The nominees of The Game Awards 2020 have been announced. Among the leaders are Hades and The Last of Us Part II

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
• Final Fantasy VII Remake
• Ghost of Tsushima
• Hades
• The Last of Us Part II

Best Art Direction

• Final Fantasy VII Remake
• Ghost of Tsushima
• Hades
• Ori and the Will of the Wisps
• The Last of Us Part II

Best Soundtrack and Music

• DOOM Eternal (Mick Gordon)
• Final Fantasy VII Remake (Nobuo Uematsu, Masashi Hamauzu, Mitsuto Suzuki)
• Hades (Darren Korb)
• Ori and the Will of the Wisps (Gareth Cocker)
• The Last of Us Part II (Gustavo Santaolaglia, Mac Quail)

Best Sound Design

• DOOM Eternal
• Half-Life: Alyx
• Ghost of Tsushima
• Resident Evil 3
• The Last of Us Part 2

Best Acting

• Ashley Johnson — Ellie (The Last of Us Part II)
• Laura Bailey — Abbott (The Last of Us Part II)
• Daisuke Tsuji — Jin Sakai (Ghost of Tsushima)
• Logan Cunningham — Hades (Hades)
• Naji Jeter — Miles Morales (Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales)

The best game dealing with social issues

• If Found…
• Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition
• Spiritfarer
• Tell Me Why
• Through the Darkest of Times

Best Game Service

• Apex Legends
• Destiny 2
• Call of Duty Warzone
• Fortnite
• No Man’s Sky

The best indie game

• Carrion
• Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
• Hades
• Spelunky 2
• Spiritfarer

The best mobile game

• Among Us
• Call of Duty Mobile
• Genshin Impact
• Legends of Runeterra
• Pokémon Café Mix

Best community support

• Apex Legends
• Destiny 2
• Fall Guys
• Fortnite
• No Man’s Sky
• Valorant

Prize for Innovation in Accessibility

• Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
• Grounded
• HyperDot
• The Last of Us Part II
• Watch Dogs Legion

The best VR/AR game

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

Best Action game

• DOOM Eternal
• Hades
• Half-Life: Alyx
• Nioh 2
• Streets of Rage 4

The best action adventure

• Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
• Ghost 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 II

Best role-playing game

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

The 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]

The 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

The best simulator/strategy

• Crusader Kings III
• Desperados III
• Gears Tactics
• Microsoft Flight Simulator
• XCOM: Chimera Squad

The best sports/racing game

• Dirt 5
• F1 2020
• FIFA 21
• NBA 2K21
• Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2

The best multiplayer game

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

Best Debut Game

• Carrion (Phobia Game Studio/Devolver)
• Mortal Shell (Cold Symmetry/Playstack)
• Raji: An Ancient Epic (Nodding Heads Games)
• Röki (Polygon Treehouse/CI Games)
• Phasmophobia (Kinetic Games)

Best Content Creator

• Alanah Pearce
• NickMercs
• TimtheTatman
• Jay Ann Lopez
• Valkyrae

The best esports game

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
• Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
• Fortnite
• League of Legends
• Valorant

The best esports player

• Ian “Crimsix” Porter (Call of Duty)
• Heo “Showmaker” Ce (League of Legends)
• Kim “Canyon” Gyong-bu (League of Legends)
• Anthony “Shotzzy” Cuevas-Castro (Call of Duty)
• Mathieu “ZywOo” Erbo (CS:GO)

The best esports team

• DAMWON Gaming (League of Legends)
• Dallas Empire (Call of Duty)
• San Francisco Shock (Overwatch League)
• G2 Esports (League of Legends)
• Team Secret (DOTA2)

The best esports event

• BLAST Premier: Spring E2020 European Finals (CS:GO)
• Call of Duty League Championship 2020
• IEM Katowice 2020 (CS:GO)
• League of Legends World Championship 2020
• Overwatch League Grand Finals 2020

The best esports presenter

• Efye “Sjokz” Deporter
• Alex “Machine” Richardson
• Alex “Goldenboy” Mendez
• James “Dash” Patterson
• Jorin “Sheever” van der Heyden

Also on the topic:

• The organizer of The Game Awards refused to participate and produce E3
• Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice became the game of the Year at The Game Awards 2019
• God of War named Game of the Year at The Game Awards

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