The Esports Awards, presented by Lexus, is an annual event that recognizes the best of the best in esports. The winners are determined by a combination of fan votes and industry expert opinions.
At the end of July, the Esports Awards 2023 announced a new list of nominees and categories for this year. Following this, the finalists for each category were unveiled in September. Now, months later, for the second time in a row, the ceremony was held in Las Vegas on 30th November.
The ninth-year celebrations took place at the Resorts World Las Vegas and broadcasted live across all major and linear platforms from Zouk, one of the most technologically advanced spaces in Las Vegas.
Ahead of the Esports Awards 2023 main event, there was also a Red Carpet and Pre-Show.
Here are all the winners of the Esports Awards 2023 iteration.
Esports Awards 2023: Winners List
There were a total of thirty awards that were distributed at the Esports Awards 2023 including iconic ones such as Esports Game of the Year, PC Player of the Year, and many more. Having said that, here are the thirty winners of Esports Awards 2023:
Esports Play of the Year: Ilya "m0NESY" Osipov
Esports Mobile Game of the Year: Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
Esports Cosplay of the Year: Akemikun
Esports Commercial Partner of the Year: Gucci
Esports Journalist of the Year: Richard Lewis
Esports Coach of the Year: Christine "Potter" Chi
Esports Mobile Player of the Year: Mohamed "Mohamed Light" Tarek
Esports Content of the Year: Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok (Faker - A decade of greatness)
Esports Broadcast/Production Team of the Year: ESL FACEIT Group
Esports Creative of the Year: Gregory "SesoHQ" Ortiz
Esports Supporting Service of the Year: Prodigy Agency
Esports Creative Team of the Year: Paper Crowns
Esports Breakthrough Player of the Year: Max "Demon1" Mazanov
Esports Game of the Year: Valorant
Esports Coverage Platform of the Year: Esports Charts
Esports Publisher of the Year: Riot Games
Collegiate Program of the Year: University of Oklahoma
Esports Content Creator of the Year: S8ul Esports
Esports Play by Play Caster of the Year: Mitch "Uber" Leslie
Esports Color Caster of the Year: Dan Gaskin
Esports Host of the Year: Caleb "WavePunk" Simmons
Esports Controller Player of the Year: Paco "HyDra" Rusiewiez
Esports Hardware Piece of the Year: Stream Deck MK.2
Esports PC Player of the Year: Faker
Esports Team of the Year: T1 League of Legends
Esports Personality of the Year: Jeremy "Disguised Toast" Wang
Esports Desk Analyst of the Year: Mimi "aEvilcat" Wermcrantz
Streamer of the Year: Samy "Riversgg" Rivera
Esports Organization of the Year: Team Vitality
Panel’s Choice Award: Dr. Julia Hiltscher
The following people were also inductees of the Esports Awards 2023's Lifetime Achievement class:
Marc Merrill
Michael "ODEE" O'Dell
Shane "rapha" Hendrixson
Manuel "Grubby" Schenkhuizen
Lee "Flash" Young Ho
Ian "Crimsix" Porter
Chris Puckett
Victor "Nazgul" Goossens
If you are curious about seeing all the nominees of each award category to get an idea of the stiff competition, you can head over to our "Esports Awards 2023: All Nominees, Award Categories, Important Dates, More" story.
Notably, the esports and gaming award season is upon us. Following the conclusion of Esports Awards 2023, there is only a few days left until the Game Awards 2023 is hosted.
On 13th November, the nominees for The Game Awards 2023 categories were announced and the award ceremony is slated to take place on 7th December at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles, the US.