote:Fly.Brother.Com
Popular Vote:I'm Black and I Travel

Blog Of The Year

Judge's Vote:A Black Girls Guide to Weight Loss
Popular Vote:Very Smart Brothas

Best Food Blog 

Judge's Vote:The Duo Dishes 
Popular Vote:Black Girls Guide to Weight Loss

Best Culture Blog

Judge's Vote:From Ashy to Classy 
Popular Vote:From Ashy to Classy 

Best Business Blog

Judge's Vote:Soulful Affluence
Popular Vote:In Her Shoes

Best Plus Sized Fashion

Judge's Vote:The Curvy Fashionista
Popular Vote:Young Fat and Fabulous

Best Blog Post Series

Judge's Vote:From Ashy to Classy 
Popular Vote:Single Black Male

Best International Blog

Judge's Vote: Geotraveler’s Niche
Popular Vote:I am the Nu Black

Best Book or Author Blog

Judge's Vote:Reads For Pleasure 
Popular Vote:Reads For Pleasure 

Best Writing in a Blog

Judge's Vote:500 Days Asunder
Popular Vote:Very Smart Brothas

Best Health or Wellness Blog

Judge's Vote:Black Girl's Guide to Weightloss
Popular Vote:Black Girl's Guide to Weightloss

Best Hip Hop Blog

Judge's vote:HipHop's HeartBeat
Popular Vote:The Hip Hop Democrat

Best LGBT

Judge's Vote: Pam's House Blend
 Popular Vote: The Skorpion Show

Best Micro Blog

  Judge's Vote:BlackVintage

  Popular Vote:Sister Toldja

Best New Blog

  Judge's Vote: 500 Days Assunder

  Popular Vote:Dirty Pretty Thangs

Best Personal Blog

Judge's Vote:Black Girl's Guide to Weightloss

Popular Vote: Skinny Black Girl

     Best Photography in a Blog

Judge's vote: Que The Lights

Popular vote:Oh Hell Nawl

     Best Podcast

Judge's Vote: Blacking It Up

Popular Vote: Blacking It Up

    Best Sex or Relationship Blog 

Judge's Vote: The Reasonable Bachelor

Popular Vote: Very Smart Brothas

   Best Video Blog 

Judge's Vote: Que The Lights

Popular Vote:The Skorpion Show

    Best Lifestyle Blog

Judge's Vote:A Diva State of Mind

Popular vote: A Diva State of Mind

Best Group Blog

Judge's Vote: Very Smart Brothas

Popular Vote: Very Smart Brothas

    Lifetime Achievement 

Angel Laws

    Blogging Heroine

Danielle Lee, Ph.D.

Tracey Friley

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