Earlier this month XBIZ which operates several different adult industry award shows announced changes to their shows categories. In an effort to be more inclusive awards specifically for camguys have been eliminated from the event. The webcam categories will now feature a "Cam Model of the Year" & "Clip Artist of the Year" category that will feature all female, male, & trans performers.
When award events first began in the webcam industry there were few if any camguy specific categories in any event. With the female webcam business dwarfing the size of the camguy side of the business you can imagine how camguys fared. Slowly award events added some categories for camguys which added a lot of excitement for both camguys & their followers. However at XBIZ events that excitement will now likely disappear. Right now only pre-noms (industry only) are ongoing for the upcoming Europa Awards & the January XBIZ events so camguys who enjoy competing for awards in XBIZ events aren't aware of these changes yet.