The Streamer Awards | |
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Awarded for | Outstanding achievements in live streaming |
Country | United States |
Hosted by | QTCinderella |
First awarded | March 12, 2022 |
Website | thestreamerawards |
The Streamer Awards is an annual awards show dedicated to live streamers. [2] [3] It was founded in 2022 by Twitch streamer QTCinderella to award and celebrate other streamers, primarily in the Twitch community. [4] Nominees are selected via an online vote by fans [5] [6] and winners are then determined using a weighted combination of the online popular vote (70%) and panelist vote (30%). [7] [8] [9]
The show consists of two main segments – a red carpet show that has interviews with the nominees and internet personalities as they arrive for the show, [10] and the main award show where nominees are reviewed and winners are revealed. [11] [12] At various points during the awards portion of the show there are musical performances. [13]
The event has been held four times since its inaugural ceremony in March 2022.
The first edition was held on March 12, 2022, at The Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles and was broadcast live on Twitch. [14] [15] Event founder QTCinderella hosted the award ceremony, along with Maya Higa. [16] [17]
The categories "Best Political Streamer" and "Best Sports Game Streamer" were removed during the nomination process due to a lack of votes. [18]
Streamers were interviewed on the red carpet by NymN, Slime, and JHBTeam. [19]
Winners are listed first and in boldface. [3]
Best Battle Royale Streamer
| Best MMORPG Streamer |
Best Role-Play Streamer
| Best FPS Streamer |
Best Super Smash Bros. Streamer | Best Chess Streamer |
Best Strategy Game Streamer
| Best Speedrun Streamer
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Best ASMR Streamer
| Best VTuber Streamer |
Best Music Streamer | Best IRL Streamer
|
Best League of Legends Streamer | Best Minecraft Streamer |
Best Valorant Streamer
| Best GTA RP Streamer |
Best Philanthropic Streamer | Stream Game of the Year |
Best Variety Streamer | Best Just Chatting Streamer |
Best Streamed Event
| Best Content Organization |
Rising Star Award
| League of Their Own |
Legacy Award | Gamer of the Year |
Streamer of the Year |
Musical Performances [20]
The second edition of the awards took place on March 11, 2023, at The Wiltern in Los Angeles. [21] Streamers were nominated by their fans. For the nominations to be considered, the streamers must have had at least 200 total hours streamed in 2022. [2] This was followed by a popular vote among the nominated streamers to decide the winner.[ citation needed ] The event was hosted by QTCinderella and Valkyrae.
This year, the show was presented by, and exclusively streaming on, Twitch. [22] The event was also sponsored by AT&T, Spotify, Fansly, Nitro Stream Racing, Mountain Dew, and KFC. [23]
Streamers were interviewed on the red carpet by Ludwig Ahgren, Hasan Piker, Squeex, and Sweet Anita. [24]
This edition peaked at 580,159 live concurrent viewers across all seventy-two Twitch channels that were streaming the awards. [25]
Winners are listed first and in boldface. [26]
Best Battle Royale Streamer
| Best MMORPG Streamer |
Best Role-Play Streamer | Best FPS Streamer |
Best Soulslike Streamer
| Best Chess Streamer |
Best Strategy Game Streamer
| Best Speedrun Streamer
|
Best Art Streamer
| Best VTuber |
Best Music Streamer
| Best IRL Streamer
|
Best League of Legends Streamer | Best Minecraft Streamer |
Best Valorant Streamer
| Hidden Gem Award
|
Best Philanthropic Stream Event
| Stream Game of the Year |
Best Variety Streamer | Best Just Chatting Streamer |
Best Streamed Event | Best Content Organization |
Rising Star Award
| League of Their Own |
Streamer's Streamer Award
| Legacy Award |
Gamer of the Year
| Streamer of the Year |
Musical Performances [27]
The third edition of the Streamer Awards took place on February 17, 2024, at The Wiltern in Los Angeles. [28] Streamers were once again nominated by fans. For nominations to be considered, the streamers must have streamed 200 total hours in 2023, along with 100 hours streamed for any specific category such as Best Battle Royale Streamer and Chess Streamer. [29] Nominations closed on January 19, 2024, after which QTCinderella announced that 286,000 people had submitted nominations. [30] On January 24, 2024, the nominees and hosts were announced, and voting was opened. [31] Once voting closed on February 7, 2024, QTCinderella announced on X that 639,609 votes were cast. [32]
The ceremony was co-hosted by Pokimane, while the red carpet was hosted by CDawgVA, ExtraEmily, and Will Neff; AustinShow served as floor host, [31] and Prezoh conducted backstage interviews with the winners, [33] which would be uploaded on the Patreon page for QTCinderella and Maya Higa's podcast, Wine About It. [34]
This edition was partnered with Streamlabs, OMEN, AT&T, Fourthwall, Loaded and Offbrand. [35] The event was sponsored by Marvel Snap, Chess.com, Enotria: The Last Song, Lunar Client, UnlimitedIRL, Honkai: Star Rail , Factor, Party Animals, FlyQuest, Twitch, Junkfood Custom Arcades, Feastables, Mad Mushroom, Nightingale and Patreon.
For this edition, eight new categories were added (Best Creative Arts Streamer, Best Software And Game Development Streamer, Best Fighting Games Streamer, Best Shared Channel, Best Streamed Series, Best International Streamer, Best Breakthrough Streamer, and The Sapphire Award), two were removed (Best Soulslike Streamer and Best Philanthropic Stream Event), and four were merged into existing or new categories (Best Art Streamer and Best Music Streamer merged into Best Creative Arts Streamer, Best League of Legends Streamer merged into Best Strategy Game Streamer, and Best VALORANT Streamer merged into Best FPS Streamer).
This was the first edition to be streamed on multiple platforms and had interactive features for viewers on Twitch, including "pickems". [36]
This edition of the awards peaked at 645,166 live concurrent viewers across all platforms and channels, [37] the most of any of the previous editions.
Winners are listed first and in boldface. [38]
Best Creative Arts Streamer
| Best MMORPG Streamer |
Best Strategy Game Streamer
| Best Chess Streamer |
Best Software And Game Development Streamer | Best Fighting Games Streamer
|
Best Speedrun Streamer
| Hidden Gem Award
|
Best Battle Royale Streamer | Best FPS Streamer |
Rising Star Award
| Best Role-Play Streamer
|
Best Minecraft Streamer | Best IRL Streamer
|
Stream Game of the Year | Best Shared Channel |
Best Content Organization | Best Streamed Series
|
Best Streamed Event | Best International Streamer |
Best Breakthrough Streamer
| Best VTuber |
Best Just Chatting Streamer | Best Variety Streamer |
The Sapphire Award
| League of Their Own
|
Streamer's Streamer Award
| Legacy Award |
Gamer of the Year | Streamer of the Year |
Musical Performances [34]
The fourth edition of the Streamer Awards took place on December 7, 2024, at the Mayan Theatre in Los Angeles. [39] [40] The event was produced in collaboration with Offbrand, following a successful event the previous year. [41] This was the first time the awards were held in fourth quarter of the year instead of the first. Voting for new categories opened on October 17, [42] with nominations opening on October 28 and nominees being announced on November 11. [43]
The ceremony was co-hosted by TinaKitten, while the red carpet was hosted by Valkyrae, CDawgVA, StableRonaldo, and JHBTeam; TheSketchReal served as floor host. [44]
This edition was partnered with Mountain Dew, Fortnite and PC Game Pass. [45] The event was sponsored by YouTube, [46] Honkai: Star Rail , [47] Teamfight Tactics , [48] Rouge Point, [49] and Kingdom Come: Deliverance II. [50]
For this edition, five new categories were added (Best MOBA Streamer, Best Sports Streamer, Best Fortnite Streamer, Best Streamed Collab, and Best Marathon Stream). [51] [52]
This edition of the awards peaked at 525,708 live concurrent viewers across all platforms and channels, marking the first time a decline in viewership had been seen. [53] Live viewership declined 18.59% compared to the previous ceremony.
Winners are listed first and in boldface. [54]
Best Creative Arts Streamer
| Best Role-Play Streamer |
Best MOBA Streamer | Hidden Gem Award
|
Best Battle Royale Streamer
| Best Fighting Games Streamer |
Best Speedrun Streamer
| Best Sports Streamer
|
Best Fortnite Streamer | Best FPS Streamer |
Best Strategy Game Streamer
| Get Off Your A** Award (Best IRL Streamer) |
Stream Game of the Year | Best Content Organization |
Best International Streamer | Best Streamed Collab
|
Best Streamed Event
| Best Marathon Stream |
Best VTuber | Best Variety Streamer
|
Best Just Chatting Streamer | Rising Star Award
|
Best Breakout Streamer
| League of Their Own
|
Streamers' Choice Award | Legacy Award |
The Sapphire Award
| Gamer of the Year |
Streamer of the Year |
Musical Performances [44]
Date | Venue | City | Host(s) | Red Carpet, Floor, and Backstage Hosts | Live Concurrent Viewership Peak |
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March 12, 2022 | The Fonda Theatre | Los Angeles | QTCinderella and Maya Higa | NymN, Slime, and JHBTeam | 381,436 [55] |
March 11, 2023 | The Wiltern | QTCinderella and Valkyrae | Ludwig Ahgren, Hasan Piker, Squeex, and Sweet Anita | 580,159 [25] | |
February 17, 2024 | QTCinderella and Pokimane | CDawgVA, ExtraEmily, Will Neff, AustinShow, and prezoh | 645,166 [37] | ||
December 7, 2024 | Mayan Theater | QTCinderella and TinaKitten | Valkyrae, CDawgVA, StableRonaldo, TheSketchReal, and JHBTeam | 525,708 [53] |
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The Streamer Awards feature 27 different categories, with four streamers nominated for each.
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