Fifth Harmony, Pentatonix, Lindsey Stirling, and more have been nominated for Streamy Awards, celebrating the best of Youtube and other online platforms. The award show will air on VH1 on September 17. See the list of nominations, in a wide variety of categories, below.
With help from some of the most influential creators and talent in online video, including Bart Baker, Flula, and GloZell Green, Tubefilter, dick clark productions and VH1 today announced the nominees for the 5th Annual Streamy Awards. The Streamy Awards, a multi-platform event honoring the best in YouTube, online video and the creators behind it, will air live on VH1 and its digital platforms from the Hollywood Palladium on Thursday, September 17, 2015 at 10:00 pm ET/delayed PT.
The nominees for two fan-voted awards – Entertainer of the Year and Show of the Year – will be announced on September 3. Fans can vote for their favorite finalists leading up to and during the live show on September 17.
Winners of the Streamy Awards will be determined by the Streamys Blue Ribbon Panel, a judging body of creators, executives, and other experts in the online video industry.
NOMINEES FOR THE 5th ANNUAL STREAMY AWARDS
AWARDS FOR CHANNELS, SERIES, OR SHOWS
ANIMATED
BREAKOUT CREATOR (NEW CATEGORY)
COMEDY
DRAMA
FIRST PERSON
INDIE
INTERNATIONAL
NON-FICTION
SPIN-OFF
- 30 for 30 Shorts (30 for 30)
- Hack Into Broad City (Broad City)
- Saturday Night Line (Saturday Night Live)
- Team Coco on Twitch (Conan)
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Backstage
SUBJECT AWARDS
ACTION OR SCI-FI
BEAUTY
DOCUMENTARY OR INVESTIGATIVE (NEW CATEGORY)
FASHION
FOOD
GAMING
HEALTH AND WELLNESS
KIDS AND FAMILY
LIFESTYLE (NEW CATEGORY)
NEWS AND CULTURE
PRANKS
SCIENCE OR EDUCATION
SPORTS
PERFORMANCE AWARDS
ACTOR
- Bart Baker, Bart Baker
- James Franco, Making A Scene with James Franco
- Aasif Mandvi, Halal in the Family
- Paul Scheer, Scheer-RL
- James Van Der Beek, Bootleg Universe
ACTRESS
- Anna Akana, SnapperHero
- Colleen Ballinger, Miranda Sings
- Natasha Negovanlis, Carmilla
- Ellary Porterfield, Video Game High School
- Casey Wilson, The Hotwives of Orlando
COLLABORATION
- Jimmy Kimmel and Viewers, YouTube Challenge
- JusReign and Timothy DeLaGhetto, JusReign
- Nice Peter, EpicLLOYD, Grace Helbig, and Hannah Hart, Epic Rap Battles of History
- Pentatonix and Lindsey Stirling, Pentatonix
- Various Creators, YouTube Rewind 2015
DANCE
- Amymarie Gaertner
- Israel “Izzy” Harris and Ashleigh Mitchell
- Dominic Sandoval
- Marquese Scott
- Alyson Stoner
ENSEMBLE CAST
MUSIC AWARDS
BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST (NEW CATEGORY)
COVER SONG
- Fifth Harmony, Uptown Funk (Mark Ronson)
- Pentatonix, Evolution of Michael Jackson (Michael Jackson)
- Sam Tsui and Casey Breves, Thinking Out Loud / I’m Not The Only One (Ed Sheeran / Sam Smith)
- Tyler Ward featuring Charlie Puth, See You Again (Wiz Khalifa)
- “Weird Al” Yankovic, Foil (Lorde)
ORIGINAL SONG
- Gibberish, MAX
- Here, Alessia Cara
- No Matter Where You Are, Us the Duo
- Nobody Love, Tori Kelly
- Take Flight, Lindsey Stirling
CRAFT AWARDS
CINEMATOGRAPHY
- 2Cellos, Ivan Slip?evi?
- Devin Super Tramp, Devin Graham
- Gymkhana, Jordan Valenti
- Michelle Phan, RiceBunny Productions
- Thirsty For…, Jay Holzer and Gab Taraboulsy
COSTUME DESIGN
- Bart Baker, Amanda Hosler
- The Britishes, Alisha Silverstein
- Epic Rap Battles of History, Sulai Lopez
- The League of S.T.E.A.M., The League of S.T.E.A.M.
- The Most Popular Girls in School, Jamie Brown, Mark Cope and Carlo Moss
DIRECTING
- Bootleg Universe, Joseph Kahn
- Kurt Hugo Schneider, Kurt Hugo Schneider
- Improv Everywhere, Charlie Todd
- SnapperHero, Sam Gorski, Niko Pueringer, and Jake Watson
- Video Game High School, Matt Arnold and Freddie Wong
EDITING
- The Fourth Door, Tony Valenzuela
- The Game Theorists, Ronnie Edwards, Forrest Lee Black, and Ryder Burgin
- Epic Rap Battles of History, Andrew Sherman, Ryan Moulton, Daniel Turcan and Peter Shukoff
- Mystery Guitar Man, Joe Penna
- Vsauce, Michael Stevens and Guy Larsen
VISUAL AND SPECIAL EFFECTS
- Action Movie Kid, Daniel Hashimoto
- Andrew M Films, Andrew McMurry
- Corridor Digital, Sam Gorski, Niko Pueringer, and Jake Watson
- SnapperHero, Sam Gorski, Niko Pueringer, and Jake Watson
- Zach King, Zach King
WRITING
- Bad Lip Reading, Bad Lip Reading
- Epic Rap Battles of History, Peter Shukoff, Lloyd Ahlquist and Zach Sherwin
- Honest Trailers, Spencer Gilbert, Dan Murrell, Erica Russell and Andy Signore
- The Hotwives of Orlando, Dannah Phirman and Danielle Schneider
- You Deserve A Drink, Mamrie Hart
SOCIAL VIDEO AWARDS
SHORT FORM COMEDY (NEW CATEGORY)
SHORT FORM CREATIVITY (NEW CATEGORY)
SNAPCHAT STORYTELLER (NEW CATEGORY)
- Chris Carmichael (chriscarm)
- Jérôme Jarre (jeromejarre)
- Shaun McBride (shonduras)
- Shay Mitchell (officialshaym)
- Ryan Seacrest (ryanseacrest)
VINER
CAMPAIGN AWARDS
BRAND CAMPAIGN
- Crazy Plastic Ball Prank #WithDad, Roman Atwood (Nissan)
- Kitten Therapy, SoulPancake (Purina Tidy Cats)
- Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae), DanceOn (Silentó)
- Totino Boy!, Tim and Eric (Totino’s Pizza Rolls)
- Signature Pizzas, Jack and Jack, Rooster Teeth and Andrea Russett (Pizza Hut)
SOCIAL GOOD CAMPAIGN
- Arnold Pranks Fans as the Terminator…for Charity, After-School All Stars
- Prank it FWD
- #ProudToLove, Marriage Equality and LGBT Pride Month
- Win a Coffee Date In LA with Connor Franta, Thirst Project
- Tyler Oakley’s Birthday Campaign, The Trevor Project
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