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Some of the internet’s top personalities, including MrBeast, Keith Lee, Dylan Mulvaney, and more, will compete for major awards at the 2023 Streamy Awards.

Announced Monday, July 24, this year’s Streamy nominees have been recognized as some of the most influential voices in beauty, comedy, food, music, gaming, and more. In addition to major voices in the creator sphere like Amelia Dimoldenberg of Chicken Shop Date, TikTok star Chris Olsen, and makeup guru Mikayla Nogueira, the show also nominated newcomers to the scene: including food connoisseur Keith Lee and one TikTok’s favorite new comedians, Jake Shane.

Known as creators’ biggest night, the Streamys is an award show dedicated to online web series, channels, actors, and personalities. First started in 2009, the ceremony recognizes and celebrates achievements in online media, first with web series, and now with social media platforms like YouTube, Twitch, TikTok, and more. (Disclosure: Dick Clark Productions, which owns the Streamys, is owned by Rolling Stone’s parent company, Penske Media Corporation.)

The 2023 Streamy Awards will take place Sunday, August 27 at 6pm PT / 9pm ET and will stream live on Streamy Awards social channels. The show will be hosted by streamer and seven-time-Streamy-winner MatPat, who is best known for creating the award-winning YouTube channel The Game Theorists.

“I’ve always been a huge fan of the Streamy Awards as a way to showcase and elevate the incredible talent in the digital video space. Hosting the Streamy Awards is like getting to throw a party for people I admire and whose content I love, and I’m thrilled to emcee an event that means so much in the community,” MatPat said in a statement, released Monday. “This is going to be a pretty extraordinary night — there will definitely be some special moments that no one has ever seen at the Streamys before — and I’ve been given the unbelievable chance to put my own twist on things this time.”

The 2023 Streamys is also the first year the award show will present a new category: the Rolling Stone Sound of the Year award, which recognizes the top songs that have dominated social platforms. so far this year. Nominees include Kaliii, PinkPantheress, Ice Spice, Doechii, Coi Leray, Armani White, d4vd, Meghan Trainor, Sam Smith, and Kim Petras.

Editor’s picks

Here’s a full list of this year’s nominees.

Creator of the Year

Show of the Year​

STREAMER OF THE YEAR      ​

INTERNATIONAL​

Short Form     ​

Breakout Creator

Related

Breakout Streamer

COLLABORATION

CREATOR FOR SOCIAL GOOD

CREATOR PRODUCT    ​

Crossover      ​

First Person   ​

Just Chatting

Variety Streamer  ​

VTUBER

Rolling Stone Sound of the Year  

Podcast ​

Scripted Series

Unscripted Series  ​

Animated

Beauty

Comedy  ​

Commentary  ​

Competitive Gamer

Dance     ​

Fashion and Style  ​

Food

Gamer     ​

Health and Wellness

Kids and Family

Learning and Education ​

Lifestyle  

News

Science and Engineering​

Sports    ​

Technology  ​

Cinematography  ​

Editing   ​

Trending

Visual and Special Effects

Writing   ​                           ​