The Game Awards 2025

 

 

 

• Best Family Game - Donkey Kong Bananza
• Innovation In Accessibility - Doom: The Dark Ages
• Best Esports Game - Counter-Strike 2
• Best Esports Athlete - Chovy
• Best Esports Team - Team Vitality - Counter-Strike 2
• Best Mobile Game - Umamusume: Pretty Derby
• Best Independent Game - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Best Adaptation - The Last of Us: Season 2
• Best Action Game - Hades II
• Best Peformance - Jennifer English (Expedition 33)
• Games for Impact - South of Midnight
• Best Ongoing Game - No Man's Sky
• Best Audio Design - Battlefield 6
• Content Creator of the Year - MoistCr1TiKaL
• Best Fighting Game - Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves
• Most Anticipated Game - Grand Theft Auto VI
• Game Changer - Girls Make Games
• Best Action Adventure Game - Hollow Knight: Silksong
• Best Art Direction - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Best Sim/Strategy Game - FINAL FANTASY TACTICS - The Ivalice Chronicles
• Best Debut Indie Game - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Best Score and Music - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Lorien Testard)
• Best Sports/Racing Game - Mario Kart World
• Best Community Support - Baldur's Gate 3
• Best VR/AR Game - The Midnight Walk
• Best RPG - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Player's Voice - Wuthering Waves
• Best Narrative - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Best Multiplayer - Arc Raiders
• Best Game Direction - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Game of the Year - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

59th Annual CMA Awards

 

 

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR

 Lainey Wilson

SINGLE OF THE YEAR Award goes to Artist(s), Producer(s) and Mix Engineer(s)

"you look like you love me" - Ella Langley & Riley Green (Producer: Will Bundy; Mix Engineer: Jim Cooley)

ALBUM OF THE YEAR Award goes to Artist, Producer(s) and Mix Engineer(s)

"Whirlwind" - Lainey Wilson (Producer: Jay Joyce; Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce)

SONG OF THE YEAR Award goes to Songwriter(s)

"you look like you love me" (Songwriters: Riley Green, Ella Langley, Aaron Raitiere)

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

Lainey Wilson

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

Cody Johnson 

VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR

The Red Clay Strays

VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR

WINNER: Brooks & Dunn

MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR Award goes to Artists and Producer(s)

"Pour Me A Drink" - Post Malone (feat. Blake Shelton) (Producers: Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome)

MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR

Paul Franklin - Steel Guitar

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR Award goes to Artist(s) and Director(s)

"you look like you love me" - Ella Langley & Riley Green (Directors: Ella Langley, John Park, Wales Toney)

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR

 Zach Top

  

  

  

 

  

  

  

  

  

  

 

 

The 77th Primetime Emmy Awards

 

2025 MTV Video Music Awards

 

Video of the Year

Ariana Grande, “Brighter Days Ahead”

Artist of the Year

Lady Gaga 

Song of the Year

Rosé & Bruno Mars, “APT.”

Best New Artist

Alex Warren 

Best Pop Artist

Sabrina Carpenter 

MTV Push Performance of the Year

January 2025: KATSEYE, “Touch” 

Best Collaboration

Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars, “Die With a Smile”

Best Pop

Ariana Grande, “Brighter Days Ahead”

Best Hip-Hop

Doechii, “Anxiety” 

Best R&B

Mariah Carey, “Type Dangerous” 

Best Alternative

Sombr, “Back to Friends”

Best Rock

Coldplay, “All My Love” 

Best Latin

Shakira, “Soltera“

Best K-pop

Lisa ft. Doja Cat & Raye, “Born Again”

Best Afrobeats

Tyla, “Push 2 Start”

Best Country

Megan Moroney, “Am I Okay?”

Best Album

Sabrina Carpenter, Short n’ Sweet 

Best Longform Video 

Ariana Grande, “Brighter Days Ahead” 

Best Group

BLACKPINK

Song of the Summer

Tate McRae, “Just Keep Watching (From F1 The Movie)”

Video for Good

Charli xcx – “Guess featuring Billie Eilish” 

Best Direction

Lady Gaga, “Abracadabra”

Best Art Direction

Lady Gaga, “Abracadabra”

Best Cinematography

Kendrick Lamar, “Not Like Us” 

Best Editing

Tate McRae, “Just Keep Watching (From F1: The Movie)” 

Best Choreography

Doechii, “Anxiety” 

Best Visual Effects

Sabrina Carpenter, “Manchild”  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

 

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

 

  

  

 

 

The 2025 ESPY Awards

 

Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award Recipient: Sloane Stephens

Jimmy V Award for Perseverance: Katie Schumacher-Cawley — Penn State University women’s volleyball head coach

BEST CHAMPIONSHIP PERFORMANCE

Simone Biles – 2024 Olympics Women’s All-Around

BEST PLAY

Saquon Barkley’s backwards hurdle – NFL (11/3/24)

BEST BREAKTHROUGH ATHLETE   

 Ilona Maher – Rugby

BEST ATHLETE – MEN’S SPORTS 

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander – Oklahoma City Thunder

BEST ATHLETE – WOMEN’S SPORTS 

Simone Biles – Gymnast

BEST RECORD-BREAKING PERFORMANCE 

Alexander Ovechkin – Washington Capitals 

BEST COMEBACK ATHLETE 

Suni Lee – Gymnast 

BEST TEAM 

Philadelphia Eagles – NFL

 BEST COLLEGE ATHLETE – MEN’S SPORTS

  Cooper Flagg – Duke Basketball

BEST COLLEGE ATHLETE – WOMEN’S SPORTS 

JuJu Watkins – USC Basketball

BEST ATHLETE WITH A DISABILITY

 Noah Elliott – Snowboard

 BEST NFL PLAYER

Saquon Barkley – Philadelphia Eagles

BEST MLB PLAYER

 Shohei Ohtani – Los Angeles Dodgers

BEST NHL PLAYER 

Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton Oilers 

BEST NBA PLAYER

 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander – Oklahoma City Thunder

BEST WNBA PLAYER 

Caitlin Clark – Indiana Fever

BEST DRIVER 

Max Verstappen – F1 

BEST UFC FIGHTER 

Merab Dvalishvili

BEST BOXER

 Katie Taylor

 BEST SOCCER PLAYER

Christian Pulisic – AC Milan, US

 BEST GOLFER

Scottie Scheffler

 BEST TENNIS PLAYER

Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2025

 

Favorite Kids’ TV Show   

The Thundermans: Undercover

 Favorite Male TV Star (Kids) 

Jack Griffo (Max Thunderman, The Thundermans: Undercover)

Favorite Female TV Star (Kids)  

Kira Kosarin (Phoebe Thunderman, The Thundermans: Undercover) 

 Favorite Family TV Show     

XO, Kitty

Favorite Male TV Star (Family) 

Xolo Maridueña (Miguel Diaz, Cobra Kai)

Favorite Female TV Star (Family) 

Peyton List (Tory Nichols, Cobra Kai)

Favorite Reality TV Show    

America’s Got Talent

Favorite Cartoon 

SpongeBob SquarePants

Favorite Movie     

Wicked

 Favorite Movie Actor  

Jack Black (Steve, A Minecraft Movie)  

Favorite Movie Actress

Ariana Grande (Glinda, Wicked)

Favorite Animated Movie 

 Inside Out 2

 Favorite Male Animated Voice From a Movie

Dwayne Johnson (Maui, Moana 2)

Favorite Female Animated Voice From a Movie 

Auli’i Cravalho (Moana, Moana 2) 

Favorite Villain 

Jim Carrey (Dr. Robotnik, Sonic the Hedgehog 3)

Favorite Butt-Kicker 

Emma Myers (Natalie, A Minecraft Movie)

Favorite Female Artist 

SZA

Favorite Male Artist     

  Bruno Mars

Favorite Music Group 

Stray Kids

Favorite Song   

“Taste” – Sabrina Carpenter

Favorite Music Collaboration 

 “luther” – Kendrick Lamar and SZA 

Favorite Female Breakout Artist 

Sabrina Carpenter

Favorite Male Breakout Artist 

Benson Boone

Favorite Album 

Short n’ Sweet – Sabrina Carpenter

Favorite Global Music Star

Africa: Tyla 

Favorite Song From a Movie 

“Defying Gravity” – Cynthia Erivo (ft. Ariana Grande) (Wicked) 

Favorite Viral Song  

“Bluest Flame” – Selena Gomez, benny blanco

Favorite Female Sports Star 

Simone Biles

Favorite Male Sports Star  

LeBron James 

Favorite Male Creator 

MrBeast

Favorite Female Creator 

Salish Matter

Favorite Gamer   

IShowSpeed

Fan Favorite Kids Creator 

Ms. Rachel

Favorite Podcast      

LOL Podcast

Favorite Video Game  

 Just Dance 2025 Edition

  

 

       

bet 2025

 

Album of the Year

GNX — Kendrick Lamar

Best Female R&B/Pop Artist

 SZA

Best Male R&B/Pop Artist

Chris Brown

Best Group

Future & Metro Boomin

Best Collaboration

“Luther” — Kendrick Lamar & SZA

Best Female Hip Hop Artist

Doechii

Best Male Hip Hop Artist

Kendrick Lamar

Video of the Year

“Not Like Us” — Kendrick Lamar 

Video Director of the Year

Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar

Best New Artist

Leon Thomas

Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award

“Rain Down on Me” — GloRilla feat. Kirk Franklin, Maverick City Music

Viewer’s Choice Award

WINNER: “Residuals” — Chris Brown

BET Her

 “Heart of a Woman” — Summer Walker

Best Movie

Luther: Never Too Much

Best Actor

Denzel Washington

Best Actress

Cynthia Erivo

Young Stars Award

Blue Ivy Carter

Sportswoman of the Year Award

Angel Reese

Sportsman of the Year

Jalen Hurts