A little late to the party, I suppose, but here are my top picks for 2005 on a variety of web design-related subjects.
1. Best Web Design Site
Winner: 456 Berea St
Honorable mention: A List Apart
2. Best Web App
Winner: Google Analytics
Honorable mentions: del.icio.us and Bloglines
3. Best Web Standards Resource
Winners: Basic Web Standards Workshop and The Way Forward with Web Standards
Honorable mention: Ten reasons to learn and use web standards
4. Best CSS Layout Template
Winner: In search of the One True Layout
Honorable mention: A CSS Framework
5. Best Site Redesign
Winner: A List Apart
Honorable mentions: Jonathan Snook and Ordered List
6. Best Web Design Book
Winner: Bulletproof Web Design
Honorable mention: The Zen of CSS Design
7. Best Web Design Newsletter
Winner: New Thinking by Gerry McGovern
Honorable mention: Web Design Update by the University of Minnesota Duluth (yes, really)
8. Best Movable Type Plugin
Winner: Big Template Window