The 2006 Weblog Award Winners

Based on 526,974 votes cast in 45 categories over 8 days of voting in early December 2006, here are the winners of the of The 2006 Weblog Awards:

Categories
Best Blog	Daily Kos
Best New Blog	Lesbian Dad
Best Individual Blog	The Bleat (James Lileks)
Best Humor Blog	Sadly, No!
Best Comic Strip	Least I Could Do
Best Online Community	FARK
Best Liberal Blog	Think Progress
Best Conservative Blog	Little Green Footballs
Best Centrist Blog	The Moderate Voice

Topic Area Categories
Best Media Blog	The Raw Story
Best Technology Blog	Engadget
Best Sports Blog	Kissing Suzy Kolber
Best Military Blog	Blackfive
Best Law Blog	The Volokh Conspiracy
Best Business Blog	Club for Growth
Best LGBT Blog	Pam's House Blend
Best Parenting Blog	Breed 'Em And Weep
Best Educational Blog	Michael Bérubé
Best Science Blog	Pharyngula
Best Medical/Health Issues Blog	Respectful Insolence

Arts & Letters Categories
Best Photo Blog	Cute Overload
Best Culture Blog	Pop Candy
Best Diarist	Raymi The Minx (NSFW)
Best Gossip Blog	D-Listed
Best Music Blog	i guess i'm floating
Best Podcast	Slate Magazine Daily Podcast
Best Video Blog	Crooks & Liars
Video Of The Year	Diet Coke and Mentos

International Categories
Best Canadian Blog	Small Dead Animals
Best UK Blog	EU Referendum
Best European Blog (Non UK)	Retecool
Best Asian Blog	One Man Bandwidth
Best Middle East or Africa Blog	Rantings of a Sandmonkey
Best Australia or New Zealand Blog	All Men Are Liars
Best Latino, Caribbean, or South American Blog	Babalu

TTLB Ecosystem Based Categories
Best of the Top 250 Blogs	Talk Left
Best of the Top 251 - 500 Blogs	Betsy's Page
Best of the Top 501 - 1000 Blogs	Blogs of War
Best of the Top 1001 - 1750 Blogs	Boots and Sabers
Best of the Top 1751 - 2500 Blogs	Parkway Rest Stop
Best of the Top 2501 - 3500 Blogs	mAss Backwards
Best of the Top 3501 - 5000 Blogs	Blue Gal
Best of the Top 5001 - 6750 Blogs	File It Under
Best of the Top 6751 - 8750 Blogs	Garfield Ridge
Best of the Rest of the Blogs (8751+)	LizaWasHere

Nominations for The 2007 Weblog Awards will begin in September 2007, with voting at the end of October 2007, all leading up to the live presentation of The Weblog Awards at the Blog World & New Media Expo in Las Vegas in early November 2007.

Special thanks to all of the volunteers that help with The Weblog Awards. Notable among the many helpers:, Beth, Sadie, Phin, John, Jay, WBAustin, Charlie, Janette, CayuteKitt, Ang, Nathan, Matt, and Blue Star Chronicles. Thanks to all of you! We couldn't put on an event of this magnitude without their help.

Winners should send an e-mail to winners at weblogawards dot org to receive their customized winners logo (please indicate the size you require) and information on obtaining their free admission to the Blog World & New Media Expo. Please indicate the category you won and the name of your site.