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Who had the biggest night at the TikTok Awards 2025?
The inaugural U.S. TikTok Awards — hosted by actress La La Anthony — aired live on TikTok and Tubi from the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles on Thursday, Dec. 18, and some of the platform’s biggest stars walked home with top prizes.
Dozens of internet personalities were nominated across the show’s 14 categories, including longtime influencers Bretman Rock, Tineke Younger and Glamzilla.
Competing for Creator of the Year, Alix Earle faced off against Adam Waheed, Brooke Monk, Keith Lee and Kristy Sarah. Several names from the music world were also recognized, including Alex Warren, KATSEYE, Laufey, Ravyn Lenae and Sombr.
The TikTok Awards 2025 presenters included Jools Lebron, Jordan Chiles, Josh Richards, Micky Gordon, Patrick Starrr, REI AMI, Tan France, Tefi Pessoa and Trixie Mattel. Ciara performed during the ceremony.
Fans were able to cast their votes for their favorite creators in the TikTok app’s TikTok Awards hub from Nov. 18 to Dec. 2. The show began live on TikTok at 9 p.m. EST, and on Tubi, the official streaming partner of the TikTok Awards 2025. The ceremony is also be available on demand the next day on Tubi.
See the full list of TikTok Awards 2025 winners below.
CREATOR OF THE YEAR
Adam WaheedAlix EarleBrooke MonkKeith Lee — WINNERKristy Sarah
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
RISING STAR OF THE YEAR
Caleb HearonKeenan Iwinski (DrewKey5000)Jeremiah Brown (Findjeremiah)Eddy NieblasSydney Jo
BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Alex Warren — WINNER
KATSEYELaufeyRavyn LenaeSombr
STORYTELLER OF THE YEAR
Jordan Howlett (jordan_the_stallion8)Katie Van SlykeLogan MoffittJordan Netzel (TheLawnTools)Tineke Younger — WINNER
Tiktok/Tubi
MUSE OF THE YEAR
Angel ReeseCoco GauffGiannis AntetokounmpoParis Hilton — WINNERShay Mitchell
TIKTOK FOR GOOD AWARD
Alexis NikoleCaitlin Sarian (Cybersecurity Girl)Sam HyunSasha HamdaniZach and Pat Valentine — WINNER
MY SHOW IS ON AWARD
Monse (cvnela)Dayane Chrissel — WINNERReece Feldman (guywithamoviecamera)Just The NobodysSupes
MVP OF THE YEAR
Brittany Wilson Isenhour
Daniel Buyeske
Mariah Rose — WINNER
Matt Kiatipis
Mo Ali
Tiktok/Tubi
OKAY SLAY AWARD
GlamzillaKatie Fang — WINNERMeredith DuxburyMiss DarceiWisdom Kaye
I WAS TODAY YEARS OLD AWARD
Dr. Barlow’s Intro to Af-AmAlexis and DeanAstro AlexandraLaw By Mike — WINNEROdd Animal Specimens
IMMEDIATELY ADDED TO CART AWARD
Boise BrookGiniGlowKelsey MartinezKlothesMinded — WINNERLexi Rosenstein
CAPCUT CREATOR OF THE YEAR
Chloe ShihLiah YooMonique Yvonne JonesPaige PiskinRecider — WINNER
TIKTOK LIVE CREATOR OF THE YEAR
Elizabeth Esparza — WINNEREzee x NatalieJonathan TilkinJordan BlueKira Lise
