The Esports Awards are back for 2020. Hundreds of industry heavyweights have been nominated for awards, and while there’s no in-person fanfare this year, there’s still going to be plenty of celebration. Here’s everything you need to know.
Since 2015, the Esports Awards has been “dedicated to showcasing top class performance and innovation from, amongst others, the players, teams, media, hardware providers, games, events and personalities within the scene.”
The Esports Awards are a time for the industry to celebrate the successes of the year. While in 2020 there hasn’t been much in the way of international competition or huge LANs, there’s still plenty of good to look back upon.
The industry awards are being held online this year due to the global health crisis, but that hasn’t stopped the fanfare. Be sure to stick with Dexerto as we take you through the two-day awards show live.
Esports Awards 2020 winners & nominees
Esports Content Series of the Year (Winner: Eavesdrop Podcast)
The winner of the Esports Content Series of the Year is The Eavesdrop Podcast by @H3CZ an incredible content series, hearing your favourite esports figures talking all things esports with none other than the founder of @OpTic pic.twitter.com/Fzr3kTN8Of
— LIVE – Esports Awards 2020 Presented by Lexus (@esportsawards) November 20, 2020
- TSM Legends
- G2 Voice Comms
- The Hunt (Chicago Huntsmen)
- The Heist (100 Thieves)
- The Squad (Team Liquid)
- The Story of (Score Esports)
- Through The Smoke (Complexity)
- Eavesdrop Podcast – Winner
Esports Hardware Provider of the Year (Winner: Elgato)
The winner of the Esports Hardware Provider of the Year is @elgato#EsportsAwards pic.twitter.com/YeTzQh1Rsf
— LIVE – Esports Awards 2020 Presented by Lexus (@esportsawards) November 20, 2020
- Razer
- AMD
- Logitech
- Intel
- Nvidia
- HyperX
- Corsair
- Asus ROG
- Alienware
- Scuf Gaming
- Elgato – Winner
- Respawn
Esports Commercial Partner of the Year (Winner: Logitech)
The winner of the Esports Commercial Partner of the Year is @LogitechG#EsportsAwards pic.twitter.com/ECJPH8dbrI
— LIVE – Esports Awards 2020 Presented by Lexus (@esportsawards) November 20, 2020
- Intel
- Red Bull
- Logitech – Winner
- BMW
- State Farm
- Mastercard
- Nike
- Louis Vuitton
- Mountain Dew Game Fuel
Lifetime Achievement in Esports
- Daigo Umehara
- Craig ‘Torbull’ Levine
- Richard Lewis
- Michael Sepso
- Lim ‘Boxer’ Yo-hwan
- Johnathan ‘FATAL1TY’ Wendel
Esports Coach of the Year (Winner: Heen)
The winner of the Esports Coach of the Year is @Heen1337 of @teamsecret after their incredibly dominant year in DOTA#EsportsAwards pic.twitter.com/WiItKYvrdJ
— LIVE – Esports Awards 2020 Presented by Lexus (@esportsawards) November 20, 2020
- Wilton ‘zews’ Prado
- Raymond ‘Rambo’ Lussier
- Tobias ‘tow b’ Herberhold
- Fabian ‘GrabbZ’ Lohmann
- Park ‘Crusty’ Dae-hee
- Lee ‘Zefa’ Jae-min
- Lee ‘Heen’ Seung-gon – Winner
- Robert ‘Chrome’ Gomez
- Luo ‘BSYY’ Sheng
- Justin ‘Lycan’ Woods
Esports Videographer of the Year (Winner: Logan Dodson)
The winner of the Esports Videographer of the Year is @LoganDodson, he claims the award for the second year in a row!#EsportsAwards pic.twitter.com/Ydl1xzZAkT
— LIVE – Esports Awards 2020 Presented by Lexus (@esportsawards) November 20, 2020
- Sean Do
- Logan Dodson – Winner
- Charles Dalton
- Pete Nguyen
- Cassidy Sanders
- Perra Andersen
- Julian Ramirez
- Tuomo Vakeva
- Esteban Martinez
- Caroline Parker-Stark
Esports Photographer of the Year (Winner: Rich Lock)
The winner of the Esports Photographer of the Year Award is @richlockphoto#EsportsAwards pic.twitter.com/0T6yTqzAce
— LIVE – Esports Awards 2020 Presented by Lexus (@esportsawards) November 20, 2020
- Rich Lock – Winner
- Michal Konkol
- Eric Ananmalay
- Peter Chau
- Logan Dodson
- Helena Kristiansson
- Kyle Miller
- Nuno Miranda
- Stephanie Lindgren
- Katy Eyre
- Chris Ott
- Radoslaw Makuch
Esports Analyst of the Year (Winner: Spunj)
The winner of the Esports Analyst of the Year is none other than CS:GO’s @spunj #EsportsAwards pic.twitter.com/VjyUH8ssqG
— LIVE – Esports Awards 2020 Presented by Lexus (@esportsawards) November 20, 2020
- Chad ‘SPUNJ’ Burchill – Winner
- Nick ‘LS’ De Cesare
- Indiana ‘Froskurinn’ Black
- Ioannis ‘Fogged’ Loucas
- Anthony ‘Nameless’ Wheeler
- Lee ‘Wolf’ Jae-wan
- Jacob ‘Pimp’ Winneche
- Loviel ‘Velly’ Cardwell
- Jonathan ‘Reinforce’ Larsson
Esports Collegiate Award (Winner: Rashad Appleton)
The winner of our first ever Esports Collegiate Award is @TyBuuTV, an incredibly passionate and driven individual. Congratulations! pic.twitter.com/I1vo6XxDZL
— LIVE – Esports Awards 2020 Presented by Lexus (@esportsawards) November 20, 2020
- NACE
- NUEL
- College Carball
- Kevin ‘Kebunbun’ Hoang
- Tespa
- Tyrelle ‘TyBuu’ Appleton – Winner
- Maryville University
- UC Irvine
- Full Sail University
Esports Content Creator of the Year (Winner: UpUpDownDown)
The winner of the Esports Content Creator of the Year in association with @EsportsStadium is none other than WWE superstar and gaming extraordinaire @UpUpDwnDwn#EsportsAwards pic.twitter.com/k9oTcsWKfw
— LIVE – Esports Awards 2020 Presented by Lexus (@esportsawards) November 21, 2020
- Ashley Kang
- Esports Talk
- Musty
- Hector ‘H3CZ’ Rodriguez
- Matthew ‘Nadeshot’ Haag
- UpUpDownDown – Winner
Esports Personality of the Year (Winner: Ocelote)
The winner of the Esports Personality of the Year presented by @Lexus is @CarlosR founder of @G2esports#EsportsAwards pic.twitter.com/SCzIKtK9vv
— LIVE – Esports Awards 2020 Presented by Lexus (@esportsawards) November 21, 2020
- Carlos ‘Ocelote’ Rodriguez Santiago – Winner
- Alex ‘Goldenboy’ Mendez
- Matthew ‘Nadeshot’ Haag
- Eefje ‘Sjokz’ Depoortere
- Benjamin ‘DrLupo’ Lupo
- Lee ‘Faker’ Sang-hyeok
- Hector ‘H3CZ’ Rodriguez
- Indiana ‘Froskurinn’ Black
- Gabriel ‘FalleN’ Toledo
Esports Publisher of the Year (Winner: Riot Games)
The winner of the Esports Publisher of the Year in association with @LiveCGI from Esports Supply is @riotgames#EsportsAwards pic.twitter.com/SF4ttxxZJR
— LIVE – Esports Awards 2020 Presented by Lexus (@esportsawards) November 21, 2020
- Riot Games – Winner
- Valve
- EA
- Ubisoft
- Epic Games
- PUBG Corp
- Psyonix
- 2K
- Supercell
- Tencent
- Activision Blizzard
Esports Mobile Game of the Year (Winner: Free Fire BR)
The winner of the Esports Mobile Game of the Year presented by @Verizon is @FreeFireBR#EsportsAwards pic.twitter.com/R3dp7v4k1x
— LIVE – Esports Awards 2020 Presented by Lexus (@esportsawards) November 21, 2020
- PUBG Mobile
- Clash Royale
- Clash of Clans
- Free Fire – Winner
- CoD Mobile
- Arena of Valor
- Brawl Stars
- Mobile Legends
Esports PC Rookie of the Year (Keria)
The winner of the Esports PC Rookie of the Year in association with @MatrixKeyboards is @T1Keria of @T1LoL#EsportsAwards pic.twitter.com/juATKPTh2P
— LIVE – Esports Awards 2020 Presented by Lexus (@esportsawards) November 21, 2020
- Jay ‘Sinatraa’ Won
- Ryu ‘Keria’ Min-seok – Winner
- Alec ‘Fultz’ Fultz
- Mingyi ‘Spica’ Lu
- Matthew ‘Wardell’ Yu
- Edward ‘Tactical’ Ra
Esports Game of the Year (Winner: League of Legends)
The winner of the Esports Game of the Year in association with @thekoyostore is @Leagueoflegends#EsportsAwards pic.twitter.com/jmrydyexFu
— LIVE – Esports Awards 2020 Presented by Lexus (@esportsawards) November 21, 2020
- League of Legends – Winner
- CS:GO
- Fortnite
- Dota 2
- F1 2019
- Rainbow Six: Siege
- Rocket League
- Valorant
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Esports Play of the Year (Winner: XANTARES)
The winner of the Esports Play of the Year in association with @RESPAWNProducts is @XANTAREScsgo of @BIGCLANgg#EsportsAwards pic.twitter.com/TVq9XukTLS
— LIVE – Esports Awards 2020 Presented by Lexus (@esportsawards) November 21, 2020
- Ludvig ‘Brollan’ Brolin
- Luke ‘Kendrew’ Kendrew
- Justin ‘jstn.’ Morales
- Ismailcan ‘XANTARES’ Dortkardes – Winner
- Troy ‘Canadian’ Jaroslawski
- Jacob ‘JKnaps’ Knapman
- Gabriel ‘FalleN’ Toledo
- Helvijs ‘broky’ Saukants
- Mathieu ‘ZyWoo’ Herbaut
- Paul ‘Hyper’ Kontopanagiotis
- Jason ‘Beaulo’ Doty
- G2 Esports (League of Legends)
Esports Coverage Website of the Year (Winner: Esports Observer)
The winner of the Esports Coverage Website of the Year in association with @Sizzlecreative is @esportsobserved#Esportsawards pic.twitter.com/utYqDOPYY2
— LIVE – Esports Awards 2020 Presented by Lexus (@esportsawards) November 21, 2020
- ESPN
- Dexerto
- Esports Observer – Winner
- Liquipedia
- HLTV
- The Score Esports
- Inven Global
- Esports Insider
Esports Console Player of the Year (Winner: Shotzzy)
The winner of the Esports Console Player of the Year Award in partnership with @ScufGaming is @Shotzzy of @Dallasempire he takes home his second award of the night!#EsportsAwards pic.twitter.com/dMm04XElrh
— LIVE – Esports Awards 2020 Presented by Lexus (@esportsawards) November 21, 2020
- James ‘Clayster’ Eubanks
- Anthony ‘Shotzzy’ Cuevas-Castro – Winner
- Donovan ‘Tekkz’ Hunt
- Ian ‘Crimsix’ Porter
- Caden ‘Sypical’ Pellegrin
- Jacob ‘JKnaps’ Knapman
- Victor ‘Fairy Peak’ Locquet
- Mossad ‘Msdossary’ Aldossary
Esports Console Rookie of the Year (Winner: Shotzzy)
The winner of the Esports Console Rookie of the Year in partnership with @ScufGaming is @Shotzzy of @DallasEmpire#EsportsAwards pic.twitter.com/Z5Kz4F79dT
— LIVE – Esports Awards 2020 Presented by Lexus (@esportsawards) November 21, 2020
- Anthony ‘Shotzzy’ Cuevas-Castro
- Jason ‘Firstkiller’ Corral
- Henrique ‘Zezinho’ Lempke
- Indervir ‘iLLeY’ Dhaliwal
- Joris ‘Joreuz’ Robben
- Joseph ‘Owakening’ Conley
Esports Content Team of the Year (Winner: LEC)
The winner of the first ever Esports Content Team of the Year award is @LEC#Esportsawards pic.twitter.com/DFucMNrfu1
— LIVE – Esports Awards 2020 Presented by Lexus (@esportsawards) November 21, 2020
- 100 Thieves
- G2 Esports
- 1UP Studios
- Complexity
- NRG
- FaZe Clan
- Cloud9
- LEC – Winner
- EUnited
Esports Journalist of the Year (Winner: Emily Rand)
The winner of the Esports Journalist of the Year is @leagueofemily#EsportsAwards pic.twitter.com/7eNxG51x1g
— LIVE – Esports Awards 2020 Presented by Lexus (@esportsawards) November 21, 2020
- Ashley Kang
- Jarek ‘DeKay’ Lewis
- Richard Lewis
- Emily Rand – Winner
- Adam Fitch
- Duncan ‘Thorin’ Shields
- Jacob Wolf
- Tyler Erzberger
Esports Caster of the Year – Color (Winner: KiXSTAr)
The winner of the Esports Colour Caster of the Year is Rainbow 6 Siege’s very own @KiXSTArTV#EsportsAwards pic.twitter.com/Zw0plIYmBS
— LIVE – Esports Awards 2020 Presented by Lexus (@esportsawards) November 21, 2020
- Joe ‘MerK’ De Luca
- Indiana ‘Froskurinn’ Black
- Andy ‘Vedius’ Day
- Nick ‘LS’ De Cesare
- Jason ‘moses’ O’Toole
- Mohan ‘launders’ Govindasamy
- Thomas ‘Chance’ Ashworth
- Michael ‘KiXSTAr’ Stockley – Winner
- Ioannis ‘Fogged’ Loucas
- Henry ‘HenryG’ Greer
Esports Caster of the Year – Play by Play (Winner: CaptainFlowers)
The winner of the Esports Play by Play Caster of the Year is League of Legend’s @CaptainFlowers#EsportsAwards pic.twitter.com/ADBQXNVfdH
— LIVE – Esports Awards 2020 Presented by Lexus (@esportsawards) November 21, 2020
- Mitch ‘Uber’ Leslie
- Clint ‘Maven’ Evans
- Clayton ‘CaptainFlowers’ Raines – Winner
- Trevor ‘Quickshot’ Henry
- Daniel ‘Drakos’ Drakos
- Ibai ‘Ibai’ Llanos
- Anders ‘Anders’ Blume
- Auguste ‘Semmler’ Massonnat
- Owen ‘ODPixel’ Davies
Esports Supporting Agency of the Year (Winner: CSA)
The winner of the Esports Supporting Agency of the Year in association with @grindgaminginc is @TheCSA#Esportsawards pic.twitter.com/yeq3MLWHIb
— LIVE – Esports Awards 2020 Presented by Lexus (@esportsawards) November 21, 2020
- ESG Law
- Hitmarker Jobs
- The Story Mob
- Esports Engine
- Paper Crowns
- Prodigy Agency
- Character Select Agency – Winner
Esports Creative Team of the Year (Winner: Paper Crowns)
The winner of the Esports Creative/Creative Team of the Year in association with @ebeatzmusic is @papercrowns#Esportsawards pic.twitter.com/F6IyoIhXnR
— LIVE – Esports Awards 2020 Presented by Lexus (@esportsawards) November 21, 2020
- Popcorp
- AoE Creative
- Damian Estrada
- Paper Crowns – Winner
- Euller Araujo
- Hugo Bonnamy
- Gregory ‘SesoHQ’ Ortiz
- Roma Bib
- Visuals by Impulse
Esports Mobile Player of the Year (Winner: Zuxxy)
The first ever winner of the Esports Mobile Player of the Year Presented by @Verizon is @bagas_zuxxy#EsportsAwards pic.twitter.com/r8dySoxYFn
— LIVE – Esports Awards 2020 Presented by Lexus (@esportsawards) November 21, 2020
- Peng ‘Fly’ Yunfei
- Made Bagas ‘Luxxy’ Prabaswara
- Bruno ‘Nobru’ Goes
- Naman ‘MortaL’ Sandeep Mathur
- Made Bagas ‘Zuxxy’ Pramudita – Winner
- Luke ‘iFerg’ Fergie
- Frank ‘Surgical Goblin’ Oskam
Esports PC Player of the Year (Winner: Nisha)
The winner of the Esports PC Player of the Year is @Nishadota of @Teamsecret#EsportsAwards pic.twitter.com/UM1ED2T6Wz
— LIVE – Esports Awards 2020 Presented by Lexus (@esportsawards) November 21, 2020
- Mathieu ‘ZyWoo’ Herbaut
- Zhou ‘Knight’ Ding
- Rasmus ‘Caps’ Winther
- Kwon ‘Striker’ Nam-joo
- Nathaniel ‘Rampy’ Duvall
- Lasse Aukusti ‘Matumbaman’ Urpalainen
- Michal ‘Nisha’ Jankowski – Winner
- Kyle ‘Bugha’ Giersdorf
- David Donizza
- Jay ‘Sinatraa’ Won
- Troy ‘Canadian’ Jaroslawski
- Benjy ‘Benjyfishy’ Fish
Esports Organization of the Year (Winner: G2 Esports)
The winner of the Esports Organisation of the Year is @G2esports after an incredible year across all of esports there truly could only be one winner! Huge congratulations!#EsportsAwards pic.twitter.com/eUfNKtg8B1
— LIVE – Esports Awards 2020 Presented by Lexus (@esportsawards) November 21, 2020
- G2 Esports
- NRG
- Team Liquid
- Envy
- Cloud9
- Spacestation
- 100 Thieves
- TSM
Streamer of the Year (Winner: Ibai)
The winner of the Esports Awards Streamer of the Year presented by @Lexus is @IbaiLlanos#EsportsAwards pic.twitter.com/vvu7foGWHj
— LIVE – Esports Awards 2020 Presented by Lexus (@esportsawards) November 21, 2020
- Benjamin ‘DrLupo’ Lupo
- Imane ‘Pokimane’ Anys
- Tim ‘Timthetatman’ Betar
- Nick ‘NICKMERCS’ Kolcheff
- Jaryd ‘Summit1g’ Lazar
- Alexandre ‘Gaules’ Borba
- Felix ‘xQc’ Lengyel
- Ibai ‘Ibai’ Llanos – Winner
- Jack ‘CouRage’ Dunlop
- Naman ‘MortaL’ Sandeep Mathur
- ‘Swagg’
- ‘Asmongold’
Esports Host of the Year (Winner: Sjokz)
The winner of the Esports Host of the Year is none other than @Sjokz#EsportsAwards pic.twitter.com/A0TMFU58mu
— LIVE – Esports Awards 2020 Presented by Lexus (@esportsawards) November 21, 2020
- Ana Xisde
- Chris ‘Puckett’ Puckett
- Eefje ‘Sjokz’ Depoortere – Winner
- Alex ‘Machine’ Richardson
- Frankie Ward
- Lottie Van-Praag
- Jorien ‘Sheever’ van der Heijden
- Soe ‘Soembie’ Gschwind
- James ‘Dash’ Patterson
- Alex ‘Goldenboy’ Mendez
Esports Team of the Year (Winner: Team Secret)
The winner of the Esports Team of the Year is @teamsecret from DOTA#EsportsAwards pic.twitter.com/NNjlpxv5AO
— LIVE – Esports Awards 2020 Presented by Lexus (@esportsawards) November 21, 2020
- Top Esports (League of Legends)
- Shanghai Dragons (Overwatch)
- Team Vitality (CS:GO)
- Team Secret (Dota 2) – Winner
- DAMWON Gaming (League of Legends)
- Dallas Empire (Call of Duty)
- G2 Esports (League of Legends)
- Spacestation Gaming (Rainbow Six: Siege)
- San Francisco Shock (Overwatch)
- Spacestation Gaming (Rocket League)
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