The 12th Annual Streamy Awards was the twelfth installment of the

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honoring the best in American

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series and their creators. The ceremony was held in

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on December 4, 2022. It was hosted by

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and livestreamed exclusively to his

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channel, making it the first Streamy Awards to be livestreamed to a

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's channel. It was also the first Streamy Awards to be held in-person since the

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in 2019. A number of new gaming-related awards were introduced for the 12th Streamy Awards and an award for

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, streamers who use a

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to present themselves. The Streamys Brand Award were featured for the fifth year in a row and the Creator Honor awards for the third.

Performers

The 12th Streamy Awards featured a musical performance from

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accompanied by viral videos about his songs.

Winners and nominees

The nominees were announced on October 27, 2022. Winners were announced during the main ceremony on December 4, hosted by Airrack from

hotel.

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was the live announcer for the event. The Creator For Social Good award was presented by The Elevate Prize Foundation and came with an award of $50,000 to commit to a worthy cause of the winner's choosing. Winners are listed first, in bold.

Brand Awards

Reception

Upon release of the list of nominees, Alex Tsiaoussidis of ''

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'' argued that a number of streamers were snubbed from the awards, including

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, Dr Disrespect, Gaules, Ibai, Tarik, and

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References

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