MSE received seven total awards including two Hashtag special honors for ‘Sports & Entertainment Company of the Year for Engagement Excellence’ and ‘Broadcast Team of the Year’
Washington, D.C. (June 25, 2025) – Monumental Sports & Entertainment (MSE) took home a record seven trophies at the 2025 Hashtag Sports Awards, which were awarded during a live show on June 24 in New York City. This year, MSE earned an extraordinary 17 shortlist mentions spanning multiple MSE brands and assets, including the MSE corporate office, Monumental Sports Network (MNMT), Washington Capitals, Washington Wizards, Washington Mystics, and the organizations’ employee engagement programming.
The Hashtag Engagement Academy awarded MSE two special achievement awards, celebrating the company’s demonstration of overall excellence throughout the award season. The coveted Sports & Entertainment Company of the Year for Engagement Excellence is awarded to the organization with the most wins and distinctions across Hashtag’s award categories, and Broadcast Team of the Year, a prestigious honor recognizing the outstanding work of MNMT’s production team and talent on-air and behind the scenes.
MNMT earned two additional awards including Best TV or Streaming Experience for the innovative sports streaming platform, Monumental+, and Best Use of Gamification recognizing the Monumental Game Center feature, a next-generation gamified viewing experience that offers interactive sports betting, trivia, and real-time stats across NBA, NHL, and WNBA games on MNMT.
The Washington Capitals received two honors for Best Event or Experiential Campaign, recognizing the team’s Fifty Fest Presented by TikTok 50th anniversary season kickoff event, and for Excellence in Black Storytelling through the Capital’s Celebrating Black History Specialty jersey and community engagement throughout Black History Month.
MSE also received the award for Best Employee Engagement, recognizing the work of Monumental’s Access, Impact, and Inclusion department to elevate employees through a series of digital spotlights.
Entries are reviewed by a panel of judges which include brand marketers, league CMOs, media luminaries, agency heads, athletes and creators. Together, the judging panels comprise the Engagement Academy of Sports & Entertainment, described as a prestigious group designed to put the fan first and push the industry forward. Judges review and score entries based on engagement, creativity, innovation, results and impacts.
MSE’s full list of 2025 Hashtag winners and shortlist nominations included:
Best Art Direction – Wizards Boundary Stone City Edition Court
* Best Employee Engagement – Monumental Sports & Entertainment Best Employee Engagement through Employee Spotlights
* Best Event or Experiential Campaign – Washington Capitals: Fifty Fest Presented by TikTok
Best Global Campaign – Washington Wizards: French Heritage Night
Best Integrated Campaign – Capitals 50th Anniversary
Best Launch Campaign – Where Moments Meet Momentum: A Brand-New Capital One Arena
Best Original Film or Series: Long Form – Hometown with Rachel Nichols
Best Original Film or Series: Long Form – Politics Aside with Chris Cillizza
* Best TV or Streaming Experience – Monumental+
Best Use of Culture, Music or Entertainment – Washington Mystics Schedule Release Live from Noochie’s Front Porch
* Best Use of Gamification – Monumental Game Center
Best Women’s Sports Content – Mystics Courtside: This is Our Time
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging – Monumental Sports & Entertainment Playmaker Perspective Speaker Series
* Excellence in Black Storytelling – Washington Capitals X The Museum
Excellence in Latinx & Hispanic Storytelling – Beyond the Buzzer: Los Wizards
Most Creative Partnership – Washington Wizards: Hoops & Hounds
Most Creative Partnership with an Athlete or Influencer – Washington Capitals X Caps Canines Influencers
*Award winner
At the 2024 Hashtag Sports Awards, MSE received the Sports and Entertainment Company of the Year for Engagement Excellence award, recognizing the organization for consistent success across all categories. MSE also earned the Best Employee Engagement award for its Cultural Immersion Experience program created by the Access, Impact and Inclusion department.
These awards further showcase the talent, commitment and excellence across the MSE enterprise. To view all the recognitions earned this year, please visit here.
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