Arts & Entertainment

• Actor
• Actress
• Band
• Celebrity
• Comedian
• Musician
• Singer
• TV Show
• Vine Artist
• Vine Comedian presented by HBO's Silicon Valley
• Vine Musician
• Vine Star of the Year presented by Univision
• Web Show
• YouTube Comedian
• YouTube Guru presented by FYI
• YouTube Musician
• YouTube Star of the Year presented by A&E

Creative & Design

• Artist
• Director
• DIY
• Fashion
• GIF of the Year
• Instagrammer
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• Vine of the Year

Global Issues

• Activist
• Brazil
• Charity
• Green
• Teen Hero

News & Media

• Athlete
• Author
• Blogger
• Food
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• Journalist
• Newsworthy Photo of the Year
• Science
• Tumblr Blog
• Weird

Tech & Innovation

• BN Student presented by Barnes & Noble College
• Business Blogger presented by Cox BLUE
• Emoji of the Year
• Fake Account
• Fansite
• Gamer
• Non-Human
• Parent
• Podcast
• Top Breakout reddit Community

Community Categories

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