Forget the Emmys, the Grammys and all the other painfully long, drawn out awards shows.

For the Gifys, you only have to commit a couple seconds per award, and -- bonus! -- there's no self-congratulatory acceptance speech after.

This year's winners, announced March 5, honor the best GIFs from 2014 as determined by public submissions, voting, and a panel of GIF luminaries. In addition to a "GIF of the Year," winners were also announced in 11 other categories, including "Cats," "Film and TV," "News and Politics," and more.

The contest was sponsored in part by Giphy.com, a GIF-hosting site, and CP+B Los Angeles.

And the winners are...
Art + Design:

Can't Look Away:

Cats:

Film + TV:

Music:

Sports:

Throwback:

Weird:

And drumroll please...

Here's your 2014 GIF of the year:

People reports this GIF of President Obama "skateboarding" originated from an episode of "The Tonight Show."

Want to see more GIFs? Review last year's winners here.

H/T People Source: [url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/11/2014-gif-of-the-year-gifys_n_6849160.html?utm_hp_ref=weird-news&ir=Weird+News]This Is 2014's 'GIF Of The Year,' As Determined By The Gifys[/url]