The Escapist in Durham fell short in its bid for another Webby Award on Monday with website Twitch taking top honors for the Webby and People’s Voice honors.

The news and entertainment web site that is the self-proclaimed “mouthpiece for the gaming generation.

Google, Jay Z and crowdfunding site Kickstarter are among the winners of this year’s Webbies, a celebration of Internet achievement that got its start nearly two decades ago.

The awards are presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, a group of about 1,000 Web experts and Internet professionals. Judges included Tumblr founder David Karp and “House of Cards” actor Kevin Spacey.

The Escapist was a finalist in the Games-Related category.

Other finalists included Polygon, Disney.com Infinity and the Museum of Mario. 

The Escapist’s track record is pretty darn good in the Webby contest.

“So far we’ve been privileged to win the Webby Award for the Best Games-Related Category each time we’ve been nominated as a finalist (in 2008, 2009, and 2011), and to win three People’s Voice Awards from the fans as well,” General Manager Alexander Macris told WRALTechWire earlier this month.

Each Webby category is split in two: There’s an award from the academy and a “people’s voice” award for which anyone can cast an online vote. This year, about 500,000 people voted.

Harvard law professor Lawrence Lessig won a lifetime achievement award. Lessig co-founded Creative Commons, which provides a way for people to license their online work for public use.

The entire list of winners is available online.