The YouTube Streamy Awards, also known as the Streamy Awards or Streamys, are presented annually by Dick Clark Productions and

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to recognize excellence in online video, including directing, acting, producing, and writing. The formal ceremony at which the awards are presented takes place in

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. They were the first ever awards show dedicated entirely to web series.

History

The Streamy Awards are created by Executive Producers Drew Baldwin, Brady Brim-DeForest and Marc Hustvedt of

and Joshua Cohen and Jamison Tilsner of Tilzy.tv. The winners of awards in over 30 categories, including the Audience Choice and Visionary Award, were announced for the first time on March 28, 2009 at the 1st Annual Streamy Awards. Winners of the 1st Streamy Awards included individual recipients (Best Male and Female Actor), and

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. Each year, certain awards are presented before the main ceremony at the Streamys Craft Awards. The 2nd Annual Streamy Awards were hosted by actor/comedian

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and streamed live online from the

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on April 11, 2010. The production experienced technical problems as well as interruptions due to people streaking the stage and interrupting the presenters. This show incorporated an online live internet streaming broadcast. Due to poor reception and execution of the show, the

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(IAWTV) halted its partnership with Tubefilter and co-production of the award ceremony and formed their own Web TV awards presentation. In 2011, Tubefilter entered a partnership with established entertainment industry awards show producer Dick Clark Productions (producers of the

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, among others) to co-produce the

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which were held in 2013 at the

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in Los Angeles, and livestreamed across YouTube and multiple streaming networks simultaneously. The

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were broadcast live on VH1 on September 17, 2015, and hosted by

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and

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. The

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were hosted by

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and was broadcast live on

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on October 4, 2016 from

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Hotel. The

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were hosted by

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and was broadcast live on

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on September 26, 2017 from the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The

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were hosted by

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and was broadcast live on YouTube on October 22, 2018 from the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The

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was broadcast live on YouTube on December 13, 2019 from the Beverly Hilton Hotel. It was the first Streamy Award ceremony to run without a host. In 2020,

acquired the naming rights to the Streamy Awards. The

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were broadcast on YouTube on December 12, 2020, and were hosted by drag queens

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and

Katya Zamolodchikova Brian Joseph McCook, known by his drag persona Yekaterina Petrovna Zamolodchikova (russian: Екатерина Петровна Замолодчикова), or mononymously as Katya (russian: Катя), is an American drag queen, actor, author ...

. To adhere to social distancing restrictions, the duo presented the awards on a

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being driven around Los Angeles. The

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were broadcast on YouTube on December 11, 2021. They were hosted by American YouTuber

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, alongside Issa Twaimz, once again being driven in a party bus around Los Angeles. The

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were held on December 4, 2022 at

in Los Angeles and were hosted by the Youtuber Airrack (known in real life as Eric Decker), and also featured a performance by

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. Mr. Beast won Creator of the year for the third year in a row.

Award categories

The current award categories for the Streamy Awards are separated into the main Streamy Awards and the Streamys Brand Awards. The current categories are: ;Overall Awards * Creator of the Year * Show of the Year * Streamer of the Year * International * Short Form ;Individual Awards * Breakout Creator * Breakout Streamer * Collaboration * Creator for Social Good * Creator Product * Crossover * First Person * Just Chatting * Variety Streamer * VTuber ;Craft Awards * Cinematography * Editing * Visual and Special Effects * Writing ;Subject Awards * Animated * Beauty * Comedy * Commentary * Competitive Gamer * Dance * Fashion and Style * Food * Gamer * Health and Wellness * Kids and Family * Learning and Education * Lifestyle * News * Science and Engineering * Sports * Technology ;Show Awards * Podcast * Scripted Series * Unscripted Series ;Brand Awards * Brand of the Year * Agency of the Year * Brand Engagement * Branded Series * Branded Video * Influencer Campaign * Social Impact Campaign

List of shows

* 1st Annual Streamy Awards (2009) * 2nd Annual Streamy Awards (2010) * 3rd Annual Streamy Awards (2013) * 4th Annual Streamy Awards (2014) * 5th Annual Streamy Awards (2015) * 6th Annual Streamy Awards (2016) * 7th Annual Streamy Awards (2017) * 8th Annual Streamy Awards (2018) * 9th Annual Streamy Awards (2019) * 10th Annual Streamy Awards (2020) * 11th Annual Streamy Awards (2021) * 12th Annual Streamy Awards (2022)

References

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History

Award categories

List of shows

See also

References

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