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The results of the 3rd Annual WAmmy Awards (our official WikiAnswers awards show) are in! The winners and their acceptance speeches are now on Answers.com.

But keep in mind the following is just a small sampling of all the awards that have been presented to various users for excellence in contributing. Look for one of these award badges on a bio page near you and feel free to congratulate the contributor for their efforts!

Without further ado we hereby present the winners in our “Best Answer” categories:

• JoyceP became the first repeat winner of the coveted Answer of the Year award this year for her answer to “What are the signs of child abuse and how can you help the abused child to overcome the harm it has caused?” She also took home the WAmmy for Best Advice Answer to “How do you explain to young children that their parents are getting divorced to make the transition as easy on them as possible?”
• Doditov snagged the WAmmy for Best How-To Answer with her response to “How do you potty-train a 3-year old boy?”
• Dick Harfield walked away with the award for Best Researched Answer. His award-winning answer addressed the question “Why do scientists think Earth is 4.5 billion years old?”

Way to go everyone and good luck in next year’s competition!

Voting is now underway for the 2009 WikiAnswers Awards, otherwise known as the WAmmys.

The WAmmys is an annual event recognizing the excellence of contributors on WikiAnswers. While voting by the Supervisor community is completed this week, I can disclose a few of the answers nominated for best answer this year:

• What are the signs of child abuse and how can you help the abused child to overcome the harm it has caused?
• Which cities states or countries have deaths or cases of swine flu and what is the current situation?
• Why are girls so weird Your girlfriend got mad when you said ‘you stink good’ because she was wearing nice perfume?
• How do you define the Great Depression?
• What is the success rate of back surgery?

So what do you think? Stay tuned for the winners… In the meantime, you can review last year’s Hall of Fame.

Sure, Slumdog Millionaire and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button are getting a lot of attention at the Oscars. Sure, you’ll probably grab some popcorn and watch intently to see which celebs are wearing whose gowns on February 22nd.

But none of that awards-watching will inform you of who racked up the most WAmmys this year. How else will you know which two contributors had the Answers of the Year or the Most Contributions? How will you learn which New Supervisors are this year’s stars? And what about Best How-To Answer, Best Advice Answer and Funniest Answer?

The 2008 WAmmy Awards have been voted on and doled out… And WikiAnswers is the only place to find out the who, what, and most importantly - which questions - are winners this year.

Yes, last year’s WAmmys were such a big hit that they’ve done it again… So start brushing up on your answering skills for next year! In the meantime, check out the full listing of the winners…

The votes are in and the final counts have been tallied. Drum roll, please. Announcing the Winners of WikiAnswers 1st Annual WAmmy Awards!

Answer of the Year

Winner - Joe Hepperle: “How do you know when a man is serious about you?”
Honorable Mention - QuirkyQuantumMechanic: “Can a car engine be used for a helicopter?”
Honorable Mention - Schnazola: “If a player kicks a soccer ball in a high arc toward the opponent’s goal will the velocity and acceleration of the ball be zero at the highest point in its trajectory?”

Lifetime Achievement Award

Winner - Chris (the founder of WikiAnswers
Honorable Mention - Neila222
Honorable Mention - Marcy

Funniest Question

Winner - Buxtonp: “When Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died did he start to decompose?”
Honorable Mention - (Anonymous): “What color are smurfs when you choke them?”
Honorable Mention - (Anonymous): “When sign makers go on strike is anything written on their signs?”

Best Contributor in a Supporting Role

Winner - Deb
Honorable Mention - Ksmail
Honorable Mention - Brave3

Rising Star / Best Contributions by a New Supervisor

Winner - LauraFrog
Honorable Mention - EvilTechie
Honorable Mention - HisPowr4u

Funniest Answer

Winner - Schnazola: “How do I dry out the marijuana that got wet when I accidentally washed in my jeans?”
Honorable Mention - Zem: “Are crop circles the work of a cereal killer?”
Honorable Mention - An8thg: “How do you stop pesky in-laws from coming over?”

Best Researched Answer

Winner - Rosencrantz: “What are some examples of Newton’s three laws of motion?”
Honorable Mention - Joncey: “How was information controlled in World War 2 in Britain?”
Honorable Mention - USCitizen: “What types of tanks did America use in World War 2?”

Best Advice Answer

Winner - SapphireMoon: “How do you avoid running out of things to say2?”
Honorable Mention - Marcy: “How do you tell a new partner about an abusive past?”
Honorable Mention - Getacar: “How do you become the best student?”

Best How-To Answer

Winner - An8thg: “How do you keep a dog from getting out of the backyard?”
Honorable Mention - TopSavings.net: “What steps do you take to set up a website?”
Honorable Mention - Mina1: “How do you cook a turkey?” (1st half of answer)

The Good Samaritan / Most Contributions

Winner - Dlmick
Honorable Mention - Brave3

The Know-It-All / Most Answers

Winner - Brave3
Honorable Mention - Dlmick

The Neat Freak / Most Category Changes

Winner - Ksmail
Honorable Mention - An8thg

Rookie of the Year / Most Contributions by a New Supervisor

Winner - An8thg
Honorable Mention - HisPowr4u

Eye for Detail / Most Questions Improved

Winner - Deb
Honorable Mention - Dlmick

The Crimestopper / Most Vandals Blocked

Winner - Ganderton
Honorable Mention - Dlmick

In You We Trust / Most Trust Points Earned

Winner - RoyR
Honorable Mention - Clay

Congratulations to ALL nominees and winners! Look for the WAmmy Hall of Fame coming soon!