# 4th Streamy Awards

The 4th Annual Streamy Awards was the fourth installment of the Streamy Awards honoring streaming television series. The awards were held on September 7, 2014 at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California. They were hosted by the YouTube stars Grace Helbig and Hannah Hart. To reflect the industry as it had evolved since 2009, 10 new award categories were added, including multiple awards honoring the short-form video hosting website Vine, a new category to honor traditional TV media engaging in online content, and categories reflecting recent YouTube trends. The event also honored the American comedian Joan Rivers whose funeral had been earlier in the day and who many of the attendees had previously met on her web chat series In Bed With Joan, including Jenna Marbles, Tyler Oakley, and Grace Helbig, which was praised as a heartfelt moment of the show. The show was received well in media publications and generated a high level of social media interest, although it did receive criticism for the influence of sponsors at the event.

## Performers

The 4th Annual Streamy Awards featured the musical performances of the following artists:
Performers at the 4th Streamy Awards :
| Artist(s) | Song(s) |
| Pentatonix | "Problem" |
| Scott Bradlee & Postmodern Jukebox | Covers of Top 40 hits |
| Jhené Aiko | "The Pressure" |
| Starship (featuring Tiffany Alvord, Madilyn Bailey, Dave Days and Josh Golden) | "We Built This City" "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" |

## Winners and nominees

The awards featured fan-voted submissions for the first time with the highest voted submission for each award category automatically being made one of the nominees. The nominees were announced on August 18, 2014 and the finalists for the Audience Choice Award categories were announced on August 27. 33 of the categories were announced on September 4 during the Official Streamys Nominee Reception at the YouTube Space LA. Four YouTubers were also presented with the first ever Streamy Icon Awards at a private dinner on September 5. The remaining 14 awards were announced during the main ceremony at The Beverly Hilton on September 7. 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 Entertainer of the Year |
| EnchufeTV Emma Approved Kids React MyMusic Nerdy Nummies Rooster Teeth SortedFood SourceFed The Philip DeFranco Show Video Game High School | Tyler Oakley Bethany Mota Brittany Furlan Grace Helbig Jack Vale Jenna Marbles Maiah Ocando Michelle Phan Ryan Higa Toby Turner |
| Comedy | Companion |
| My Drunk Kitchen Jenna Marbles MyMusic Ryan Higa Smosh | Vandaveon and Mike Almost Royal Goes To YouTube Parks and Recreation in YouTube Prairie Home Tailgating Sesame Street |
| Drama | Non-Fiction or Reality |
| The Lizzie Bennet Diaries Chosen Lauren Mortal Kombat: Legacy II Storytellers | Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee @SummerBreak Our2ndLife PBS Idea Channel Shaytards |
| Television Show | |
| Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon @midnight Conan Jimmy Kimmel Live Right This Minute | |
| VINE ||
| Viner of the Year ||
| Brittany Furlan Cameron Dallas King Bach Lele Pons Marcus Johns ||
| Vine Comedian | Vine Creativity |
| DeStorm Power Alphacat Brittany Furlan Jerome Jarre Logan Paul | Zach King Mashable Meagan Cignoli Regal Cinemas yelldesign |
| SUBJECT AWARDS ||
| Action and Sci-Fi | Beauty |
| Video Game High School Action Movie Kid Corridor Digital Mortal Kombat: Legacy II Red vs. Blue | Missglamorazzi cutepolish eleventhgorgeous Kandee Johnson Michelle Phan |
| Dance | Fashion |
| Jabbawockeez Break’n Reality Dance Showdown Strictly Ballet WHZGUD2 | Bethany Mota Intersection Lauren Curtis Maiah Ocando Zoella |
| Food and Cuisine | Gaming |
| Epic Meal Time Anthony Eats America Nerdy Nummies SortedFood ThirstyFor | Smosh Games PewDiePie SourceFed Nerd Stampylonghead TableTop |
| Health and Wellness | Kids and Family |
| Blogilates BroScienceLife KaliMuscle strengthcamp Tony Horton Fitness | Kids React Convos With My 2-Year-Old Fatherhood Kid President Shaytards |
| News and Current Events | Pranks |
| SourceFed Huffpost Live Op-Docs Retro Report YouTube Nation | Jack Vale FouseyTube Prank it FWD Roman Atwood Stuart Edge |
| Science and Education | Sports |
| Vsauce AsapSCIENCE Good Mythical Morning Mental Floss The Slow Mo Guys | Red Bull Devinsupertramp Dude Perfect 30 for 30 Shorts My Ink |
| Animated | First Person |
| RWBY 8-Bit Cinema Blank on Blank Bravest Warriors Simon's Cat | Jenna Marbles Grace Helbig Justine Ezarik Maiah Ocando Tyler Oakley |
| Indie | International |
| Little Horribles Bad Timing Destroy the Alpha Gammas Sad Motivator The Platoon of Power Squadron | Noob AlaaWardi EnchufeTV Galo Frito Neymar Jr: Life Outside the Fields |
| PERFORMANCE ||
| Actress in a Comedy | Actress in a Drama |
| Mamrie Hart Johanna Braddy Brittany Furlan Charlotte Newhouse Joanna Sotomura | Ashley Clements Troian Bellisario Kate Conway Francesca Eastwood Julia Stiles |
| Actor in a Comedy | Actor in a Drama |
| David Milchard Brent Bailey Greg Davis Jr. aka Klarity Paul Scheer Jimmy Wong | Joey Graceffa David Arquette Wilson Cleveland Brian Tee Daniel Vincent Gordh |
| Collaboration | Ensemble Cast |
| Zach Galifianakis and President Barack Obama Flula Borg and Chester See Harley Morenstein and Arnold Schwarzenegger Nice Peter, EpicLLOYD, and Snoop Dogg Rooster Teeth, Freddie Wong, iJustine, Greg Miller, and Adam Kovic | Video Game High School ArScheerio Paul MyMusic Next Time On Lonny Annoying Orange |
| MUSIC ||
| Cover Song | Music Video |
| Pentatonix, "Daft Punk Mashup" (Daft Punk) Andy Lange, Chester See, Andrew Garcia, and Josh Golden, "Roar" (Katy Perry) Madilyn Bailey, "Wake Me Up" (Avicii) Pomplamoose, "Happy"/"Get Lucky" Mashup (Pharrell Williams) Postmodern Jukebox, "Timber" (Pitbull ft. Ke$ha) | "Goku vs. Superman", Epic Rap Battles of History "#SELFIE", The Chainsmokers "Cookie Dance", Chip Chocolate "Finish What We Started", Miles Fisher "Odds Are", Barenaked Ladies |
| Musical Artist | Original Song |
| Lindsey Stirling Boyce Avenue Chester See Cimorelli Pentatonix | "Whistle While I Work It", Chester See "#LEH", IISuperwomanII and Humble The Poet "Airplanes and Terminals", Timothy DeLaGhetto "Love Again", Pentatonix "Never Wanna Let You Go", Megan Nicole |
| CRAFT AWARDS ||
| Choreography | Cinematography |
| Mortal Kombat: Legacy II, Garrett Warren and Larnell Stovall Castrol Footkhana: Neymar Jr. v Ken Block, Andy Ansah, Brian Scotto, Neymar Jr., and Ken Block Dance Showdown, Ambrose Respicio and Anze Skrube Jabbawockeez Presents Regenerate, Jabbawockeez Super Power Beat Down, Alvin J. Hsing, Peter Jang, and Shaun Paul Piccinino | Devinsupertramp, Devin Graham' @SummerBreak, Joseph Guidry Mortal Kombat: Legacy II, Scott Keven Making A Scene, Bartosz Nalazek Rocket Jump, Lauren Haroutunian and Jon Salmon |
| Costume Design | Directing |
| Epic Rap Battles of History, Sulai Lopez Bart Baker, Morgan Christensen and Amanda Hosler Fallout: Nuka Break, Katie Broad, Kai Norman, and Mark Zoran Video Game High School, Layne McGovern YouTube Rewind, Annie Rothschild | Video Game High School, Matt Arnold and Freddie Wong BlackBoxTV Presents, Tony E. Valenzuela Eric Wareheim, Eric Wareheim Lauren, Jon Avnet Mortal Kombat: Legacy II, Kevin Tancharoen |
| Editing | Original Score |
| Kids React, Dan Seibert, Justin Reager, Benny Fine, Rafi Fine, and Jordan Towles Epic Rap Battles of History, Andrew Sherman, Ryan Moulton, Daniel Turcan, and Nice Peter MysteryGuitarMan, Joe Penna and Ryan Morrison Rocket Jump, Desmond Dolly, Ben Waller, and Freddie Wong Annoying Orange, Dane Boedigheimer, Aaron Massey, Spencer Grove, and Matt Sklar | RWBY, Jeff Williams Caper, Joe LoDuca Continuum, Damon Criswell Next Time On Lonny, Leo Birenberg Red Scare, Giona Ostinelli |
| Visual and Special Effects | Writing |
| Action Movie Kid, Daniel Hashimoto Corridor Digital, Niko Pueringer and Sam Gorski Mortal Kombat: Legacy II, Lars Anderson, John Myers, and Jerry Spivack Rocket Jump, Freddie Wong Video Game High School, Chris Bailey and Joseph Cornell | Epic Rap Battles of History, Nice Peter, EpicLLOYD, Zach Sherwin, Dante Cimadamore, and Mike Betette Barely Political, Mark Douglas and Todd Womack Husbands, Brad Bell and Jane Espenson Kid President, Brad Montague and Robby Novak Red vs. Blue, Burnie Burns and Miles Luna |
| CAMPAIGN OR EVENT ||
| Brand Campaign | Live Event |
| Need For Speed: Ken Block's Gymkhana Six (Need for Speed) Backseat Italians (Fiat) Dear Kitten (Purina Friskies) Sloth Week (Animalist) | #Tubeathon 2013 Comedy Gives Back 2013 DigiFest NYC 2014 Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Live Steve Aoki: Live at the Shrine |
| Public Service | |
| YouTube Stars Talk Health Care at the White House International Day of Happiness Rooster Teeth 24 Hr Extra Life Fundraiser Sport Relief 2014 Star Wars: Force for Change | |

### Streamy Icon Awards

* "Activism" ICON Award – Tyler Oakley
* "Convergence" ICON Award – Pitbull
* "Entrepreneurship" ICON Award – Shay Carl
* "Inspiration" ICON Award – Michelle Phan

### Web series with multiple nominations and awards

Web series that received multiple nominations :
| Nominations | Web Series |
| 6 | Mortal Kombat: Legacy II |
| 6 | Video Game High School |
| 4 | Epic Rap Battles of History |
| 3 | Kids React |
| 3 | MyMusic |
| 3 | Rocket Jump |
| 3 | Rooster Teeth |
| 3 | SourceFed |
| 2 | Action Movie Kid |
| 2 | Annoying Orange |
| 2 | Corridor Digital |
| 2 | Dance Showdown |
| 2 | Devinsupertramp |
| 2 | EnchufeTV |
| 2 | Kid President |
| 2 | Lauren |
| 2 | Nerdy Nummies |
| 2 | Next Time On Lonny |
| 2 | Red vs. Blue |
| 2 | RWBY |
| 2 | Shaytards |
| 2 | Smosh |
| 2 | SortedFood |
| 2 | @SummerBreak |
Web series that received multiple awards :
| Awards | Web series |
| 3 | Epic Rap Battles of History |
| 3 | Video Game High School |
| 2 | Kids React |
| 2 | RWBY |

## Reception

Rae Votta of The Daily Dot felt that 4th Streamy Awards were more polished than previous years, providing the show with a greater sense of legitimacy. Similarly, Liz Shannon Miller writing for IndieWire stated that the show felt professional. She also felt that "the most entertaining moments were off-the-cuff, organic and honest, including irreverently name-checking the sponsors and ignoring the teleprompter." Evan DeSimone of NewMediaRockstars said of the show "As usual, the night featured a bunch of hilarious off-script moments and a few technical mishaps but nothing could derail the excitement of online video's biggest night."
Votta as well as Mikey Glazer writing for TheWrap singled out Mamrie Hart's toast in dedication of Joan Rivers for praise with Votta describing it as "the evening's most somber moment" and Glazer describing it as "an authentic and intimate salute" and a high point of the night. Votta and Glazer also both positively viewed the ending performance of the night by Starship. Michael Andor Brodeur of The Boston Globe praised Grace Helbig and Hannah Hart in their role as hosts of the show, saying that they "did charmingly ironic impressions of award-show hosts, peppering their opening routine with product placements, feigning a musical number, and hacking the usual crowd roasting".
Katie Buenneke, writing for the LA Weekly, criticized the amount of corporate influence on the show, contrasting the nature of YouTube as a platform for independent content creators with the "multiple shout-outs to Coca-Cola, conspicuous integration of Samsung phones, and, most insidiously, the influence of producers like Endemol, Maker Studio and Fullscreen" at the show. However, she also noted "the night was filled with a sense of excitement about being part of a new way of connecting with audiences."
The show received a high level of social media engagement compared to leading non-sports televised shows such as Big Brother and Utopia, according to data from Nielsen and Sysomos.