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This year marks the first-ever American edition of Tik Tok Awards that celebrate Top creatorsAnd cultural trends and events of 2025 as voted by fans. The awards have been presented to content creators in countries like Korea, Japan, Australia, and Brazil over the past few years, but this is the first time the event has been streamed live in the US on TikTok’s official account (@TikTok) and It’s Toby.
When the 2025 TikTok Awards were first announced, the list of nominated creators and influencers gathered at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles was impressive enough, but as we got closer to the ceremony, the event became a star-studded affair filled with celebrity performers and presenters. Media personality and reality star La La Anthony has been tapped to host the show, and Grammy Award-winner Ciara will headline a performance of her greatest hits. On top of all that, the list of celebrity hosts includes bold names like Paris Hilton, Bethenny Frankel, Trixie Mattel, Tan France, and Jordan Chiles.
The TikTok Awards are truly by and for fans of the social media site, and from November 18 through December 2, fans had the opportunity to vote for their favorites in 14 categories, including Creator of the Year, Video of the Year, Innovative Artist of the Year and more. Although voting is now closed, you can still tune in to catch up on all things TikTok Awards with #TikTokAwardsUS. For supplemental coverage of the entire event, you can follow along with our sister site CNET, Mashablewhich will have a team on the ground covering everything.
Here’s everything you need to know about who’s been nominated for the 2025 TikTok Awards and how to watch the ceremony live.
How to watch the 2025 TikTok Awards
Guests will walk the red carpet at the TikTok Awards starting at 8pm ET/5pm PT on Thursday, December 18. A pre-show will follow the ceremony, which begins on 9pm ET/6pm PT.
You can stream the 2025 TikTok Awards live on the official website Tik Tok account or on TikTok’s live streaming partner tubes. In case you missed the live broadcast, the show will also be broadcast the next day on Tubi.
Tubi subscription is completely free, just do it subscription To watch. The ad-supported platform features thousands of movies and TV shows divided into categories like Family Watch Party, Crime TV, Award Winners and Nominees, and new titles and originals are added every month. Additionally, Tubi has plenty of live programming in addition to TikTok Awards, including sports and new coverage.
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Who is nominated for the 2025 TikTok Awards?
Some of the biggest names on TikTok are up for awards this year, including Brooke Monk, Alix Earle and Bretman Rock. Additionally, you’ll notice celebrity accounts like Coco Gauff, Shay Mitchell, Paris Hilton, and Katseye competing for awards in categories like Breakthrough Artist and Muse of the Year.
You can learn more about all the 2025 TikTok Awards nominees at TikTok Awards Center. Below is a comprehensive list of all this year’s nominees.
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Video of the year
Rising star of the year
Breakthrough artist of the year
Storyteller of the year
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TikTok Goodness Award
My Show is On Award (Cinema and Television)
Player of the Year (Sports)
OK Sly Award (Fashion/Beauty)
Today I Was One Year Old Award (Learning)
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CapCut Creator of the Year
TikTok LIVE Creator of the Year
Who will be at the 2025 TikTok Awards?
On November 21, it was announced that La La Anthony would be hosting the 2025 TikTok Awards, and just this week, Ciara was confirmed as the headline artist. Speakers at this year’s ceremony include:
- General constructor – Introduction by Paris Hilton (@parishilton)
- Narrator of the year – Submitted by Bethenny Frankel (@bethennyfrankel)
- Rising Star of the Year (sponsored by Elf Cosmetics) — Submitted by Mickey Gordon (@mickycashflow)
- TikTok Goodness Award — Submitted by Josh Richards (@JoshRichards)
- Player of the Year (Sports) — Submitted by Jordan Chiles (@jordanchiles)
- Musa is the general presenter(public figure) —Presented by Jules Lebrun (@joolieannie)
- My Show Presenter Award (TV/Film) — Submitted by Trixie Mattel (@trixie)
- Breakthrough artist of the year — Presented by REI AMI (@rei.ami)
- OK Sly Award (Beauty) — Introduction by Tan France (@tanfrance)
- Video of the year — Presented by Teffi Pessoa (@hellotefi)
- Today’s One Year Old Kent Award (Education) — Submitted by Justin Danger (@justin_danger_nunley)
- Instantly added to cart Prize Provider (TikTok Store) — Submitted by Patrick Starr (@Patrickstarrr)
- CapCut Creator of the Year — Submitted by Carter Gregory (@thecarterb)
- Live Content Creator of the Year — Submitted by Ashby Florence (@_ashbyflorence_)