The Game Awards WINNERS AND NOMINEES 2020

It’s that time of year where we look back fondly at the past year of gaming - and boy, hasn’t it been great! Gaming has kept millions of people around the world connected through online multiplayer or given them new adventures from the comfort of their own home. The Game Awards 2020 are here to honour these wonderful games through awards for various categories.

Read on to find out who are the winners and nominees for The Game Awards 2020!

GAME OF THE YEAR WINNER AND NOMINEES

The Game of The Year award is the ultimate award, giving recognition to a game which gave the best experience across all creative and technical fields.

• The Last of Us Part II - WINNER - Naughty Dog

• DOOM Eternal - ID Software/ Bethesda

• Final Fantasy VII Remake - Square Enix

• Ghost of Tsushima - Sucker Punch

• Hades - Supergiant Games

• Animal Crossing New Horizons - Nintendo

BEST GAME DIRECTION WINNER AND NOMINEES

This is awarded for outstanding creative vision and innovation, regarding direction and design.

• The Last of Us Part II - WINNER - Naughty Dog

• Final Fantasy VII Remake - Square Enix

• Ghost of Tsushima - Sucker Punch

• Hades - Supergiant Games

• Half-Life: Alyx - Valve

BEST NARRATIVE WINNER AND NOMINEES

The Best Narrative award is for outstanding storytelling and narrative development in a game.

• The Last of Us Part II – WINNER - Written by Neil Druckmann and Halley Gross

• 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, Jordan Lemos and Nate Fox

• Hades - Written by Greg Kasavin

BEST ART DIRECTION WINNER AND NOMINEES

For outstanding creative and/ or technical achievement in artistic design and animation.

• Ghost of Tsushima – WINNER - Sucker Punch

• Final Fantasy VII Remake – Square Enix

• Hades – Supergiant Games

• Ori and The Will of The Wisps - Moon Studios

• The Last of Us Part II – Naughty Dog

BEST SCORE AND MUSIC WINNER AND NOMINEES

This award is for the games with outstanding music, inclusive of score, original song and/ or licensed soundtrack.

• Final Fantasy VII Remake – WINNER - Composed by Nobuo Uematsu, Masashi Hamauzu and Mitsuto Suzuki

• DOOM Eternal – Composed by Mick Gordon

• 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 Santaolalla, additional music by Mac Quayle

BEST AUDIO DESIGN WINNER AND NOMINEES

This award recognises the best in-game audio and sound design.

• The Last of Us Part II – WINNER - Naughty Dog

• DOOM Eternal- ID Software/ Bethesda

• Half- Life: Alyx - Valve

• Ghost of Tsushima – Sucker Punch

• Resident Evil 3 - Capcom

BEST PERFORMANCE WINNER AND NOMINEES

Awarded to an individual for exceptional voice- over acting, motion and/ or performance capture.

• Laura Bailey as Abby - WINNER - The Last of Us Part II

• Ashley Johnson as Ellie – 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 WINNER AND NOMINEES

Awarded to a thought- provoking game with a pro-social message or meaning.

• Tell Me Why – WINNER - Dontnod Entertainment

• If Found… - Dreamfeel

• Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition - Cardboard Computer

• Spiritfarer – Thunder Lotus Games

• Through the Darkest of Times – Paintbucket Games

BEST ONGOING WINNER AND NOMINEES

Awarded to a game for outstanding development of ongoing content, evolving the player experience over time.

• No Man's Sky - WINNER - Hello Games

• Apex Legends - Respawn

• Destiny 2 – Bungie

• Call of Duty: Warzone - Infinity Ward/ Activision/ Raven Software

• Fortnite - Epic Games

BEST INDIE WINNER AND NOMINEES

This award is for outstanding creative and technical achievement in an Indie title (made outside the traditional publisher system).

• Hades – WINNER - Supergiant Games

• Carrion – Phobia Game Studio

• Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout – Mediatonic

• Spelunky 2 – Mossmouth, LLC

• Spiritfarer – Thunder Lotus Games

BEST MOBILE GAME WINNER AND NOMINEES

For the best game playable on a mobile device.

• Among Us – WINNER - Innersloth

• Call of Duty Mobile – TIMI Studios/ Activision

• Genshin Impact – Mihoyo

• Legends of Runeterra – Riot Games

• Pokémon Café Mix – Genius Sonority

BEST COMMUNITY SUPPORT WINNER AND NOMINEES

Recognition for outstanding community support, transparency and responsiveness, inclusive of social media activity as well as game updates and patches.

• Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout – WINNER - Mediatonic

• Apex Legends – Respawn/ EA

• Destiny 2 – Bungie

• Fornite – Epic Games

• No Man’s Sky – Hello Games

• Valorant – Riot Games

BEST VR/ AR WINNER AND NOMINEES

For the best game experience playable in virtual reality or augmented reality, irrespective of platform.

• Half-Life: Alyx – WINNER - Valve

• Dreams – Media Molecule

• Marvel’s Iron Man VR – Camouflaj

• Star Wars: Squadrons - Motive Studios

• The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners – Skydance Interactive

INNOVATION IN ACCESSIBILITY WINNER AND NOMINEES

This award is recognising software and/ or hardware that is pushing the medium forward by adding features, technology and content to allow games to be played and enjoyed by an even wider audience.

• The Last of Us Part II – WINNER - Naughty Dog

• Assassin's Creed Valhalla - Ubisoft Montreal

• Grounded – Obsidian Entertainment

• Hyperdot – Tribe Games

• Watch Dogs LegionUbisoft Toronto

BEST ACTION WINNER AND NOMINEES

For the best game in the action genre, focusing primarily on combat.

• Hades – WINNER - Supergiant Games

• DOOM Eternal – ID Software/ Bethesda

• Half-Life: Alyx – Valve

• Nioh 2 - Team Ninja

• Streets of Rage 4 - Dotemu

BEST ACTION/ ADVENTURE WINNER AND NOMINEES

For the best action/ adventure game. Combining combat with traversal and puzzle solving.

• The Last of Us Part II – WINNER - Naughty Dog

• Assassin’s Creed Valhalla – Ubisoft Montreal

• Ghost of Tsushima – Sucker Punch

• Marvel’s Spider- Man: Miles Morales - Insomniac Games

• Ori and The Will of the Wisps – Moon Studios

• Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order - Respawn/ EA

BEST RPG WINNER AND NOMINEES

For the best game designed with rich player character customisation and progression, inclusive massively multiplayer experiences.

• Final Fantasy VII Remake – WINNER - Square Enix

• Genshin Impact – Mihoyo

• Persona 5 Royal – Atlus/ P Studio/ SEGA

• Wasteland 3 – Inxile/ Deep Silver

• Yakuza: Like A Dragon - Ryu Ga Gotoku/ SEGA

BEST FIGHTING WINNER AND NOMINEES

The award for the best game designed primarily around combat.

• Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate - WINNER - Netherrealm Studios/ Warner Bros Games

• Granblue Fantasy: Versus – Arc Systems Works/ Cygames/ Xseed

• 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

BEST FAMILY GAME WINNER AND NOMINEES

The best game appropriate for family play, irrespective of genre or platform.

• Animal Crossing: New Horizons – WINNER - Nintendo

• Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time- Activision

• Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout – Mediatonic/ Devolver

• Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit – Velan Studios/ Nintendo

• Minecraft Dungeons – Mojang/ Double Eleven

• Paper Mario: The Origami King- Nintendo

BEST MULTIPLAYER GAME WINNER AND NOMINEES

For outstanding online multiplayer gameplay and design, including co-op and massively multiplayer experiences, irrespective of game genre or platform.

• Among Us – WINNER - Innersloth

• Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo

• Call of Duty: Warzone – Infinity Ward/ Activision/ Raven Software

• Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout – Mediatonic/ Devolver

• Valorant – Riot Games

CONTENT CREATOR OF THE YEAR WINNER AND NOMINEES

For a streamer or content creator who has made a positive and important impact on the community in 2020.

• Valkyrae- WINNER

• Alanah Pearce

• Jay Ann Lopez

• Nickmercs

• Timthetatman

BEST DEBUT GAME WINNER AND NOMINEES

For the best debut game created by a new independent studio.

• Phasmophobia – WINNER - Kinetic Games

• Carrion – Phobia Game Studio/ Devolver

• Mortal Shell – Cold Symmetry/ Playstack

• Raji: An Ancient Epic – Nodding Heads Games

• RÖKI – Polygon Treehouse

BEST ESPORTS EVENT WINNER AND NOMINEES

This award is to recognise an event that delivered a best- of- class experience for participants and the broadcast audience.

• League of Legends – WINNER - Riot Games

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare – Infinity Ward/ Raven/ Activision

• Counter- Strike: Global Offensive- Valve

• Fornite – Epic games

• Valorant – Riot Games

BEST ESPORTS TEAM WINNER AND NOMINEES

The award to recognise a specific esports team, judged the most outstanding for performance and conduct in 2020.

• G2 Esports – WINNER - League of Legends

• Damwon Gaming – League of Legends

• Dallas Empire – Call of Duty

• San Francisco Shock – Overwatch League

• Team Secret – DOTA2