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The Vtuber Awards

The Vtuber Awards
Awarded forBest in the VTuber industry
Country
  • United States
First awardedDecember 16, 2023; 12 months ago (2023-12-16)
Websitethevtuberawards.com

The Vtuber Awards, also styled as The VTuber Awards, are awards presented to the best in the VTuber industry organized by talent management company Mythic Talent.[1] The first ceremony was held in 2023.[2]

Process

Users are given an option to submit nominations, and afterwards they are given an option to choose one nominee for each category.[3]

History

2023

The Vtuber Awards 2023
Sponsored by
  • Fansly
  • iBUYPOWER
  • Oh Baby! Kart
  • WePlay Studios
  • Mythic Talent
DateDecember 16, 2023 (2023-12-16)
CountryUnited States
Hosted byFilian
Preshow host(s)FalseEyeD
Sinder
Highlights
Most awardsIronmouse (3)
Most nominationsZentreya (3)
Vtuber of the YearIronmouse
Websitehttps://thevtuberawards.com/ Edit this on Wikidata
Online coverage
Runtime5 hours, 8 minutes
Viewership471 thousand[4]

The first edition was held on December 16, 2023 at the WePlay Esports Arena in Los Angeles, California.[3] It was hosted by Filian in a room normally for esports and broadcast on her Twitch channel.[3][5] Mythic Talent, Filian's agency, was the producer of the ceremony.[5]

Although VTubers had a dedicated Streamy Awards category and won Content Creator of the Year at The Game Awards 2023, The Vtuber Awards were, according to Morgan Sung at TechCrunch, "one of the first of its kind [...] for VTubing".[5] Regarding the idea for The VTuber Awards, Filian said: "In every awards show, VTubers are often a footnote or sometimes treated as a unique, strange thing, and so the idea for these awards is like, 'Why not have a show for ourselves?'".[5]

While hosting the ceremony, Filian spent more than seven hours in a motion capture suit with only two bathroom breaks, in contrast to her usual streams at home.[5] Due to privacy concerns, behind-the-scenes photographers used a stand-in crew member in place of Filian, who reportedly felt awkward in performing as a VTuber in front of other people.[5] The ceremony was held on a virtual stage designed in Unreal Engine, after plans for a physical stage was scrapped because according to Chief Visionary Officer of WePlay Studios Maksym Bilonogov, "it's not the way, it’s not the right philosophy".[5] According to Filian, WePlay Studios covered around half of the total production costs, which amounted to a total of around USD $100,000, with the remaining costs split between Mythic Talent and Filian herself through the show's sponsors.[6]

Among VTubers affiliated with VShojo, Zentreya received three nominations and Ironmouse won three awards.[7] Several other VShojo VTubers also received awards and nominations, including Matara Kan, Henya the Genius, Projekt Melody, and Zentreya.[7] MrAJCosplay of Anime News Network praised Projekt Melody's acceptance speech for her Lewdtuber of The Year award as "a wonderful speech about the award representing how far the community has come in breaking down social barriers".[7]

In addition to several nominations, Hololive Production and its affiliated VTubers won nine of the awards at the 2023 VTuber Awards, including Best VTuber Organization. Nijisanji VTubers also had several nominations and awards, including two wins by Selen Tatsuki for Best FPS VTuber and Gamer of the Year. Shylily, in addition to presenting the Miss VTuber Award to Ironmouse, won the Best Chatting/Zatsu VTuber Award.[7] For Indie VTubers, Vedal987, creator of Neuro-sama, won the Best Tech VTuber award.

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡). The lists are arranged alphabetically, except for the winner.

Best Music Vtuber
Best Art Vtuber
Best FPS Vtuber
Best Minecraft Vtuber
Best Roleplay/ASMR Vtuber
Best Chatting/Zatsu Vtuber
Best Tech Vtuber
Funniest Vtuber
Most Chaotic Vtuber
League of Their Own
Hidden Gem
  • Fufu
    • Caelum
    • Kaichinzu
    • Omi
Rising Star
Miss Vtuber
Best Vtuber Organization
Rising Vtuber Organization
  • Phase-Connect
    • V-Dere
    • VchiBan
    • 3AM
Vtuber Clipper
  • Cooksie
    • Low Effort Clips
    • Roach Chan.
    • Sakasandayo
Vtuber Parent of The Year
  • 2wintails
    • Dyarikku
    • Iron Vertex
    • jjinomu
Most Dedicated Fanbase
  • Gawr Gura's Chumbuds
    • Shoto's Guildies
    • Vox Akuma's Kindred
    • Akuma Nihmune's Noombas
Best Philanthropic Event
  • Mika Melatika's 60-Hour Charity Marathon
    • Vexoria's BCRF Charity Stream
    • Vox Akuma's Save Charity Stream
Best Concert Event
Best Streamed Event
Stream Game of The Year
Lewdtuber of The Year
  • Projekt Melody
    • CottontailVA
    • FeFe
    • Saruei
Gamer of The Year
Vtuber of The Year
Source:[7][8]

2024

The Vtuber Awards 2024
Sponsored by
  • Fansly
  • Gamer Supps
  • Bilibili
  • Phase Connect
  • Corepunk
  • Mythic Talent
  • Twitch
  • WePlay Studios
DateDecember 14, 2024 (2024-12-14)
CountryUnited States
Hosted byFilian
Shylily
Preshow host(s)FalseEyeD
Sinder
Highlights
Most awards
Most nominationsDokibird (4)
Vtuber of the YearFuwamoco
Websitehttps://thevtuberawards.com/ Edit this on Wikidata
Online coverage
Runtime4 hours, 27 minutes

The second edition was held on December 14, 2024 at the WePlay Esports Arena in Los Angeles, California.[9] It was co-hosted by Filian and Shylily and broadcast on the former's Twitch and YouTube channels.[10] For the first time, the award show also featured a halftime show: a 3D concert performed by Phase Connect's Ashelia Rinkou and Kaneko Lumi.[11] WePlay Studios was the producer of the ceremony.[9]

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡). The lists are arranged alphabetically, except for the winner.

Best Just Chatting 'Zatsudan' Vtuber
Best Art Vtuber
Best FPS Vtuber
Best Roleplay/ASMR Vtuber
  • Ceres Fauna
    • CottontailVA
    • Fallenshadow (Shondo)
    • Nene Amano
    • Sinder
Best Music Vtuber
Best Tech Vtuber
Funniest Vtuber
Most Chaotic Vtuber
Hidden Gem
  • LongLiveReya
    • TippyHendrix
    • YanderEgg
    • YourAverageBo
Rising Star
  • Arielle
    • CerberVT
    • ChaChaYourVMom
    • Yukinoshita Peo
League of Their Own
Mister Vtuber
Miss Vtuber
Rising Vtuber Organization
  • Mythos
    • V4Mirai
    • Vallure
    • Vchiban
Most Dedicated Fanbase
Best Vtuber Organization
Vtuber Parent of The Year
  • Nanoless
    • 2wintails
    • Dyarikku
    • Kaya7hara
Best Vtuber Event
Stream Game of the Year
Gamer of The Year
Lewdtuber of The Year
Vtuber of The Year
Source:[12][10]

References

  1. ^ Hale, James (November 9, 2023). "The first annual VTuber Awards are happening Dec. 16". Tubefilter.
  2. ^ Perry, Kurt (June 5, 2023). "Filian hopes first VTuber Awards can truly "spotlight" all virtual creators". Dexerto.
  3. ^ a b c "The 2023 Vtuber Awards". The Vtuber Awards. Archived from the original on December 28, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  4. ^ Filian (December 17, 2023). "VTUBER AWARDS REVIEW, then watching the new Phase Connect Debuts. Then You Laugh You Lose today! MEDIA SHARE EDITION, so super new vids!". Twitch. Event occurs at 0:11:07. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g Sung, Morgan (December 20, 2023). "The first annual VTuber Awards was a win for VR". TechCrunch. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  6. ^ Filian (December 20, 2023). "IF I DON'T ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, THE STREAM ENDS. Holiday special! Yes I did get evicted 3 hours ago. Yes I am streaming from a closet th". Twitch. Event occurs at 02:53:00. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  7. ^ a b c d e MrAJCosplay (December 19, 2023). "VShojo's Ironmouse is Crowned VTuber of the Year". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  8. ^ "2023 Winners". The Vtuber Awards. Archived from the original on December 9, 2024. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  9. ^ a b Piedra, Josh (November 27, 2024). "VTuber Awards 2024 Voting Is Open". The Outerhaven. Archived from the original on November 28, 2024. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  10. ^ a b Piedra, Josh (December 15, 2024). "Here Are the Winners for the 2024 VTuber Awards". The Outerhaven. Archived from the original on December 15, 2024. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  11. ^ https://x.com/PhaseConnect/status/1868426475411759303
  12. ^ "2024 Nominees". The Vtuber Awards. Archived from the original on December 11, 2024. Retrieved December 14, 2024.