The Esports Awards has revealed the finalists and categories for this year’s edition of the annual awards ceremony.
Categories for The Esports Awards 2025 include Esports Game of the Year, Esports Content Group of the Year, and Esports Host of the Year. However, this year Esports Coverage Platform of the Year has been omitted from the list.
A total of 21 categories have been named, with the ceremony set to take place in Las Vegas, Nevada, on November 19th, 2025.
On November 20th, esports industry conference PWR UP will occur, featuring a range of panels and forums led by industry professionals. Esports Awards has yet to reveal any names taking part.
“The Esports Awards continues to shine a light on the best in esports and gaming, and we’re thrilled to present our tenth anniversary awards ceremony,” said Michael Ashford, CEO of the Esports Awards.
“Following last year’s introduction of two annual shows, we are thrilled to celebrate this year’s best in the esports industry in Las Vegas.”
The Esports Awards 2025 is the second awards ceremony to have taken place this year, organised by its organisers. In August, the ceremony hosted a one-off Decade Awards in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to celebrate ten years of competitive gaming achievements.
Category Changes For 2025
For 2025, the Coverage Platform of the Year award has been replaced with the Esports Supporting Platform of the Year. As a result, no esports publications have been shortlisted for an award.
In addition to the lack of coverage platform award, the category list doesn’t include the Esports Journalist of the Year, a category last seen in 2023 before it was dropped.
With this omission in mind, it is important to still celebrate and support publications that continue to cover every aspect of the industry with a wealth of insight and expertise. This includes, but is not limited to, the likes of HLTV, The Esports Advocate, Sheep Esports, Hotspawn, Esports News UK, Esports.net and The Esports Radar, among many others
Esports Awards 2025 Nominees
Below is a full list of the nominees for each category featured at the Esports Awards 2025. Fans can vote for their winner via the Esports Awards’ official website.
Esports Game of the Year
- Apex Legends
- Counter-Strike 2
- DOTA 2
- Fortnite
- Honor of Kings
- League of Legends
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
- Pokemon Unite
- PUBG Mobile
- Valorant
Esports Mobile Game of the Year
- Brawl Stars
- Call of Duty Mobile
- Free Fire
- Honor of Kings
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
- PUBG Mobile
- Pokemon Unite
Esports Personality of the Year
- Animesh “Thug” Agarwal
- Corentin “Gotaga” Houssein
- Dan “apEX” Madesclaire
- Ibai “Ibai” Llanos
- Jeremy “Disguised Toast” Wang
- Marc “Caedrel” Robert Lamont
- Matthew “Nadeshot” Haag
- Mossad “Msdossary” Aldossary
- Seth “Scump” Abner
- Kamel “Kameto” Kebir
Streamer of the Year
- Case “CaseOh” Baker
- Darren “iShowSpeed” Watkins
- Emily “ExtraEmily” Zhang
- Félix “xQc” Lengyel
- Ibai “Ibai” Llanos
- Kai”Kai Cenat” Carlo Cenat III
- Marc “Caedrel” Robert Lamont
- Mark “ohnePixel” Zimmermann
- Morgan “AngryGinge” Burtwistle
- Nick “Lacy” Fosco
- Nicholas “Jynxzi” Stewart
- Payal “Payal Gaming” Dhare
Esports Content Group of the Year
- Fnatic
- Gentle Mates
- Godlike
- Karmine Corp
- S8UL
- Sentinels
- T1
- Team Heretics
- Team Liquid
Esports Content Creator of the Year
- Alexandre “gAuLeS” Borba Chiqueta
- Arran “TacticalRab” Francis
- Cody “Clix” Conrod
- Donato “TheDonato” Muñoz
- Jack “NiceWigg” Martin
- Jonathan “JONATHAN GAMING” Amaral
- Marc “Caedrel” Robert Lamont
- Mark “ohnePixel” Zimmermann
- Nicholas “Jynxzi” Stewart
- Raj “Snax” Varma
- Tarik “tarik” Celik
- Thomas “ZooMaa” Paparatto
Esports Breakthrough Player of the Year
- Brock “brawk” Somerhalder
- Derek “Blaz” Blaz
- Jann “Kirk” Kirk Solcruz Gutierrez
- Kajetan “kaajak” Haremski
- Mason “Mercules” Ramsey
- Meng “DaShuai” Jiajun
- Rasyah “Rasyah” Rasyid
- Rudy “SkewMond” Semaan
- Samy “dralii” Hajji
- Sodbayar “Techno4K” Munkhbold
- Zack “Stompn” Lamb
Esports Team of the Year
- AG Super Play – Honor of Kings
- Furia – Rainbow Six Siege
- Gen.G – League of Legends
- Karmine Corp – Rocket League
- LA Thieves – Call of Duty
- NRG – Valorant
- OpTic Texas – Call of Duty
- Team Falcons – DOTA
- Team Falcons – Rocket League
- Team Vitality – Counter-Strike 2
- Team Vitality – MLBB Women
Esports PC Player of the Year
- Brock “brawk” Somerhalder
- Danil “donk” Kryshkovets
- Jason “f0rsakeN” Susanto
- Jeong “Chovy” Ji-hoon
- Jeong “Stalk3r” Hak-yong
- João “Jv92” Vitor
- Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut
- Matthew “Whitemon” Filemon
- Stanislav “Malr1ne” Potorak
Esports Controller Player of the Year
- Anders “Vejrgang” Vejrgang
- Goichi “GO1” Kishida
- Lim “Ulsan” Soo-hoon
- Mason “Mercules” Ramsey
- Miron “Effect” Novikov
- Samy “dralii” Hajji
- Thomas “Scrap” Ernst
- Wyatt “LastShot” Gowan
- Yazeed Abdullah “Kiileerrz” Bakhashwin
- Zeng “Xiao Hai” Zhuojun
Esports Organisation of the Year
- AG.AL
- G2 Esports
- Gen.G
- NRG
- OpTic Gaming
- Team Falcons
- Team Liquid
- Team Vitality
- Virtus.pro
- Weibo Gaming
Esports Coach of the Year
- Alexandre “alecks” Sallé
- Jin “zWy” Changlin
- Julio “Julio” Coelho Neto Giacomelli
- Kim “Kim” Jung-su
- Kim “NineK” Bum-hoon
- Kurtis “Aui_2000” Ling
- Malkolm “bonkar” Rench
- Matthew “Satthew” Ackermann
- Rémy “XTQZZZ” Quoniam
Esports Commercial Partner of the Year
- DHL
- Infinix
- Intel
- Logitech G
- Mastercard
- Mobil 1
- PepsiCo
- Red Bull
- Shopify
- VISA
- Zenni
Esports Publisher of the Year
- Electronic Arts
- Epic Games
- Krafton
- Level Infinite
- Microsoft
- Moonton
- NetEase
- Riot Games
- Valve
Esports Supporting Service of the Year
- Bad Moon Talent
- Character Select Agency
- ESG Law
- Evolved Talent Agency
- Heaven Media
- Loaded
- Ocelot Sports
- Prodigy Agency
- Ulti Agency
Esports Supporting Platform of the Year
- Blinkfire
- Blitz.gg
- Discord
- Esports Charts
- FACEIT
- GRID Esports
- Liquipedia
- Mobalytics
- Overwolf
- Shikenso
- Tracker Network
Esports Creative Campaign of the Year
- Team Vitality x Nescafé: Ready to level up
- DHL – eFFiBOT Game: World Championship
- Team Vitality x Aldi: Rising Day
- ALGS x Red Bull: iiTzTimmy + ImperialHal
- Prime Video: Esports World Cup Level Up
- G2 Esports LoL Roster Announcement
- Team Liquid 25 Year Anniversary Campaign
Esports Play by Play Caster of the Year
- Anders Blume
- Brandon “BSmith” Smith
- Clayton “CaptainFlowers” Raines
- Conner “Scrawny” Girvan
- James “Kaelaris” Carrol
- Lauren “Pansy” Scott
- Mark “Onset” Hatcher
- Michael “Yipes” Mendoza
- Miles Ross
- Owen “ODPixel” Davies
- The7WG
- Victoria “VikkiKitty” Perez
Esports Colour Caster of the Year
- Andy “Bravo” Dudynsky
- Andrew “Vedius” Day
- Chad “SPUNJ” Burchill
- Dan “Gaskin” Gaskin
- Isaac “Azael” Cummings-Bentley
- Josh “Sideshow” Wilkinson
- Mohan “launders” Govindasamy
- Thomas “Chance” Ashworth
Esports Host of the Year
- Chris “Puckett” Puckett
- Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere
- Evan “Raynday” Byron Raynr
- Frankie Ward
- Freya “Freya” Spiers
- Ghassan “Milosh” Finge
- Iain Chambers
- James Banks
- Lauren “GlitterXplosion” Laracuente
- Laure Valée
- Salome “Soe” Gschwind-Repp
- Trevor “Quickshot” Henry
Esports Analyst of the Year
- Emily Rand
- Jack “Fresh” Allen
- Jacob “Pimp” Winneche
- John “JHawk” Harris
- Joshua “steel” Nissan
- Léo “Alphama” Robine
- Mimi “aEvilcat” Wermcrantz
- Robert “Dagda” Price
- Weston “Clutch” Price
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