Tonight’s the night. The most illustrious names in digital media have converged upon Los Angeles’s Beverly Hilton hotel for the 6th annual Streamy Awards, which honors the most distinguished online creators and works of the year.
Vine standout King Bach is presiding over this evening’s festivities, which kick off at 9 pm EST/6 pm PST sharp. And Bach will be joined by a who’s-who of bold-faced names in online entertainment, including presenters Flula Borg, Shay Carl, Gabriel Conte, Philip DeFranco, Yousef Erakat, Brittany Furlan, HolaSoyGerman, Gigi Gorgeous, Joey Graceffa, GloZell Green, Grace Helbig, Jenna Marbles, Jenn McAllister, Tyler Oakley, Logan Paul, Rhett & Link, Andrea Russett, Lilly Singh, Smosh, Superfruit, The Try Guys, and What’s Up Moms.
As the official live streaming partner for this year’s Streamys, YouTube will broadcast the show in its entirety on the official Streamys YouTube channel (see below). And several of the aforementioned creators will host live streams from the show on their own channels via YouTube’s newly-launched mobile live streaming feature
.Over the weekend, 30 Streamys winners received their trophies during a nominee reception at the YouTube Space L.A., with The Game Theorists and Oscar’s Hotel For Fantastical Creatures taking home the evening’s most awards. Fourteen total trophies — including for best Actor, Actress, Beauty, Breakout Creator, Comedy, Fashion, First Person, Lifestyle, Snapchat Storyteller, Viner, Feature, Live, Entertainer Of The Year, and Show Of The Year — will be handed out tonight.
Tune in to the show — which is co-produced by live events goliath Dick Clark Productions and Tubefilter — above, or by clicking right here.
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