The Fortnite Comp Awards honor the best players and moments of the year. Here’s everything you need to know about the upcoming show!
Established in 2020 by Fortnite caster and analyst Taylor “Somebodysgun” Yates, the Fortnite Comp Awards feature a panel of over 50 Fortnite community members consisting of players, journalists, managers, casters, analysts, streamers, and more. The carefully chosen panelists nominate individuals for 29 different awards. Then, the community can cast their votes when the final nominee determinations have been made.
The year 2022 has been outstanding for competitive Fortnite, and what better way to ring in the new year than by honoring the best players and moments?
2022 Fortnite Comp Awards: Categories and nominations
The Fortnite Comp Awards panelists have gotten to work as they carefully narrowed down the final nominees across 16 different categories, recognizing the top players, caster, coach, and manager. Once the final nominations are determined, the community will have a chance to cast a vote.
The voting period opens to the public on December 19 for Twitter users. There are two sections of the 2022 Fortnite Comp Awards; competitive and community. The panelists will account for 75% of the competitive voting, while the community will account for 100% of the community section.
Here is a complete list of the 2022 Fortnite Comp Awards categories. We’ll be sure to update you with the official nominations when those are available:
2022 Competitive Awards
- Player of the Year: Setty, Veno, Kami, Queasy
- Europe Player of the Year: Veno, Kami, Setty, Queasy
- NA East Player of the Year: Acorn, Cented, Bugha, Cold
- NA West Player of the Year: Favs, EpikWhale, Snacky
- Brazil Player of the Year: Ed, Kitoz, Phzin
- Middle East Player of the Year: Rapit, Hellon, Kal
- Oceania Player of the Year: Alex, Volx, Baily
- Asia Player of the Year: Zagou, Merem, Runa
- Duo of the Year: Queasy & Veno, Cented & Cold, Kami & Setty, Malibuca & Merstach
- Zero Build Player of the Year: Jayth, Th0masHD, Anas
- Collegiate Player of the Year: Tragix, Nounzy, Kburbs
- Coach of the Year: Sven, Sjokoladen, Captor, BloodX
- Manager of the Year: Elyxx, KrigsMikkel, Colaj
- Organization of the Year: Become Legends, Wave, Tundra
- Caster of the Year: Leven2k, MonsterDface, Reisshub
- Rookie of the Year: Klown, Bylah, Vic0
2022 Community Awards
- Play of the Year
- Streamer of the Year
- Content Creator of the Year
- Personality of the Year
- Heartwarming Award
- Grinder of the Year
- Map Maker of the Year
- Community Support Award
- Creative Map of the Year
- Tweet of the Year
- Video of the Year
- Best 3rd Party Tournament
How to vote & watch the awards show
The 2022 Fortnite Comp Awards show will be broadcasted live on Somebodysgun’s YouTube channel on Friday, December 30, at 8 p.m. Fellow Fortnite caster LifewithPanda as the two hand out awards to the game’s best players. You can head to the Comp Awards Twitter account to vote on December 19. Then, tune in to the show to see who triumphed in each category.
You won't want to miss the show that's in store as we close out the 2022 Fortnite Competitive season!
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