TUBEFILTER, DICK CLARK PRODUCTIONS AND VH1 ANNOUNCE NOMINATIONS FOR THE 5TH ANNUAL STREAMY AWARDS
SnapperHero Leads with Six Nominations
The 5th Annual Streamy Awards will Broadcast LIVE on VH1 Thursday, September 17, 2015 at 10:00 pm ET/PT
For Streamy Awards photos and video assets, please go to: http://bit.ly/StreamysContent
SANTA MONICA, CA (August 12, 2015) – 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.
Snapchat scripted series SnapperHero garnered the most Streamys nominations with six total. Epic Rap Battles of History and Video Game High School followed, tied with four nominations each, while Bootleg Universe and The Hotwives of Orlando each secured three nominations. The full list of Streamy Awards nominees is included below.
“If the strength of this year’s nominees is any indication, we are on track for the biggest Streamys ever,” said Streamy Awards Creator Drew Baldwin. “This past year, video creators have inspired, educated, and entertained us like never before—and I can imagine no better way to celebrate our community’s achievements than with dick clark productions and VH1 for our first-ever television and digital broadcast.”
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.
Continuing to reflect the current state of original programming native to online and social video, the 5th Annual Streamy Awards feature new and updated awards, including:
- New subject awards for Lifestyle channels and Documentary or Investigative series.
- Breakout Creator and Breakthrough Artist awards recognizing up-and-coming digital creators and music artists who have not previously been nominated.
- Introduction of the Social Video category to include Instagram, Snapchat, and Vine.
The 2014 Streamy Awards garnered more than 7 million views on YouTube, 2.8 million Vine loops in 24 hours, and three worldwide trending topics on Twitter, driving more engagement than the top TV shows airing that night. Creators and fans generated more than 1 billion impressions around the show.
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 Slipčević
- 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
For more information, visit www.streamys.org. Join the conversation on Twitter with @streamys using #Streamys. Follow Streamy Awards on Facebook.
The 5th Annual Streamy Awards are Executive Produced by dick clark productions’ Allen Shapiro, Mike Mahan, Assaf Blecher and Ariel Elazar, as well as Streamy Awards founders Drew Baldwin and Joshua Cohen. Lee Rolontz and Lara Fried will executive produce for VH1.
About The Streamy Awards
Founded by Drew Baldwin and Joshua Cohen, the Streamy Awards honor the best in online video and the creators behind it. The annual event brings together the biggest names in YouTube and online video for a night of celebration, discovery, and meaningful recognition.
About dick clark productions
dick clark productions (dcp) is the world’s largest producer and proprietor of televised live event entertainment programming with the “Academy of Country Music Awards,” “American Country Countdown Awards,” “American Music Awards,” “Billboard Music Awards,” “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest,” “Golden Globe Awards,” “Hollywood Film Awards” and the “Streamy Awards.” Weekly television programming includes “So You Think You Can Dance” from 19 Entertainment, a division of CORE Media Group and dcp; “World’s Funniest” from Jukin Media and dcp; as well as “BOOM!” from Keshet DCP, the joint venture between Keshet International (KI), the global distribution and production arm of Keshet Media Group and DC Media, the parent company of dcp. dcp also owns one of the world’s most unique and extensive entertainment archive libraries with more than 55 years of award-winning shows, historic programs, specials, performances and legendary programming. For additional information, visit www.dickclark.com.
About Tubefilter
Tubefilter is the leading resource for YouTube and online video news, analysis, and events, including the Streamy Awards (streamys.org) and Stream Con NYC (streamconnyc.com). For additional information, visit www.tubefilter.com.
About VH1
VH1 delivers the ultimate mash-up of music, pop culture and nostalgia for adults who still want to have fun. VH1 is available in 93 million households in the U.S. VH1 also has an array of digital channels and services including VH1 Classic, VH1 Soul, the VH1 App, VH1.com and @VH1, the hub for all things music and pop culture. Fans may also access current and retro VH1 programming via the VH1 App, the network’s three-in-one video, new form content and co-viewing app, available for free on iOS and Android platforms. VH1 is a unit of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), one of the world’s leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms. For more information, go to www.vh1press.com, VH1.com, or the VH1 Facebook page. Follow us on Twitter @VH1PR.
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