Esports Awards 2025 Nominations in Full
The Esports Awards 2025 has released its full list of nominees for its November 19 ceremony in Las Vegas.
The event will celebrate the top games, players, and content creators of the esports scene, with nominations including CoD breakout star, Mason “Mercules” Ramsey, streamer Kai Cenat, and Los Ratones owner and LoL co-streamer, Marc “Caedrel” Robert Lamont.
The awards follow the August ‘Decade Awards’, which celebrated the Esports Awards’ 10-year anniversary. Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok, Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut, and Matthew “Nadeshot” Haag were among the winners for that special edition of the awards.
Michael Ashford, CEO of the Esports Awards, said, ‘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. 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, following our Decade Awards in Riyadh in August. Join us for this year’s celebration of our beloved industry’s greats on November 19th.”
Votes can be cast from October 13th through to November 12th.
The Esports Awards 2025 Finalist Reveal
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The full lineup of categories and finalists for the Esports Awards 2025 is:
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
