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Esports Awards 2020: All Winners and Nominees
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The Esports Awards are back in 2020. Hundreds of industry heavyweights have been nominated for the awards, and while there was no personal fanfare this year, there will be plenty of celebration. Here's everything you need to know.
Since 2015, the Esports Awards are "dedicated to showcase top-notch performance and innovation from players, teams, the media, equipment vendors, games, events, and stage personalities, among others."
The Esports Awards are the time when the industry celebrates the year's accomplishments. While 2020 didn't have a lot of international competition or huge local networks, there's still plenty to look back at.
This year, the industry awards are being held online due to the global health crisis, but that hasn't devalued what's happening.
Esports Awards 2020 Winners and 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 favorite 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 Equipment Supplier (Winner: Elgato)
The winner of the Esports Hardware Provider of the Year is @elgato#Esports Awards 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#Esports Awards 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
Esports Coach of the Year (winner: Heen)
The winner of the Esports Coach of the Year is @heen1337 of @equececret after their incredibly dominant year in DOTA#Esports Awards 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!#Esports Awards 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
- Stephen Martinez
- Caroline Parker Stark
Esports Photographer of the Year (winner: Rich Lock)
The winner of the Esports Photographer of the Year Award is @richlockphoto#Esports Awards 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 #Esports Awards 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 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#Esports Awards 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#Esports Awards 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 Esports Supply is @riotgames#Esports Awards 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#Esports Awards 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
PC Esports Rookie of the Year (Keriya)
The winner of the Esports PC Rookie of the Year in association with @MatrixKeyboards is @T1Keria of @T1LoL#Esports Awards 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#Esports Awards 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 Coverage Site 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
- Graft
- Esports Observer - Winner
- Liquipedia
- HLTV
- The Score Esports
- Invent Global
- Esports Insider
Esports 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!#Esports Awards 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 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 @leagueofamily#Esports Awards 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 Announcer 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#Esports Awards 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 Support 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
- Euler 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#Esports Awards 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
PC Esports Player of the Year (Winner: Nisha)
The winner of the Esports PC Player of the Year is @Nishadota of @Teamsecret#Esports Awards 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 Organization of the Year is @G2esports after an incredible year across all of esports there truly could only be one winner! Huge congratulations!#Esports Awards pic.twitter.com/eUfNKtg8B1
— LIVE - Esports Awards 2020 Presented by Lexus (@esportsawards) November 21, 2020
- G2 Esports - Winner
- NRG
- Team Liquid
- Envy
- Cloud9
- space station
- 100 Thieves
- TSM
Streamer of the Year (Winner: Ibai)
The winner of the Esports Awards Streamer of the Year presented by @Lexus is @IbaiLlanos#Esports Awards 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#Esports Awards 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 @equececret from DOTA#Esports Awards 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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