The Awards will be presented on Dec. 10.
https://thegameawards.com/nominees
Game of the Year
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Doom Eternal
Final Fantasy VII Remake
Ghost of Tsushima
Hades
The Last of Us Part II
Best Game Direction
Final Fantasy VII Remake
Ghost of Tsushima
Hades
Half-Life: Alyx
The Last of Us Part II
Best Narrative
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim – Written by George Kamitani
Final Fantasy VII Remake – Written by Kazushige Nojima, Motomu Toriyama, Hiroaki Iwaki and Sachie Hirano
Ghost of Tsushima – Written by Ian Ryan, Liz Albl, Patrick Downs and Jordan Lemos
Hades – Written by Greg Kasavin
The Last of Us Part II – Written by Neil Druckmann and Haley Gross
Best Art Direction
Final Fantasy VII Remake – Square Enix
Ghost of Tsushima – Sucker Punch Productions/SIE
Hades – Supergiant Games
Ori and the Will of the Wisps – Moon Studios/Xbox Game Studios
The Last of Us Part II – Naughty Dog/SIE
Best Score & Music
Doom Eternal – Composed by Mick Gordon
Final Fantasy VII Remake – Composed by Nobuo Uematsu, Masashi Hamauzu and Mitsuto Suzuki
Hades – Composed by Darren Korb
Ori and the Will of the Wisps – Composed by Gareth Coker
The Last of Us Part II – Composed by Gustavo Santaolala, Additional Music by Mac Quayle
Best Audio Design
Doom Eternal – id Software/Bethesda
Half-Life: Alyx – Valve
Ghost of Tsushima – Sucker Punch/SIE
Resident Evil 3 – Capcom
The Last of Us Part II – Naughty Dog/SIE
Best Performance
Ashley Johnson as Ellie – The Last of Us Part II
Laura Bailey as Abby – The Last of Us Part II
Daisuke Tsuji as Jin Sakai – Ghost of Tsushima
Logan Cunningham as Hades – Hades
Nadji Jeter as Miles Morales – Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Games for Impact
If Found – Dreamfeel
Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition – Cardboard Computer
Spiritfarer – Thunder Lotus Games
Tell Me Why – Dontnod Entertainment/Xbox Game Studios
Through the Darkest of Times – Paintbucket Games
Best Ongoing Game
Apex Legends – Respawn/EA
Destiny 2 – Bungie
Call of Duty: Warzone – Infinity Ward/Activision
Fortnite – Epic Games
No Man’s Sky – Hello Games
Best Indie
Carrion – Phobia Game Studio/Devolver
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout – Mediatonic/Devolver
Hades – Supergiant Games
Spelunky 2 – Mossmouth LLC
Spiritfarer – Thunder Lotus Games
Best Mobile Game
Among Us – Innersloth
Call of Duty Mobile – TiMi Studios/Activision
Genshin Impact – miHoYo
Legends of Runeterra – Riot Games
Pokémon Cafe Mix – Genius Sonority
Best Community Support
Apex Legends – Respawn/EA
Destiny 2 – Bungie
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout – Mediatonic/Devolver
Fortnite – Epic Games
No Man’s Land – Hello Games
Valorant – Riot Games
Best VR/AR
Dreams – Media Molecule/SIE
Half-Life: Alyx – Valve
Marvel’s Iron Man VR – Camouflaj/SIE
Star Wars: Squadrons – Motive Studios/EA
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners – Skydance Interactive
Innovation in Accessibility
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla – Ubisoft Montreal
Grounded – Obsidian Entertainment
Hyperdot – Tribe Games
The Last of Us Part II – Naughty Dog/SIE
Watch Dogs Legion – Ubisoft Toronto
Best Action
Doom Eternal – id Software/Bethesda
Hades – Supergiant Games
Half-Life: Alyx – Valve
Nioh 2 – Team Ninja
Streets of Rage 4 – Dotemu
Best Action/Adventure
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla – Ubisoft Montreal
Ghost of Tsushima – Sucker Punch/SIE
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales – Insomniac Games/SIE
Ori and the Will of the Wisps – Moon Studios/Xbox Game Studios
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order – Respawn/EA
The Last of Us Part II – Naughty Dog/SIE
Best Role-Playing
Final Fantasy VII Remake – Square Enix
Genshin Impact – miHoYo
Persona 5 Royal – Atlus/P Studios/Sega
Wasteland 3 – Inxile/Deep Silver
Yakuza: Like a Dragon – Ryu Ga Gotoku/Sega
Best Fighting
Granblue Fantasy: Versus – Arc System Works/Cygames/XSeed Games
Mortal Kombat 11 – Netherrealm Studios/WB Games
Street Fighter V: Champion Edition – Dimps/Capcom
One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows – Spike Chunsoft/Bandai Namco
Under Night In-Birth EXE: Late (Cl-R) – French Bread/Arc System Works/Aksys
Best Family
Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo
Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time – Toys for Bob/Activision
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout – Mediatonic/Devolver
Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit – Velan Studios/Nintendo
Minecraft Dungeons – Mojang/Double Eleven/Xbox Game Studios
Paper Mario: The Origami King – Intelligent Systems/Nintendo
Best Sim/Strategy
Crusader Kings III – Paradox Development Studio/Paradox
Desperados III – Mimimi Games/THQ Nordic
Gears Tactics – Splash Damage/The Coalition/Xbox Game Studios
Microsoft Flight Simulator – Asobo/Xbox Game Studios
XCOM: Chimera Squad – Firaxis/2K
RELATED: November 2020 Free Games for PlayStation Plus and Xbox Live Gold
Best Sports/Racing
Dirt 5 – Codemasters Cheshire/Codemasters
F1 2020 – Codemasters Birmingham/Codemasters
FIFA 21 – EA Vancouver/EA Sports
NBA 2K21 – Visual Concepts/2K Sports
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 – Vicarious Visions/Activision
Best Multiplayer
Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo
Among Us – Innersloth
Call of Duty: Warzone – Infinity Ward/Activision
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout – Mediatonic/Devolver
Valorant – Riot Games
Best Debut Game
Carrion – Phobia Game Studio/Devolver
Mortal Shell – Cold Symmetry/Playstack
Raji: An Ancient Epic – Nodding Heads Games
Röki – Polygon Treehouse
Phasmophobia – Kinetic Games
Best Esports Game
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare – Infinity Ward/Activision
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive – Valve
Fortnite – Epic Games
League of Legends – Riot Games
Valorant – Riot Games
https://thegameawards.com/nominees
Game of the Year
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Doom Eternal
Final Fantasy VII Remake
Ghost of Tsushima
Hades
The Last of Us Part II
Best Game Direction
Final Fantasy VII Remake
Ghost of Tsushima
Hades
Half-Life: Alyx
The Last of Us Part II
Best Narrative
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim – Written by George Kamitani
Final Fantasy VII Remake – Written by Kazushige Nojima, Motomu Toriyama, Hiroaki Iwaki and Sachie Hirano
Ghost of Tsushima – Written by Ian Ryan, Liz Albl, Patrick Downs and Jordan Lemos
Hades – Written by Greg Kasavin
The Last of Us Part II – Written by Neil Druckmann and Haley Gross
Best Art Direction
Final Fantasy VII Remake – Square Enix
Ghost of Tsushima – Sucker Punch Productions/SIE
Hades – Supergiant Games
Ori and the Will of the Wisps – Moon Studios/Xbox Game Studios
The Last of Us Part II – Naughty Dog/SIE
Best Score & Music
Doom Eternal – Composed by Mick Gordon
Final Fantasy VII Remake – Composed by Nobuo Uematsu, Masashi Hamauzu and Mitsuto Suzuki
Hades – Composed by Darren Korb
Ori and the Will of the Wisps – Composed by Gareth Coker
The Last of Us Part II – Composed by Gustavo Santaolala, Additional Music by Mac Quayle
Best Audio Design
Doom Eternal – id Software/Bethesda
Half-Life: Alyx – Valve
Ghost of Tsushima – Sucker Punch/SIE
Resident Evil 3 – Capcom
The Last of Us Part II – Naughty Dog/SIE
Best Performance
Ashley Johnson as Ellie – The Last of Us Part II
Laura Bailey as Abby – The Last of Us Part II
Daisuke Tsuji as Jin Sakai – Ghost of Tsushima
Logan Cunningham as Hades – Hades
Nadji Jeter as Miles Morales – Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Games for Impact
If Found – Dreamfeel
Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition – Cardboard Computer
Spiritfarer – Thunder Lotus Games
Tell Me Why – Dontnod Entertainment/Xbox Game Studios
Through the Darkest of Times – Paintbucket Games
Best Ongoing Game
Apex Legends – Respawn/EA
Destiny 2 – Bungie
Call of Duty: Warzone – Infinity Ward/Activision
Fortnite – Epic Games
No Man’s Sky – Hello Games
Best Indie
Carrion – Phobia Game Studio/Devolver
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout – Mediatonic/Devolver
Hades – Supergiant Games
Spelunky 2 – Mossmouth LLC
Spiritfarer – Thunder Lotus Games
Best Mobile Game
Among Us – Innersloth
Call of Duty Mobile – TiMi Studios/Activision
Genshin Impact – miHoYo
Legends of Runeterra – Riot Games
Pokémon Cafe Mix – Genius Sonority
Best Community Support
Apex Legends – Respawn/EA
Destiny 2 – Bungie
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout – Mediatonic/Devolver
Fortnite – Epic Games
No Man’s Land – Hello Games
Valorant – Riot Games
Best VR/AR
Dreams – Media Molecule/SIE
Half-Life: Alyx – Valve
Marvel’s Iron Man VR – Camouflaj/SIE
Star Wars: Squadrons – Motive Studios/EA
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners – Skydance Interactive
Innovation in Accessibility
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla – Ubisoft Montreal
Grounded – Obsidian Entertainment
Hyperdot – Tribe Games
The Last of Us Part II – Naughty Dog/SIE
Watch Dogs Legion – Ubisoft Toronto
Best Action
Doom Eternal – id Software/Bethesda
Hades – Supergiant Games
Half-Life: Alyx – Valve
Nioh 2 – Team Ninja
Streets of Rage 4 – Dotemu
Best Action/Adventure
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla – Ubisoft Montreal
Ghost of Tsushima – Sucker Punch/SIE
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales – Insomniac Games/SIE
Ori and the Will of the Wisps – Moon Studios/Xbox Game Studios
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order – Respawn/EA
The Last of Us Part II – Naughty Dog/SIE
Best Role-Playing
Final Fantasy VII Remake – Square Enix
Genshin Impact – miHoYo
Persona 5 Royal – Atlus/P Studios/Sega
Wasteland 3 – Inxile/Deep Silver
Yakuza: Like a Dragon – Ryu Ga Gotoku/Sega
Best Fighting
Granblue Fantasy: Versus – Arc System Works/Cygames/XSeed Games
Mortal Kombat 11 – Netherrealm Studios/WB Games
Street Fighter V: Champion Edition – Dimps/Capcom
One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows – Spike Chunsoft/Bandai Namco
Under Night In-Birth EXE: Late (Cl-R) – French Bread/Arc System Works/Aksys
Best Family
Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo
Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time – Toys for Bob/Activision
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout – Mediatonic/Devolver
Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit – Velan Studios/Nintendo
Minecraft Dungeons – Mojang/Double Eleven/Xbox Game Studios
Paper Mario: The Origami King – Intelligent Systems/Nintendo
Best Sim/Strategy
Crusader Kings III – Paradox Development Studio/Paradox
Desperados III – Mimimi Games/THQ Nordic
Gears Tactics – Splash Damage/The Coalition/Xbox Game Studios
Microsoft Flight Simulator – Asobo/Xbox Game Studios
XCOM: Chimera Squad – Firaxis/2K
RELATED: November 2020 Free Games for PlayStation Plus and Xbox Live Gold
Best Sports/Racing
Dirt 5 – Codemasters Cheshire/Codemasters
F1 2020 – Codemasters Birmingham/Codemasters
FIFA 21 – EA Vancouver/EA Sports
NBA 2K21 – Visual Concepts/2K Sports
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 – Vicarious Visions/Activision
Best Multiplayer
Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo
Among Us – Innersloth
Call of Duty: Warzone – Infinity Ward/Activision
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout – Mediatonic/Devolver
Valorant – Riot Games
Best Debut Game
Carrion – Phobia Game Studio/Devolver
Mortal Shell – Cold Symmetry/Playstack
Raji: An Ancient Epic – Nodding Heads Games
Röki – Polygon Treehouse
Phasmophobia – Kinetic Games
Best Esports Game
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare – Infinity Ward/Activision
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive – Valve
Fortnite – Epic Games
League of Legends – Riot Games
Valorant – Riot Games