The nominees for the fifth annual Streamy awards are out, with Snapchat’s very first original scripted series, SnapperHero (pictured), receiving the lion’s share of attention with six nominations.
Epic Rap Battles of History and Freddie Wong and Rocket Jump’s Video Game High School were close behind with four nods each.
YouTube remains the primary platform for most of the 2015 nominees, but this year’s awards also included the introduction of the “social video” categories, which recognize talent and content from the worlds of SnapChat, Vine and Instagram.
Also new this year are categories for “breakout creator” if the year, best documentary or investigative feature, lifestyle and breakthrough musical artist.
Millennial-friendly vloggers like Matthew Santoro, Mamrie Hart and Tyler Oakley are among some of the high-profile nominations. The Streamys also touch on the business side of the industry, with categories that include the “best brand campaign.” The awards also recognize behind-the-scenes work in cinematography, costume design, special effects, directing, editing and writing.
The Streamys are presented by VH1, Dick Clark Productions, and TubeFilter.
Full nominations:
(* new category)
AWARDS FOR CHANNELS, SERIES, OR SHOWS
ANIMATED
BREAKOUT CREATOR*
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*
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*
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)
- 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*
SHORT FORM CREATIVITY*
SNAPCHAT STORYTELLER*
- 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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