Considered as the ‘Oscars of Gaming’, The Game Awards were given last night! Based on the results, some of the categories and winners were highly criticized by gamers. The awards were given not only by gamers’ choices but also by critics’. The award ceremony took place online, broadcasting live from Los Angeles, London, and Tokyo. If you’d like to watch the whole three-hour-long event, click here. But, if you just want to learn the results, here are all the nominees and winners of The Game Awards 2020.
Game of the Year
- The Last of Us Part II | Naughty Dog / SIE (Winner)
- DOOM Eternal | ID Software / Bethesda
- Final Fantasy VII Remake | Square Enix
- Ghosts of Tsushima | Sucker Punch / SIE
- Hades | Supergiant Games
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons | Nintendo
Best Game Direction
- The Last of Us Part II | Naughty Dog / SIE (Winner)
- Final Fantasy VII Remake | Square Enix
- Ghosts of Tsushima | Sucker Punch / SIE
- Hades | Supergiant Games
- Half-Life: Alyx | Valve
Best Narrative
- The Last of Us Part II | Writer: Neil Druckmann, Haley Gross (Winner)
- 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim | Writer: George Kamitani
- Final Fantasy VII Remake | Writer: Kazushige Nojima, Motomu Toriyama, Hiroaki Iwaki, Sachie Hirano
- Ghosts of Tsushima | Writer: Ian Ryan, Liz Albl, Patrick Downs, Jordan Lemos
- Hades | Writer: Greg Kasavin
Best Art Direction
- Ghosts of Tsushima | Sucker Punch / SIE (Winner)
- Final Fantasy VII Remake | Square Enix
- Hades | Supergiant Games
- Ori and the Will of the Wisps | Moon Studios / Xbox Game Studios
- The Last of Us Part II | Naughty Dog / SIE
Best Score And Music
- Final Fantasy VII Remake | Composed by Nobuo Uematsu, Masashi Hamauzu, Mitsuto Suzuki (Winner)
- 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
- The Last of Us Part II | Naughty Dog / SIE (Winner)
- DOOM Eternal | ID Software / Bethesda
- Half-Life: Alyx | Valve
- Ghosts of Tsushima | Sucker Punch / SIE
- Resident Evil 3 | Capcom
Best Performance
- Laura Bailey | The Last of Us Part II – Abby (Winner)
- Ashley Johnson | The Last of Us Part II – Ellie
- Daisuke Tsuji | Ghosts of Tsushima – Jin Sakai
- Logan Comingham | Hades – Hades
- Nadji Jeter | Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales – Miles Morales
Games for Impact
- Tell Me Why | Dontnod Entertainment / Xbox Game Studios (Winner)
- If Found | Dreamfeel
- Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition | Cardboard Computer
- Spiritfarer | Thunder Lotus Games
- Through the Darkest of Times | Paintbucket Games
Best Ongoing
- No Man’s Sky | Hello Games (Winner)
- Apex Legends | Respawn Entertainment / EA
- Destiny 2 | Bungie
- Call of Duty: Warzone | Infinity Ward / Activision
- Fortnite | Epic Games
Best Indie
- Hades | Supergiant Games (Winner)
- Carrion | Phobia Game Studio / Devolver
- Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout | Mediatonic / Devolver
- Spelunky 2 | Mossmouth
- Spiritfarer | Thunder Lotus Games
Best Mobile
- Among Us | Innersloth (Winner)
- Call of Duty Mobile | Timi Studios / Activision
- Genshin Impact | Mihoyo
- Legends of Runeterra | Riot Games
- Pokémon Cafe Mix | Genius Sonority
Best Community Support
- Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout | Mediatonic / Devolver (Winner)
- Apex Legends | Respawn Entertainment / EA
- Destiny 2 | Bungie
- Fortnite | Epic Games
- No Man’s Sky | Hello Games
- Valorant | Riot Games
Best VR/AR
- Half-Life: Alyx | Valve (Winner)
- Dreams | Media Molecule / SIE
- Marvel’s Iron Man VR | Camouflaj / SIE
- Star Wars: Squadrons | Motive Studios / EA
- The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners | Skydance Interactive
Innovation In Accessibility
- The Last of Us Part II | Naughty Dog / SIE (Winner)
- Assassin’s Creed Valhalla | Ubisoft Montreal
- Grounded | Obsidian Entertainment
- Hyperdot | Tribe Games
- Watch Dogs Legion | Ubisoft Toronto
Best Action
- Hades | Supergiant Games (Winner)
- DOOM Eternal | ID Software / Bethesda
- Half-Life: Alyx | Valve
- Nioh 2 | Team Ninja
- Streets of Rage | Dotemu
Best Action/Adventure
- The Last of Us Part II | Naughty Dog / SIE (Winner)
- Assassin’s Creed Valhalla | Ubisoft Montreal
- Ghosts of Tsushima | Sucker Punch / SIE
- Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales | Insomniac Games / SIE
- Ori and the Will of the Wisps | Moon Studios / Xbox Game Studios
- Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order | Respawn Entertainment / EA
Best Role Playing
- Final Fantasy VII Remake | Square Enix (Winner)
- Genshin Impact | Mihoyo
- Persona 5 Royal | Atlus/P Studio / SEGA
- Wasteland 3 | Inxile / Deep Silver
- Yakuza: Like A Dragon | Ryu Ga Gotaku / SEGA
Best Fighting
- Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate | Netherrealm Studios / WB Games (Winner)
- Granblue Fantasy: Versus | Arc System 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 / Aksys
Best Family
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons | Nintendo (Winner)
- Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time | Toys for Bob / Activision
- Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout | Mediatonic / Devolver
- Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit | Velan Studios / Nintendo
- Minecraft Dungeons | Mojang / Double Eleven / Xbox Game Studios
- Paper Mario: The Origami Kart | Intelligent Systems / Nintendo
Best Sim/Strategy
- Microsoft Flight Simulator | Asobo / Xbox Game Studios (Winner)
- Crusader Kings III | Paradox Development Studio
- Desperados III | Mimimi Games
- Gears Tactics | Splash Damage / The Coalition / Xbox Game Studios
- XCOM: Chimera Squad | Firaxis / 2K
Best Sports/Racing
- Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 | Vicarious Visions / Activision (Winner)
- Dirt 5 | Codemasters Cheshire
- F1 2020 | Codemasters Birmingham
- FIFA 2021 | EA Vancouver
- NBA 2K21 | Visual Concepts / 2K
Best Multiplayer
- Among Us | Innersloth (Winner)
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons | Nintendo
- Call of Duty: Warzone | Infinity Ward / Activision
- Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout | Mediatonic / Devolver
- Valorant | Riot Games
Content Creator of The Year
- Rachell “Valkyrae” Hofstetter (Winner)
- Alanah Pearce
- Jay-Ann Lopez
- Nick “NICKMERCS” Kolcheff
- Timothy John “TimTheTatman” Betar
Best Debut
- Phasmophobia | Kinetic Games (Winner)
- Carrion | Phobia Game Studio / Devolver
- Mortal Shell | Cold Symmetry / Playstack
- Raji: An Ancient Epic | Nodding Heads Games
- Röki | Polygon Treehouse
Best Esports Athlete
- Heo “Showmaker” Su – League of Legends (Winner)
- Ian “Crimsix” Porter – Call of Duty
- Kim “Canyon” Geon-bu – League of Legends
- Anthony “Shotzzy” Cuevas-Castro – Call of Duty
- Matthieu “ZywOo” Herbaut – CS:GO
Best Esports Coach
- Danny “zonic” Sørensen – CS:GO (Winner)
- 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
- League of Legends World Championship 2020 – League of Legends (Winner)
- BLAST Premier Spring 2020 European Finals – CS:GO
- Call of Duty League Championship 2020 – Call of Duty
- IEM Katowice 2020 – CS:GO
- Overwatch League Grand Finals 2020 – Overwatch
Best Esports Game
- League of Legends | Riot Games (Winner)
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | Infinity Ward / Raven / Activision
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | Valve
- Fortnite | Epic Games
- Valorant | Riot Games
Best Esports Host
- Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere (Winner)
- Alex ” GoldenBoy” Mendez
- Alex “Machine” Richardson
- James ” Dash” Patterson
- Jorien ” Sheever” Van Der Heijden
Best Esports Team
- G2 Esports – League of Legends (Winner)
- DAMWON Gaming – League of Legends
- Dallas Empire – Call of Duty
- San Fransico Shock – Overwatch League
- Team Secret – Dota2
