View Post Agencies | Awards First-Ever Award Show for GIFs Launches Today By Erik Oster on Jan. 21, 2014 - 5:11 PM The .GIFYs launch today, the first-ever award show dedicated to the animated .GIF format. Created by a team at CP+B LA “in order to honor GIFs as a medium, social commentary and art form,” the .GIFYs nominees were sele ...