November 22nd marked the first annual British Online Creator Awards, better known as The BONCAs. Hosted by Jack and Conor Maynard at the London Palladium, it was a delightful evening of celebrating the best of creativity and inspiration in British online content. Almost every British creator you could think of was there, as a nominee, presenter, or attendee – or all three!
Brothers Jack and Conor Maynard did an excellent job hosting the show. Their pacing and chemistry was wonderful, and they were even good at stalling for time when there were technical difficulties!
Dodie Clark was one of the performers of the evening. Accompanied by a live violin and cello, she performed ‘When’, an emotional, nostalgic track from her brand new EP, ‘Intertwined’. She nailed her performance and looked absolutely stunning in a long, yellow gown.
Also performing were popular duo Dan Howell and Phil Lester. After winning three awards between them, they took to the stage in complementary silver and gold sparkling suits to perform ‘The Internet is Here’ from their live stage show, The Amazing Tour is Not On Fire. It was the perfect song to conclude the show, being all about the joys of living on the Internet.
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In case you missed the show, here is a list of all of the Golden Hashtag winners:
Series of the Year
Vlune – Adrian Bliss
Travel Video of the Year
BEYOND THE TOURISM – North Korea Day 5 – FunForLouis
Comedy Sketch of the Year
Sexy Torture Chamber (with Jack and Dean) – ChewingSand
Gamer of the Year
Dan TDM
Food Video of the Year
6 Fruit Hacks That’ll BLOW YOUR MIND But You’ll Never Use! – SORTEDfood
Lifestyle Video of the Year
Spring Pinks Makeup Look – Zoella
Prank of the Year
RUDE YOUTUBER PRANK ft Superwoman – Caspar
Newcomer 2016
Josh Pieters
Best Use of Tech in a Video
EPIC PARAGLIDING 360 VIDEO – FunForLouis
Campaign Video of the Year
Our Changing Climate- JacksGap
Film of the Year
The Amazing Tour is Not On Fire- Dan Howell & Phil Lester
British Creator of the Year
Phil Lester
International Creator of the Year
Troye Sivan
Collaboration of the Year
Phil is not on fire 7 – Phil Lester and Dan Howell
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As many creators mentioned at the event, the BONCAs provided a space solely for recognizing online creators in Britain. This is yet another step towards YouTube being accepted in the traditional world. Other award shows having a few categories for online creators is great, but having a proper, fancy award show made just for the online community is something special. We’re sure that the BONCAs will continue to grow in popularity in the coming years. Their American counterpart, The Streamy Awards, has seen success over its six years of running, so Britain will likely follow suit!
If you missed out on the show and want to be in the know, keep an eye on the BONCAs YouTube channel, where they will be posting highlights from the show.
What did you make of the first BONCAs Awards? Do you agree with the winners? Let us know on Twitter @CelebMix.