The Game Awards: All The Winners From 2020’s Event

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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