Esports Awards 2026 reveals its full nominee lineup across nine categories. (Image via: X/@esportsawards)
The Esports Awards 2026 has locked in its nominee list, and this year’s competition covers pretty much every corner of the esports world. There are nine categories in total, with awards spanning games, streamers, personalities, content creators, teams, commercial partners, tournament organisers and supporting services. So, whether your pick is a major esports title or one of the creators dominating streams, there is a category for them. Voting is already live, but there is a deadline. Fans can support their preferred nominees until November 10, 2026. The full lineup gives a clear look at the names and organisations competing across the different parts of the industry. Here’s how the 2026 field is shaping up.
Esports Game of the Year nominees
The biggest game category has 12 nominees competing for the award.
- Counter-Strike 2
- League of Legends
- Valorant
- Fortnite
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
- Rocket League
- Honor of Kings
- Dota 2
- PUBG Mobile
- Call of Duty
- Apex Legends
- Rainbow 6 Siege
That makes this one of the most packed categories in the 2026 lineup.
Mobile games get their own award
The Esports Mobile Game of the Year category has six nominees:
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
- Honor of Kings
- PUBG Mobile
- Free Fire
- Brawl Stars
- Identity V
Jynxzi, Faker and Kai Cenat among personality nominees
The individual categories bring some of the biggest names in gaming and streaming into the same race.Esports Personality of the Year includes:
- Kameto
- Jynxzi
- Gotaga
- Caedrel
- Faker
- Ibai
- Clix
- Boaster
- Thug
- Shotzzy
- Magnus Carlsen
- SJOKZ
The Streamer of the Year category is just as stacked.Its nominees are:
- Jynxzi
- Caedrel
- iShowSpeed
- TheBurntPeanut
- Kai Cenat
- Ohnepixel
- CaseOh
- Coringa
- JasonTheWeen
- StableRonaldo
- Cinna
- Snax Gaming
Esports content and team categories
The Esports Content Group of the Year nominees include:
- GentleMates
- OpTic Gaming
- Rocket Baguette
- Team Spirit
- 100 Thieves
- G2 Esports
- Karmine Corp
- NRG
- S8UL Esports
- T1
- Godlike Esports
- Team Vitality
For Esports Content Creator of the Year, the nominees are:
- Jynxzi
- Gotaga
- Caedrel
- ZooMaa
- FNS
- TacticalRab
- NiceWigg
- Mixwell
- Hungrybox
- Tenz
- TheDonato
The industry awards have their own big lineup
The awards also look beyond creators and competitive games.Esports Commercial Partner of the Year:
- Red Bull, Razer, Intel, Logitech G, Monster Energy, BlackLyte, Chipotle, Coinbase, IQOO, Pulsar and Sony Inzone.
Esports Tournament Organiser of the Year:
- EFG, RIOT Games, Blast, EVO, Esports Foundation, Hero Esports, MOONTON, Activision Blizzard and TiMi Studio Group.
