The Streamer Awards 2025: IShowSpeed wins Streamer of the Year

The annual Streamer Awards announced its 2025 winners on Saturday, with the best streamers taking home the gold.

Held in a ceremony at Los Angeles' Wiltern Theatre, the awards saw creator IShowSpeed taking home the all-important Streamer of the Year award, the second time in a row after taking out last year's title. Meanwhile, CaseOh landed Gamer of the Year, and Cinna took out The Sapphire Award for best female or marginalized gender streamer of 2025.

Kai Cenat took home multiple awards including Best Just Chatting Streamer, best Streamed Event for Streamer University, Best Marathon Stream for Mafiathon 3, and Best Collab for LeBron James' appearance mid-marathon in which the Los Angeles Lakers star gave the streamer a haircut live.

Producer, rapper, and Twitch streamer PlaqueBoyMax took home Best Music Streamer and Best Streamed Series for In the Booth, while YouTuber and Twitch streamer Emiru landed Best Creative Arts Streamer. Specific gaming categories saw League of Legends streamer Caedrel winning Best MOBA (multiplayer online battle arena) Streamer, while Peak took out Stream Game of the Year.

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And the bolded winners are...

The Streamer Awards 2025

Best Music Streamer

• ddg

• ariathome

• kaysan

• plaqueboymax

• kriss_drummer

Best Creative Arts Streamer

• igumdrop

• rosedoodle

• dizzykitten

• barleytheburr

• emiru

Best RolePlay Streamer

• fanum

• officermesser

• lord_kebun

• legendsofavantris

• kaysan

Best MOBA Streamer

• keshaeuw

• knekro

• nix

• caedrel

Best Brand Partner

• Cash App

• Gamer Supps

• AT&T

• Red Bull

Hidden Gem Award

For a growing streamer with an average of 200 viewers in 2025.

• ijustlovepuzzles

• moohoodles

• sinaheh

• broxh_

• dragtrashly

Best Battle Royale Streamer

• clix

• faide

• aussieantics

• ninja

• realkatieb

Best Fighting Game Streamer

• eskay

• brawlpro

• sajam

• lilypichu

Best MMORPG Streamer

• pikabooirl

• sodapoppin

• xaryu

• anniefuchsia

Best Speedrun Streamer

• lilaggy

• zfg1

• bluesr

• pezzzy

Best Sports Streamer

• angryginge13

• jankyrondo

• cashnastygaming

• flight23white

• runthefutmarket

Best Minecraft Streamer

• tubbo

• pangi

• goodtimeswithscar

• couriway

• feinberg

Best Marvel Rivals Streamer

• flats

• bigpuffer

• bogur

• timthetatman

• supertf

Best FPS Streamer

• theburntpeanut

• ohnepixel

• bijusan

• aspen

Best Strategy Game Streamer

• • northernlion

• • roffle

• • jynxzi

• • pchal

Best Reality Streamer

• stableronaldo

• rayasianboy

• thetylilshow

• deshaefrost

• adapt

Best IRL Streamer

• extraemily

• chloe__irl

• ishowspeed

• christinaandamber

Best Vertical Live Streamer

• marcsebastianf

• lasstishen

• kreekcraft

• thatzestybestie

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Stream Game of the Year

• Expedition 33: Clair Obscur

• Peak

• R.E.P.O.

• Schedule 1

• Marvel Rivals

Best Content Organization

• hololive

• OSCS

• AMP

• FaZe Clan

Best International Streamer

• tumblurr

• squeezie

• anyme023

• totaamc

• loud_coringa

Best Stream Duo

• lacy and marlon

• cdawg and ironmouse

• jasontheween and sakurashymko

• arky and yugi2x

• agent00 and extraemily

Best Stream Collab

• plaqueboymax x fred again

• kaicenat x lebron james

• cinna x zelina vega

• pokimane x katseye

Best Marathon Stream

• Speed Does America - IShowSpeed

• FaZe Subathon - FaZe Clan

• Stream for Humanity - AmineMaTue

• Mafiathon 3 - kaicenat

Best Streamed Event

• Streamer University - kaicenat

• Streamer Games - Ludwig

• Streamer Prom - funnymike

• GP Explorer 3 - squeezie

• Bingo Brawlers - captain_domo

Best Streamed Series

• Fortnite Friday - connoreatspants

• In the Booth - plaqueboymax

• Alveus Tours - maya

• Let Her Cook - Sydeon

• Caretakers - YourRAGE

Best VTuber

• kenji

• chibidoki

• ironmouse

• theburntpeanut

• mori calliope

Best Variety Streamer

• caseoh_

• agent00

• lirik

• vinesauce

• squeex

Best Just Chatting Streamer

• xqc

• lydiaviolet

• joe_bartolozzi

• jasontheween

• kaicenat

Rising Star Award

"Streamer who began the year with under 1,000 average viewers and has shown rapid growth and huge potential for the future."

• averageharry_

• reginald

• realkatieb

• marlon

• sakurashymko

Best Breakout Streamer

"Streamer who experienced explosive growth in the past year, establishing themselves amongst the top streamers and as one of the most talked-about names in streaming."

• vanillamace

• 2xrakai

• ddg

• adapt

• wendolynortizz

League of Their Own

"Streamer who creates truly one-of-a-kind content, pioneering a niche or category that no one else does, a creator who is simply in a league of their own."

• theprimeagen

• studytme

• maya

• thestockguy

Streamer's Choice Award

"Voted by streamers at the show themselves, this award honors the streamer they most enjoy watching."

• jasontheween

Legacy Award

"Awarded to a legend who has contributed a great deal to and has had a profound impact on the streaming industry - a career achievement award."

• doublelift

The Sapphire Award

"Recognizing the best female or marginalized gender streamer of 2025, this award goes to a streamer who shines against the odds in a male-dominated industry and has excelled in entertaining at the highest level this past year."

• emiru

• wendolynortizz

• extraemily

• cinna

• vanillamace

Gamer of the Year

• ohnepixel

• caseoh_

• theburntpeanut

• summit1g

• jynxzi

Streamer of the Year

• plaqueboymax

• ishowspeed

• extraemily

• kaicenat

• jasontheween

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