The Streamer Awards 2026 — the sixth edition of the annual show QTCinderella founded in 2022 — takes place tonight, November 12, live from Los Angeles.

Per the pack's coverage, the red carpet begins at 2:30 PM PT with the main show at 5:30 PM PT, streaming free on Twitch and YouTube (around 4:30 AM IST November 13 for viewers in India). QTCinderella returns as host with Caroline Kwan joining as co-host, announced November 9.

This year marks the largest edition yet, with 37 publicly voted categories.

The surprising shift fans are discussing is eligibility: Kick streamers can be nominated for the first time ever. According to IndianEagle, previous editions only allowed Twitch and YouTube creators, so tonight's show widens the door across all three major platforms.

IndianEagle also reports other structural changes: nominees had to pre-apply before accepting a nomination, new categories like Best Cozy Game Streamer were added, Best Fortnite Streamer returned, and Best Streamed Collab split into two awards — one for streamer collabs and one for mainstream celebrity collabs, with names like Drake, Tyla, Lizzo and Iggy Azalea in the mix.

The date also moved up a week from November 17 to avoid clashing with the GTA VI release.

Per the pack, IShowSpeed, Jynxzi and Kai Cenat lead with four nominations each, and IShowSpeed is chasing a third straight Streamer of the Year title after wins in 2024 and 2025. IndulgEx reports the Streamer of the Year field includes Caseoh, IShowSpeed, Joe Bartolozzi, Jynxzi and Stable Ronaldo.

Voting ran October 16–31, and IndianEagle explains the split: the fan popular vote counts for 70% of the result, with an industry panel holding the remaining 30%.

Special honors on the night include the Legacy Award, the Sapphire Award for standout female and non-binary creators, the Rising Star Award, and the creator-voted Streamer's Choice Award, with AriAtHome and GIRLSET performing live.

Ahead of the ceremony, QTCinderella posted new co-streaming guidelines that IndulgEx says welcome co-streams while restricting in-venue livestreaming.

Creators must stream under Twitch's The Streamer Awards category, use the co-stream button on QTCinderella's or the official awards channel once live, include 'The Streamer Awards' in their stream title, and follow the official X account.

Attendees cannot livestream from inside the venue, though they can rebroadcast remotely and vlog during the ceremony — meaning no live on-the-ground broadcasts, but plenty of eligible watch-along streams.

The eligibility expansion and the co-streaming framework both signal how the creator economy's self-congratulation machine is maturing: a fan-voted show now spans three competing platforms, formalizes attendance behavior, and treats its own distribution as a creator opportunity.

With results announced live tonight, attention turns to whether IShowSpeed completes a three-peat, whether a Kick-native creator cracks a major category in their first eligible year, and how the new celebrity-collab award lands.