For Immediate Release
NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED FOR THE 3RD ANNUAL STREAMY AWARDS
The 3rd Annual Streamy Awards Presented by Coca‐Cola Will Be Streamed Live For Viewers Worldwide on February 17, 2013 from The Hollywood Palladium
SANTA MONICA, CA (December 17, 2012) — dick clark productions, inc. and Tubefilter announced today the official nominations for the 3rd Annual Streamy Awards at http://www.streamys.org/nominees. The Streamy Awards honors excellence in original online video programming and those who create it, bringing together the leading creative talent from the online entertainment industry. The 3rd Annual Streamy Awards Presented by Coca‐Cola will be streamed live on February 17, 2013 from the Hollywood Palladium.
The nominees for The 3rd Annual Streamy Awards demonstrate how talent from both traditional media and new media are coming together in the online video space, with programs from established studios, new emerging multi‐channel networks and independent producers.
Social comedy MyMusic leads the way with nine Streamy Award nominations including Best Comedy Series, Best Direction (Rafi Fine, Benny Fine), and Best Guest Appearance (Felicia Day). Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn, an action‐drama series based on the popular video game Halo, earned eight Streamy nominations including Best Action or Sci‐Fi Series, Best Writing: Drama (Todd and Aaron Helbing), Best Male Performance: Drama (Tom Green) and Best Female Performance: Drama (Anna Popplewell).
Yahoo!’s hit web series, Burning Love, a comedy that follows a man in his quest for the perfect woman, received five Streamy nominations including Best Comedy Series, Best Ensemble Cast, Best Male Performance: Comedy (Ken Marino), Best Guest Appearance (Ken Jeong) and Best Female Performance: Comedy (Kristen Bell).
Other highlights include the Best First‐Person Series category where The Philip DeFranco Show, The Flog, Ryan Higa, Daily Grace, and iJustine are nominated, and the Best News and Culture Series where Larry King, The Young Turks, Philip DeFranco, VICE News, and SourceFed face‐off.
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THE OFFICIAL 3rd ANNUAL STREAMY AWARD NOMINEES (http://www.streamys.org/nominees‐winners/3rd‐annual‐nominees/)
Best Direction Best Male Performance: Comedy Mike Diva, Mike Diva Presents Ken Marino, Burning Love Benny Fine, Rafi Fine, MyMusic Amir Blumenfeld, Jake and Amir Jon Avnet, Jan Jeff Lewis, The Jeff Lewis 5‐Minute Comedy Hour Drew Daywalt, Black Box TV Brad Bell, Husbands Stewart Hendler, H+ The Digital Series Ryan Welsh, Bite Me
Best Writing: Comedy Best Female Performance: Comedy Felicia Day, The Guild Hannah Hart, My Drunk Kitchen Peter Shukoff aka NicePeter, Lloyd Alhquist aka Kristen Bell, Burning Love EpicLLOYD, Epic Rap Battles of History Alessandra Torresani, Husbands Spencer Grove, The Annoying Orange Ashley Clements, The Lizzie Bennet Diaries Bernie Su, The Lizzie Bennet Diaries Julia Cho, The Lizzie Bennet Diaries Benny Fine, Rafi Fine, MyMusic Best Host Best Writing: Drama Toby Turner, Tobuscus Christopher Kubasik, The Booth at the End Mark Malkoff, Celebrity Sleepovers Susan Miller, Tina Cesa Ward, Anyone But Me Larry King, Larry King Now Todd and Aaron Helbing, Halo 4: Forward Unto KassemG, California On Dawn Luke Reichle, Secrets of the Red Carpet Vlad Baranovsky, Yuri Baranovsky, Leap Year Tony Valenzuela, Black Box TV Best Online Musician DeStorm, DeStorm Best Ensemble Cast Peter Shukoff aka Nice Peter, Epic Rap Battles of Burning Love History Cybergeddon Mike Tompkins, DUBSTEP A Capella Remix by Mike Epic Meal Time Tompkins The Lizzie Bennet Diaries Lindsey Stirling, Lindsey Stirling Video Game High School Chester See, Chester See
Best Male Performance: Drama Best Guest Appearance Xander Berkeley, The Booth at the End Blake Griffin, Book Club Ben Samuel, Battleground Eliza Dushku, Leap Year Jackson Rathbone, Aim High Ken Jeong, Burning Love Olivier Martinez, Cybergeddon Felicia Day, MyMusic Tom Green, Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn Joss Whedon, Husbands
Best Female Performance: Drama Best Original Song Rachael Hip‐Flores, Anyone But Me Alex Goot “Lightning”, Alex Goot Troian Bellisario, Lauren Megan Mace, Elizabeth Mace, Rob Hawkins, Martin Alison Haislip, Battleground Johnson “Bad For Me”, Megan and Liz Anna Popplewell, Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn Kurt Hugo Schneider “Run to Me”, RUNAWAYS Missy Peregrym, Cybergeddon Peter Shukoff aka Nice Peter, Lloyd Ahlquist aka EpicLLOYD “Steve Jobs vs. Bill Gates”, Epic Rap Battles of History
Elizabeth Chan “A Christmas Song”, Failure Cub Best Animated Series Tom Hanks’ Electric City Best Drama Series Dinosaur Office Lauren Dick Figures Anyone But Me Oishi High School Battle The Booth at the End Red vs Blue RUNAWAYS Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn Best DIY or How‐To Series Do It, Gurl Best Action or Sci‐Fi Series FPSRussia H+ The Digital Series Lauren Conrad’s Crafty Creations DR0NE Masterclass Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn Common Man Cocktails Bite Me Clutch Best Live Event Jay‐Z Live From Barclays Center Best Comedy Series Red Bull Stratos Burning Love SourceFed The Lizzie Bennet Diaries Bill Maher: CrazyStupidPolitics Live From Silicon SMOSH Valley MyMusic Coca‐Cola Red Carpet Live! @ The 2011 AMAs PrisonPals Best Live Series Best Non‐Fiction or Reality Series What’s Trending with Shira Lazar Kids React SourceFed K‐Town My Damn Channel LIVE Shaytards HuffPost Live Ultimate Surprises Secrets of the Red Carpet California On Best Music Series Best Branded Entertainment Series Epic Rap Battles of History Chasing with Steve Aoki AOL Sessions Cliffsnotes Films Songify This; Songify the News Cybergeddon Decoded Leap Year VEVO GO Shows Stories of Inclusive Innovation Best International Series Best First‐Person Series Live in Chelsea The Flog Travel Story iJustine MxM ‐ Mexico Around The World The Philip DeFranco Show Visto Bueno Ryan Higa PrisonPals DailyGrace Best Interactive Program Best Derivative Series Chevy Sonic “Bungee Stunt” 30 Rock Presents: The Donaghy Files Star Wars Uncut: The Empire Strikes Back Parks and Recreation: April and Andy’s Road Trip Dirty Work The Walking Dead “Cold Storage” Beckinfield Breakout Kings: Shrink Rapt The Lizzie Bennet Diaries HOUSE OF LIES: FRIDAYS AT GALWEATHER
Best News and Culture Series The League of S.T.E.A.M, Adventures of The League The Philip DeFranco Show of S.T.E.A.M. SourceFed Elaine Montalvo, Remixed Larry King Now Kristin Ingram, The Guild The Young Turks Cici Anderson and Catherine Elhoffer, MyMusic VICE News Best Editing Best Production Design Nathan Zellner, Red vs.Blue Kasra Farahani, Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn Blake Calhoun, Continuum Rachel Myers, Video Game High School Michael Louis Hill, Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn Andres Cubillan, H+ The Digital Series Butcher Editorial, David Henegar, Ray Daniels, Lindsey Stirling, Lindsey Stirling Daybreak Greg Aronowitz and Alynne Schripsema, MyMusic Benny Fine, Rafi Fine & Team, MyMusic
Best Cinematography Best Visual Effects Sean Stiegemeier, DR0NE Oliver Hotz, Matthew A. Rubin, DR0NE Nick Schrunk, Red Bull Moments John Godfrey, Bite Me Brett Pawlak, H+ The Digital Series David Ebner, 10,000 DAYS Brett Pawlak, Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn William Hyler, MyMusic Benjamin Kantor, Husbands Tim Kendall, Book Club
Best Use of Fashion & Design Best Choreography Mary Gutfleisch aka MaryDoodles, Epic Rap Battles Keone Madrid, Mari Madrid, Harry Shum, Jr., Galen of History Hooks, Remixed Lindsey Stirling, Lindsey Stirling Hisonni Johnson, Fight Night Legacy Brian Friedman, Masterclass Kathryn Burns, MyMusic
A team from the professional services firm of Ernst & Young supervised the tabulation of the online votes for the nominees in each of the different categories.
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star‐studded awards show honoring excellence in online video programming. Visit www.tubefilter.com and follow @tubefilter on Twitter.
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