Streamer Awards 2025: Kai Cenat wins big, but Streamer of the Year goes to...

Twitch megastar Kai Cenat on Sunday bagged four awards at the fifth edition of The Streamer Awards 2025, an event dedicated to livestreamers and hosted by American YouTuber and Twitch streamer QTCinderella.

Kai Cenat (Kailen Carlo Cenat III or KaiCenat) won Best Streamed Event for 'Streamer University', Best Marathon Stream for 'Mafiathon 3', Best Streamed Collab with NBA legend LeBron James, and Best Just Chatting Streamer.

"Damn I love you guys so much," he wrote in an X post, posing with his trophies.

However, he lost out on the biggest award of the ceremony, Streamer of the Year, to American YouTuber, streamer, and social media superstar IShowSpeed (Darren Jason Watkins Jr or Speed). This is Speed's second consecutive win, similar to Kai's own wins in 2022 and 2023.

Speed won for his memorable, high-octane 'Speed Does America' tour, which saw him explore various parts of the US at a pace and scale that destroyed the competition. Still, in the Best Marathon Stream category, 'Speed Does America' was no match for Kai Cenat's 'Mafiathon 3'.

"I really love streaming, you know, and I'm gonna keep it going. I still got a lot of gas in the tank. You know, next year is gonna be a hell of a crazy year as well ... I love y'all so much," Speed said on stage, after receiving the award.

Kai Cenat also found himself in an awkward position at the awards ceremony when streamer Fiona 'Fanfan' compared him to disgraced rapper Sean 'Diddy' Combs in an audience interaction.

"This year, as everyone knows, you broke the record for the most expensive haircut and the least educational university. So, congratulations to you. Oh, and also, congrats on your new documentary with 50 Cent. That was you, right?" she said, referring to 50 Cent's documentary on the former rapper accused of sex trafficking.

Though the interaction was meant to be playfully rough, Kai Cenat's associate, Tylil James, called her out for it.

"If you are going to be on the mic making jokes, at least let it be funny! If you are going to be on the mic making jokes, at least let it be funny! Have a good night!" he said, angrily.

Full list of winners

Best Music Streamer

Winner: Plaqueboymax

Best Creative Arts Streamer

Winner: Emiru

Best Roleplay Streamer

Winner: Fanum

Best MOBA Streamer

Winner: Caedrel

Best Brand Partner

Winner: Red Bull

Hidden Gem Award

Winner: ijustlovepuzzles

Best Battle Royale Streamer

Winner: Clix

Best Fighting Game Streamer

Winner: LilyPichu

Best MMORPG Streamer

Winner: Sodapoppin

Best Speedrun Streamer

Winner: LilAggy

Best Sports Streamer

Winner: Flight23white

Best Minecraft Streamer

Winner: Tubbo

Best Marvel Rivals Streamer

Winner: Flats

Best FPS Streamer

Winner: TheBurntPeanut

Best Strategy Game Streamer

Winner: Jynxzi

Best Reality Streamer

Winner: RayAsianBoy

Best IRL Streamer

Winner: IShowSpeed

Best Vertical Live Streamer

Winner: KreekCraft

Stream Game of the Year

Winner: PEAK

Best Content Organization

Winner: FaZe Clan

Best International Streamer

Winner: TotaMC

Best Stream Duo

Winner: Agent00 & ExtraEmily

Best Streamed Collab

Winner: Kai Cenat & LeBron James

Best Marathon Stream

Winner: Kai Cenat – Mafiathon 3

Best Streamed Event

Winner: Streamer University

Best Streamed Series

Winner: In The Booth

Best VTuber

Winner: TheBurntPeanut

Best Variety Streamer

Winner: caseoh_

Best Just Chatting Streamer

Winner: Kai Cenat

Rising Star Award

Winner: Marlon

Best Breakout Streamer

Winner: Adapt

League of Their Own

Winner: Maya Higa

The Sapphire Award

Winner: Cinna

Gamer of the Year

Winner: caseoh_

Streamer’s Choice Award

Winner: Jasontheween

2025 Legacy Award

Winner: DoubleLift

Streamer of the Year

Winner: IShowSpeed