Streamy Awards

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The YouTube Streamy Awards, also known as the Streamy Awards or Streamys, are an awards show presented annually by Dick Clark Productions and Tubefilter to recognize excellence in online video, including directing, acting, producing, and writing. The formal ceremony at which the awards are presented takes place in Los Angeles, California.[1] They were the first ever awards show dedicated entirely to web series.[2]

Streamy Awards
Current: 13th Streamy Awards
Awarded forExcellence in online video
CountryUnited States
Presented byTubefilter
Dick Clark Productions
First awardedMarch 28, 2009; 15 years ago (2009-03-28)
Websitewww.streamys.org

History

Lisa Kudrow at the 1st Annual Streamy Awards

The Streamy Awards were created by Executive Producers Drew Baldwin, Brady Brim-DeForest and Marc Hustvedt of Tubefilter and Joshua Cohen and Jamison Tilsner of Tilzy.tv.[3][4]

The winners of awards in over 30 categories,[5] 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 web series. Each year, certain awards are presented before the main ceremony at the Streamys Craft Awards.[6]

The 2nd Annual Streamy Awards were hosted by actor/comedian Paul Scheer and streamed live online from the Orpheum Theatre on April 11, 2010. The production experienced technical problems and interruptions due to people streaking the stage and interrupting the presenters. This show incorporated an online live internet streaming broadcast.[7][8] Due to poor reception and execution of the show, the International Academy of Web Television (IAWTV) halted its partnership with Tubefilter and co-production of the award ceremony and formed their own Web TV awards presentation.[9]

In 2011, Tubefilter entered a partnership with established entertainment industry awards show producer Dick Clark Productions (producers of the American Music Awards, among others) to co-produce the 3rd Streamy Awards which were held in 2013 at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, and livestreamed across YouTube and multiple streaming networks simultaneously.[10]

The 5th Streamy Awards were broadcast live on VH1 on September 17, 2015, and hosted by Grace Helbig and Tyler Oakley.[11]

The 6th Streamy Awards were hosted by King Bach and was broadcast live on YouTube on October 4, 2016, from the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

The 7th Streamy Awards were hosted by Jon Cozart and was broadcast live on Twitter on September 26, 2017, from the Beverly Hilton Hotel.[12]

The 8th Streamy Awards were hosted by The Try Guys and was broadcast live on YouTube on October 22, 2018, from the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

The 9th Streamy Awards 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.[13]

In 2020, YouTube acquired the naming rights to the Streamy Awards.[14]

The 10th Streamy Awards were broadcast on YouTube on December 12, 2020, and were hosted by drag queens Trixie Mattel and Katya Zamolodchikova. To adhere to social distancing restrictions, the duo presented the awards on a party bus being driven around Los Angeles.[15]

The 11th Streamy Awards were broadcast on YouTube on December 11, 2021. They were hosted by American YouTuber Larray, alongside Issa Twaimz, once again being driven in a party bus around Los Angeles.

The 12th Streamy Awards were held on December 4, 2022, at The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles and were hosted by the YouTuber Airrack (known in real life as Eric Decker), and also featured a performance by Yung Gravy.

The 13th Streamy Awards was held on August 27, 2023, at The Beverly Hilton and was hosted by MatPat.[16] MrBeast won Creator of the year for the fourth year in a row.[17]

Award categories

The current award categories for the Streamy Awards are separated into the main Streamy Awards and the Streamys Brand Awards.[18]

List of shows

EditionYearDateVenueHost cityHost(s)Broadcaster(s)
1st2009March 28Wadsworth TheatreLos AngelesN/AYouTube
2nd2010April 11Orpheum TheatrePaul Scheer
3rd2013February 17Hollywood PalladiumChris Hardwick
4th2014September 7The Beverly HiltonBeverly HillsGrace Helbig and Hannah Hart
5th2015September 17Hollywood PalladiumLos AngelesGrace Helbig and Tyler OakleyVH1
YouTube
6th2016October 4The Beverly HiltonBeverly HillsKing BachYouTube
7th2017September 26Jon CozartTwitter
8th2018October 22The Try GuysYouTube
9th2019December 13N/A
10th2020December 12A travelling party bus[a]Los AngelesTrixie Mattel and Katya Zamolodchikova
11th2021December 11Larray and Issa Twaimz
12th2022December 4The Beverly HiltonBeverly HillsAirrack
13th2023August 27MatPat

See also

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