Coming into the 2025 Streamer Awards, Kai Cenat was once again the clear favorite with five nominations, but this time around, he did not win the most important one of them all. IShowSpeed finally claimed Streamer of the Year, stopping Kai’s two-year streak.
The fifth Streamer Awards took place on Dec. 6 at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles, hosted once again by QTCinderella and Maya Higa, with performances from Good Kid, Ironmouse & MarcoMeatball, and Ty Dolla $ign.
The narrative going in was simple: Kai Cenat had the most nominations and the clear momentum to sweep them all. It’s exactly the hype you’d expect for a streamer who hit 20 million followers on Twitch and had multiple notable celebrity collabs.
His wins include:
- Best Just Chatting Streamer
- Best Marathon Stream for Mafiathon 3
- Best Streamed Event for Streamer University
- Best Streamed Collab alongside LeBron James
But the Streamer of the Year award went IShowSpeed’s way, probably largely thanks to his Speed Does America marathon that won him the Best IRL Streamer award as well.
CaseOh_ took Gamer of the Year, Maya deservedly got the League of Their Own award, and Doublelift got lifetime recognition with the Legacy Award.
Red Bull walked away with Best Brand Partner, further cementing how aggressively big sponsors now treat the Streamer Awards as a serious industry show.
All 2025 Streamer Awards winners:
Best Music Streamer
- Darryl Dwayne “DDG” Granberry Jr.
- Maxwell Elliot “PlaqueBoyMax” Dent – Winner
- Kristina “kriss_drummer” Rybalchenko
- Kaysan “Kaysan” Ghasseminejad
- Ari “ARIatHOME” Miller
Best Creative Arts Streamer
- DizzyKitten
- iGumdrop
- Rosedoodle
- Emily Beth “Emiru” Schunk – Winner
- BarleyTheBurr
Best Roleplay Streamer
- Lord_Kebun
- Tony “OfficerMesser” Messer
- Legends of Avantris
- Roberto “Fanum” Escanio – Winner
- Kaysan “Kaysan” Ghasseminejad
Best MOBA Streamer
- Marc Robert “Caedrel” Lamont – Winner
- Sergio “Knerkro” García Maroto
- Aleksandr “Nix” Levin
- Charlie “Keshaeuw” Eriksson
Best Brand Partner
- Cash App
- Red Bull – Winner
- GamerSupps
- AT&T
Hidden Gem Award
- Moohoodles
- Daytona “broxh_” Taputu
- DragTrashly
- ijustlovepuzzles – Winner
- sinaheh
Best Battle Royale Streamer
- RealKatieB
- Richard Tyler “Ninja” Blevins
- Cody “Clix” Conrod – Winner
- Shaun “AussieAntics” Cochrane
- Cole “Faide” Caswell
Best Fighting Game Streamer
- Lily “LilyPichu” Ki – Winner
- Stephen “Sajam” Lyon
- Evelyn “eskay” Hollis
- Aerij “Brawlpro” Saeed
Best MMORPG Streamer
- Josh “Xaryu” Lujan
- Jason “Pikabooirl” Smith
- Thomas Chance “Sodapoppin” Morris – Winner
- Annie “AnnieFuchsia” Fuchsia
Best Speedrun Streamer
- Lilaggy – Winner
- BlueSR
- Zfg1
- Pezzzy
Best Sports Streamer
- Rondo Shai Gil “JankyRondo” Alexander
- Cassius Jeremy “CashNastyGaming” Clay
- Clarence “Flight23white” Javelli – Winner
- Morgan “angryginge13” Burtwistle
- Nick “runthefutmarket” Bartels
Best Minecraft Streamer
- GoodTimesWithScar
- Anthony “Couriway” Salzarulo
- Pangi
- Tobias James “Tubbo” Smith – Winner
- Matthew “Feinberg” Feinberg
Best Marvel Rivals Streamer
- Bigpuffer
- Timothy John “TimTheTatman” Betar
- Matthew Joseph “supertf” DeLiSi
- Siarhei “bogur” Alekau
- Flats – Winner
Best FPS Streamer
- TheBurntPeanut – Winner
- Mark “ohnePixel” Zimmermann
- Becca “Aspen” Rukavina
- Ren “Bijusan” Hashimoto
Best Strategy Games Streamer
- Jan “pChal” Krüger
- Roffle
- Nicholas “Jynxzi” Stewart – Winner
- Ryan Gary “Northernlion” Letourneau
Best Reality Streamer
- Tylil “Thetylilshow” James
- Rani “Stable Ronaldo” Netz
- Alexander Hamilton “Adapt” Prynkiewicz
- Deshae Frost
- Chen-Ruei “Rayasianboy” Hsu – Winner
Best IRL Streamer
- Emily “ExtraEmily” Xuechun Zhang
- Darren Jason “IShowSpeed” Watkins Jr. – Winner
- Chloe__IRL
- ChristinaandAmber – Christina Ottrando and Amber Lawes
Best Vertical Live Streamer
- lasstishen
- Forrest “KreekCraft” Waldron – Winner
- ZestyBestie
- Marc “marcsebastianf” Sebastian
Stream Game of the Year
- R.E.P.O.
- PEAK – Winner
- Marvel Rivals
- Expedition 33
- Schedule 1
Best Content Organization
- Hololive
- OSCS
- FaZe Clan – Winner
- AMP
Best International Streamer
- Victor Augusto “loud_coringa” Costa Camilo
- Jonathan “totaamc” Augusto – Winner
- Maxence “Anyme023” Turlot
- Lucas “Squeezie” Hauchard
- Gianmarco “Tumblurr” Tocco
Best Stream Duo
- Bryce “Arky” Justice and Rudy “Yugi2x” Arzu
- Nicholas “Lacy” Fosco and Marlon “marlon3lg” Lundgren Garcia
- Agent 00 and ExtraEmily – Winner
- Connor “CDawg” Colquhoun and Ironmouse
- Jason “JasonTheWeen” Nguyen & Sakura “sakurashymko” Shymko
Best Streamed Collab
- Imane “Pokimane” Anys x KATSEYE
- Brittany “Cinna” Watts x Thea “Zelina Vega” Trinidad
- Kai Carlo “Kai Cenat” Cenat III x LeBron James – Winner
- PlaqueBoyMax x Fred Again
Best Marathon Stream
- Speed Does America – IShowSpeed
- Mafiathon 3 – Kai Cenat – Winner
- FaZe Subathon – FaZe Clan
- Stream for Humanity – aminematue
Best Streamed Event
- Streamer University – Kai Cenat – Winner
- Streamer Prom – FunnyMike
- GP Explorer 3 – Squeezie
- Streamer Games – Ludwig
- Bingo Brawlers – Captain_Domo
Best Streamed Series
- In The Booth – PlaqueBoyMax – Winner
- Caretakers – YourRAGE
- Let her cook – Sydeon
- Fortnite Friday – ConnorEatsPants
- Alveus Tours – Maya
Best VTuber
- Ironmouse
- Mori Calliope
- TheBurntPeanut – Winner
- Sun “Kenji” Kenji
- Chibidoki
Best Variety Streamer
- Case Dylan “CaseOh” Baker – Winner
- Squeex
- Agent00
- Saqib “Lirik” Zahid
- Vinesauce
Best Just Chatting Streamer
- Joseph “Joe_Bartolozzi” Bartolozzi
- Félix “xQc” Lengyel
- JasonTheWeen
- Kai Cenat – Winner
- Lydia “Lydia Violet” Wilson
Rising Star Award
- RealKatieB
- Marlon – Winner
- Harry “AverageHarry_” Tornado
- Reginald
- Sakura Shymko
Best Breakout Streamer
- Adapt – Winner
- Wndy “WendolynOrtizz” Ortiz
- Vanillamace
- DDG
- Quvonn Rakai “2xRaKai” Linder
League of Their Own
- Maya Elaine “Maya” Higa – Winner
- Michael “ThePrimeagen” Paulson
- Giulia “StudyTme” Mazza
- Jason “TheStockGuy” Frank
Streamer’s Choice Award
- JasonTheWeen – Winner
Legacy Award
- Yiliang “Doublelift” Peng – Winner
The Sapphire Award
- Cinna – Winner
- ExtraEmily
- WendolynOrtizz
- Vanillamace
- Emiru
Gamer of the Year
- ohnePixel
- Jynxzi
- Jaryd “Summit1g” Lazar
- TheBurntPeanut
- CaseOh – Winner
Streamer of the Year
- JasonTheWeen
- IShowSpeed – Winner
- ExtraEmily
- PlaqueBoyMax
- Kai Cenat
Despite the nominations controversy and usual technical difficulties, The Streamer Awards 2025 this year were a definite success. With it becoming increasingly difficult to make it big as a streamer, the industry definitely needs a steady hand of encouragement, and QTCinderella is providing exactly that.
