8th Streamy Awards

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8th Streamy Awards
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DateOctober 22, 2018
Location The Beverly Hilton,
Beverly Hills, California
Presented byStreamys Blue Ribbon Panel
Hosted by The Try Guys
Highlights
Most awards Shane Dawson (3)
Most nominations David Dobrik (6)
Audience Choice The Try Guys (Show of the Year)
Shane Dawson (Creator of the Year)
Television/radio coverage
Network YouTube
Viewership6.9 million [1]
Produced by Dick Clark Productions
Tubefilter
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The8th Annual Streamy Awards was the eighth installment of the Streamy Awards honoring the best in American streaming television series and their creators. The ceremony was broadcast live on YouTube on October 22, 2018, from The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California. [2] They were hosted by The Try Guys. [3]

Contents

On October 9, 2018, the 1st annual Streamys Brand Awards were held during the IAB Digital Content NewFronts West at NeueHouse Hollywood and hosted by Alisha Marie and Remi Cruz. The awards honored notable achievements in digital marketing. [4] [5] On October 18, 2018, the 2nd annual Purpose Awards @ The Streamys were held, hosted by Jay Shetty. The awards recognized digital creators, brands, and nonprofits who have used their influence for a greater good. [6] [7]

Performers

The 8th Annual Streamy Awards featured the following musical performances: [7]

Performers at the 8th Streamy Awards
Artist(s)Song(s)
Montell Jordan "This Is How We Do It"

Winners and nominees

Shane Dawson, winner of Audience Choice Award for Creator of the Year and two other awards for his documentary The Truth About Tanacon Shane Dawson with fan (cropped).png
Shane Dawson, winner of Audience Choice Award for Creator of the Year and two other awards for his documentary The Truth About Tanacon
Emma Chamberlain, winner of the Breakout Creator award Emma Chamberlain for Chamberlain Coffee, 2020 (1).png
Emma Chamberlain, winner of the Breakout Creator award
David Dobrik, winner of the First Person category and Best Ensemble Cast for his vlog DavidDobrikAMMF2019 (cropped).jpg
David Dobrik, winner of the First Person category and Best Ensemble Cast for his vlog
Grace Helbig, winner of Best Podcast Grace Helbig VidCon 2012.jpg
Grace Helbig, winner of Best Podcast
Gabbie Hanna, winner of the Social Video Storyteller award Gabbie Hanna.png
Gabbie Hanna, winner of the Social Video Storyteller award
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James Charles, winner of the Beauty category


Philip DeFranco, winner of the News category Philip Defranco.jpg
Philip DeFranco, winner of the News category
Anna Akana, winner of Best Acting in a Drama Anna Akana at 2018 Vidcon EU.png
Anna Akana, winner of Best Acting in a Drama
Marshmello, winner of Breakthrough Artist 2016 Open Beatz - Marshmello - by 2eight -DSC 4448.jpg
Marshmello, winner of Breakthrough Artist

The nominees were announced on September 25, 2018. [8] [9] 24 of the awards were announced on October 20 at the Streamy Premiere Awards in Santa Monica, hosted by BlameItOnKway and Montana Tucker. [7] The remaining awards were announced at the main ceremony at the Beverly Hilton on October 22. [7] [10] [11] Among the awards presented at the ceremony was the first ever Milk-Bone Dog of the Year Honor, which was voted for by fans and presented by Gus Kenworthy. [12] [13] Winners of the categories were selected by the Streamys Blue Ribbon Panel except for the Audience Choice and Dog of the Year awards which were put to a public vote. [9] [12] [13] [14]

Winners are listed first, in bold. [11] [15] [16]

OVERALL
Audience Choice Award for Show of the YearAudience Choice Award for Creator of the Year
InternationalBreakout Creator
Action or Sci-FiAnimated
ComedyDocumentary
First PersonImmersive
PodcastDog of the Year
  • Todd the Hero Dog
    • Louboutina the Hugging Dog
    • Pierre Don't Care
SOCIAL VIDEO
Live StreamerStoryteller
SERIES
Comedy SeriesDrama Series
Indie SeriesNon-fiction Series
  • the T
    • Brujos
    • Lovers Divided
    • Twenty The Webseries
    • Yappie
SUBJECT AWARDS
BeautyDance
  • Matt Steffanina
FashionFood
  • Niki and Gabi
    • Cheap Thrills with Tabasko Sweet
    • IAMKARENO
    • Koleen Diaz
    • TheNotoriousKIA
GamingHealth and Wellness
Kids and FamilyLifestyle
NewsPop Culture
  • Vogue's 73 Questions
    • Do They Know It?
    • Game Theory
    • Sneaker Shopping
    • Super Carlin Brothers
Science or EducationSports
PERFORMANCE
Acting in a ComedyActing in a Drama
CollaborationEnsemble Cast
MUSIC
Breakthrough ArtistCover Song
CRAFT AWARDS
DirectingWriting
CinematographyEditing
Costume DesignVisual and Special Effects

Brand Awards

The first annual Streamys Brand Awards were presented at a separate event hosted by Alisha Marie and Remi Cruz at NeueHouse Hollywood on October 9, 2018, during the IAB Digital Content NewFronts West. [4] [5] Winners are listed first, in bold. [16]

BRAND AWARDS
Branded Content: SeriesBranded Content: Video
Honorable Mentions:
Honorable Mentions:
Emerging PlatformInfluencer Campaign
Honorable Mentions:
Honorable Mentions:

Purpose Awards

Tyler Oakley, winner of the Legacy Award at the Streamy Purpose Awards Tyler Oakley by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Tyler Oakley, winner of the Legacy Award at the Streamy Purpose Awards

The second annual Purpose Awards were presented at a separate event hosted by Jay Shetty on October 18, 2018. The awards were followed by a Creator Summit which featured panels in which creators discussed mental health and suicide prevention. [6] [7] Purpose Award honorees are listed in bold. [16]

Creator Award
Company or Brand Award
Nonprofit or NGO Award
  • Peacemaker Corps Association – Peace in the Streets
  • Special Books by Special Kids
  • Thirst Project
Campaign Award
Uniter Award
Legacy Award

Reception

Kathryn Lindsay of Refinery29 praised the diversity of nominees for the awards. [17] PinkNews , Pride.com, and Gay Star News highlighted YouTuber Anna Akana's acceptance speech in which she came out as a queer woman. [18] [19] [20] The event had an increased livestream viewership of 73% compared with the previous year. [1]

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