KRAFTON India Awards 2025

KRAFTON India Awards 2025 Begins Today: Check Schedule and Nominees

Shubhrajit Goswami

Modified - Jan 09, 2026, 07:56 PM

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KRAFTON India Awards 2025 are going to felicitate gamers across many categories.
The first-ever award show from Krafton will host many celebrities and esports athletes.
Check the schedule, categories and nominees of KRAFTON India Awards 2025.

Krafton India will be hosting their award show tonight. The first-ever Krafton India Awards 2025 will feature some of the biggest Esports celebrities at JW Marriott, Juhu, in Mumbai. This award show is being presented by iQOO in collaboration with Flipkart and is touted as the largest in the field of Mobile Esports. You can catch all the live action from the marquee event on the official YouTube channel.

There is significant hype as we head into the award night, which is going to felicitate the best gamers and creators in the mobile gaming community. The event will, however, see no live fan participation as the entry to it is 'invite only'. This award show has already been marred by several controversies with a lack of clarity on the nominations across several categories.

KRAFTON India Awards 2025 Starts Today

Krafton India has officially announced the award gala on their YouTube channel on January 9, 2026, at 11:30 AM IST. You can watch the award show live from here. Krafton India Awards 2025 will begin at 7:00 PM IST tonight.

The official YouTube channel of Krafton India asserted that the show is dedicated to the endurance, skill, and grind of the gamers. Krafton aims to celebrate the best talents in the Indian gaming community and Esports, and give them their moment of appreciation. This award show will feature multiple categories, the details of which you can read below.

Krafton India Awards 2025 Categories

Krafton India Awards 2025 will be felicitating gamers across 17 categories. They are as follows:

Influencer of the Year
Best Content Creator of the Year (Male)
Best Content Creator of the Year (Female)
Rising Creator of the Year
Fans' Choice: Favourite Creator of the Year (Male)
Fans' Choice: Favourite Creator of the Year (Female)
iQOO Esports Team of the Year
Esports Player of the Year
Best IGL (In-Game Leader) of the Year
Rookie Esports Athlete of the Year
Esports Commentator of the Year (Hindi)
Esports Commentator of the Year (English)
Esports Host of the Year
Fans' Choice: Favourite Esports Player of the Year
Social Impact Initiative of the Year
Communicator of the Year
KIGI Certificate Ceremony – Cohort 1 Teams

As you can see, there is a good blend of both esports and content-related awards. In addition, the best media, influencers and CSR channels will also be recognised on the night of the Krafton India Awards 2025.

Krafton India Awards 2025 Nominees

Krafton India Awards 2025 nominees were already announced when the voting lines opened in December 2025. You can check the list of nominees in various categories below:

Category	Nominees
Influencer of the Year	Jonathan, Mortal, Snax, Scout, LoLzZz, Shreeman Legend
Rising Creator Award	SMR, Aman, Mamba, Admino, Zgod, Noob Pari, Saumraj
Favorite Creator (Male)	Jonathan, Scout, Dynamo, LoLzZz, SayipOP
Favorite Creator (Female)	Kaashvi, Payal, Sharkshe, Dobby, Mizo
Favorite Esports Player	GodL Jonathan, Soul Goblin, Soul Nakul, GodL Admino, OG AKop
Best IGL of the Year	TR Jelly, OG Aaru, VXT Saumraj, K9 Omega, RNTx Punk
Esports Commentator (Hindi)	Ankibot, Spero, Mazy, RA1, Ocean
Esports Commentator (English)	Nekrou, Icybaby, Jonny, Fyxs, Salty

Krafton India Awards 2025 Nominees

With both Jury and fans deciding the winners, you can expect the Krafton India Awards 2025 night to kick off a new era in Indian Esports, which recognises and felicitates the efforts of the grind. For all other Mobile Esports updates, you can bookmark us to get the latest news on your browser.