KATSEYE, sombr, Laufey & More Vie for Breakthrough of the Year at First-Ever TikTok Awards: Nominations Announced
The inaugural TikTok Awards in the U.S. will take place on Thursday, Dec. 18, at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. The show will feature live performances and appearances by some of TikTok’s most influential creators and entertainers.
The TikTok community will have the opportunity to support their favorite creators by casting their votes on the TikTok Awards in-app hub from Nov. 18 through Dec. 5.
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Alex Warren, KATSEYE, Laufey, Ravyn Lenae and sombr are nominated for breakthough artist of the year. All of these artists except Laufey are strong contenders for Grammy nominations for best new artist. Grammy nods will be announced on Friday Nov. 7. (Laufey isn’t eligible because she won a Grammy for best traditional pop vocal album in 2024.)
On Dec. 18, the TikTok Awards show will be presented in front of a live audience of hundreds of creators, complete with a red-carpet welcoming arrivals one hour prior. Fans can watch live on @TikTok and onTubi, the official streaming partner of the TikTok Awards 2025. The ceremony will also be available on demand the next day on Tubi.
The show’s theme is “New Era, New Icons.”
Here’s a sampling of categories and nominees:
Creator of the Year
- adamw Adam Waheed
- alixearle Alix Earle
- brookemonk_ Brooke Monk
- keith_lee125 Keith Lee
- kristy.sarah Kristy Scott
Video of the Year
- bretmanrock Bretman Sacayanan
- chrisandfinck Chris Finck
- ronclark__ Ron Clark
- taylortiminskas Taylor Timinskas
- turkuazkitchen Betül Tunç
Rising Star of the Year
- calebsaysthings Caleb Hearon
- drewkey5000 Keenan & Andrew Iwinski
- findjeremiah Jeremiah Brown
- soyeddynieblas Eddy Nieblas
- thatgirlsydjoSydney Robinson
Breakthrough Artist of the Year
- alexwarren Alex Warren
- katseyeworld KATSEYE
- laufey Laufey
- ravynlenae Ravyn Lenae
- sombr sombr
Storyteller of the Year
- jordan_the_stallion8 Jordan Howlett
- katievanslyke Katie Van Slyke
- logagm Logan Moffitt
- thelawntools Jordan Netzel
- tinekeyounger Tineke “”Tini”” Younger
TikTok for Good Award
- alexisnikole Alexis Nikole Nelson
- cybersecuritygirl Caitlin Sarian
- samueljhyun Sam Hyun
- thepsychdoctormd Sasha Hamdani
- valentinebrothers Patrick Ramirez
My Show is On Award [Film & TV]
- cvnela Monserrat Gutierrez
- dayanechrissel Dayane Espinoza
- guywithamoviecamera Reece Feldman
- justthenobodys Ryan Omoto
- supes Matt Ramos
MVP of the Year [Sports]
- brittany1wilson Brittany Wilson- Isenhour
- mariahcrose Mariah Rose
- mkiatipis Matt Kiatipis
- moalifc Mohammad Ali Heydarpour
- daniel_buyeske Daniel Buyeske
Okay Slay Award [Fashion/Beauty]
- missdarcei Darcei Giles
- glamzilla Stephanie Santana
- katiefanggg Katie Fang
- meredithduxbury Meredith Duxbury
- wisdm8 Wisdom Kaye
Immediately Added To Cart Award
- boise_brooke Brooke Sobol
- giniglow Gini Vasquez
- itsmekelsc Kelsey Martinez
- klothesminded
- lexirosenstein Lexi Rosenstein
CapCut Creator of the Year
- allthatisshe
- liahyoo Liah Yoo
- paigepiskin Paige Piskin
- recider
- thesocialcreativesclub
TikTok Live Creator of the Year
- eliesparzaa Elizabeth Esparza
- ezeexnatalie Ezee x Natalie
- jonathantilkin Jonathan Tilkin
- jourdanblue Jourdan Blue
- kiralise Kira Magoon
Education Creator of the Year
- afamstudies Leah Barlow
- alexisanddean Alexis and Dean Indot
- astro_alexandra Alexandra Doten
- lawbymike Mike Mandell
- oddanimalspecimens Charlie Engelman
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