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Shopify TikTok Reveals Nominees for the US TikTok Awards
TikTok has revealed the nominees for the US TikTok Awards, celebrating top creators, viral trends, and standout content that shaped the platform’s community.
Having brought the TikTok Awards to other regions over the last two years, TikTok is now introducing a U.S. version of the event that will celebrate the most influential creators, trends, and moments
“that make TikTok the heartbeat of culture for 170 million Americans.”
The awards show, featuring live performances, and a red carpet in addition to an “in-person” audience of hundreds of creators, is set for Dec. 18 at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles.
Voting Begins Today in 14 Categories
According to TikTok:
“The TikTok Awards ceremony will be presented in front of a live audience of hundreds of creators, complete with a red carpet livestream welcoming arrivals fresh from their GRWMs at 5pm. The show will begin LIVE on TikTok at 6pm PT and on Tubi, the official streaming partner of the TikTok Awards 2025.”
The awards will be streamed live on the TikTok app and Tubi, its official streaming partner, at 6 PM PT on Friday, December 18. For anyone who cannot make the live show, they will be able to watch it on demand exclusively on Tubi the next day.
TikTok says that the awards will:
“Serve to champion the most memorable videos, the creative innovators, the breakthrough artists, and our community’s favorite storytellers.”
Key Nominees Show TikTok’s Wide Appeal
The nominated rosters comprise a varied collection of people from creators to artists with an indelible cultural impact. The awards cover 14 different categories, showcasing creators’ ingenuity and impact on culture. These include:
- Creator of the year
- Video of the year
- Rising star of the year
- Breakthrough artist of the year
- Storyteller of the year
- Muse of the year
- TikTok for Good award
- “My Show is On” award (Film and TV)
- MVP of the year (sports)
- “Okay Slay” award (Fashion and Beauty)
- “I Was Today Years Old” award” (Education)
- “I Immediately Added to Cart” award (TikTok Shop)
- CapCut creator of the year
- TikTok LIVE creator of the year
Strategic Significance Amid Regulatory Pressures
The launch of the new awards comes just as TikTok is campaigning against one such bill, “Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Technology Act,” which would ban the app in the U.S. unless it can be sold to U.S.-based owners.
With features like the latest work of celebrities and popular creators, as well as viral video trends that highlight how what we watch on TikTok is driving culture across entertainment, music, food, fashion and more.
In addition to all those TikTok viewers tuning in to channels sharing ideas about public policy, TikTok will be making clear the ways it contributes culturally and economically when trying to secure a future out of ongoing negotiations.
Final Thoughts
The U.S. TikTok Awards provide an opportunity to not only award these creators and viral moments but also drive increased user involvement and cement TikTok’s cultural relevance even further. It’s a strategic play to shore up the app’s relevance and reach among American audiences and stakeholders.
You can learn about the 2025 TikTok US Awards, and the nominees, here.
