# 9th Streamy Awards

The 9th Annual Streamy Awards was the ninth installment of the Streamy Awards honoring the best in American streaming television series and their creators. The awards was split into three sections with different themes: the main Streamy Awards, the second annual Streamys Brand Awards, and the Third Annual Streamys Purpose Awards. The main ceremony was streamed live on YouTube from The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California on December 13, 2019. It was the first Streamy Awards ceremony to run without a host, instead featuring segments from online content creators to highlight the diversity of the industry. The show also highlighted international creators with the addition of multiple international categories and added a new Technology category.
On September 11, 2019, the 2nd annual Streamys Brand Awards were held during the IAB Digital Content NewFronts West at NeueHouse Hollywood and hosted by Emile Ennis Jr. The awards honored innovation in brand advertising. On December 9, 2019, the 2nd annual Purpose Awards @ The Streamys were held at the YouTube Space LA, hosted by Jay Shetty. The awards recognized digital creators, brands, and nonprofits who have used their influence for a greater good.

## Performers

The 9th Streamy Awards featured musical performances from Normani and Kim Petras. Petras' performance was introduced by Paris Hilton. The Streamy Purpose Awards featured a musical performance by Savannah Outen. Niki and Gabi performed together, and then Gabi introduced Niki to perform on her own.
Performers at the 9th Streamy Awards :
| Artist(s) | Song(s) |
| Normani | "Motivation" |
| Kim Petras | "Icy" |
| Savannah Outen | "The Hard Way" |
| Niki and Gabi | "R U" |
| Niki DeMar | "Sad Holiday" |

## Winners and nominees

The nominees were announced on October 16, 2019. 23 of the awards were announced on December 11 at the Streamy Premiere Awards in Santa Monica, hosted by Niki and Gabi. The remaining awards were announced at the main ceremony at The Beverly Hilton on December 13, 2019. Winners of the categories were selected by the Streamys Blue Ribbon Panel except for the Audience Choice awards which were put to a public vote.
Winners are listed first, in bold.
OVERALL :
| Audience Choice Award for Show of the Year | Audience Choice Award for Creator of the Year |
| Good Mythical Morning Chicken Girls Escape the Night: Season 4 The Game Master Hot Ones The Philip DeFranco Show REACT Red Table Talk Tiny Meat Gang Podcast The Try Guys | Tana Mongeau Collins Key David Dobrik Emma Chamberlain Lilly Singh Loren Gray MrBeast Ninja Safiya Nygaard Simply Nailogical |
| Breakout Creator | International: Asia Pacific |
| MrBeast Danny Gonzalez Joana Ceddia LARRAY Lizzy Capri | Fischer's-フィッシャーズ- ACAU YouTube Kento Bento RackaRacka Tiền Zombie v4 |
| International: Europe, Middle East, and Africa | International: Latin America |
| MarkAngelComedy Fozi Mozi L'atelier de Roxane Mikecrack Stacia Mar | Camila Loures Enaldinho Enchufe.tv kevsho Mis Pastelitos |
| Action or Sci-Fi | Animated |
| Sam and Colby Huluween Mordeo The Look-See Super Science Friends | Andrei Terbea Danny Casale gen:LOCK illymation TheOdd1sOut |
| Comedy | Documentary |
| Jack Douglass Anwar Jibawi CalebCity Gus Johnson Hannah Stocking | The Secret World of Jeffree Star (by Shane Dawson) The Brave (by Great Big Story) BuzzFeed Unsolved Network The Curse of Don's Plum (by New York Post) Stonewall: OutLoud (by WOWPresents) |
| First Person | Podcast |
| David Dobrik JablinskiGames Simply Nailogical Emma Chamberlain Tana Mongeau | Impaulsive H3 Podcast On Purpose with Jay Shetty Tiny Meat Gang Podcast VIEWS with David Dobrik and Jason Nash |
| MUSIC AND SOCIAL VIDEO ||
| Breakthrough Artist | Live Streamer |
| Lil Nas X Conan Gray Lewis Capaldi Lil Tecca Lizzo | Ninja DrLupo shroud Tfue Twitch Rivals |
| SERIES ||
| Scripted Series | Unscripted Series |
| Blame the Hero (by Brandon Rogers) Chicken Girls (by Brat) How To Survive a Break Up w/ Eva Gutowski (by AwesomenessTV) Two Sides (by New Form) You Decide (by Destorm Power) | Escape the Night: Season 4 (by Joey Graceffa) I Spent a Day With... (by Anthony Padilla) Middle Ground (by Jubilee Media) Phone Swap (by Vertical Networks) UNHhhh (by WOWPresents) |
| Indie Series | |
| The Feels Beef in Brentwood Black Girls Guide to Fertility Damaged Goods (by VAM STUDIO) Take One Thing Off (by Scout Durwood) | |
| SUBJECT AWARDS ||
| Beauty | Dance |
| Nikita Dragun Brad Mondo James Charles Jeffree Star Jackie Aina | Dytto Nicole Laeno WilldaBeast Adams Kyle Hanagami Matt Steffanina |
| Fashion | Food |
| PatrickStarrr bestdressed Koleen Diaz Sierra Schultzzie With Love, Leena | Binging with Babish Food Fears (by Good Mythical Morning) Gordon Ramsay Rosanna Pansino Worth It (by BuzzFeedVideo) |
| Gaming | Health and Wellness |
| The Game Theorists The Completionist DashieGames PrestonPlayz Girlfriend Reviews | Jay Shetty Doctor Mike The Fitness Marshall Kati Morton Prince Ea |
| Kids and Family | Lifestyle |
| JoJo Siwa Chad Wild Clay Guava Juice The Holderness Family The LaBrant Fam | Bretman Rock Brent Rivera Niki and Gabi Rickey Thompson Safiya Nygaard |
| News | Pop Culture |
| The Philip DeFranco Show Business Insider Today NowThis Some More News The Young Turks | Hot Ones (by First We Feast) Fan Survey (by Teen Vogue) IMDb Me (by IMDb) REACT (by Fine Brothers) Sneaker Shopping (by Complex) |
| Science or Education | Sports |
| Mark Rober AntsCanada Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell Mind Field: Season 3 (by Vsauce) SciShow | Donut Media Deestroying Kristopher London The NBA Storyteller People Are Awesome |
| Technology | |
| Marques Brownlee iJustine Sara Dietschy TechKaboom Unbox Therapy | |
| PERFORMANCE ||
| Acting | Ensemble Cast |
| Brandon Rogers – Blame The Hero Annie LeBlanc – Chicken Girls DeStorm Power – You Decide Raney Branch – Black Girls Guide to Fertility Tim Manley – The Feels | Vlog Squad The Valleyfolk The Try Guys MrBeast Escape the Night: Season 4 |
| Collaboration ||
| David Dobrik and Kylie Jenner – SURPRISING PEOPLE WITH KYLIE JENNER!! (uploaded by David Dobrik) Molly Burke and Dolan Twins – Blindfolded Skydiving w/ The Dolan Twins! (uploaded by Molly Burke) PatrickStarrr and Naomi Campbell – NAOMI CAMPBELL MAKEUP TUTORIAL (uploaded by PatrickStarrr) Rebecca Zamolo and The Game Master – Network World’s Largest YOUTUBE Takeover In REAL LIFE at ViDCON! (uploaded by Rebecca Zamolo) Sofie Dossi and Matt Steffanina – 7 Rings - Ariana Grande (uploaded by Sofie Dossi) ||
| CRAFT AWARDS ||
| Cinematography | Costume Design |
| Adam Bianchi, Andrew Ilnyckyj, Steven Lim – Worth It Devin Graham – devinsupertramp Jake Koehler – DALLMYD Josh Cassidy – Deep Look Peter McKinnon – Peter McKinnon | Morgan Christensen – Epic Rap Battles of History Brandon Rogers – Blame The Hero Marc Littlejohn – Welcome to Daisyland Olivia Hines – Escape the Night: Season 4 Samantha Rodes – Lindsey Stirling |
| Directing | Editing |
| Hannah Lehmann – Two Sides Lindsey Stirling, Tom Teller – Lindsey Stirling David Dobrik – David Dobrik Brandon Rogers – Blame The Hero Cole Bennett – Lyrical Lemonade | Steve Grubel – Escape the Night: Season 4 Marc Schneider, Alex "Sedge" Sedgwick, BanditRants – The Game Theorists Emma Chamberlain – emma chamberlain Elle Mills – EllOfTheMills David Dobrik – David Dobrik |
| Writing | Visual and Special Effects |
| Kyle Exum – Kyle Exum Thomas Sanders, Joan S., Adri White, Quil Cauchon, AJ Hentges - Thomas Sanders Alex Ernst – Alex Ernst Nice Peter, EpicLLOYD, Zach Sherwin – Epic Rap Battles of History Jae Richards, Trey Richards – 4YE Comedy | Buttered Side Down Aaron Benitez – Aaron's Animals Caleb Natale – Caleb Natale Jody Steel – Jody Steel Kevin Parry – Kevin Parry |

### Brand Awards

The second annual Streamys Brand Awards were presented at a separate event hosted by Emile Ennis Jr. at NeueHouse Hollywood on September 11, 2019 during the IAB Digital Content NewFronts West. Winners are listed first, in bold.
BRAND AWARDS :
| Branded Content: Series | Branded Content: Video |
| The Purple Boys (by Tim & Eric and Purple) Cold As Balls (by Old Spice) Road to Wizdom (by AARP and Washington Wizards) Science of Mortal Kombat (by Mortal Kombat and Because Science) Will It Clog? (by Liquid-Plumr and VAT19) | Snoop Dogg x NikkieTutorials (by Marc Jacobs Beauty, Snoop Dogg and NikkieTutorials) Jurassic World as a Chain Reaction Machine (by Jurassic World and WatchMojo) Michelle Khare: Challenge Accepted: I Tried Marine Bootcamp (by United States Marine Corps) Rabbit Hole (by HTC Vive and FaZe Clan) The Try Guys Try 13 Future Technologies At Google (by Google I/O and The Try Guys) |
| Honorable Mentions HearMeOut (by Cricket Wireless, OUST Creative Agency and Max Borges Agency) Guilty Party: History of Lying (by AT&T Hello Lab and Fullscreen) Pet Friendly (by VCA, Refinery29 and Observatory) Warriors of the West (by Coors Banquet, UPROXX, Connect and Publicis Media) | Honorable Mentions Hot Cizz (by G Fuel and FaZe Clan) Stephen Curry Belts Out "Hamilton" with Daughters Riley and Ryan (by Infiniti, Unanimous Media and Portal A) |
| Emerging Platform | Influencer Campaign |
| Jimmy Fallon 'Tell Me A Joke' (by Amazon Alexa and Jimmy Fallon) #findyourmagic (by The House with a Clock in Its Walls) Smule Duet with Natasha Bedingfield (by The Hills: New Beginnings, Smule and Natasha Bedingfield) Tasty by eko (by Walmart and BuzzFeed) WrestleMania Kickoff (by WWE) | #MyTruth #MyCalvins (by Calvin Klein) Chipotle + David Dobrik (by Chipotle and David Dobrik) David Dobrik x SeatGeek: Becoming a Member of the VlogSquad (by SeatGeek) Look, there's no reason not to use Honey (by Honey) Ryan's World x Colgate (by Ryan's World and Colgate) |
| Honorable Mentions #DreamBigVolumeChallenge (by Marc Anthony) John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum Top Reactions (by John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, Lionsgate and Stardust) NBA Game Changers (by Express and Twitch) She-Ra Launch (by She-Ra, Dreamworks TV and AvatarLabs) | Honorable Mentions Launch of Apex Legends (by Electronic Arts and Branded Entertainment Network) |
| Social Good Campaign | Brand Engagement |
| Teens React to Texting and Driving (Distracted Driving) (by AT&T and REACT) Because of You (by Ad Council and Brat) Finding Home in America (by Zillow and ATTN:) Generation Good (by Cheerios and Ellen DeGeneres) Let's Talk About Turbans (Gasp!) (by We Are Sikhs and Funny Or Die) | Chipotle + David Dobrik #FindMyiD (by Clinique and Black Tomato) Barbie – Mattel Digital Engagement Group (by Mattel Television, Fullscreen, Rainmaker Studios and Dreamworks TV) Becoming a Member of the VlogSquad (by SeatGeek and David Dobrik) Peace Props (by PeaceTea and EpicSignal) |
| Honorable Mentions Chuggin' on Clouds (Music Video) (by Truth, CollegeHumor and Sawhorse) MTV's +1 the Vote (by MTV) Undercover Lyft with Chance the Rapper (by The New Chance Fund and Lyft Entertainment) | Honorable Mentions Instagram Search Party for Emily Nelson (by A Simple Favor, Lionsgate and PopShorts) Nike "Just Do It" Pep Talks (by Nike and C+C We Love the Earth (by Verizon Media, Lil Dicky, Nigel Tierney, Dirty Burd, RYOT, SB Projects, Iconic Engine, Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation, Sacks &Co. and 3DAR) |

### Purpose Awards

The third annual Purpose Awards were presented at a separate event hosted by Jay Shetty at the YouTube Space LA on December 9, 2019. They featured a performance by Savannah Outen of her song "The Hard Way" and an appearance from special guests Sam and Colby. Purpose Award honorees are listed in bold.
| Creator Award | 21 Savage – Leading by Example Foundation and Juma King Bach – RuJohn Foundation Markiplier – My Friend's Place |
| Company or Brand Award | ATTN: & Zillow – Finding Home in America Ellen & Cheerios – DiversiTEA with Naomi Wadler WWE – Connor's Cure – Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh |
| Nonprofit or NGO Award | Explore.org It Gets Better Project St. Jude Children's Research Hospital – St. Jude PLAY LIVE |
| Uniter Awards | Gigi Gorgeous |

## Reception

Tana Mongeau winning the Audience Choice Award for Creator of the Year proved controversial and was criticized by other creators such as Keemstar, Jake and Logan Paul, and PewDiePie, with many believing that the award should have gone to YouTuber MrBeast who had raised $20 million to plant trees through his Team Trees initiative that year.