Only home page is judged. Sites that set an industry standard of excellence for home page design.
Sites that offer the best-possible user experience through superior navigation and site structure. Only information architecture will be judged.
Sites that just seem strange, offbeat, or odd. This category includes sites that reflect a fresh perspective in thought and action strong enough to start a revolution, change a behavior pattern, or advance old thinking lodged in bad habits—or that are just plain weird.