Dustin from 'Stranger Things' wins Best Actor at Shorty Awards

Maybe the 2017 Oscars were a cautionary tale. Ahead of the 9th Annual Shorty Awards, the team behind Shorty decided to announce over a dozen big winners ahead of time before Sunday's award ceremony.

"The growth of the Shorty Awards is a sign of how vibrant the internet is for talented creatives, and a reminder of how important their work is," said Gregory Galant, co-founder of The Shorty Awards and Muck Rack CEO. "The Shorty Awards has doubled in popularity this year. These winners were chosen by over 5 million votes and the Real-Time Academy."

Though the Shorty Awards focus primarily on new and online media, that can get more mainstream than you'd think. The year's Best Actor winner was Stranger Things' Dustin (Gaten Matarazzo), with awards for Best Webseries and Best YouTube Comedian going to known commodities Tyler Oakley and Thomas Sanders.

At the intersection of pop culture and social media was Best Celebrity and general social media queen Chrissy Teigen, while Best in Sports went to Olympic gymnast Simone Biles.

"Social media's growth is fueled by talented creators who surprise us daily with bold content, yet often we focus on shiny new technology and forget about the people spending thousands of hours to use it well. 

See the full advance list of winners below:

Best Actor Gaten Matarazzo

Best in Art Timmy Ham

Breakout YouTuber James Charles

Best Celebrity Chrissy Teigen

Best in Dance 1Million Dance Studio

Best in Gaming Markiplier

GIF of the Year presented by Watchable Mr. Peanut's Dab

Best in Health & Wellness Dana Falsetti

Instagram of the Year Same but Different

Best LGBTQ+ YouTube Channel Shannon Beveridge

Best in Lifestyle Kyle Krieger

Muser of the Year Lisa and Lena

Best in Music BTS

Periscoper of the Year Darius Arya

Best Podcast Anna Faris is Unqualified

Best in Sports Simone Biles

Tumblr Blog of the Year presented by Watchable The Blackout

Twitch Streamer of the Year Bob Ross

Vine of the Year The Laughing Fox

Vlogger of the Year David Dobrik

Best Web Series presented by Watchable The Tyler Oakley Show

Best in Weird Hydraulic Press Channel

Best YouTube Comedian Thomas Sanders

Best YouTube Ensemble Jenna & Julien

The rest of the winners will be announced on April 23 and streamed online.