Its quite the jungle out there at the 2009 Packt Open Source CMS Awards held!

Here’s the skinny on what went down and who’s coming up according to CMS.

Defending Champion

Drupal stole the show and $6000 after grabbing the first ever Hall of Fame Award.  2009 is Packt’s first year to induct anyone to the CMS Hall of Fame! The induction was just the icing on the cake, as the little blue droplet that could also took home the 2009 Open Source PHP CMS for the second year in a row. The Drupal community has worked hard to improve Drupal by adding internationalization, enhancing security, facilitating customization, increasing extensibility, and easing the user experience. Drupal jogged one more victory lap with their “Best Overall Open Source CMS Award” (which they’ve one for three consecutive years!). This critical recognition helps build both momentum and excitement towards releasing Drupal 7 in 2010.

Hey, Drupal, there’s a blue spot in my heart just for you!

Never to be Outdone

Joomla! held its spot in the top three pocketing a modest $2500 in prize money.  Honored with the 2^nd place spot in the “Hall of Fame” and the Best Open Source PHP CMS standing, Joomla! maintained its rep as one of the top CMSs on the market.

Packt’s 2009 Overall Best Open Source CMS Award now graces the epicenter of the blogsphere- WordPress. The Jeffersons of the CMS world, WordPress moved on up in the hearts of users and developers alike this year.  WordPress found its de-luxe apartment in the sky- they made the top 5 list for Best Open Source CMS Category’s top 5! And they qualified for the 2010 Hall of Fame race! Not too shabby.