The most famous awards in the esports industry are back in 2021. Esports Awards are one of the oldest ceremonies that showcase top-class performance and innovation from, amongst others, the players, teams, media, hardware providers, games, events, and personalities within the scene. The main focus of these awards is to give credibility to all esports involved and the integrity of every step is closely monitored by the Esports Awards committee.
2021 will be the 6th edition of Esports Awards, where we will see various entities being awarded among various categories such as Community, Creative, Industry, On-Air Talent, and Pro Players.
The awards will be held at the Esports Stadium in Arlington, Texas in November 2021.
Esports Awards 2021: Categories
Here is the list of nominated awards that will be under various categories. Anyone from around the world will be able to submit their nominees in one of the following categories below:
Community
- Esports Apparel of the Year
- Esports Collegiate Award
- Esports Content Creator of the Year
- Esports Mobile Game of the Year
- Esports Personality of the Year
- Streamer of the Year
Creative
- Esports Content Series of the Year
- Esports Cosplay of the Year
- Esports Creative of the Year
- Esports Creative Piece of the Year
- Esports Creative Team of the Year
- Esports Photographer of the Year
- Esports Video Production Team of the Year
Industry
- Esports Video Production Team of the Year
- Esports Commercial Partner of the Year
- Esports Coverage Website of the Year
- Esports Game of the Year
- Esports Hardware Provider of the Year
- Esports Journalist of the Year
- Esports Publisher of the Year
- Esports Supporting Service of the Year
On-Air Talent
- Esports Analyst of the Year
- Esports Colour Caster of the Year
- Esports Host of the Year
- Esports Play-by-play Caster of the Year
Pro
- Esports Coach of the Year
- Esports Controller Player of the Year
- Esports Controller Rookie of the Year
- Esports Mobile Player of the Year
- Esports Organisation of the Year
- Esports PC Player of the Year
- Esports PC Rookie of the Year
- Esports Team of the Year
Esports Awards 2021: How to Nominee
To submit your nominees, all you have to do is enter the Esports Awards website and choose the categories in which you wish to submit a nomination. Fill out the form provided to make your choice known to the Esports Awards panel of judges.
Nominations are now open, while the finalists of each of the categories will be announced in the following schedule:
- May: Community (nomination ending on 20th May)
- June: Industry
- July: Creative
- August: Pro & On-Air Talent
- October: Go Home Show & end of the voting period
Community Nominations Ending on 20th May
Each category awards finalist will be announced according to the schedule released by the organizers. The links for the community nominations will be opened till 20th May. So you need to nominate before the date to see your favourite content creator, mobile game, or streamer in the finals list.
In 2020 Naman Mathur aka Mortal, a famous streamer from India got nominated in two categories – Streamer of the Year and Esports mobile player of the Year. He managed to secure top three positions in both categories, defeating some world-famous personality in the esports industry. This year, we hope to see more nominees from the region.