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A Celebration of Minecraft’s Best Mods of 2025

Get ready to join the ultimate celebration of 2025’s best Minecraft mods, hosted by the legendary Noxus! Don't miss your chance to nominate your favorite mods. This page will keep you updated every step of the way as each phase of the contest unfolds.

Nov 17 Nominations
Open
Dec 1 Nominations
Close
Jan 11 Winners
announced
$1,000 x 3 winners
2025 Top Mod Award badge
for the mods’ thumbnails
on CurseForge
Winners will be featured
on CurseForge’s
homepage
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About the Contest

This is where the best of 2025 shine. Fans and players nominate their favorite Minecraft mods, while a Noxus-led jury of experts reviews, curates, and selects the official finalists. In December, the community votes to decide who takes home the title of Mod of the Year 2025.

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About Noxus

With over a decade in the Minecraft modding scene, Noxus brings deep expertise and a passion for creative storytelling. From posting his first mod review in 2013 to building a new channel focused on cinematic, high-quality mod content, Noxus is dedicated to showcasing the best the community has to offer.

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Nominations
Open
Nov 17 – Dec 1
Jury Eligibility Checks
& 15 Finalists Selected
Dec 1 – 4
Finalists
Announced
Dec 15
Community
Voting (Phase 2)
Dec 15 – 29
Winners
Announced
Jan 11
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Eligibility & Submission Requirements

  • Mods that were released in 2025.
  • Original content only - no ports or rehashes of older mods.
  • 100,000+ downloads required.
  • Must be published on CurseForge and pass moderation.
  • Nominators should provide the mod page link in the nomination form
Terms & Conditions apply

Jury & Selection

Jury operations are managed by Noxus. The jury verifies eligibility and selects 15 finalists for community voting.

Selection criteria include originality, impact on players, technical excellence, and community value.

We commit to transparency - jury members and selection criteria will be published when finalists are announced.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Anyone - players and mod authors can nominate a mod during Nov 17 – Dec 1

  • Yes - submit up to three nominations per form entry

  • It ensures finalists reflect broad community impact. We’ll explain this in the ToS to reduce confusion

  • Noxus’ jury will check eligibility and select 15 finalists. Finalists will be announced ahead of the community voting phase in December

  • Nomination details and votes are handled per the privacy policy. By nominating you accept the contest ToS.

Nominate a Mod

Terms & conditions | Only 2025’s mods are eligible | See eligibility here

Terms & conditions
Eligibility guidelines

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Know a mod that shaped 2025?
Show it some love now.

Terms & conditions | Only 2025’s mods are eligible | See eligibility here

Noxus and CurseForge are excited to see your picks.
Nominate early, and may the best mod win.
(No, we will not accept sad redstone contraptions as a bribe. Well... Maybe we will.)

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