Yes, “Shoe Oscars” Is A Real Thing. Here’s Everything You Need Need To Know

Pharrell, Coco Gauff, and Tommy Hilfiger lead this year’s star-studded Footwear News Achievement Awards — a.k.a. the “Shoe Oscars.”

Quick Take

• Event: 2025 Footwear News Achievement Awards (FNAAs)

• When: December 3, 2025

• Where: Cipriani 25 Broadway, NYC

• Honorees: Pharrell Williams, Coco Gauff, Tommy Hilfiger, Ronnie Fieg & more

Get your red carpets and rare sneakers ready — the 2025 Footwear News Achievement Awards (or, as insiders call them, the “Shoe Oscars”) are officially back.

The annual celebration of style, innovation, and sneaker culture will take place on December 3, 2025, at Cipriani 25 Broadway in New York City, honoring icons from Pharrell Williams to Coco Gauff.

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Leading the pack, Pharrell Williams and Adidas will take home Shoe of the Year for the Virginia Adistar Jellyfish, a futuristic design merging movement, glow, and artistry.

“I dreamed of a shoe that felt alive,” Pharrell shared. “Something that moved like water — fluid, futuristic, and free.”

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Also being honored: Tommy Hilfiger, who will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award for his decades-long impact on global fashion. Meanwhile, tennis superstar Coco Gauff is this year’s Style Influencer of the Year, further cementing her off-court fashion dominance.

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🏆 2025 FNAA Honorees

• Shoe of the Year: Virginia Adistar Jellyfish by Pharrell Williams

• Lifetime Achievement Award: Tommy Hilfiger

• Person of the Year: Ronnie Fieg

• Company of the Year: Wolverine Worldwide

• Designer of the Year: Nina Christen

• Retailer of the Year: Nordstrom

• Brand of the Year: Jordan Brand

• Collaboration of the Year: New Balance x Miu Miu

• Style Influencer of the Year: Coco Gauff

• Launch of the Year: Favorite Daughter

• Emerging Talent Award: Jurgita Dileviciute & Denitsa Bumbarova

• Hall of Fame Inductees: Michael Greenberg, Laura O’Brien, Massimo & Sabrina Bonini

Additional presenters and honorees will be announced in the coming weeks.

Dubbed the “Oscars of the shoe industry,” the FNAAs spotlight the biggest names in design, retail, and culture — where sneaker drops meet red-carpet fashion and innovation meets influence.

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