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 thrice 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 Speedrunner
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Best ASMR Streamer
| Best VTuber Streamer |
Best Music Streamer | Best IRL Streamer
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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]
Winners are listed first and in boldface. [25]
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
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Best Art Streamer
| Best VTuber
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Best Music Streamer
| Best IRL Streamer
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Best League of Legends Streamer
| Best Minecraft Streamer |
Best Valorant Streamer
| Hidden Gem Award
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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 [26]
The third edition of the Streamer Awards took place on February 17, 2024 at The Wiltern in Los Angeles. [27] 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. [28] Nominations closed on January 19, 2024, after which QTCinderella announced that 286,000 people had submitted nominations. [29] On January 24, 2024, the nominees and hosts were announced, and voting was opened. [30] Once voting closed on February 7, 2024, QTCinderella announced on X that 639,609 votes were cast. [31]
The ceremony was co-hosted by Pokimane, while the red carpet was hosted by CDawgVA, ExtraEmily, and Will Neff; AustinShow served as floor host [30] and Prezoh conducted backstage interviews with the winners [32] which would be uploaded on the Patreon page for QTCinderella and Maya Higa's podcast, Wine About It. [33]
This edition was partnered with Streamlabs, OMEN, AT&T, Fourthwall, Loaded and Offbrand. 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". [34]
Winners are listed first and in boldface. [35]
Best Creative Arts Streamer (Presented by FlyQuest)
| Best MMORPG Streamer |
Best Strategy Game Streamer
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Best Software And Game Development Streamer | Best Fighting Games Streamer (Presented by Junkfood Custom Arcades)
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Best Speedrun Streamer (Presented by Enotria: The Last Song)
| Hidden Gem Award
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Best Battle Royale Streamer | Best FPS Streamer |
Rising Star Award
| Best Roleplay Streamer
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Best Minecraft Streamer (Presented by Lunar Client) | Best IRL Streamer (Presented by UnlimitedIRL)
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Stream Game of the Year | Best Shared Channel |
Best Content Organization | Best Streamed Series
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Best Streamed Event | Best International Streamer |
Best Breakthrough Streamer
| Best VTuber (Presented by Honkai: Star Rail) |
Best Just Chatting Streamer | Best Variety Streamer |
The Sapphire Award | League of Their Own
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Streamer's Streamer Award
| Legacy Award |
Gamer of the Year (Presented by Twitch) | Streamer of the Year (Presented by Twitch) |
Musical Performances [33]
Date | Venue | City | Host(s) |
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March 12, 2022 | The Fonda Theatre | Los Angeles | QTCinderella and Maya Higa |
March 11, 2023 | The Wiltern | QTCinderella and Valkyrae | |
February 17, 2024 | QTCinderella and Pokimane |
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