The 10th Annual Streamy Awards was the tenth installment of the

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honoring the best in American

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series and their creators. The ceremony was held on December 12, 2020, hosted by drag queens

Trixie Mattel Brian Michael Firkus (born August 23, 1989), better known by the stage name Trixie Mattel, is an American drag queen, television personality, makeup entrepreneur, DJ and singer-songwriter originally from Silver Cliff, Wisconsin, Silver Cliff, Ma ...

and

Katya Zamolodchikova Brian Joseph McCook (born May 1, 1982), known by his drag persona Yekaterina Petrovna Zamolodchikova (), or mononymously as Katya (), is an American drag queen, actor, author, recording artist, podcaster, and comedian. is best known for placin ...

and streamed exclusively to

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. To adhere to

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restrictions due to the

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, the duo presented the awards from a

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travelling around

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. The Streamys introduced the Creator Honor awards for the 10th Streamy Awards, presented by past Streamy Award winners to new or breakout creators that resonated with them in 2020. The show also featured "spotlight segments" in which content creators highlighted important social and cultural issues such as

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adaptability, and

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Performers

The 10th Streamy Awards featured the musical performances of the following artists:

Winners and nominees

The nominees were announced on October 21, 2020. Winners were announced during the digital ceremony on December 12, hosted by

and

from a party bus in

. Winners are listed first, in bold. Creator Honor awards * Bailey Sarian (presented by

NikkieTutorials Nikkie de Jager-Drossaers (; born 2 March 1994), known online as NikkieTutorials, is a Dutch make-up artist, model and beauty YouTuber. She gained online popularity in 2015 after her YouTube video "The Power of Makeup" became popular and ins ...

) *

Brent Rivera Brent Austin Rivera (born January 9, 1998) is an American influencer and actor who first gained popularity on the now-defunct video hosting service Vine. He has large followings on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. Biography Brent Austin River ...

(presented by

Juanpa Zurita Juan Pablo Martínez-Zurita Arellano (born 29 March 1996), commonly known as Juanpa Zurita, is a Mexican internet personality, actor and model. He became known in 2013 through making comedy videos on the Vine app. Later, he diversified his act ...

) * CalebCity (presented by Kyle Exum) * Elsa Majimbo (presented by

Lilly Singh Lilly Singh (born September 26, 1988) is a Canadian YouTuber, television host, comedian and author. She began making YouTube videos in 2010. She originally appeared under the pseudonym Superwoman (stylized IISuperwomanII), her YouTube username ...

) * Laviedunprince (presented by PatrickStarrr) * Taylor Cassidy (presented by

Liza Koshy Elizabeth Shaila Koshy (born March 31, 1996) is an American YouTuber and actress. Her main YouTube channel has amassed almost 17 million subscribers, and her two channels have a combined total of over 3 billion views. She has received four Str ...

) *

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(presented by

Marques Brownlee Marques Keith Brownlee (; ; born December 3, 1993), also known professionally as MKBHD, is an American YouTuber, influencer, and professional ultimate frisbee player, best known for his videos reviewing technology devices. , he has more tha ...

)

Brand Awards

Purpose Awards

Reception

Alexandra Del Rosario, writing for ''

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'', described

Doja Cat Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini (born October 21, 1995), known professionally as Doja Cat (), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, she began making and releasing music on SoundCl ...

's performance of "

Say So "Say So" is a song by American rapper Doja Cat from her second studio album, ''Hot Pink (album), Hot Pink'' (2019). The song was written by Doja Cat with her manager Lydia Asrat, Yeti Beats, and Dr. Luke, who handled production for the song un ...

" and a segment dedicated to the

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movement as highlights of the night. According to Kelly Kozakevich of ''MediaVillage'', the show had "a plethora of stand out moments" including spotlight segments by activist Amber Whittington on

and

Jay Shetty Jay Shetty (born 6 September 1987) is an English podcaster, author, entrepreneur, and life coach. He has appeared on television programs to discuss mental health and life purpose. Early life Shetty was born in London on 6 September 1987 to a H ...

on depression,

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and

, and the Creator Honor awards which she called "a heartfelt addition to the show". She also praised the musical performances and "Streamy 10 Flashback" segments which showcased memorable moments from previous Streamy Awards ceremonies.

References

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