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The 1st Annual Streamy Awards was the first ever
awards ceremony An awards ceremony is a type of ceremony where awards are given out. The ceremony may be arranged by a government organization, a society, a school, a trade association or even a company that specializes in running awards ceremonies. Typically a ma ...
dedicated entirely to
web series
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and the first installment of the
Streamy Awards
The YouTube Streamy Awards, also known as the Streamy Awards or Streamys, are presented annually by Dick Clark Productions and Tubefilter to recognize excellence in online video, including directing, acting, producing, and writing. The forma ...
.
The awards were held on March 28, 2009, at the
Wadsworth Theatre
The historic Wadsworth Theatre is a live theatre in the Sawtelle community of West Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California.
It is located on the historic Sawtelle Veterans Home campus, the present day West Los Angeles Department of Veterans Af ...
in
Los Angeles, California
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.
The event had over 1,300 audience members in attendance and was simultaneously broadcast live online.
The Official Red Carpet Pre-Show was hosted by
Shira Lazar and the award show was co-hosted by
Tubefilter
Tubefilter, Inc. is a privately held company based in Los Angeles, California that operates media businesses focusing on the online entertainment industry. Tubefilter is best known for Tubefilter News, a blog targeted at the fans, creators, pro ...
,
NewTeeVee
Gigaom is a technology focused analyst firm and media company. The company evolved from a blog which offered news, analysis, and opinions on startup companies, emerging technologies, and other technology related topics. It was started by Om Malik ...
and Tilzy.TV.
The web series
''The Guild'' and ''
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
''Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog'' is a 2008 musical comedy-drama miniseries in three acts, produced exclusively for Internet distribution. Filmed and set in Los Angeles, the show tells the story of Dr. Horrible (played by Neil Patrick Harris) ...
'' were the biggest winners of the night,
winning four and six awards, respectively,
out of the 25 award categories.
The show was met by positive reception by celebrities in attendance and the media.
Winners and nominees
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The nominees were announced on March 13, 2009 and the finalists for the Audience Choice Award for Best Web Series were announced on March 17. The Streamy Craft Award winners were announced in a ceremony held on March 26, 2009.
The remaining award categories were announced during the main ceremony at the
Wadsworth Theatre
The historic Wadsworth Theatre is a live theatre in the Sawtelle community of West Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California.
It is located on the historic Sawtelle Veterans Home campus, the present day West Los Angeles Department of Veterans Af ...
on March 28.
Winners of the categories were selected by the
International Academy of Web Television
The International Academy of Web Television (IAWTV) was founded in 2008 and is devoted to the advancement of the arts and sciences of streaming television and web series production.
Since 2011, the academy has hosted an annual awards ceremony cal ...
except for the Audience Choice Award for Best Web Series which was put to a public vote.
Winners are listed first, in bold.
Web series with multiple nominations and awards
Reception
''
The New York Times Magazine
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'' columnist
Virginia Heffernan
Virginia Heffernan (born August 8, 1969) is an American journalist and cultural critic. Since 2015, she has been a political columnist at the ''Los Angeles Times'' and a cultural columnist at ''Wired (magazine), Wired''. From 2003 to 2011, she w ...
called the show "a goofy and a powerful experience."
Heffernan, alongside
Alexia Tsotsis writing for ''
LA Weekly'', were impressed by the celebrity presence at the show, with Tsotsis calling it "an Emmys for Web TV."
Maria Russo, writing for ''
TheWrap
''TheWrap'' is an American online news website covering the business of entertainment and media via digital, print and live events. It was founded by journalist Sharon Waxman
Sharon I. Waxman (born c.1963) is an American author, journalist, ...
'', and Patrick Orndorff, writing for
''Wired'', praised the quality of the nominees.
Russo opined of the show that although "
nthe big scheme of things it all feels very fledgling", the existence of the awards felt "like a cool glimpse into the future".
Heffernan, Tsotsis, and Jill Weinberger of
Gigaom
Gigaom is a technology focused analyst firm and media company. The company evolved from a blog which offered news, analysis, and opinions on startup companies, emerging technologies, and other technology related topics. It was started by Om Malik ...
, singled out the speeches of ''
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
''Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog'' is a 2008 musical comedy-drama miniseries in three acts, produced exclusively for Internet distribution. Filmed and set in Los Angeles, the show tells the story of Dr. Horrible (played by Neil Patrick Harris) ...
'' writer
Joss Whedon and
''The Guild'' star
Felicia Day
Kathryn Felicia Day (born June 28, 1979) is an American actress, writer, and web series creator. She is the creator and star of the web series '' The Guild'' (2007–2013), a show loosely based on her life as a gamer. She also wrote and starred ...
as particularly memorable with Whedon praising the online content creators in attendance and Day saying of her awards "this is for everyone who ever said no to me."
YouTuber
A YouTuber is an online personality and/or influencer who produces videos on the video-sharing platform YouTube, typically posting to their personal YouTube channel. The term was first used in the English language in 2006.
Influence
Influe ...
and singer
Tay Zonday
Adam Nyerere Bahner (born May 21, 1982), better known by the pseudonym Tay Zonday or as "Chocolate Rain Guy",Fox News report about Numa Numa also mentions: ...fellow viral video star, 'Chocolate Rain Guy', aka Tay Zonday (Sep 22, 2010)Foxnews.co ...
was enthusiastic about the awards saying that they show "that people don't have to play the system to have their art acknowledged," and actor
David Faustino said of the show "we're at a baby stage of something that's going to be amazingly giant and I'm excited to be on ground floor."
Brian Lowry writing for
''Variety'' called the Streamys the "Worst Award Name Ever".
See also
*
List of Streamy Award winners
The YouTube Streamy Awards, also known as the Streamy Awards or Streamys, are presented annually by Dick Clark Productions and Tubefilter to recognize excellence in online video, including directing, acting, producing, and writing. The formal ...
References
External links
Streamy Awards website*
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