The 1st Annual Streamy Awards was the first ever

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dedicated entirely to

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and the first installment of the

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. The awards were held on March 28, 2009, at the

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. The event had over 1,300 audience members in attendance and was simultaneously broadcast live online. The Official Red Carpet Pre-Show was hosted by

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and the award show was co-hosted by

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and Tilzy.TV. The web series ''The Guild'' and '' Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog'' were the biggest winners of the night, winning four and six awards, respectively, out of the 25 award categories. The show was met by positive reception by celebrities in attendance and the media.

Winners and nominees

Neil Patrick Harris - Streamy Awards 2009

The nominees were announced on March 13, 2009 and the finalists for the Audience Choice Award for Best Web Series were announced on March 17. The Streamy Craft Award winners were announced in a ceremony held on March 26, 2009. The remaining award categories were announced during the main ceremony at the

on March 28. Winners of the categories were selected by the

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except for the Audience Choice Award for Best Web Series which was put to a public vote. Winners are listed first, in bold.

Web series with multiple nominations and awards

Reception

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'' columnist

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called the show "a goofy and a powerful experience." Heffernan, alongside

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writing for ''

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'', were impressed by the celebrity presence at the show, with Tsotsis calling it "an Emmys for Web TV." Maria Russo, writing for ''

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'', and Patrick Orndorff, writing for ''Wired'', praised the quality of the nominees. Russo opined of the show that although " nthe big scheme of things it all feels very fledgling", the existence of the awards felt "like a cool glimpse into the future". Heffernan, Tsotsis, and Jill Weinberger of

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, singled out the speeches of '' Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog'' writer

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and ''The Guild'' star

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as particularly memorable with Whedon praising the online content creators in attendance and Day saying of her awards "this is for everyone who ever said no to me."

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and singer

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was enthusiastic about the awards saying that they show "that people don't have to play the system to have their art acknowledged," and actor

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said of the show "we're at a baby stage of something that's going to be amazingly giant and I'm excited to be on ground floor." Brian Lowry writing for ''Variety'' called the Streamys the "Worst Award Name Ever".

References

External links

Streamy Awards website
* {{Streamy Awards 2009 in American television

2009 YouTube events Streamy Awards

Winners and nominees

Web series with multiple nominations and awards

Reception

See also

References

External links