Streamer Awards 2026: Best Minecraft Streamer Nominees DrDonut, Feinberg, ashswag and Katie B (How to Watch Tonight)

The shortlist says a lot about where Minecraft streaming is in 2026. DrDonut runs DonutSMP and co-founded the MCPVP ranked network. Feinberg is one of the fastest Minecraft speedrunners alive and is back after losing to Tubbo last year. ashswag and Katie B are both QSMP regulars, and Katie B is nominated in three categories this year.

Why it’s special

• No repeat winner. Tubbo, who won Best Minecraft Streamer in 2025, is not nominated this year. He presents the award instead.
• Minecraft is everywhere on the ballot. Minecraft is up for Stream Game of the Year, QSMP is up for Best Content Group, and Minecraft creators appear in the speedrun, cozy, international and duo categories too.
• Feinberg could win twice. He is nominated for both Best Minecraft Streamer and Best Speedrun Streamer.
• It’s fan-voted. Winners are decided 70% by the public vote and 30% by a panel.

Every Minecraft nominee

How to watch

• Where: QTCinderella’s Twitch and YouTube channels. Co-streams are allowed, so many Minecraft creators will watch along live.
• Red carpet: 2:30pm PT (10:30pm UTC) on Thursday, November 12, according to the official Streamer Awards account.
• Ceremony: 5:30pm PT (1:30am UTC on November 13), according to Dexerto’s schedule.
• Presenter to watch: Tubbo hands out Best Minecraft Streamer, and GeminiTay presents Best Variety Streamer.

The numbers

• 4Best Minecraft Streamer nominees
• 3.7M+votes in the nomination phase
• 39awards, 37 decided by public vote
• 70/30fan vote / panel weighting

The previous winners show how fast the scene turns over: TommyInnit won the first edition, Quackity took two in a row, and Tubbo won in 2025 against Couriway, Feinberg, GoodTimesWithScar and Pangi.

What’s next

We’ll update this story with every Minecraft winner as soon as they are announced tonight. Then the weekend moves to TwitchCon San Diego, where the QSMP Awards run on Saturday and MCC: Absolute Zero is played live on Sunday with Feinberg, Tubbo and GeminiTay all on the roster. Our TwitchCon guide has the full schedule and teams. For more on the nominees, see MCSR Ranked’s year, DonutSMP’s mod scanner and the MCTiers story that led to MCPVP.