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Ludwig, xQc, and Kai Cenat among Streamer Awards 2023 nominees

Here are all the nominees for the Streamer Awards 2023 and how to vote for them.

Streamer Awards 2023 is on the horizon and the nominees for the highly-anticipated event have been announced. The event will be live on March 11 and it will take place at The Wiltern, Los Angeles, California. QTCinderella, popular Twitch streamer and founder of the award show, will be hosting the event together with Valkyrae.

After going through two processes of nominations where viewers nominated their favorite categories and streamers, it is time to do the voting. You can start voting for your favorite streamers here. The winners will be a combination of the popular vote by fans (70%) and panelists' vote (30%). This phase will start on Feb. 18 until March 4.

Excited to who's made the cut in the streaming community? Let's look at the nominees for all 26 awards for the 2023 Streamers Awards.

Best MMORPG Streamer

A massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG) are a type of video game that combines elements of role-playing games with multiplayer games where players are able to interact together. For example, games like World of Warcraft, New World, Final Fantasy XIV, and Runescape. The winner of the last Streamer Awards for this category was Asmongold. Here are the nominees for Best MMORPG Streamer:

  • EsfandTV
  • Maximum
  • Asmongold
  • B0aty

Best Soulslike Streamer

A souls-like game is a type of action, role-playing game. It focuses more on environmental storytelling with high levels of difficulty. Examples of souls-like games are the Dark Souls series, Elden Ring, Bloodborne, and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. Here are the nominees for Best Soulslike Streamer:

  • Distortion2
  • MissMikkaa
  • LobosJr
  • LilAggy

Best Art Streamer

The streamer art community has grown over the years and they have garnered their fanbase, creating content while creating arts like paintings, crafts, animations, et cetera. Here are the nominees for Best Art Streamer:

  • NeonBeat
  • RubberRoss
  • DyaRikku
  • MeatCanyon

Best Strategy Game Streamer

Strategy games are games that focus on planning and making strategies in order to achieve an objective. For instance, games like Dota 2, Teamfight Tactics, Starcraft, and Hearthstone. The winner of the last Streamer Awards for this category was Disguised Toast. Here are the nominees for Best Strategy Game Streamer:

  • BoxBox
  • k3soju
  • Gorgc
  • Scarra
  • Dkayed

Best Chess Streamer

Chess has been welcomed into the modern era of video games and it has created its own community in the content creation world. The winner of the last Streamer Awards for this category was the sisters' duo, BotezLive. Here are the nominees for Best Chess Streamer:

  • GothamChess
  • GMHikaru
  • BotezLive
  • AnnaCramling

Best League of Legends

League of Legends deserves its own category as it is one of the most-watched games in the streaming world. The winner of the last Streamer Awards for this category was Tyler1. Here are the nominees for Best League of Legends Streamer:

  • Thebausffs
  • Caedrel
  • loltyler1
  • Dantes

Best Battle Royale Streamer

Battle Royale is a type of survival, multiplayer game where the last man standing will be the winner. The games included are Fortnite, Apex Legends, PUBG, and Call of Duty: Warzone. The winner of the last Streamer Awards for this category was Aceu. Here are the nominees for Best Battle Royale Streamer:

  • Symfuhny
  • Apricot (Froot)
  • Nadia
  • iiTzTimmy
  • Clix

Best Music Streamer

The Best Music Streamer award is coming back this year to celebrate the content creator in the music community. The winner of the last Streamer Awards for this category was LilyPichu. Here are the nominees for Best Music Streamer:

  • TPAIN
  • The8BitDrummer
  • Chrisnxtdoor
  • Hakumai

Best FPS Streamer

First-person shooter (FPS) games are shooting games with a first-person perspective. This includes games like Overwatch, Call of Duty, and Halo. The winner of the last Streamer Awards for this category was Tarik. Here are the nominees for Best FPS Streamer:

  • Scump
  • summit1g
  • aceu
  • Flats
  • supertf

Best Speedrun Streamer

Speedrunning is a gameplay style where the player will go through a game and try to reach the ending as fast as possible. The winner of the last Streamer Awards for this category was SmallAnt. Here are the nominees for Best Speedrun Streamer:

  • Squeex
  • Simply
  • Wirtual
  • PointCrow

Hidden Gem Award

The award will be given to a streamer with less than a hundred average viewers in 2022. It serves to highlight the small streamers in the community. Here are the nominees for Hidden Gem Award:

  • KingSammelot
  • HelloNeptune
  • Avghans
  • Nixolay

Best IRL Streamer

In Real Life (IRL) content is a very famous type of content-creation in the streaming world. Viewers get to hang out with the streamer while they are traveling, cooking, or vlogging. The winner of the last Streamer Awards for this category was HAchubby. Here are the nominees for Best IRL Streamer:

  • JOEYKAOTYK
  • ExtraEmily
  • fanfan
  • Jinnytty
  • jakenbakeLIVE

Best Roleplay Streamer

A role-playing game is a type of game in which the players will assume a character in a fictional world. This includes games like GTA RP, Rust, Ark, and Dungeons & Dragons. The winner of the last Streamer Awards for this category was Cyr. Here are the nominees for Best Roleplay Streamer:

  • fuslie
  • Zerkaa
  • Fanum
  • Buddha

Best Valorant Streamer

Valorant is one of the top FPS games in the streaming community, earning it a category of its own. The winner of the last Streamer Awards for this category was iiTzTimmy. Here are the nominees for Best Valorant Streamer:

  • tarik
  • ShahZaM
  • Kyedae
  • QuarterJade

Best Minecraft Streamer

Minecraft has always been a goldmine of content, allowing streamers to have freedom and creativity in their content creation. The winner of the last Streamer Awards for this category was TommyInnit. Here are the nominees for Best Minecraft Streamer:

  • Foolish_Gamers
  • Tubbo
  • Quackity
  • SmallAnt

Rising Star Award

This award will be given to a streamer who has less than one thousand average concurrent viewers in 2022. The purpose of the award is to highlight streamers who are on their way to being one of the top streamers. The winner of the last Streamer Awards for this category was Stanz. Here are the nominees for Rising Star Award:

  • frogan
  • Keeoh
  • PrinceZamLive
  • Alluux

Stream Game of the Year

The award will be for a game that dominates the streaming world with its entertaining and interesting content. The winner of the last Streamer Awards for this category was Minecraft. Here are the nominees for Stream Game of the Year:

  • God of War Ragnarok
  • Elden Ring
  • VALORANT
  • Minecraft

Best Content Organization

Which content/esports organization has created the best content during 2022? You will get to decide. The winner of the last Streamer Awards for this category was OTK. Here are the nominees for Best Content Organization:

  • OTK Network
  • OfflineTV
  • 100 Thieves
  • VShojo

Best Philanthropic Stream Event

This award is for events streamed for philanthropy, such as charity or spreading awareness. Here are the nominees for Best Philanthropic Stream Event:

  • Thankmas - JackSepticEye
  • Build Against Cancer - DrLupo
  • Holiday Charity Week - Roomies
  • 500 Mile Cyclethon - CDawgVA

Best VTuber

VTuber is a streamer who uses virtual avatars generated using computer graphics instead of a face-cam. The winner of the last Streamer Awards for this category was CodeMiko. Here are the nominees for Best VTuber:

  • Veibae
  • Ironmouse
  • Shylily
  • Shxtou

Best Streamed Event

There were a lot of interesting and fun events hosted by the streaming community on live streams in 2022. The winner of the last Streamer Awards for this category was The Jerma985 Dollhouse hosted by Jerma985. Here are the nominees for Best Streamed Event:

  • PointCrow Party
  • Camp Knut
  • Jerma Baseball Stream
  • Mogul Chessboxing Championship

Best Just Chatting Streamer

Just Chatting content is super popular where viewers get to converse with the streamer while they are telling stories or reacting to news and videos. The winner of the last Streamer Awards for this category was Mizkif. Here are the nominees for Best Just Chatting Streamer:

  • YourRAGEGaming
  • Ironmouse
  • PaymoneyWubby
  • HasanAbi

Best Variety Streamer

Variety streamer is the jack of all trades, where they stream a variety of content in different categories. The winner of the last Streamer Awards for this category was MoistCr1TiKaL. Here are the nominees for Best Variety Streamer:

  • Im_Dontai
  • CDawgVA
  • 39Daph
  • Erobb221
  • xQc

League of Their Own

In the content creation world, a streamer needs to be thinking out of the box to stay on top of their game. This award will be given to a streamer who creates the trend and pave the way in the streaming industry. The winner of the last Streamer Awards for this category was Jerma985. Here are the nominees for League of Their Own:

  • DougDougW
  • Nmplol
  • Ludwiq
  • WillNeff

Gamer of the Year

Some people are just born gamers. This award will be for a streamer who knows how to play games really well and is very interesting and fun to watch. The winner of the last Streamer Awards for this category was Shroud. Here are the nominees for Gamer of the Year:

  • TenZ
  • aceu
  • iiTzTimmy
  • tarik

Streamer of the Year

Finally, we get to the best overall streamer of the year. The streamer who will be gifted this award is the one with extraordinarily entertaining content and remarkable online branding. The winner of the last Streamer Awards for this category was Ludwig. Here are the nominees for Streamer of the Year:

  • HasanAbi
  • xQc
  • Jerma985
  • Ka iCenat

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