YouTube Star King Bach to Host Annual Streamy Awards
Vine sensation Andrew Bachelor, popularly known by the alias King Bach, will host the 6th Annual Streamy Awards.
The Streamy Awards are held to honor the best in online video content and the creators behind it.
Bach, 28, first gained popularity through Vine, a short-form video-sharing platform, and currently runs his own YouTube channel. He’s also become a recurring cast member on seasons 5-7 of Nick Cannon‘s “Wild ‘n Out.”
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The comedian currently holds the World Guinness record for most-followed account on Vine and won the “Viner” award at last year’s Streamys.
Presenters for the Streamy Awards currently include Philip DeFranco, Gabriel Conte, Brittany Furland, Gigi Gorgeous, Joey Graceffa, Grace Helbig, Jenna Marbles, Tyler Oakley, Lele Pons, Rhett & Link, Lilly Singh, Superfruit, The Try Guys and What’s Up Moms, with more being announced later.
Starting today, fans can vote online for “Entertainer of the Year” and “Show of the Year” at streamys.org/vote or via Twitter by including the nominee’s name, any form of the word “vote” and the hashtag #streamys in their tweets.
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The awards will be held Oct. 4 at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California.
See the nominees for the fan choice awards below.
Entertainer of the Year
- Baby Ariel
- Cameron Dallas
- Casey Neistat
- The Dolan Twins
- Kian Lawley
- Lilly Singh
- Liza Koshy
- Roman Atwood
- Sky Does Minecraft
- Yousef Erakat
Show of the Year
- Camp Unplug
- Daily Bumps
- The Game Theorists
- Good Mythical Morning
- McJuggerNuggets’ Psycho Series
- Miranda Sings
- The Philip DeFranco Show
- Rooster Teeth
- The Try Guys
- The Young Turks
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