The 7th Annual Streamy Awards was the seventh installment of the

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honoring the best in American

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series and their creators. The awards were broadcast live from

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on September 26, 2017 from

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. They were hosted by YouTube star

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. Awards for Best Comedy Series and Best Drama Series were introduced for the 2017 Streamys to put a greater emphasis on original series, and the performance awards were not split by gender as they had been in previous years in an effort to make the awards more inclusive. The 2017 Streamys also featured a shift towards independent content creators. The 1st annual Purpose Awards @ the Streamys were announced on August 16 and presented at a separate event hosted by

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and

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at the

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on September 25.

Performers

The 7th Annual Streamy Awards featured the first live performance in over 30 years from American disco group

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. They ended the show with a medley of their most popular songs.

Winners and nominees

The nominees were announced via Twitter on August 22, 2017. 24 of the awards were announced on September 24 at the Streamy Premiere Awards in

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, hosted by

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. The remaining 17 awards were announced during the main ceremony at

on September 26. As part of a deal between

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and Twitter, the awards were livestreamed on Twitter. Winners of the categories were selected by the Streamys Blue Ribbon Panel except for the Audience Choice awards which were put to a public vote. Winners are listed first, in bold.

Purpose Awards

The first annual Purpose Awards were presented at a separate event hosted by

and

at the

on September 25, 2017. Each Purpose Award category has three honorees with one of the honorees also receiving the "Inspiration Award" for that category. Honorees are listed in bold and the Inspiration Award winner is indicated with a ‡.

Reception

Mikey Glazer of ''

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'' described the show as "rowdy, political and

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-hating" and described

's opening speech as "searing". Talking to ''

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'', Cozart described his job as host as "to dig into the Streamys and reveal the hypocrisy of the new media industry. I'm exposing us for what we are, which is a room full of narcissists with good intentions." According to ''The Hollywood Reporter'', two main themes of the night were politics and diversity. Director of ''

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'' Sam Bailey praised the show for focusing on creators saying "It really shows there is work done at home by individual people without a network behind them."

References

External links

Streamy Awards website
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2017 YouTube events