2025 CBC Awards Kickoff Live Stream

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2025 CBC Awards Details:

Schedule:

• 6/7 -8/2 - Open Nominations.

• 8/15 - Finalist Revealed.

• 8/16 - 10/11 - Finalist Voting.

• November 1st, 2025 - CBC Awards Show.

Categories:

Tier 1: Emerging Channel Tier - Under 499 Subscribers - For up-and-coming creators.

• Best Comic Book Show - Best ongoing series.

• Best Informative Content - Guides, deep dives, history, and analysis.

• Best Entertaining Content - Hauls, unboxings, reviews, reaction videos, games, and skits.

• Most Engaging Host - Host that excels at interviews, hosting auctions, and/or guest engagement.

• Best New Channel or Creator (For channels under a year old).

Tier 2: Mid-Tier Channels - 500 – 999 Subscribers - For growing creators making a strong impact.

• Best Comic Book Show - Best ongoing series.

• Best Live Stream - For live-streamed content.

• Best Informative Content - Guides, deep dives, history, and analysis.

• Best Entertaining Content - Hauls, unboxings, reviews, reaction videos, games, and skits.

• Most Engaging Host - Host that excels at interviews, hosting auctions, and/or guest engagement.

Tier 3: Major Channels - 1000 - 2000 Subscribers - For established creators with a larger audience and influence.

• Best Comic Book Show – Best ongoing series or format.

• Best Live Stream – For live-streamed content.

• Best Informative Content – Guides, deep dives, history, and analysis.

• Best Entertaining Content – Hauls, unboxings, reviews, reaction videos, games, and skits.

• Most Engaging Host - Host that excels at interviews, hosting auctions, and/or guest engagement.

Open Categories (Any Subscriber Count)

• Biggest Channel Supporter (Blue Wrench, Fan, or overall supporter - non-creator)

• Best On-Screen Presence - Favorite Hands, Mustache, Facial Hair, or Hair

• Favorite Community Artist (amateur artists, who have not been professionally published)

• Best Short-form Content - Shorts, or Reels

• Best Comic Book or Omnibus Review (a channel that consistently reviews comic books and/or omnibus)

• Best Statue or Toy Review/ Unboxing (a channel that consistently reviews/unboxes Statues or Toys)

• Best Cleaning, Pressing, or Comic Restoration Content (Channel that demonstrates cleaning, pressing, or restoration)

• Best Speculation Comic Content (Keep Spec'ing Award)

• Best Live Stream

• Most Innovative Content Creator (Pushing creative boundaries in content style via video editing, audio, voice-over, thumbnails, and overall presentation skills)

• Best Tour Video - Comic-Con, Local Comic Shop, or Nerd Cave

• Most Comedic / Entertaining Content Creator

• Comic Book Community Builder Award (Creator fostering engagement and interaction with the community)

• Comic Book Community Channel of the Year

• Comic Book Community Hall of Fame (A channel with 5+ years on YouTube)

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