SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Google's founders, Rem Koolhaas, Howard Stern and Jon Stewart are among the list of dynamic people selected as nominees for the WIRED Rave Awards. Now in its sixth year, the WIRED Rave Awards celebrate "The People Changing Your Mind," leading innovators in 14 categories including Business Leader, Film Director, Architect, Game Designer, Scientist and Tech Innovator. "Blogger" was introduced as a new category this year, reflecting the growing popularity and influence of the medium on pop culture and business. A complete list of nominees is available below and at http://www.raveawards.com .

WIRED editors nominate the top five mavericks, visionaries and leaders in each category.

"These nominees are an eclectic mix of people who are changing the world by doing something truly new," said Chris Anderson, editor-in-chief of WIRED Magazine. "They're the innovators who have thrilled and inspired us and shown us what is possible."

Winners of the WIRED Rave Awards will be honored on February 22nd at the legendary Fillmore theater in San Francisco. The celebration will feature a live musical performance by The Polyphonic Spree, which performed at the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards. Winners will also be featured in the March 2005 issue of WIRED Magazine. Presenting sponsors of the WIRED Rave Awards are Land Rover, Adobe Systems and Corazon Tequila.

This year's Rave Awards build on continued success and growth for WIRED. In 2004, WIRED hosted its inaugural WIRED NextFest in San Francisco, where over 25,000 attendees experienced more than 100 inventions from around the world that gave a sneak peek into the future. Plans for WIRED NextFest 2005 are underway with the 2005 exhibition to be held June 24-26 in Chicago. Last year also marked the third consecutive year of growth for WIRED with increased readership as well as strong newsstand sales. In addition, the magazine published its first annual "bookazine," WIRED TEST, the ultimate consumer- product resource guide.

Sixth Annual Rave Award Nominees

FILM DIRECTOR
-- Brad Bird, The Incredibles
-- Jonathan Caouette, Tarnation
-- Michel Gondry, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
-- Trey Parker and Matt Stone, Team America: World Police
-- Quentin Tarantino, Kill Bill Vol. 2

About WIRED Magazine WIRED is a monthly magazine that chronicles the people, companies, technologies, and ideas that are transforming the world around us. Each month, WIRED delivers a glimpse into the future of business, science, entertainment, education, culture, and politics.

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