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The Streamer Awards

The Streamer Awards is an annual awards show dedicated to live streamers. It was founded in 2022 by Twitch streamer QTCinderella to award and celebrate other streamers, primarily in the Twitch community. Nominees are selected via an online vote by fans and winners are then determined using a weighted combination of the online popular vote (70%) and panelist vote (30%).

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The Streamer Awards

Next: 2026 Streamer Awards
November 12, 2026
Awarded forOutstanding achievements in live streaming
LocationLos Angeles, California
CountryUnited States
Hosted byQTCinderella
Established2022
First awardMarch 12, 2022 (2022-03-12)
Websitethestreamerawards.com

The Streamer Awards is an annual awards show dedicated to live streamers.12 It was founded in 2022 by Twitch streamer QTCinderella to award and celebrate other streamers, primarily in the Twitch community.3 Nominees are selected via an online vote by fans45 and winners are then determined using a weighted combination of the online popular vote (70%) and panelist vote (30%).678

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,9 and the main award show where nominees are reviewed and winners are revealed.1011 At various points during the awards portion of the show there are musical performances.12

The trophy presented to award winners depicts a Peepo, a variation of Pepe the Frog.13

List of ceremonies

Edition Date Venue Hosts Red carpet, floor, and backstage hosts Peak viewershipa
2021b March 12, 2022 The Fonda Theatre
  • NymN
  • Slime
  • JHBTeam
 381,43614
2022b March 11, 2023 The Wiltern
580,15915
2023b February 17, 2024
645,16616
2024 December 7, 2024 Mayan Theater
525,70817
2025 December 6, 2025 The Wiltern QTCinderella

Maya Higa

1,028,32118
2026 November 12, 2026 TBA QTCinderella

TBA

TBA TBD

Categories

In total, The Streamer Awards have designated awards in 50 categories.19 The 2025 awards contained 38 categories, with 12 being absent from previous years.20

Current categories

List of current Award Categories
Year introduced Category Year(s) awarded
2021 Best Battle Royale Streamer 2021–present
Best MMORPG Streamer 2021–2023 & 2025
Best Role-Play Streamer 2021–present
Best FPS Streamer
Best Strategy Game Streamer
Best Speedrun Streamer
Best VTuber
Best Music Streamer 2021–2022 & 2025
Best IRL Streamer 2021–present
Best Minecraft Streamer 2021–2023 & 2025
Best Just Chatting Streamer 2021–present
Stream Game of The Year
Best Variety Streamer
Best Streamed Event
Best Variety Streamer
Best Content Organisation
Rising Star
League of Their Own
Legacy Award
Gamer of the Year
Streamer of the Year
2022 Best Creative Arts Streamer 2022–present
Hidden Gem Award
Streamers' Choicec
2023 Best Fighting Games Streamer 2023–present
Best Streamed Series
Breakout Streamer
Best International Streamer
The Sapphire Award
2024 Best MOBA Streamer 2024–present
Best Sports Streamer
Best Streamed Collab
Best Marathon Stream
2025 Best Brand Partner 2025
Best Marvel Rivals Streamer
Best Reality Streamer
Vertical Live Streamer
Best Stream Duo

Discontinued categories

List of Discontinued Categories
Year introduced Category Year(s) awarded
2021 Best Super Smash Bros. Streamerd 2021
Best Chess Streamere 2021–2023
Best ASMR Streamer 2021
Best League of Legends Streamerf 2021–2022
Best Valorant Streamerg
Best GTA RP Streamerh 2021
Best Philanthropic Streamer 2021
2022 Best Philanthropic Stream Event 2022
Best Soulslike Streamer
2023 Best Software and Game Development Streamer 2023
Best Shared Channel
2024 Best Fortnite Streameri 2024

Records

Overall wins

Pos. Winner Wins Nominations
1 Kai Cenat 10 14
2 IShowSpeed 5 6
3 Ludwig Ahgren 4 8
Jynxzi 4 7
CaseOh 4 7
4 ironmouse 3 10
iiTzTimmy 3 6
PlaqueBoyMax 3 6
Jerma985 3 5
loltyler1 3 4
Quackity 3 4
5 ExtraEmily 2 11
nmplol 2 7
JasonTheWeen 2 5
tarik 2 5
shroud 2 5
Cinna 2 5

Streamer of the Year

List of Streamer of the Year Winners
Year Winner Nominations
2021 Ludwig Ahgren Mizkif
Sykkuno
xQc
2022 Kai Cenat HasanAbi
Jerma985
xQc
2023 CaseOh
ironmouse
Jynxzi
Quackity
2024 IShowSpeed Caedrel
Emiru
Kai Cenat
PirateSoftware
2025 ExtraEmily
JasonTheWeen
Kai Cenat
plaqueboymax

The Sapphire Award

List of Sapphire Award Winners
Year Winner Nominations
2023 Valkyrae Emiru
ExtraEmily
fanfan
LydiaViolet
2024 Cinna ironmouse
MissMikkaa
ExtraEmily
Valkyrae
2025 Emiru
ExtraEmily
Vanillamace
WendolynOrtizz

Legacy Award

List of Legacy Award Winners
Year Winner Nominations
2021 Pokimane Scarra
sodapoppin
summit1g
2022 Jerma985 N/a
2023 Maximilian_DOOD N/a
2024 shroud N/a
2025 Doublelift N/a

Streamers' Choice

List of Streamers' Choice Award Winners
Year Winner
2022 PaymoneyWubby
2023 Liam
2024 nmplol
2025 JasonTheWeen
See also

See also

Notes

Notes

  1. The highest number of simultaneous viewers at any point during the live broadcast
  2. The first three editions were originally known as the 2022, 2023, and 2024 Streamer Awards, but were retroactively renumbered after the fourth edition was held in late 2024.
  3. Formerly referred to as the "Streamers' Streamer Award"
  4. Merged into the "Best Fighting Game Streamer" category.
  5. Merged into the "Best Strategy Game Streamer" category.
  6. Merged into the "Best MOBA Streamer" category.
  7. Merged into the "Best FPS Streamer" category.
  8. Merged into the "Best Roleplay Streamer" category.
  9. A part of the "Best Battle royale game Streamer" category all other years.
References

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