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The Streamer Awards
Streamer Awards trophy depicting a variation of Pepe the Frog known as Peepo[1]
Awarded forOutstanding achievements in live streaming
CountryUnited States
Hosted byQTCinderella
First awardedMarch 12, 2022; 2 years ago (2022-03-12)
Websitethestreamerawards.com

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]

History

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The event has been held four times since its inaugural ceremony in March 2022.

2022

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QTCinderella, founder and host of the Streamer Awards
Maya Higa, co-host of the 2022 Streamer Awards

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]

Ludwig Ahgren, winner of the 2022 Streamer of the Year award
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 Speedrun Streamer
  • SmallAnt
Best ASMR Streamer
Best VTuber Streamer
Best Music Streamer
Best IRL Streamer
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
  • Stanz
    • frogan
    • PurpleCliffe
    • Zoil
League of Their Own
Legacy Award
Gamer of the Year
Streamer of the Year

Musical Performances[20]

  • ARIatHOME
  • TJ Brown
  • Tim Reynolds
  • Mitch Jones
  • Kala
  • Sordiway
  • Koaster

2023

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Valkyrae, co-host of the 2023 Streamer Awards

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]

This edition peaked at 580,159 live concurrent viewers across all seventy-two Twitch channels that were streaming the awards.[25]

Winners are listed first and in boldface.[26]

Kai Cenat, winner of the 2023 Streamer of the Year award
Best Battle Royale Streamer
  • iiTzTimmy
    • Apricot
    • Clix
    • Nadia
    • Symfuhny
Best MMORPG Streamer
Best Role-Play Streamer
Best FPS Streamer
Best Soulslike Streamer
  • MissMikkaa
    • Distortion2
    • LilAggy
    • LobosJr
Best Chess Streamer
Best Strategy Game Streamer
  • boxbox
Best Speedrun Streamer
Best Art Streamer
Best VTuber
Best Music Streamer
  • TPAIN
    • Chrisnxtdoor
    • hakumai
    • The8BitDrummer
Best IRL Streamer
Best League of Legends Streamer
Best Minecraft Streamer
Best Valorant Streamer
Hidden Gem Award
  • KingSammelot
    • Avghans
    • HelloNeptune
    • Nixolay
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
  • frogan
    • Alluux
    • Keeoh
    • PrinceZamLIVE
League of Their Own
Streamer's Streamer Award
  • PaymoneyWubby
Legacy Award
Gamer of the Year
  • TenZ
    • aceu
    • iiTzTimmy
    • tarik
Streamer of the Year

Musical Performances[27]


February 2024

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Pokimane, co-host of the February 2024 Streamer Awards
Kai Cenat, winner of the February 2024 Streamer of the Year award

The third edition of the Streamer Awards took place on February 17, 2024, at The Wiltern in Los Angeles.[28] 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.[29] Nominations closed on January 19, 2024, after which QTCinderella announced that 286,000 people had submitted nominations.[30] On January 24, 2024, the nominees and hosts were announced, and voting was opened.[31] Once voting closed on February 7, 2024, QTCinderella announced on X that 639,609 votes were cast.[32]

The ceremony was co-hosted by Pokimane, while the red carpet was hosted by CDawgVA, ExtraEmily, and Will Neff; AustinShow served as floor host,[31] and Prezoh conducted backstage interviews with the winners,[33] which would be uploaded on the Patreon page for QTCinderella and Maya Higa's podcast, Wine About It.[34]

This edition was partnered with Streamlabs, OMEN, AT&T, Fourthwall, Loaded and Offbrand.[35] 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".[36]

This edition of the awards peaked at 645,166 live concurrent viewers across all platforms and channels,[37] the most of any of the previous editions.

Winners are listed first and in boldface.[38]

Best Creative Arts Streamer
Best MMORPG Streamer
Best Strategy Game Streamer
Best Chess Streamer
Best Software And Game Development Streamer
Best Fighting Games Streamer
Best Speedrun Streamer
  • Wirtual
    • Distortion2
    • Liam
    • Squeex
Hidden Gem Award
  • EverythingNowShow
    • GappyV
    • Lanaaamaee
    • SeanDaBlack
Best Battle Royale Streamer
Best FPS Streamer
Rising Star Award
  • NoraExplorer
    • chiblee
    • HansumFella
    • MARI
Best Role-Play Streamer
  • Fanum
    • Agent00
    • Lord_Kebun
    • omie
Best Minecraft Streamer
Best IRL Streamer
Stream Game of the Year
Best Shared Channel
Best Content Organization
Best Streamed Series
Best Streamed Event
Best International Streamer
Best Breakthrough Streamer
Best VTuber
Best Just Chatting Streamer
Best Variety Streamer
The Sapphire Award
League of Their Own
Streamer's Streamer Award
  • Liam
Legacy Award
Gamer of the Year
Streamer of the Year

Musical Performances[34]

December 2024

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IShowSpeed, winner of the December 2024 Streamer of the Year award

The fourth edition of the Streamer Awards took place on December 7, 2024, at the Mayan Theatre in Los Angeles.[39][40] The event was produced in collaboration with Offbrand, following a successful event the previous year.[41] This was the first time the awards were held in fourth quarter of the year instead of the first. Voting for new categories opened on October 17,[42] with nominations opening on October 28 and nominees being announced on November 11.[43]

The ceremony was co-hosted by TinaKitten, while the red carpet was hosted by Valkyrae, CDawgVA, StableRonaldo, and JHBTeam; TheSketchReal served as floor host.[44]

This edition was partnered with Mountain Dew, Fortnite and PC Game Pass.[45] The event was sponsored by YouTube,[46] Honkai: Star Rail,[47] Teamfight Tactics,[48] Rouge Point,[49] and Kingdom Come: Deliverance II.[50]

For this edition, five new categories were added (Best MOBA Streamer, Best Sports Streamer, Best Fortnite Streamer, Best Streamed Collab, and Best Marathon Stream).[51][52]

This edition of the awards peaked at 525,708 live concurrent viewers across all platforms and channels, marking the first time a decline in viewership had been seen.[53] Live viewership declined 18.59% compared to the previous ceremony.

Winners are listed first and in boldface.[54]

Best Creative Arts Streamer
Best Role-Play Streamer
Best MOBA Streamer
Hidden Gem Award
  • cartoontherapy
    • ChompTV
    • NicoleBelafonte
    • saucekill
Best Battle Royale Streamer
Best Fighting Games Streamer
Best Speedrun Streamer
  • Squeex
    • LilAggy
    • greensuigi
    • Wirtual
Best Sports Streamer
Best Fortnite Streamer
Best FPS Streamer
Best Strategy Game Streamer
Get Off Your A** Award (Best IRL Streamer)
Stream Game of the Year
Best Content Organization
Best International Streamer
Best Streamed Collab
Best Streamed Event
Best Marathon Stream
Best VTuber
Best Variety Streamer
  • RDCgaming
    • CaseOh
    • Elajjaz
    • Agent00
    • Joe_Bartolozzi
Best Just Chatting Streamer
Rising Star Award
  • MISTERARTHER
    • Arky
    • parkenharbor
    • youngdabo
Best Breakout Streamer
League of Their Own
Streamers' Choice Award
Legacy Award
The Sapphire Award
Gamer of the Year
Streamer of the Year

Musical Performances[44]

List of ceremonies

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Date Venue City Host(s) Red Carpet, Floor, and Backstage Hosts Live Concurrent Viewership Peak
March 12, 2022 The Fonda Theatre Los Angeles QTCinderella and Maya Higa NymN, Slime, and JHBTeam 381,436[55]
March 11, 2023 The Wiltern QTCinderella and Valkyrae Ludwig Ahgren, Hasan Piker, Squeex, and Sweet Anita 580,159[25]
February 17, 2024 QTCinderella and Pokimane CDawgVA, ExtraEmily, Will Neff, AustinShow, and prezoh 645,166[37]
December 7, 2024 Mayan Theater QTCinderella and TinaKitten Valkyrae, CDawgVA, StableRonaldo, TheSketchReal, and JHBTeam 525,708[53]

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