Alex Warren was crowned breakthrough of the year at the inaugural TikTok Awards, which were presented at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles on Thursday (Dec. 18). The “Ordinary” hitmaker proved not so ordinary, coming out on top in a stacked category that also included KATSEYE, Laufey, Ravyn Lenae and sombr.
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This is Warren’s second new artist win. He won best new artist at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sept. 7. He’s also nominated for best new artist at the upcoming Grammy Awards, where he is again squaring off again KATSEYE and sombr, as well as Olivia Dean, The Marías, Addison Rae, Leon Thomas and Lola Young. The winner will be crowned on Feb. 1.
In other categories at the TikTok Awards, Paris Hilton was named Muse of the Year, while LawbyMike won the I Was Today Years Old Award.
The show streamed 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.
Here’s are the nominees in key categories at the first TikTok Awards, with winners marked.
Creator of the Year
- adamw Adam Waheed
- alixearle Alix Earle
- brookemonk_ Brooke Monk
- WINNER: keith_lee125 Keith Lee
- kristy.sarah Kristy Scott
Video of the Year
- WINNER: 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
- WINNER: findjeremiah Jeremiah Brown
- soyeddynieblas Eddy Nieblas
- thatgirlsydjoSydney Robinson
Breakthrough Artist of the Year
- WINNER: 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
- WINNER: tinekeyounger Tineke “”Tini”” Younger
TikTok for Good Award
- alexisnikole Alexis Nikole Nelson
- cybersecuritygirl Caitlin Sarian
- samueljhyun Sam Hyun
- thepsychdoctormd Sasha Hamdani
- WINNER: valentinebrothers Patrick Ramirez
My Show is On Award [Film & TV]
- cvnela Monserrat Gutierrez
- WINNER: dayanechrissel Dayane Espinoza
- guywithamoviecamera Reece Feldman
- justthenobodys Ryan Omoto
- supes Matt Ramos
MVP of the Year [Sports]
- brittany1wilson Brittany Wilson- Isenhour
- WINNER: 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
- WINNER: katiefanggg Katie Fang
- meredithduxbury Meredith Duxbury
- wisdm8 Wisdom Kaye
Immediately Added To Cart Award
- boise_brooke Brooke Sobol
- giniglow Gini Vasquez
- itsmekelsc Kelsey Martinez
- WINNER: klothesminded
- lexirosenstein Lexi Rosenstein
CapCut Creator of the Year
- allthatisshe
- liahyoo Liah Yoo
- paigepiskin Paige Piskin
- WINNER: recider
- thesocialcreativesclub
TikTok Live Creator of the Year
- WINNER: eliesparzaa Elizabeth Esparza
- ezeexnatalie Ezee x Natalie
- jonathantilkin Jonathan Tilkin
- jourdanblue Jourdan Blue
- kiralise Kira Magoon