The Game Awards 2020 Nominees Announced

Master of video games Geoff Keighley has announced the nominees for The Game Awards 2020. There’s a lot of wonderful titles this year, including Doom Eternal, Hades, The Last of Us Part 2, and many more. Voting for the nominees in each of the categories is also open to the public. The winners will be announced on The Game Awards livestream on December 10.

Here are your six nominees for Game of the Year at #TheGameAwards pic.twitter.com/ikRltsnBrm

— Geoff Keighley (@geoffkeighley) November 18, 2020

Game of the Year
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Doom Eternal
Final Fantasy VII Remake
Ghost of Tsushima
Hades
The Last of Us Part 2

Best Game Direction
Final Fantasy VII Remake
Ghosts of Tsushima
Hades
Half-Life Alyx
The Last of Us Part 2

Best Narrative
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
Final Fantasy VII Remake
Ghosts of Tsushima
Hades
The Last of Us Part 2

The Game Awards 2020 Nominees Include Hades, The Last of Us Part 2

Best Art Direction
Final Fantasy VII Remake
Ghosts of Tsushima
Hades
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
The Last of Us Part 2

Best Score/Music
Doom Eternal
Final Fantasy VII Remake
Hades
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
The Last of Us Part 2

Best Audio Design
Doom Eternal
Half-Life: Alyx
Ghosts of Tsushima
Resident Evil 3
The Last of Us Part 2

Best Performance
Ashley Johnson – Ellie, The Last of Us Part 2
Laura Bailey – Abby, The Last of Us Part 2
Daisuke Tsuji – Jin, Ghost of Tsushima
Logan Cunningham – Hades, Hades
Nadji Jeterm – Miles Morales, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales

Games for Impact
If Found…
Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition
Spiritfarer
Tell Me Why
Through Darkest of Times

Best Ongoing Game
Apex Legends
Destiny 2
Call of Duty: Warzone
Fortnite
No Man’s Sky

Best Indie Game
Carrion
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
Hades
Spelunky 2
Spiritfarer

Best Debut Game
Carrion
Mortal Shell
Raji: An Acient Epic
Roki
Phasmophobia

Best Mobile Game
Among Us
Call of Duty Mobile
Genshin Impact
Legends of Runeterra
Pokemon Cafe Mix

Best Community Support
Apex Legends
Destiny 2
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
Fortnite
No Man’s Sky
Valorant

Best VR/AR Game
Dreams
Half-Life: Alyx
Marvel’s Iron Man VR
Star Wars: Squadrons
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners

Innovation in Accessibility
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
Grounded
Hyperdot
The Last of Us Part 2
Watch Dogs Legion

Best Action Game
Doom Eternal
Hades
Half-Life: Alyx
Nioh 2
Streets of Rage 4

Best Action/Adventure Game
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
Ghosts of Tsushima
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
The Last of Us Part 2

Best RPG
Final Fantasy VII Remake
Genshin Impact
Persona 5 Royal
Wasteland 3
Yakuza: Like a Dragon

Best Fighting Game
Granblue Fantasy: Versus
Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate
Street Fighter V: Champion Edition
One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows
Under Night In-Birth EXE: Late[CL-R]

Best Family Game
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit
Minecraft Dungeons
Paper Mario: The Origami King

Best Sim/Strategy Game
Crusader Kings 3
Desperados 3
Gears Tactics
Microsoft Flight Simulator
XCOM: Chimera Squad

Winners Will be Announced on December 10

Best Sports/Racing Game
Dirt 5
F1 2020
FIFA 21
NBA 2K21
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2

Best Multiplayer Game
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Among Us
Call of Duty: Warzone
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
Valorant

Content Creator of the Year
Alanah Pearce
Jay Ann Lopez
Nickmercs
Timthetatman
Valkyrae

Best Esports Athlete
Ian “Crimsix” Porter
Heo “Showmaker” Su
Kim “Canyon” Geon-Bu
Anthony “Shotzzy” Cuevas-Castro
Matthieu “Zywoo” Herbaut

Best Esports Coach
Danny “Zonic” Sorensen
Dae-Hee “Crusty” Park
Fabian “Grabbz” Lohmann
Lee “Zefa” Jae-Min
Raymond “Rambo” Lussier

Best Esports Event
Blast Premier: Spring 2020 European Finals
Call of Duty League Championship 2020
IEM Katowice 2020
League of Legends World Championship 2020
Overwatch League Grand Finals 2020

Best Esports Game
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Fortnite
League of Legends
Valorant

Best Esports Host
Alex “Goldenboy” Mendez
Alex “Machine” Richardson
Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere
James “Dash” Patterson
Jorien “Sheever” Van der Heijden

Best Esports Team
Damwon Gaming
Dallas Empire
G2 Esports
San Francisco Shock
Team Secret

Who do you want to see win what awards? Any games that aren’t here that should be? Let me know in the comments below!