The 8th Streamy Awards honored the best in American web television programming as chosen by the Streamys Blue Ribbon Panel. The ceremony was held live on October 22, 2018, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills , California , and streamed on YouTube .[ 1] The ceremony was hosted by The Try Guys with presenters including Eva Gutowski , Mamrie Hart , Grace Helbig , Liza Koshy , LaurDIY , Tana Mongeau , Patrick Starrr, BlameItOnKway, Molly Burke, Sofie Dossi, Katie Angel, Annie LeBlanc , Elle Mills , Jason Nash , Trisha Paytas , Poppy , Andrea Russett , Alyson Stoner , Christine Sydelko, Nick Viall , and Gus Kenworthy .[ 2] [ 3]
On October 9, 2018, the Streamys Brand Awards were held at NeueHouse Hollywood in Los Angeles, California and hosted by Alisha Marie and Remi Cruz. The awards honored notable achievements in digital marketing.[ 4] On October 18, 2018, the Purpose Awards @ The Streamys were held during the IAB Digital Content NewFronts West at NeueHouse Hollywood in Los Angeles and hosted by Jay Shetty . The awards recognized digital creators, brands, and nonprofits who have used their influence for a greater good.[ 5]
Nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold :[ 6] [ 7]
Overall
Action or Sci-Fi
Animated
Two Sentence Horror Stories
Breakout Creator
"Comedy"
"Documentary"
First Person
Shane Dawson's The Truth About Tanacon
60 Second Docs
Extraordinary People
MEL Films
The Mortified Guide
Immersive
International
Find Me – BlackBoxTV
Comic Book Portal – CyreneQ
Life Support – Taryn Southern
Tiny Tank – SoKrispyMedia
Welcome to Everlock – Escape the Night
Pautips (Colombia)
Alex French Guy Cooking (France)
Calle y Poché (Colombia)
Fozi Mozi (Palestine)
Sebastián Villalobos (Colombia)
Series
"Comedy"
"Drama"
Indie
Non-fiction
the T
Brujos
Lovers Divided
Twenty The Webseries
Yappie
Acting in a Comedy
Acting in a Drama
Liza Koshy as Liza on Liza on Demand
Arden Rose as Hadley Pulito on Mr. Student Body President
Melvin Gregg on God's Son
Nate Contreras as Tabasko Sweet on Cheap Thrills with Tabasko Sweet
SungWon Cho as Joe Furuya on Anime Crimes Division
Collaboration
Ensemble
Kandee Johnson and Kim Kardashian on Princess Jasmine Transformation
David Dobrik and Jennifer Lopez on FEAR BOX Challenge
Lilly Singh and Will Smith on How To Speak Internet 101
Miranda Sings and Sofie Dossi on Becoming A Contortionist!
Shane Dawson and Molly Burke on Switching Lives With A Blind Person
David’s Vlog
Caught
Escape the Night
Ladylike
The Try Guys
Subject
Beauty
Dance
Matt Steffanina
1MILLION Dance Studio
Dytto
Kaycee Rice
Kyle Hanagami
Fashion
Food
Niki and Gabi
Cheap Thrills with Tabasko Sweet
IAMKARENO
Koleen Diaz
TheNotoriousKIA
Gaming
Health and Wellness
Ninja
FaZe Clan
Markiplier
PrestonPlayz
Typical Gamer
Jay Shetty
Buff Dudes
Doctor Mike
How to ADHD
Kati Morton
Kids and Family
Lifestyle
Merrell Twins
Brooklyn and Bailey
Eva Gutowski
Jess and Gabriel
Mr. Kate
News
Pop Culture
The Philip DeFranco Show
AM to DM by BuzzFeed News
The Breakdown
NowThis News
The Young Turks
Vogue’s 73 Questions
Do They Know It?
Game Theory
Sneaker Shopping
Super Carlin Brothers
Science or Education
Sports
Marques Brownlee
AsapSCIENCE
The King of Random
Mark Rober
Nas Daily
Social video
Live Streamer
Storyteller
Gabbie Hanna
Amanda Cerny
Jeffree Star
Shay Mitchell
Tana Mongeau
Music
Breakthrough Artist
Cover Song
Marshmello
Big Shaq
Greta Van Fleet
Jaden Smith
Two Feet
Walk off the Earth – “Girls Like You” (Maroon 5)
Greta Van Fleet – “Rolling In The Deep” (Adele)
James Bay – “Delicate” (Taylor Swift)
Leroy Sanchez – “Havana” (Camila Cabello)
Morgan Saint – “Thru Your Phone” (Cardi B)
Podcast
Podcast
Not Too Deep with Grace Helbig
Couples Therapy with Candice & Casey
Ear Biscuits with Rhett & Link
H3 Podcast
VIEWS with David Dobrik and Jason Nash
Social good
These awards were handed out on October 18, 2018, at the annual "Purpose Awards @ The Streamys" during the IAB Digital Content NewFronts West which were held at NeueHouse Hollywood in Los Angeles, California.[ 5] [ 8]
Campaign
Creator
Extra Life, Team Rooster Teeth – Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals
MTV – Parkland Response
YouTube – Creators for Change
Company or Brand
Nonprofit or NGO
The Dodo
GoFundMe
Walgreens, Red Nose Day
Peacemaker Corps Association – Peace in the Streets
Special Books by Special Kids
Thirst Project
Uniter Award
Legacy Award
Brand
These awards were handed out on October 9, 2018, during the Streamys Brand Awards at NeueHouse Hollywood in Los Angeles, California.[ 4] [ 8]
Branded Content: Series
Branded Content: Video
Kevin Hart: Lyft Legend – Lyft Entertainment, Hartbeat Productions, Free Period Productions, Pygmy Wolf Productions, & Lionsgate
Guilty Party – AT&T Hello Lab & Fullscreen
Snoop Dogg's Hot Box Office – Universal Pictures, Paramount Pictures, 20th Century Fox, & Viacom Velocity
Upside Down Cooking Challenge: Giant Burrito – Glad, Portal A, & Google
The Dodo x Samsung Galaxy S9 Slow-Mo – Samsung & Group Nine Media
Sponsoring "Olympians" – Planet Fitness, Hill Holliday, & Trilia Media
Emerging Platform
Influencer Campaign
Sissy That Bot, RuPaul’s Drag Race – Facebook Messenger
Alaska Airlines GIPHY Brand Channel – GIPHY
Hey Google, Play… – Google Home
New Year, New Me | Rudy Mancuso & Stephen Curry – Brita
NYE with Planet Fitness and Doug the Pug – Planet Fitness
Seize the Awkward – American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, The JED Foundation
Craft
Directing
Writing
Jesse Ridgway – My Virtual Escape
David Dobrik – David’s Vlog
Hazel Hayes – PrankMe
Jack Ferry – Mr. Student Body President
Wesley "Wuz Good" Armstrong – Couples Night
DeStorm Power – Caught
Deja Harrell – Seeds
Ezra Ani – Pillow Talk
Melvin Gregg – God's Son
Ry Doon, Luke Flipp, and Marion Webb – The Lab Ratz
Cinematography
Editing
Joe Sabia – Vogue’s 73 Questions
Adam Tash – The Super Slow Show
Casey Neistat – Casey Neistat
Eric Foster, Kyle LaBrache, and Maris Lidaka – Paper Tigers
Greg Cotten – ATROPA
Shane Dawson and Andrew Siwicki – Shane Dawson's "The Truth About Tanacon"
Lee Black, Ronnie Edwards, Alexander Sedgewick, Daniel Seibert, and Thomas Torbergsen – Game Theory
Casey Neistat – Casey Neistat
Emma Chamberlain – Emma Chamberlain
TJ Nordaker and Kevin Williamsen – Honest Trailers
Costume Design
Visual and Special Effects
Olivia Hines – Escape the Night
Brandon Rogers – Magic Funhouse
Jennifer Newman – Miss 2059
Samantha Burkhart – Lindsey Stirling
Ron Leaman – Automata
Tobias Richter and Ryan Wieber – ATROPA
Jody Steel – Body Art with Jody Steel
Sam Wickert – SoKrispyMedia
Tony E. Valenzuela – Find Me
Zach King – Zach King
Audience choice
Creator of the Year
Show of the Year
Shane Dawson
Andrei Terbea
Casey Neistat
David Dobrik
Dolan Twins
Emma Chamberlain
Gabbie Hanna
Liza Koshy
Ninja
Safiya Nygaard
The Try Guys
Blippi
Escape the Night
F2 Finding Football
Good Mythical Morning
The Philip DeFranco Show
REACT
Rooster Teeth
Yappie
The Young Turks
References
^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (September 25, 2018). "Streamy Awards Unveils Nominations; YouTube Named Distribution Partner" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved September 25, 2018 .
^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (October 4, 2018). "Streamy Awards Set The Try Guys As Hosts, Announce Presenters" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved October 4, 2018 .
^ Weiss, Geoff (October 18, 2018). "Streamy Awards Taps Trisha Paytas, Jason Nash To Present, Montell Jordan To Close Out Show - Tubefilter" . Tubefilter . Retrieved October 19, 2018 .
^ a b Weiss, Geoff (October 5, 2018). "Alisha Marie And Remi Cruz To Host First-Ever 'Streamys Brand Awards' " . Tubefilter . Retrieved October 22, 2018 .
^ a b Weiss, Geoff (October 15, 2018). "Jay Shetty To Host 2nd Annual 'Streamys Purpose Awards', Followed By Creator Summit On Mental Health - Tubefilter" . Tubefilter . Retrieved October 22, 2018 .
^ Haring, Bruce (October 21, 2018). "Streamy Awards Honor 24 Winners In Prelims To 8th Annual Event" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved October 21, 2018 .
^ Schaffstall, Katherine (October 22, 2018). "Streamy Awards 2018: Winners List" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved October 22, 2018 .
^ a b "8th Annual Nominees" . The Streamy Awards . Retrieved October 22, 2018 .