Another year, another awards season.
It's been a strange one, with events and competitions significantly impacted by the global health crisis, but nevertheless esports have found a way to keep going.
As such, the Esports Awards recognise all those who have helped entertain millions around the globe, as well as those who provide top-level action.
Here are all the categories and nominees revealed so far.
Community Awards
Esports Collegiate Award
- The University of California at Irvine
- Maryville University of Saint Louis
- Full Sail University
- Kevin Hoang
- NACE
- NUEL
- College Carball
- Tyrelle Appleton
- TESPA
Esports Content Creator of the Year
- Ashley Kang
- Esports Talk
- Musty
- Hector "Hecz" Rodriguez
- Matthew "Nadeshot" Haag
- UpUpDownDown
Esports Mobile Game of the Year
- PUBG MOBILE
- Clash Royale
- Brawl Stars
- Free Fire
- Arena of Valor
- Call of Duty Mobile
- Clash of Clans
- Mobile Legends
Esports Personality of the Year
- Carlos "ocelote" Rodríguez
- Alex "Goldenboy" Mendez
- Matthew "Nadeshot" Haag
- Eefje "Sjokz" Depoortere
- Benjamin "DrLupo" Lupo
- Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok
- Hector "Hecz" Rodriguez
- Indiana "Froskurinn" Black
- Gabriel "FalleN" Toledo
Streamer of the Year
- Benjamin "DrLupo" Lupo
- Imane "Pokimane" Anys
- Timothy "TimTheTatman" Betar
- Jaryd "summit1G" Lazar
- Alexandre "gAuLeS: Borba
- Félix "XQc" Lengyel
- Ibai "Ibai" Llanos
- Jack "CouRageJD" Dunlop
- Naman "MortaL" Mathur
- Kris "Swagg" Lamberson
- Asmongold
Industry Awards
Esports Commercial Partner of the Year
- Intel
- Red Bull
- BMW
- Logitech
- Mastercard
- State Farm
- Mountain Dew Game Fuel
- Nike
- Louis Vuitton
Esports Coverage Website of the Year
- ESPN
- The Esports Observer
- Esports Insider
- Dexerto
- Liquipedia
- HLTV
- theScore esports
- Inven Global
Esports Game of the Year
- League of Legends
- CS:GO
- COD Modern Warfare
- Dota 2
- Rainbow Six Siege
- Rocket League
- VALORANT
- F1 2019
- Fortnite
Esports Hardware Provider of the Year
- Razer
- AMD
- Logitech
- Intel
- NVIDIA
- HyperX
- Corsair
- ASUS ROG
- Alienware
- Scuf Gaming
- Elgato
- Respawn
Esports Journalist of the Year
- Adam Fitch
- Tyler ‘Fionnonfire’ Erzberger
- Jacob Wolf
- Jared ‘Dekay’ Lewis
- Richard Lewis
- Duncan 'Thorin' Shields
- Ashley Kang
- Emily Rand
Esports Publisher of the Year
- Riot Games
- Activision Blizzard
- Valve
- Ubisoft
- Epic Games
- PUBG Corp
- Psyonix
- 2K
- EA
- Supercell
- Tencent
Esports Supporting Agency of the Year in association with Grind Gaming
- ESG Law
- Hitmarker Jobs
- The Story Mob
- Esports Engine
- Character Select Agency
- Prodigy Agency
- Paper Crowns
Creative Awards
Esports Content Series of the Year
- 100 Thieves - the Heist
- TSM Legends
- Complexity Through the Smoke
- Eavesdrop Podcast
- The Story of (Score Esports)
- G2 Voice Comms
- Team Liquid the Squad
- Chicago Huntsmen - The Hunt
Esports Cosplay of the Year
- Peyton Cosplay
- FusRoFran
- Willow Creative
- Sneaky
- Glory Lamothe
- Har_Fie
- LittleJem
- Lara Lunardi
- Xenon Cosplay
Esports Creative Piece of the Year
- Chasing the Dream - G2
- FionnOnFire - Faker Piece
- 100 Thieves Uno
- LOL Cinematic Season Opening
- Flyquest: Treequest / Seaquest
- Dota 2 TI9 Truesight
- Team Liquid Marvel Collaboration
- Drink CTRL FaZe Clan
Esports Content Team of the Year
- 100 Thieves
- G2
- 1UP Studios
- Complexity
- NRG
- Faze Clan
- Cloud 9
- LEC
Esports Videographer of the Year
- Sean Do - Complexity
- Logan Dodson - 100 Thieves
- Charles Dalton - G2 Esports
- Pete Nguyen - Fnatic
- Caroline Parker-Stark - 1UP & Team Liquid
- Cassidy Sanders - Cloud9
- Perra "akidos" Andersen - Dignitas
- Julian Ramirez - NRG
- Tuomo Väkevä - ENCE
- Esteban Martinez - FGC
Esports Photographer of the Year
- Eric Ananmalay
- Rich Lock
- Peter Chau
- Helena Kristiansson
- Kyle Miller
- Stephanie Lindgren
- Michal Konkol
- Katy Eyre
- Radosław Makuch
- Logan Dodson
- Nuno Miranda
- Chris OTT
Esports Creative/Creative Team of the Year
- Damian Estrada
- AOE Creative
- Paper Crowns
- Popcorp
- Euller Araujo
- SesoHQ
- Visuals by Impulse
- Hugo Bonnamy
- Roma Bib
More nominations will be unveiled over the coming weeks, including the Pro and On-Air Talent categories.
You can nominate and vote for your favourites by heading to the official Esports Awards website.
A true legend of the FGC, Daigo has spent more than two decades at the top of his game. Now, the Japanese pro is to be honoured as the first inductee of the Esports Awards Lifetime Achievement Class of 2020.
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