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The Game Awards is underway, celebrating the past year in the games industry and looking ahead to the year to come. As usual, the annual award show is chock full of trailers and surprises, peppered in-between the awards themselves. We have a full list of winners below.
The top prize of the night is Game of the Year. The nominees for that are Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Doom Eternal, Final Fantasy VII Remake, Ghost of Tsushima, Hades, and The Last of Us Part 2. Other notable categories include Best Game Direction, Games for Impact, and Innovation in Accessibility, among individual genre awards. Things got started with Best Music/Score during the pre-show, with FFVII taking the win. That was followed by TLOU2 taking Best Action/Adventure and Phasmophobia taking Best Debut.
This year’s event is being held in a socially distanced manner due to COVID-19, with presenters and nominees appearing remotely. You can find all the nominees below, with announced winners appearing in bold. This list will be updated throughout the event.
2020 Game Awards List
Game of the Year
- Animal Crossing: New HorizonsDoom EternalFinal Fantasy VII RemakeGhost of TsushimaHadesThe Last of Us Part II
Best Game Direction
- Final Fantasy VII RemakeGhost of TsushimaHadesHalf-Life: AlyxThe Last of Us Part II
Best Narrative
- 13 Sentinels: Aegis RimFinal Fantasy VII RemakeGhost of TsushimaHadesThe Last of Us Part II
Best Art Direction
- Final Fantasy VII RemakeGhost of TsushimaHadesOri and the Will of the WispsThe Last of Us Part II
Best Score And Music
- Doom EternalFinal Fantasy VII RemakeHadesOri and the Will of the WispsThe Last of Us Part II
Best Audio Design
- Doom EternalHalf-Life: AlyxGhost of TsushimaResident Evil 3The Last of Us Part II
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…Kentucky Route Zero: TV EditionSpiritfarerTell Me WhyThrough the Darkest of Times
Best Ongoing
- Apex LegendsCall of Duty: WarzoneDestiny 2FortniteNo Man’s Sky
Best Indie
- CarrionFall Guys: Ultimate KnockoutHadesSpelunky 2Spiritfarer
Best Mobile Game
- Among UsCall of Duty MobileGenshin ImpactLegends of RunterraPokemon Cafe Mix
Best Community Support
- Apex LegendsDestiny 2Fall Guys: Ultimate KnockoutFortniteNo Man’s SkyValorant
Best VR/AR
- DreamsHalf-Life: AlyxMarvel’s Iron Man VRStar Wars: SquadronsThe Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners
Innovation In Accessibility
- Assassin’s Creed ValhallaGroundedHyperootThe Last of Us Part IIWatch Dogs: Legion
Best Action
- Doom EternalHadesHalf-Life: AlyxNioh 2Streets of Rage 4
Best Action/Adventure
- Assassin’s Creed ValhallaGhost of TsushimaMarvel’s Spider-Man: Miles MoralesOri and the Will of the WispsStar Wars: Jedi Fallen OrderThe Last of Us Part II
Best Role Playing
- Final Fantasy VII RemakeGenshin ImpactPersona 5 RoyalWasteland 3Yakuza: Like A Dragon
Best Fighting
- Granblue Fantasy: VersusMortal Kombat 11 UltimateStreet Fighter V: Champion EditionOne Punch Man: A Hero Nobody KnowsUnder Night In-Brith EXE: Late(CL-R)
Best Family
- Animal Crossing: New HorizonsCrash Bandicoot 4: It’s About TimeFall Guys: Ultimate KnockoutMario Kart Live: Home CircuitMinecraft DungeonsPaper Mario: The Origami King
Best Sim/Strategy
- Crusader Kings IIIDesperados IIIGear TacticsMicrosoft Flight SimulatorXCOM: Chimera Squad
Best Sports/Racing
- Dirt 5F1 2020FIFA 21NBA 2K21Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2
Best Multiplayer
- Among UsAnimal Crossing: New HorizonsCall of Duty: WarzoneFall Guys: Ultimate KnockoutValorant
Content Creator of the Year
- Alanah PearceJay Ann LopezNickmercsTimTheTatManValkyrae
Best Debut Game
- CarrionMortal ShellRaji: An Ancient EpicRokiPhasmophobia
Best Esports Athlete
- Ian “Crimsix” Porter (Call of Duty)Heo “Showmaker” Su (League of Legends)Kim “Canyon” Geon-Bu (League of Legends)Anthony “Shotzzy” Cuevas-Castro (Call of Duty)Matthieu “Zywoo” Herbaut (CS:GO)
Best Esports Coach
- Danny “Zonic” Sorensen (CS:GO)Dae-Hee “Crusty” Park (Overwatch League)Fabian “Grabbz” Lohmann (League of Legends)Lee “Zefa” Jae-Min (League of Legends)Raymond “Rambo” Lussier (Call of Duty)
Best Esports Event
- Blast Premier: Spring 2020 European Finals (CS:GO)Call of Duty League Championship 2020 (Call of Duty)IEM Katowice 2020 (CS:GO)League of Legends World Championship 2020 (League of Legends)Overwatch League Grand Finals 2020 (Overwatch)
Best Esports Game
- Call of Duty: Modern WarfareCounter-Strike: Global OffensivesFortniteLeague of LegendsValorant
Best Esports Host
- Alex “Goldenboy” MendezAlex “Machine” RichardsonEefje “Sjokz” DepoortereJames “Dash” PattersonJorien “Sheever” Van Der Heijden
Best Esports Team
- Damwon Gaming (League of Legends)Dallas Empire (Call of Duty)G2 Esports (League of Legends)San Francisco Shock (Overwatch LeagueTeam Secret (DOTA 2)
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