Win it.

Colorado Avalanche center Matt Duchene has already been picked by Westword as Denver's Best Av and Best Local Athlete on Twitter, so, you know we love him.

But now you can join in the love with an autographed jersey. What a stellar holiday gift, right?

In order to win, tell us why you're a die-hard Avs supporter in the midst of this trying season.

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There is only one thing better than a drunken tweet, and that is a drunken tweet by someone who can actually say something clever in 140 characters. We are, of course, talking about last night's Denver #WebAwards at Casselman's. Between the booze and snacks from Dave and Buster's and the strange and kind of awesome performance by Total Ghost, not to mention the fact that we got Occupied, the night was a success. If you missed it, these tweets should fill in the gaps.

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Big pics below.

Last night, the 2011 Denver #WebAwards bash at Casselman's proved that people who excel at social media are also might good at socializing in person.

Photographer Chip Kalback captured the scene in all its high-tech/low-tech glory. Look below and page down to check out a sampling of his shots. Full gallery: 2011 Denver Web Awards photos.

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Here are the winners of the 2011 Denver #WebAwards in the category we're loosely dubbing "news," which means Westword scribes report on the happenings in these beats, right here on Latest Word. These are the winners only; for a complete list of finalists go here: "Here are your 2011 Denver #WebAwards finalists." View the complete list of 2011 #WebAwards winners.

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OK, it's not really a leak if the source publishes the info -- more like a sneak-peek of Denver #WebAwards winners, we're publishing ten award winners this morning, in advance of tonight's party at Casselman's. It's open to anyone age 21 and up at 8 p.m.. (although anyone on our list of finalists can show up at 7 p.m. for a VIP reception with music, free food and drink). Read on to see if you're a winner in this year's Tournament of Interwebs Champions.

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Way back in September, we put out a nomination call for this year's Westword Denver #WebAwards.

After much scrutinizing of those nominations, and with input from staff and a few trusted contributors, we're ready to announce the finalists for this year's #WebAwards.

They're on view below.

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The 2011 version of Westword's Denver Web Awards are back again, after a hasty first-run last year. This time, we're introducing new categories to recognize Denver-Boulder's creative and forward-thinking app developers, but have included a few favorites, like Best Shameless Self Promoter and Photo of the Year. Skip ahead to vote in our Denver Web Awards poll now, or read below for more details about this year's party and awards ceremony.

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If you were there last night, thank you for coming to the first-ever Westword Web Awards party at Casselman's, 2620 Walnut Street. The room swelled (see full slideshow from the Web Awards) to about 400 bloggers, photographers, shameless self-promoters and artists, who tweeted about the thing all night. As promised, below is a full list of winners and top nominees.

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Rimshot! No, this is not a joke.

You might have heard rumblings of the invite-only quasi-private Web Awards party we're having tonight at Casselman's, 2620 Walnut Street, to celebrate the best of the local web in Denver. But do you think we'd forget about you, faithful news-readers of Latest Word? Of course not. Find out how you can get on the guest list for tonight's party below.

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Pardon this interruption in headlines: We're happy to announce the judges of our 2010 Westword Web Awards. If you haven't nominated your favorite Facebooking restaurant, web start-up or Twittering bartender for the Westword Web Awards yet, what are you waiting for? Get to it!

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