The Streamer Awards is an

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dedicated to

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. The Streamer Awards was founded in 2022 by

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QTCinderella Blaire (born June 6, 1994), known online as QTCinderella, is an American Twitch streamer and YouTuber. She is the creator and co-host of The Streamer Awards. , QTCinderella is signed to Misfits Gaming as a content creator. Career 2018–202 ...

History

The inaugural ceremony, featuring 27 categories, was held on March 12, 2022, at

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and was broadcast live on Twitch. The event peaked at 381,436 concurrent viewers, making it the 45th highest concurrent viewership for a single broadcast in Twitch history. Event founder QTCinderella and

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served as the hosts.

2022

For the inaugural ceremony, nominees were selected via an online vote by fans. Winners were then determined using a weighted combination of the online popular vote (70%) and panelist vote (30%). Winners are listed first and in boldface.

2023

The second edition of the awards is scheduled to take place on March 11, 2023 at

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in Los Angeles. Nominations began on January 30 and will end on February 11. The event will be hosted by

and

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. To be considered for nomination, a streamer must have at least 200 total hours streamed.

List of ceremonies

References

{{reflist Awards established in 2022 Events in Los Angeles Web awards Twitch (service) Livestreams