The Crunchies award ceremony, streaming live here

We’re broadcasting the Crunchies awards ceremony live from the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco. The show honors top entrepreneurs for their accomplishments over the last year. Nearly 170,000 people cast votes to pick nominees in categories like “Best Technology Achievement,” “Best Bootstrapped Startup,” and “Best Design.” Some 350,000 people have voted for the final winners over the last two weeks.

Together with TechCrunch, GigaOm and Silicon Alley Insider, we’ll be announcing the 16 winning startups from among the nominees. Check out the embedded video and chat widgets below. The show will begin at 7:30 p.m. Pacific Time.

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