Esports Awards 2025 Winners Announced: Biggest Surprises and Standout Moments

The Esports Awards 2025 Winners have been announced, as the 10th iteration of the annual ceremony has been concluded at the HyperX Arena, Las Vegas. Like every other year, the ceremony honored the top esports talents, teams, and industry leaders, and others based on their previous year's achievements. While a major chunk of the winners are considered standout, a few of the categories have unexpected outcomes.

That being said, this article will explore a detailed list of categories, including the other nominees, as the Esports Awards 2025 Winners announced officially.

Esports Awards 2025 Winners Announced: A Detailed List of Winners and Nominees

The Esports Awards 2025 Winners list includes some standout names along with some surprises that no one would've expected. While Animesh “Thug” Agarwal's victory in the Esports Personality of the Year category was a big win for India, standouts such as Nicholas “Jynxzi” Steward and Darren “IshowSpeed” Watkins Jr. have won in the Esports Content Creator and Streamer of the Year categories, respectively. With many fans already reviewing all GOTY Winners from other major award shows this season, the curiosity around esports recognitions is higher than usual.

And IshowSpeed's pre-recorded message really connected with the audience. That said, here's a detailed list of the Esports Awards 2025 Winners announced on November 20, 2025:

Esports Game of the Year

League of Legends won the Esports Game of the Year. Meanwhile, here's a full list:

Esports Mobile Game of the Year

PUBG Mobile got crowned as the Esports Mobile Game of the Year. Here's a detailed list:

Esports Personality of the Year

Animesh “Thug” Agarwal, the founder and CEO of S8ul, has won the Esports Personality of the Year by beating these nominees:

Streamer of the Year

Everyone's favorite on the Internet, Darren "IShowSpeed" Watkins Jr. has won in the Streamer of the Year category. Here's a list of other nominees:

Esports Content Group of the Year

India's S8UL won the Esports Content Group of the Year. Here's a detailed list of other nominees:

Esports Content Creator of the Year

Nicholas “Jynxzi” Steward has been named the Esports Content Creator of the Year. Here's a detailed list:

Esports Breakthrough Player of the Year

Mason "Mercules" Ramsey has won the Esports Breakthrough Player of the Year crown.

Esports Team of the Year

Team Vitality of Counter-Strike 2 is crowned as the Esports Team of the Year for their outstanding achievements in the Counter-Strike esports scene.

Esports PC Player of the Year

Team Vitality's Mathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut has been named the Esports PC Player of the Year in 2025. Here's a detailed list:

Esports Controller Player of the Year

Chinese fighting game player, Zeng "Xiao Hai" Zhuojun, received the Esports Controller Player of the Year award. Here's a list of other nominees:

Esports Organisation of the Year

Team Falcons has been awarded the Esports PC Player of the Year title in 2025. Here's the full list of the winners and other nominees:

Esports Coach of the Year

Kim "Kim" Jung-su (ex-coach of Gen.G League of Legends) won the Esports Coach of the Year title. Here's a list of nominees:

Esports Commercial Partner of the Year

Red Bull got crowned as the Esports Commercial Partner of the Year in the Esports Awards 2025. Here's a list of other nominees:

Esports Publisher of the Year

Riot Games has been named the Esports Publisher of the Year in 2025. Here's a detailed list:

Esports Supporting Platform of the Year

Liquipedia won the Esports Supporting Platform of the Year title this year. Here's a list of other supporting platforms:

Esports Supporting Service of the Year

Prodigy Agency is the winner in the Esports Supporting Service of the Year category in the Esports Awards 2025. Here's a list of other Supporting Service platforms:

Esports Creative Campaign of the Year

Team Liquid's 25 Year Anniversary Campaign is named the Esports Creative Campaign of the Year in 2025. Here's a list of other campaign nominees:

Esports Play-by-Play Caster of the Year

Clayton "CaptainFlowers" Raines won in the Esports Play-by-Play Caster of the Year category. Here are other nominees:

Esports Colour Caster of the Year

Andrew "Vedius" Day, the caster of LoL esports crowned the Esports Colour Caster of the Year title. Here's a list of other nominees:

Esports Host of the Year

Laure "Bulii" Valee, the League of Legends host, has been named the Esports Host of the Year. Here's a detailed list:

Esports Analyst of the Year

Valorant analyst, Mimi "aEvilcat" Wermcrantz, has been crowned the Esports Analyst of the Year for her outstanding analysis in the Valo esports scene.

Lifetime Achievement in Esports Class of 2025

A few veterans have been crowned in the Lifetime Achievement in Esports Class of 2025 category for their outstanding achievements in the Esports field. Here's a list of names:

• Tom Cannon and Tony Cannon: Founders of EVO Championship Series
• Steve Arhancet: CEO of Team Liquid
• Dan "Artosis" Stemkoski and Nicolas "Tasteless" Plott: Starcraft 2 casters
• Matthew "FormaL" Piper: Retired Call of Duty and Halo player
• Johan "N0tail" Sundstein: Retired Dota 2 player
• Peter "dupreeh" Rasmussen: Retired Counter-Strike player