Evo Awards 2025: Everything you need to know

Amy Chen

Amy Chen

Here’s everything you need to know about the first-ever Evo Awards, including the award categories, how to vote, and more.

The Evolution Championship Series (Evo) just announced its first-ever Evo Awards event. Here's everything you need to know about the Evo Awards 2025 event, including all of the different award categories, how to vote, where to watch the stream, and more.

Evo Awards information (Image via Evo)
Evo Awards information (Image via Evo)

Evo Awards 2025

The inaugural Evo Awards show is slated for Feb. 15 in Los Angeles, CA. In addition to Maximilian Dood as a special guest, folks can expect legends such as Justin Wong, Maximilian Dood, Michael “IFC Yipes” Mendoza, Sanford Kelly, and Duc Do duking it out on stage in Marvel vs Capcom 2. Meanwhile, the host of the show is Majin Obama.

Evo 2025 schedule

  • Evo Awards 2025: Feb. 15
  • Evo Japan 2025: May 9 to May 11
  • Evo Las Vegas 2025: Aug. 1 to Aug. 3
  • Evo France 2025: Oct. 10 to Oct. 12
Evo Awards categories and nominees screenshot (Image via esports.gg)
Evo Awards categories and nominees screenshot (Image via esports.gg)

Evo Awards categories

  1. Best Pop Off
  2. FGC Content of the Year
  3. FGC Meme of the Year
  4. Comeback of the Year
  5. Match of the Year Award
  6. Best Commentator Duo
  7. Best Commentator Call
  8. Best Custom Hardware
  9. Best FGC Cosplay
  10. Best Dressed
  11. Best Button of the Year
  12. Tech of the Year
  13. Marketing Campaign of the Year
  14. Fighting Game Release of the Year
  15. They’ve Got Next
  16. Best FGC Local 
  17. Invitational of the Year
  18. Content Creator of the Year
  19. Commentator of the Year
  20. Player of the Year
  21. Moment of the Year

As for the awards themselves, there are 21 categories in total. Examples include FGC Meme of the Year, Moment of the Year, and Best FGC Cosplay. Of course, there's also the Best FGC Local category that celebrates and recognizes local esports scenes.

Evo Awards 2025: How to vote

  1. Visit Evo's official page for the awards show
  2. Click on a category to view the nominees
  3. Scroll down to see the different nominees
  4. Press the "Submit All Votes" button
  5. Hit the "Next Category" button to continue voting

To vote for your favorites, simply head to Evo's official page for the awards show. After clicking on a category, scroll down a bit to see the different nominees. Then, press the "Submit All Votes" button. Hit the "Next Category" button to continue voting.

Where to watch Evo Awards 2025

According to the official announcement, only invited guests can attend the Evo Awards event. However, folks who wish to cheer on their favorites from home can do so via Evo's Twitch channel.

Evo interviews

If you'd like to catch up on Evo 2024 content prior to the upcoming 2025 show, then check out our exclusives below!

That's all for now. Will you tune in for the inaugural Evo Awards? Stick around on esports.gg for more news and updates.