From a press release:

Setting the record straight on one of recent history’s most persistent political myths, The Webby Awards, hailed as “the online Oscars” by Time, announced today that it will present former Vice President Al Gore with The Webby Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of the pivotal role he has played in the development of the internet over the past three decades.
Academy member Vint Cerf, widely credited as a founder of the internet, will present the award to Gore at The 9th Annual Webby Awards in New York City on Monday, June 6th….

Just to play along, someone should ask him how he feels about being the reason we’re doing what we do today.