The Streamer Awards, which happen to be the first-ever streamer-oriented awards show, are back for the 2025 ride. Broadcast live on December 6, 2025, at 3 pm PT, the popular affair was held at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles, California, with QTCinderella, aka Blaire, and Maya Higa as the evening’s hosts.
Indie rock band Good Kid, VTuber Ironmouse & MarcoMeatball and American R&B icon Ty Dolla $ign took the LA stage as A-list performers over the weekend.
Even if you’re not necessarily a fan of the boom of live streamers and digital media personalities, it’s hard to ignore high-profile names like Kai Cenat (or KaiCenat) and IShowSpeed (aka Darren Jason Watkins Jr or Speed) from the real-time viral fame era.
Cenat, who is known for his one-of-a-kind comedic personality and unexpected collaborations with top celebrities and public figures across walks of life, was leading the event with the most nominations ahead of the live ceremony. Even with the show still ongoing, he had already leapt ahead of other streamers to take home the most number of trophies from the Streamer Awards 2025.
However, Cenat lost his past consecutive two-year streak, as he wasn’t the one to bag the biggest award of the night – Streamer of the Year! Scroll down to find out who did.
Fans drag Streamer Awards 2025 production quality
Viewers were quick to flame the show’s production levels. Quite a few unloaded their furious thoughts online, branding The Streamer Awards as “dumpster fire” and the “hardest watch of the year.”
“Man I love QT and the effort she puts into it. I just wish her heckin production team put in the same effort. we’ve barely started and we’ve had more screw ups already than in the entirety of the last streamer awards,” a user penned on X.
Here’s the full list of this year’s winners.
2025 Streamer Awards winner list
Best MOBA Streamer: Caedrel
Best MMORPG Streamer: SODAPOPPIN aka Chance Morris
Best Fighting Game Streamer: Lily Pichu
Best Sports Streamer: Flight23White
Best Streamed Series: ‘In the Booth’ by PlaqueBoxMax
Best Roleplay Streamer: Fanum
Best FPS Streamer: TheBurntPeanut
Hidden Gem Award: IJustLovePuzzles
Best Content Organisation: FaZe Clan
Best Creative Arts Streamer: Emiru
Best Battle Royale Streamer: Clix
Best Streamed Collab: KaiCenat and LeBron James
Best Marvel Rivals Streamer: Flats
Best Speedrun Streamer: LilAggy
Best Minecraft Streamer: Tubbo
Best Marathon Stream: ‘Mafiathon 3’ by KaiCenat
Best Variety Streamer: CaseOh_
Best IRL Streamer: IShowSpeed
Best Music Streamer: PlaqueBoxMax
Best Streamed Event: ‘Streamer University’ by KaiCenat
Best VTuber: TheBurntPeanut
Best Reality Streamer: RayAsianBoy
Best Just Chatting Streamer: KaiCenat
Best Vertical Live Streamer: KreekCraft
Best Strategy Game Streamer: JYNXZI
League of their Own: Maya
Best Breakout Streamer: FaZe Adapt
Best Stream Duo: Agent00 and ExtraEmily
Streamers’ Choice Award: JasonTheWeen
Rising Star Award: Marlon
Legacy Award: DoubleLift aka Yilian Peng
The Sapphire Award: Cinna
Gamer of the Year: CaseOh_
Who is the Streamer of the Year?
IShowSpeed
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