IShowSpeed, Jynxzi and CaseOh lead the 2026 Streamer Awards nominees, and xQc got zero
Voting is open until Oct 31, and the winners get crowned Nov 12 in LA at a show hosted by QTCinderella.
The tea in 3
- Streamer of the Year nominees: Jynxzi, IShowSpeed, Joe Bartolozzi, StableRonaldo and CaseOh.
- xQc wasn't nominated in any category and said "the king will remember", then voted for Speed anyway.
- TheBurntPeanut is up for Best VTuber again, and one critic publicly asked him to step down.
The 2026 Streamer Awards nominees are out, and the Streamer of the Year race is IShowSpeed vs. Jynxzi vs. CaseOh vs. Joe Bartolozzi vs. StableRonaldo. The list was revealed on QTCinderella’s Twitch stream on Friday, Oct 16, and fan voting is open now.
Not on the list, in any category: xQc. He had thoughts.
The big one: Streamer of the Year
The nominees for Streamer of the Year at the Streamer Awards:– Jynxzi
– IShowSpeed
– JoeBartolozzi
– StableRonaldo
– CaseOh
Speed is the defending champ. He won Streamer of the Year at the 2025 show, held Dec 6 at the Wiltern in Los Angeles, according to Net Influencer. So the question is whether anyone can take it off him.
The dates you need
- The Streamer Awards account announces the reveal for the next day on QTCinderella’s channel.
- Nominees revealed; voting opens.
- Voting closes.
- The show (a Thursday), in Los Angeles, hosted by QTCinderella and streamed on Twitch and YouTube.
The dates come from Geo.tv and the official Streamer Awards account on X.
xQc: zero nominations, maximum aura
xQc reacted on his Oct 16 stream while filling out his own ballot, Sportskeeda reports.
Chat, if they want to snub the king, the king will remember. Okay? It’s all good. It’s all good. Chat, the king forgives, but the king does not forget.โ xQc, on stream, Oct 16 (via Sportskeeda)
He also said, “I’m Streamer of the Year every day. I wake up, and I do what I want.” Then, according to Sportskeeda, he voted for IShowSpeed for Streamer of the Year anyway. A king, but a fair one.
The Peanut problem, part two
TheBurntPeanut is nominated for Best VTuber alongside Ironmouse, Koseki Bijou, Crelly and Gigi Murin, according to Dexerto. He won the category at the 2025 show.
Some VTuber fans aren’t thrilled. Dexerto reports that X user sillycircusbaby asked whether he’d consider withdrawing, writing: “you’ve made it clear on multiple occasions that you don’t consider yourself a vtuber.” Another user, NemoNevermore, predicted that voters who don’t know the other nominees, or are voting out of spite, would carry Peanut, per Dexerto.
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A lot of people were outraged at me for not looking like themโฆ I want unity! I want to bring us together.โ TheBurntPeanut, on stream, Oct 17 (via Dexerto)
What happens next
Voting runs through Oct 31, so expect a couple of weeks of stan campaigns, vote-for-me streams and at least one xQc ballot rant. Winners are announced live on Nov 12.
Poll
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Where this story comes from. We link primary posts and the outlets that reported them.
- The Streamer Awards on X โ 24 Hours from now The Streamer Award Nominees will be revealed for 2026 2026-10-15
- Dexerto on X โ The nominees for Streamer of the Year at the Streamer Awards 2026-10-16
- Geo.tv โ Streamer Awards 2026: Full list of nominees 2026-10-17
- Sportskeeda โ "I'm Streamer of the Year every day": xQc says "the king will remember" after being nominated for zero categories at Streamer Awards 2026 2026-10-17
- Dexerto โ TheBurntPeanut responds to VTuber nomination backlash with major changes to model 2026-10-18
- Net Influencer โ IShowSpeed named Streamer of the Year at 2025 Streamer Awards 2025-12-08
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