YOUNG ADULT's Patton Oswalt to Host 16th Annual Webby Awards

According to The Hollywood Reporter, actor and comedian Patton Oswalt is set to host the 16th Annual Webby Awards, which will take place May 21 at The Hammerstein Ballroom.

The Webby Awards' Executive Director David-Michel Davies told the Reporter, "We are really excited for Patton Oswalt to bring his comedic genius to The Webbys. Patton is the rare comedian who is just as funny online as on a stage. As we push the boundaries of integrating the audience at home with the live show we think Patton is uniquely suited to be this year's Webby host."

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This year's Webby nominees will be revealed April 10, and voting for the Webby People's Voice Awards begins that same day and ends on April 26.

The Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet, including Websites, interactive advertising & media, online film & video, and mobile & apps. Established in 1996, the 16th Annual Webby Awards received nearly 10,000 entries from all 50 states and over 60 countries worldwide.

Visit www.webbyawards.com for more information.

A popular fixture on the stand-up comedy circuit, multi-Grammy Award-nominated Patton Oswalt has worked on numerous film and television projects including the recent dark comedy Young Adult, alongside Charlize Theron and the soon-to-be-released film Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, starring Steve Carell and Keira Knightley. He appeared in Terrence' McNally's Lips Together, Teeth Apart on Broadway in 2010, and he has appeared in co-starring roles on several television series, including a number of Adult Swim shows, King of Queens, United States of Tara, Bored to Death, Caprica, and Reno 911. His voiceover work has been featured in the animated film Ratatouille. Patton's first and only published book Zombie Spaceship Wasteland is a New York Times Best-Seller.