7th Streamy Awards explained

7th Annual Streamy Awards
Producer:Dick Clark Productions
Tubefilter
Location:The Beverly Hilton
Beverly Hills, California
Host:Jon Cozart
Presenter:Streamys Blue Ribbon Panel
Date:September 26, 2017
Previous:6th
Next:8th
Most Awards:Casey Neistat and DeStorm Power (2)
Most Nominations:Casey Neistat (6)
Main:Streamy Awards
Award1 Type:Audience Choice
Image Size:250
Network:Twitter

The 7th Annual Streamy Awards was the seventh installment of the Streamy Awards honoring the best in American streaming television series and their creators. The awards were broadcast live from Twitter on September 26, 2017 from The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California. They were hosted by YouTube star Jon Cozart.[1] [2] [3] Awards for Best Comedy Series and Best Drama Series were introduced for the 2017 Streamys to put a greater emphasis on original series, and the performance awards were not split by gender as they had been in previous years in an effort to make the awards more inclusive.[4] [5] The 2017 Streamys also featured a shift towards independent content creators.[6]

The 1st annual Purpose Awards @ the Streamys were announced on August 16 and presented at a separate event hosted by Burnie Burns and Ashley Jenkins at the Conga Room in L.A. Live on September 25.[7] [8]

Performers

The 7th Annual Streamy Awards featured the first live performance in over 30 years from American disco group Village People. They ended the show with a medley of their most popular songs.[9]

Artist(s)!Song(s)
Village People"Y.M.C.A."
"Macho Man"

Winners and nominees

The nominees were announced via Twitter on August 22, 2017. 24 of the awards were announced on September 24 at the Streamy Premiere Awards in Santa Monica, hosted by Lloyd Ahlquist. The remaining 17 awards were announced during the main ceremony at The Beverly Hilton on September 26.[10] [11] As part of a deal between Dick Clark Productions and Twitter, the awards were livestreamed on Twitter.[12] 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.[13] [14]

Winners are listed first, in bold.[15]

OVERALL
Audience Choice Award for Show of the YearAudience Choice Award for Creator of the Year
InternationalBreakout Creator
ComedyFeature
Action or Sci-FiAnimated
DocumentaryFirst Person
Immersive
SOCIAL VIDEO
LiveStoryteller
SERIES
Comedy SeriesDrama Series
  • Rhett & Link's Buddy System
    • Magic Funhouse!
    • Mr. Student Body President
    • Drive Share
    • You Suck At Everything
Indie SeriesNon-Fiction Series
  • Brown Girls
    • Doomsday
    • Edgar Allen Poe's Murder Mystery Dinner Party
    • Everything's OK
    • Graves
    • Spring Street
SUBJECT AWARDS
BeautyFashion
FoodGaming
Kids and FamilyLifestyle
News and CultureScience or Education
Sports and Wellness
PERFORMANCE
Acting in a ComedyActing in a Drama
CollaborationDance
)
Ensemble
MUSIC
Breakthrough ArtistCover Song
CRAFT AWARDS
CinematographyCostume Design
DirectingEditing
Visual and Special EffectsWriting
  • Sam Gorski and Niko Pueringer (Corridor Digital)
    • Nikolay Zamkovoy (Super Power Beat Down)
    • Dimension 404 (Playfight and RocketJump)
    • Gary Scullion (Sneaky Zebra)
    • Jungle of Sharks and Blood Brothers (Skal)
  • DeStorm Power (Caught)
    • Casually Explained
    • Josh Gal, Amanda Brooke-Perrin, Jill Gosliky, Aaron Krebs, and EpicLLOYD (Epic Studios)
    • Shaun Diston, Ryan Hunter and Jack Ferry (Mr. Student Body President)
    • Spencer Gilbert, Joe Starr, Dan Murrell, and Andy Signore (Honest Trailers)
BRAND AWARDS
Branded Video or SeriesInfluencer Campaign

Purpose Awards

The first annual Purpose Awards were presented at a separate event hosted by Burnie Burns and Ashley Jenkins at the Conga Room in L.A. Live on September 25, 2017. Each Purpose Award category has three honorees with one of the honorees also receiving the "Inspiration Award" for that category. Honorees are listed in bold and the Inspiration Award winner is indicated with a ‡.

Creator Award
Company or Brand Award
Nonprofit or NGO Award
Campaign Award
  • AT&T "#LaterHaters" ‡
  • Bill & Melinda Gates "2017 Annual Letter"
  • Walmart "Fight Hunger. Spark Change."
Uniter Award
Legacy Award

Reception

Mikey Glazer of TheWrap described the show as "rowdy, political and Jake Paul-hating" and described Jon Cozart's opening speech as "searing". Talking to The Hollywood Reporter, Cozart described his job as host as "to dig into the Streamys and reveal the hypocrisy of the new media industry. I'm exposing us for what we are, which is a room full of narcissists with good intentions." According to The Hollywood Reporter, two main themes of the night were politics and diversity. Director of Brown Girls Sam Bailey praised the show for focusing on creators saying "It really shows there is work done at home by individual people without a network behind them."

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Rolli. Bryan. September 19, 2017. 2017 Streamy Awards Announce Jon Cozart as Host. live. August 16, 2021. Billboard. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20170923025600/http://www.billboard.com:80/articles/events/7968850/2017-streamy-awards-jon-cozart-host . 2017-09-23 .
  2. Web site: Jarvey. Natalie. September 19, 2017. YouTube Star Jon Cozart to Host 2017 Streamy Awards. live. August 16, 2021. The Hollywood Reporter. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20210616182310/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/youtube-star-jon-cozart-host-2017-streamy-awards-1041053/ . 2021-06-16 .
  3. Web site: Glazer. Mikey. September 26, 2017. Streamy Awards 2017: The Complete Winners List. live. August 16, 2021. TheWrap. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20170929103356/http://www.thewrap.com:80/streamy-awards-2017-complete-winners-list/ . 2017-09-29 .
  4. Jarvey. Natalie. August 22, 2017. The 7th Annual Streamy Awards: Rihanna, The Rock and Ryan Reynolds Among The Nominees. live. August 16, 2021. Billboard. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20170823003245/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7940865/streamy-awards-2017-nominees . 2017-08-23 .
  5. Web site: Ramos. Dino-Ray. August 22, 2017. 7th Annual Streamy Awards: Casey Neistat, Lilly Singh, 'Mr. Student Body President' Among Nominees. live. August 16, 2021. Deadline. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20170824224241/http://deadline.com:80/2017/08/streamy-awards-nominations-casey-neistat-lilly-singh-king-bach-brown-girls-dj-khaled-rihanna-kevin-durant-logan-paul-1202153337/ . 2017-08-24 .
  6. Web site: Nguyen. Terry. September 27, 2017. Streamy Awards: Diversity, Politics Are Hot Topics as YouTube Stars Walk the Red Carpet. live. August 17, 2021. The Hollywood Reporter. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20210817210615/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/streamy-award-stars-celebrate-creativity-diversity-digital-content-1043528/ . 2021-08-17 .
  7. Web site: Announcing the Honorees for the 1st Annual Purpose Awards. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20171025212324/https://www.streamys.org/2017/08/announcing-the-honorees-for-the-1st-annual-purpose-awards/. October 25, 2017. August 14, 2021. The Streamy Awards.
  8. Web site: Weiss. Geoff. September 28, 2017. Inaugural Purpose Awards Recognize Lizzie Velasquez, Ford, Meals On Wheels, More. live. August 14, 2021. Tubefilter. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20170929035538/http://www.tubefilter.com/2017/09/28/inaugural-purpose-awards-lizzie-velasquez-ford-meals-on-wheels/ . 2017-09-29 .
  9. Web site: Glazer. Mikey. September 13, 2017. Village People to Reunite for Live Performance at the Streamy Awards. live. August 16, 2021. TheWrap. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20170913215148/http://www.thewrap.com/village-people-reunite-live-performance-streamy-awards/ . 2017-09-13 .
  10. Web site: Burch. Sean. September 25, 2017. Ryan Reynolds, Ariana Grande Win at Streamy Premiere Awards. live. August 16, 2021. TheWrap. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20170925200521/http://www.thewrap.com/ryan-reynolds-ariana-grande-streamy/ . 2017-09-25 .
  11. Web site: September 25, 2017. Streamy Awards 2017: Winners List. live. August 16, 2021. The Hollywood Reporter. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20170925180449/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/streamys-2017-full-list-winners-1035493 . 2017-09-25 .
  12. Web site: Spangler. Todd. January 23, 2017. Twitter Hits Red Carpet in Exclusive Live-Streaming Pact With Dick Clark Productions. live. August 16, 2021. Variety. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202041307/http://variety.com/2017/digital/news/twitter-red-carpet-dick-clark-productions-1201966954/ . 2017-02-02 .
  13. Web site: Biddle. Ally. August 29, 2017. Dodie and Simon's Cat Nominated for Streamy Awards. live. September 7, 2021. TenEighty. en-GB. https://web.archive.org/web/20170904033658/http://teneightymagazine.com:80/2017/08/29/dodie-and-simons-cat-nominated-for-streamy-awards/ . 2017-09-04 .
  14. Stutz. Colin. April 27, 2017. Streamy Awards Announce 7th Annual Show With Expanded Categories & Removal of Gender Distinctions. live. December 12, 2021. Billboard. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20211212211249/https://www.billboard.com/pro/streamy-awards-2017-show-categories-removal-genders/ . 2021-12-12 .
  15. Web site: 7th Annual Nominees & Winners. live. September 8, 2018. The Streamy Awards. https://web.archive.org/web/20170824011712/https://www.streamys.org/nominees-winners/7th-annual-nominees/ . 2017-08-24 .

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