The Streamer Awards, one of the most popular awards shows in the content creation industry right now, is back, and fans can begin voting for their favorite streamers and games on Twitch. It will be the second edition of the annual awards show and will emanate from The Wiltern in Los Angeles.
The 2023 edition will see three new categories getting added (Best Soulslike Streamer, Best Art Streamer, and Hidden Gem Award), while four will be removed (Best Super Smash Bros. Streamer, Best ASMR Streamer, Best GTA RP Streamer, and Legacy Award). Those who want to be considered for nomination must have streamed for at least 200 total hours.
The nomination phase was from January 30, 2023, to February 11, 2023, while the voting period began on February 20, 2023, and will end on March 4, 2023. The live in-person main show will be held on Sunday, March 12, 2023, and will be co-hosted by its creator, QTCinderella, and Valkyrae, starting with the red carpet event followed by the main awards show.
The show will be streamed on the former’s channel. Fans and viewers interested in attending the live show can buy the tickets here.
Award categories at The Streamer Awards 2023
There will be 26 awards given out this year, including gongs for steamers, events, organizations, and content teams. The two awards that will have the most hype will be Gamer of the Year and Streamer of the Year.
The four nominees for the Gamer of the Year gong are:
Nominations for the Streamer of the Year award have gone to:
What happened at The Streamer Awards 2022?
The inaugural edition last year honored the best live streamers of 2021 at an in-person gala ceremony at The Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles, California. The awards show was hosted by QTCinderella and Maya Higa and saw gongs handed out in 27 categories.
Prominent streamers who won big on the night included Pokimane, Asmongold, DisguisedToast, LilyPichu, Tyler1, Shroud, Mizkif, and TommyInnit. The results were determined by a 70/30 percentage split between popular vote and judge vote, as will be the case this year as well.
The live stream of this event remains QTCinderella’s biggest to date, peaking at 381.4K concurrent viewers, 350% more than her second most popular stream (September 2021). She also gained 76.7K new Twitch followers during the broadcast.
On average, 276K viewers watched the ceremony, where American streamer Ludwig won the coveted Streamer of the Year gong. With over five hours of Air Time, the show notched 1.33M Hours Watched, and as per QTCinderella, the production of the entire event cost her around $200,000.
