It’s that time of year again! The Esports Awards is fast approaching, and dozens of pro players, streamers, esports organizations, and games are ready to be recognized with a trophy and the collective praise from their peers.
Below, I’ve collated all of this year’s nominations for the Esports Awards, listed some predictions, and let you know exactly how you can vote and watch the ceremony when it goes live later this year.
Read on to learn everything you need to know about the Esports Awards 2026!
When is the Esports Awards 2026?
The Esports Awards is heading somewhere pretty on the nose for the 2026 showcase. It’s landing in Miami on November 17, and the event’s branding is centered squarely around Grand Theft Auto 6.
For those not in the know, GTA 6 is coming out on November 19, and it’s themed heavily around a replication of Miami and the surrounding area.
I mean, just look at the branding:
How to Vote at The Esports Awards 2026
If you want to vote for your favorite pro player, esports organization, game, production, or something else entirely, you can do so by clicking the link below and heading to the official site:
You can vote once a day every day until November 10, at which point voting will shut down, and you’ll need to wait a week to see if your efforts were in vain.
All Esports Awards 2026 Nominations
Here are all the nominations for this year’s Esports Awards, complete with predictions.
Esports Game of the Year
- Counter-Strike 2
- League of Legends
- VALORANT
- Fortnite
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
- Rocket League (prediction)
- Honor of Kings
- PUBG Mobile
- Dota 2
Esports Mobile Game of the Year
- PUBG Mobile
- Honor of Kings (prediction)
- Free Fire
- Brawl Stars
- Identity V
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
Esports Personality of the Year
- Kameto
- Jynxzi
- Gotaga
- Caedrel
- Faker
- Ibai
- Clic
- Boaster
- Sjokz (prediction)
- Magnus Carlsen
- Thug
- Shotzzy
Streamer of the Year
- IShowSpeed
- Caedrel
- Kai Cenat
- OhnePixel
- Jynxzi
- TheBurntPeanut (prediction)
- Caseoh
- Coringa
- JasonTheWeen
- StableRonaldo
- Cinna
- Snax Gaming
Esports Content Group of the Year
- Gentle Mates
- OpTic Gaming
- Rocket Baguette
- Team Spirit
- 100 Thieves (prediction)
- G2 Esports
- Karmine Corp
- NRG
- S8UL Esports
- T1
- Godlike Esports
- Team Vitality
Esports Content Creator of the Year
- Jynxzi
- Gotaga (prediction)
- Caedrel
- ZooMaa
- FNS
- TacticalRab
- NiceWigg
- Mixwell
- HungryBox
- TenZ
- TheDonato
Esports Commercial Partner of the Year
- Red Bull
- Razer
- INTEL
- Logitech G
- Monster Energy (prediction)
- Blacklyte
- Chipotle
- COINBASE
- IQOO
- InZone
- Pulsar
Esports Tournament Organizer of the Year
- ESL FACEIT
- Riot Games
- BLAST
- EVO
- Esports Foundation (prediction)
- Hero Esports
- Moonton Games
- Activision Blizard
- TiMi Studio Group
Esports Supporting Service of the Year
- ESG Law
- Jam Management
- Prodigy SEG
- The Story Mob (prediction)
- Character Select Agency
- Esports charts
- FACEIT
- Odin Law
- Shikenso
- GRID
- Liquipedia
Esports Breakthrough Player of the Year
- Craime (prediction)
- Neon
- Kyousuke
- Molodoy
- SHXRK
- M. Zubair
- Nium
- Not Me
- Smash
- Sayonara
Esports Team of the Year
- Team Vitality (CS)
- OpTic Texas (COD)
- Parivision (Dota)
- BiliBili (LoL)
- Team Spirit (CS)
- 100 Thieves (VAL)
- Team Spirit (Dota)
- Gentle Mates (RL)
- FaZe Clan (R6) (prediction)
- Team Falcons (RL)
Esports PC Player of the Year
- ZywOo
- Yatoro
- donk (prediction)
- Peyz
- bin
- Asuna
- VIC0
- Blinkzr
- Cyber
- Terra
Esports Controller Player of the Year
- M. Zubair
- Menard
- Dashy
- Simp
- RW9 (prediction)
- NASS
- Vatira
- Arslan Ash
Esports Organization of the Year
- AG.AL
- Team Vitality
- Team Falcons (prediction)
- Team Spirit
- Gentle Mates
- Karmine Corp
- T1
- G2 Esports
- NAVI
- Team Liquid
- Virtus.pro
- FaZe Clan
Esports Coach of the Year
- XTQZZZ
- Karma
- Miposhka (prediction)
- Puppey
- CVMAX
- COLDSTAR
- Homme
- Rafadell
- Sycrone
Esports Play-by-Play Caster of the Year
- Machine
- Vikkikitty
- Scrawny
- ODPixel
- Brandon Smith
- Miles Ross (prediction)
- Onset
- Tasty Steve
- UBER
- Jorby
- Achilios
- Atlus
Esports Colour Caster of the Year
- Gaskin
- Sideshow
- Fogged
- Spunj
- Jamesbot
- Chance
- Launders
- CJCJ
- Pengu (prediction)
- Gottmoxi
- Azael
Esports Host of the Year
- Iain Chambers (prediction)
- SiractionSlacks
- Sjokz
- GlitterXplosion
- Barney Banks
- Freya Spiers
- Raynday
- SOE
- Stax
- Puckett
Esports Analyst of the Year
- TBates
- Nameless
- Quinn
- Mauisnake
- Kaquka
- JHawk
- Alphama
- Emily Rand
- Pimp (prediction)
- Ephey
- Raz
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Grant has been gaming for 30+ years and in the industry for 10+. You'll probably find him playing a post-apocalyptic game or an extraction shooter somewhere.
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