How to see the 2025 Evo Awards: Schedule, categories, voting locations, and more
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Fans of the Fighting Game Community will have an eventful experience as the first-ever Evo Awards have been announced. If you need to know when it is and how you can participate in the voting process, then this is all you need to know. For the last several decades, the Evolution Championship Series has become an annual esports tradition. During this time, one of the biggest spectacles of fighting game tournaments worldwide takes place. As we head towards Evo 2025, the flagship event returns with a bang, while an additional night of fun has also been added. This year, the Evo Awards show plays host to a celebration of the FGC and all things great within it. The hosts hinted the event would feature several announcements from Evo partners, possibly indicating a few reveals from high-profile fighting game developers. So if you’re eager to join in, then we have you covered on everything you need to know.
When are the 2025 Evo Awards?
The first event is scheduled for Saturday, February 15, 2025.
This means the Evo Awards will take place six months before the actual competition. Evo 2025 will take place between August 1 and August 3, 2025.
How to watch the 2025 Evo Awards
The inaugural Evo Awards event is a strictly invite-only occasion; therefore, fans can’t buy a ticket to attend. Only invited pro players, content creators, and alike will have access to the venue in Los Angeles.
For those of you who are eager to catch the ceremony from home, the 2025 Evo Awards will be cast live on Evo’s Twitch channel, which we have embedded below for your convenience.
All Evo Award categories
There are 21 awards in total for Evo in these inaugural awards, starting with the expected, like player of the year, moment of the year, and best FGC local, and running right through to the quirky ones, like meme of the year, best pop off, and much more.
These are moments you cannot forget-Hayao at the Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike final or Punk’s amazing, tear-jerking glory at Evo 2024. Now at last there will be a place where these moments can get the recognition they have long deserved.
The complete list of awards is as follows:
- Best Pop Off
- FGC Content of the Year
- FGC Meme of the Year
- Comeback of the Year
- Match of the Year Award
- Best Commentator Duo
- Best Commentator Call
- Best Custom Hardware
- Best FGC Cosplay
- Best Dressed
- Best Button of the Year
- Tech of the Year
- Marketing Campaign of the Year
- Fighting Game Release of the Year
- They’ve Got Next
- Best FGC Local
- Invitational of the Year
- Content Creator of the Year
- Commentator of the Year
- Player of the Year
- Moment of the Year
How to vote:
To vote, visit the official Evo website and the awards section. Here, you will see a list of 21 award categories and nominations. It is quite simple; click on your nominee, enter your email address, and submit your vote. That’s it.
Irrefutably, come the time of taking votes in the next few weeks, millions of voters will stream into the voting centre for the 2025 Evo Awards. We promise to keep you updated here with all the day’s big winners.
