Bloggers globally await with baited breath for Chapeau Blog Awards to announce 2009 winners next Tuesday, May 5th.

Are you among the many on Chapeau Blog Awards Voting Panel that holds the fate of these bloggers in their hands?

If not, you have just two days left to ensure your voice is heard. The world’s most brilliant bloggers find their work front and center between today and 11:59pm this Thursday, April 30th.

Bloggers and blog readers like you have just over 48 hours left to review and cast your vote for our Awards Finalists, in categories ranging from Technology to Entertaining.

Celebrating blogger brilliance is no easy task.  Our selection committee has worked tirelessly to select the blog awards industry finalists for the 2009 Chapeau Blog Awards.  Reviewing so many excellent entries, and reading so much brilliant blog content, was a week’s long, night and day effort.

In the end, it was all worth it.   Below, we’ve selected a final list of twenty blogs that truly illustrate what it means to be a brilliant blog, and brilliant blogger, in 2009.

The Chapeau Blog Awards apologizes for any inconvenience experienced with our website being down this past weekend.

We are happy to announce, however, that we have extended the call for blogger brilliance by extending the Chapeau Blog Awards entry deadline until February 17th!

Our $2,000 grand prize and recognition for “Most Brilliant Blog” could still be yours – but hurry -  The Chapeau Blog Awards Online Awards ceremony is about to begin!

$2,000 will be awarded for 2009’s "Most Brilliant Blog" while 4 iPod Touch devices will be awarded for honorable mention positions!