"House of Cards" has been a surprise hit to many.

This series could be the start of a new trend as it was not released on cable tv but was a series that was made by and aired on Netflix.  

The ground breaking Netflix original series released all 13 episodes of Season 1 at the same time and quickly gained a faithful following. The series focuses on politics in Washington and covers the good, bad and the ugly.

Even with the series only having one season under its belt, their work is being awknowledged.  

The Webby Awards are honoring "House of Cards" producers Kevin Spacey and Dana Brunetti with a Webby special achievement award.

The political thriller, for which Netflix released all 13 episodes at once, proved that digital media can produce cable-quality drama. 

Netflix itself also took home the award for Best Streaming Media Site.

The Netflix groundbreaking original series "House of Cards" may be the first digital series nominated for a best drama Emmy someday, but for now it will start with a Webby Award.

The Webby Awards will take place in New York on May 21st.  The awards will be hosted by Patton Oswalt and include acceptance speeches that are "famously" limited to only five words by the winners.  The Webby Awards will be available to stream online the next day on May 22nd. 

Other winners will include Frank Ocean for Person of the Year, Lady Gaga for Best Celebrity-fan Social Presence, Conan O'Brien for Best Celebrity-fan Website and The New York Times Best News Social Presence.