The list of nominated games for the 2019 Game Awards has just been unveiled at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on December 12, its sixth edition.
Death Stranding tops the list of top-rated games, with 10 nominations, including one for the best game of the year.
Best Game Award
- Control (Remedy / 505 Games)
- Death Stranding (Kojima Productions / SIE)
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Bandai-Namco / Sora / Nintendo)
- Resident Evil 2 (Capcom / Capcom)
- Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (FromSoftware / Activision)
- The Outer Worlds (Obsidian / Private Division)
Best Director Award
- Control (Remedy / 505 Games)
- Death Stranding (Kojima Productions / SIE)
- Resident Evil 2 (Capcom / Capcom)
- Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (FromSoftware / Activision)
- Outer Wilds (Mobius Digital / Annapurna)
Best Narrative Award
- A Plague Tale: Innocence (Asobo / Focus Home)
- Control (Remedy / 505)
- Death Stranding (Kojima Productions / SIE)
- Disco Elysium (ZA / UM)
- The Outer Worlds (Obsidian / Private Division)
Best Art Director Award
- Control (Remedy / 505)
- Death Stranding (Kojima Productions / SIE)
- Gris (Nomada Studio / Devolver)
- Sayonara Wild Hearts (Simogo / Annapurna)
- Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (FromSoftware / Activision)
- The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (Grezzo / Nintendo)
Best Music Award
- Cadence of Hyrule (Brace Yourself Games / Nintendo)
- Death Stranding (Kojima Productions / SIE)
- Devil May Cry 5 (Capcom)
- Kingdom Hearts III (Square Enix)
- Sayonara Wild Hearts (Simogo / Annapurna)
Best Audio Design Award
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (Infinity Ward / Activision)
- Control (Remedy / 505)
- Death Stranding (Kojima Productions / SIE)
- Gears 5 (The Coalition / Xbox Game Studios)
- Resident Evil 2 (Capcom)
- Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (FromSoftware / Activision)
Best Performance Award
- Ashly Burch as Parvati Holcomb, The Outer Worlds
- Courtney Hopeas Jesse Faden, Control
- Laura Bailey as Kait Diaz, Gears 5
- Mads Mikkelsen as Cliff, Death Stranding
- Matthew Porretta as Dr. Casper Darling, Control
- Norman Reedus as Sam Porter Bridges, Death Stranding
Best Effect Award
- Concrete Genie (Pixelopus / SIE)
- Gris (Nomada Studio / Devolver)
- Kind Words (Popcannibal)
- Life Is Strange 2 (Dontnod / Square Enix)
- Sea of Solitude (Jo-Mei Games / EA)
Best Continuous Game Award
- Apex Legends (Respawn)
- Destiny 2 (Bungie)
- Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
- Fortnite (Epic Games)
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft)
The best independent game
- Baba Is You (Hempuli)
- Disco Elysium (ZA / UM)
- Katana ZERO (Askiisoft / Devoler)
- Outer Wilds (Mobius Digital / Annapurna)
- Untitled Goose Game (House House / Panic)
Best mobile phone game
- Call of Duty: Mobile (TiMi Studios / Activision)
- GRINDSTONE (Capybara Games)
- Sayonara Wild Hearts (Simogo / Annapurna)
- Sky: Children of Light (Thatgamecompany)
- What the Golf? (Tribland)
Best Support for the Players Community
- Apex Legends (Respawn / EA)
- Destiny 2 (Bungie)
- Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
- Fortnite (Epic Games)
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft)
Best Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality Award
- Asgard’s Wrath (Sanzaru Games / Oculus Studios)
- Blood & Truth (SIE London Studio / SIE)
- Beat Saber (Beat Games)
- No Man’s Sky (Hello Games)
- Trover Saves the Universe (Squanch Games)
Best Action Game Award
- Apex Legends (Respawn / EA)
- Astral Chain (Platinum Games / Nintendo)
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (Infinity Ward / Activision)
- Devil May Cry 5 (Capcom / Capcom)
- Gears 5 (The Coalition / Xbox Game Studios)
- Metro Exodus (4A Games / Deep Silver)
Best Action / Adventure
- Borderlands 3 (Gearbox / 2K)
- Control (Remedy / 505 Games)
- Death Stranding (Kojima Productions / SIE)
- Resident Evil 2 (Capcom)
- The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (Grezzo / Nintendo)
- Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (FromSoftware / Activision)
Best RPG game
- Disco Elysium (ZA / UM)
- Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
- Kingdom Hearts III (Square Enix)
- Monster Hunter World: Iceborne (Capcom)
- The Outer Worlds (Obsidian / Private Division)
Best fighting game award
- Dead or Alive 6 (Team Ninja / Koei Tecmo)
- Jump Force (Spike Chunsoft / Bandai Namco)
- Mortal Kombat 11 (NetherRealm / WBIE)
- Samurai Showdown (SNK / Athlon)
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Bandai Namco / Sora / Nintendo)
Best Family Game Award
- Luigi’s Mansion 3 (Next Level Games / Nintendo)
- Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)
- Super Mario Maker 2 (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Bandai Namco / Sora / Nintendo)
- Yoshi’s Crafted World (Good-Feel / Nintendo)
Best Strategy Game Award
- Age of Wonders: Planetfall (Triumph Studios / Paradox)
- Anno 1800 (Blue Byte / Ubisoft)
- Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Intelligent Systems / Koei Tecmo / Nintendo)
- Total War: Three Kingdoms (Creative Assembly / Sega)
- Tropico 6 (Limbic Entertainment / Kalypso Media)
- Wargroove (Chucklefish)
The best sports / racing game
- Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled (Beenox / Activision)
- DiRT Rally 2.0 (Codemasters)
- eFootball Pro Evolution Soccer 2020 (PES Productions / Konami)
- F1 2019 (Codemasters)
- FIFA 20 (EA Sports)
The best cooperative mode game
- Apex Legends (Respawn / EA)
- Borderlands 3 (Gearbox / 2K)
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (Infinity Ward / Activision)
- Tetris 99 (Arika / Nintendo)
- Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 (Massive Entertainment / Ubisoft)
Best New Independent Game Award
- ZA / UM for Disco Elysium
- Nomada Studio for Gris
- DeadToast Entertainment for My Friend Pedro
- Mobius Digital for Outer Wilds
- Mega Crit for Slay the Spire
- House House for Untitled Goose Game
Best Content Innovator of the Year
- Courage - Jack Dunlop
- Dr. Lupo - Benjamin Lupo
- Ewok - Soleil Wheeler
- Grefg - David MartÃnez
- Shroud - Michael Grzesiek
- Nominations for Electronic Sports Awards
Best Electronic Game Award
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (Valve)
- DOTA2 (Valve)
- Fortnite (Epic Games)
- League of Legends (Riot Games)
- Overwatch (Blizzard)
Best Player in Electronic Game
- Kyle “Bugha” Giersdorf (Immortals, Fortnite)
- Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok (SK Telecom, League of Legends)
- Luka “Perkz” Perkovic (G2 Esports, League of Legends)
- Oleksandr “S1mple” Kostyliev (Natus Vincere, CSGO)
- Jay “Sinatraa” Won (SF Shock, Overwatch)
Best Electronic Sports Team Award
- Astralis (CS: GO)
- G2 Esports (LOL)
- OG (DOTA2)
- San Francisco Shock (OWL)
- Team Liquid (CS: GO)
Best Electronic Sports Event Award
- 2019 Overwatch League Grand Finals
- EVO 2019
- Fortnite World Cup
- IEM Katowice 2019
- League of Legends World Championship 2019
- The International 2019
Best E-Sports Coach Award
- Eric “adreN” Hoag (Team Liquid, CS: GO)
- Nu-ri “Cain” Jang (Team Liquid, LOL)
- Fabian “GrabbZ” Lohmann (G2 Esports, LOL)
- Kim “Kkoma” Jeong-gyun (SK Telecom T1, LOL)
- Titouan “Sockshka” Merloz (OG, DOTA2)
- Danny “Zonic” Sørensen (Astralis, CSGO)
Award for the best announcer for electronic sports
- Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere
- Alex “Machine” Richardson
- Paul “Redeye” Chaloner
- Alex “Goldenboy” Mendez
- Duan “Candice” Yu-Shuang
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