The inaugural edition of The Streamer Awards took place at The Fonda Theatre, LA and was hosted by TSM Content Creator QTCindrella, who is also the founder of The Streamer Awards. Streamer Maya Higa also hosted the Award ceremony alongside QTCindrella.
The voting began on February 22, 2022 and winners were then determined using a weighted combination of the online popular vote (70%) and panellist vote (30%). The Streamer Awards were organised by people from the Streaming community itself to honour their fellow streamers. The Streamer Awards 2022 featured 27 categories. Here are the winners-
Best Battle Royale Streamer
- NICKMERCS
- ImperialHal
- Aceu – Winner
- LuluLuvely
Best MMORPG Streamer
- Asmongold – Winner
- ItsWill
- Rich Campbell
- Esfand
Best Role Play Streamer
- CriticalRole
- RoflGator
- Murdercrumpet
- Cyr – Winner
Best FPS Streamer
- Shroud
- Supertf
- Tarik – Winner
- TenZ
Best Smash Bros. Streamer
- HungryBox
- Mang0 – Winner
- Leffen
- IBDW
Best Chess Streamer
- GMHikaru
- BotezLive – Winner
- GothamChess
- Akanemsko
Best Strategy Game Streamer
- NorthernLion
- DisguisedToast – Winner
- Scarra
- BoxBox
Best Speedrunner
- Simply
- Smallant – Winner
- Atrioc
- Wirtual
Best ASMR Streamer
- Foxenkin
- Amouranth – Winner
- SkepticalPickle
- Katrine
Best VTube Streamer
- Veibae
- Ironmouse
- Nyanners
- CodeMiko – Winner
Best Music Streamer
- Ariathome
- Sethdrums
- T-Pain
- LilyPichu – Winner
Best IRL Streamer
- Hachubby – Winner
- RobCDee
- Jinnytty
- JakeNBakeLive
Best League of Legends Streamer
- loltyler1 – Winner
- Emiru
- Doublelift
- LilyPichu
Best Minecraft Streamer
- TommyInnit – Winner
- Forsen
- RanbooLive
- Tubbo
Best VALORANT Streamer
- IiTzTimmy – Winner
- Punz
- Pokimane
- QuarterJade
Best Grand Theft Auto V Role Play Streamer
- xQc
- Buddha – Winner
- Sykkuno
- Fuslie
Best Philanthropic Streamer
- JackSepticEye – Winner
- HealthyGamer_GG
- DrLupo
- RanbooLive
Stream Game of the Year
- Minecraft – Winner
- Apex Legends
- VALORANT
- GTAV
Best Variety Streamer
- MoistCr1tikal – Winner
- Ludwig
- DisguisedToast
- Valkyrae
Best Just Chatting Streamer
- Mizkif – Winner
- Hasan
- PayMoneyWubbey
- BruceDropEmOff
Best Livestreamed Event
- Balloon World Cup – Ibai
- The Jerma985 Dollhouse – Jerma985 – Winner
- The Price Is Scuffed – PayMoneyWubbey
- ShitCon – Nmplol
Organization of the Year
- OfflineTV
- OTK – Winner
- 100 Thieves
- NRG
Rising Star
- Stanz – Winner
- Frogan
- Zoil
- Purplecliffe
League of Their Own
- Jerma985 – Winner
- KitBoga
- TheSushiDragon
- Ibai
Legacy Award
- Scarra
- Sodapoppin
- Pokimane – Winner
- Summit1g
Gamer of The Year
- TenZ
- IiTzTimmy
- Aceu
- Shroud – Winner
Streamer of the Year
- Sykkuno
- Mizkif
- XQc
- Ludwig – Winner
Notable awards went to popular community figures such as former CSGO Pro Shroud and ex EG player Tarik. Shroud was awarded Gamer of the Year while Tarik won the FPS Streamer of the year award after streaming CSGO and Valorant for the majority of the year.
Pokimane went home with the Legacy Award for “setting the standard for those that have followed in her footsteps and has trailblazed new paths for streaming.”
The coveted Streamer of the Year award went to Ludwig