HLTV’s Community Awards for 2025 closed on December 31 and the site published the results for the community picked winners across five fan-voted categories. The vote ran in two rounds, with three finalists advancing to the second round, and only HLTV users registered before December 9 could take part.
Winners by category
Talent of the Year – James “BanKs” (42.3%); Chad “SPUNJ” Burchill (35.3%); Freya (22.4%). BanKs won the community vote for the second year running.
Event of the Year – StarLadder Budapest Major (37%); BLAST.tv Austin Major (34.2%); IEM Cologne (28.8%). The Budapest Major concluded with Vitality lifting the trophy.
Streamer of the Year – Mark “ohnePixel” Zimmermann (59.3%); Erik “fl0m” Flom (23.3%); Vadim “Evelone192” Kozakov (17.4%). ohnePixel claimed his third straight win in this category.
Creator of the Year – dima_aimbots (50.9%); NadeKing (30.1%); Virre (19%). dima_aimbots flipped the result from last year and took the top spot.
Skin of the Year – JTPNZ: AWP | Printstream (50.1%); Horameow: Glock-18 | Shinobu (32.9%); dwern: M4A4 | Full Throttle (17%). JTPNZ’s AWP Printstream captured just over half of the votes in the inaugural skin category.
The Community Awards are purely fan-driven and were added to HLTV’s awards lineup to highlight creators, talent and moments that resonated with the site’s users during the year.
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