Today, December 10, 2020, marks the seventh annual Game Awards, a celebration of the past year in gaming and eSports in which a number of awards are bestowed upon various game companies and personalities that demonstrate excellence in a variety of fields, as well as a look forward at what’s to come with a number of exciting trailers and new game reveals. We had a lot of fun watching the show live on our Twitch, thank you to everyone who watched with us! There were lots of amazing game announcements, which we will cover in another article, so for now, let's look at the full list of winners from the 2020 Game Awards.
Category winners are in BOLD. Categories are listed in their nomination order.
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 – Square Enix
- Ghost of Tsushima – Sucker Punch Productions
- Hades – Super Giant Games
- Half Life Alyx - Valve
- The Last of Us Part II – Naughty Dog
BEST NARRATIVE
- 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim – George Kamitani
- Final Fantasy VII Remake – Kazushige Nojima, Motomu Toriyama, Hiroaki Iwaki, Sachie Hirano
- Ghost of Tsushima – Ian Ryan, Liz Albl, Patrick Downs, Jordan Lemos
- Hades – Greg Kasavin
- The Last of Us Part II – Neil Druckmann, Halley Gross
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 SCORE / 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 Coker
- The Last of Us Part II – Gustavo Santolalla, Mac Quayle
BEST AUDIO DESIGN
- Doom Eternal
- Half Life Alyx
- Ghost of Tsushima
- Resident Evil 3
- The Last of Us Part II
INNOVATION IN ACCESSIBILITY
- Assassins Creed Valhalla
- Grounded
- Hyper dot
- The Last of Us Part II
- Watch Dogs Legion
BEST PERFORMANCE
- Ashley Johnson as Ellie – The Last of Us Part II
- Laura Baily 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
BEST ACTION GAME
- Doom Eternal
- Hades
- Half Life Alyx
- Nioh 2
- Streets of Rage 4
BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE GAME
- Assassins 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
BEST MULTIPLAYER GAME
- Animal Crossing New Horizons
- Among Us
- Call of Duty Warzone
- Fall Guys Ultimate Knockout
- Valorant
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 and the Origami King
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]
BEST SIM/STRATEGY GAME
- Crusader Kings III
- Desperados III
- Gears Tactics
- Microsoft Flight Simulator
- XCOM Chimera Squad
BEST SPORTS/RACING GAME
- Dirt 5
- F1 2020
- Fifa 21
- NBA 2K21
- Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2
BEST INDEPENDENT GAME
- Carrion
- Fall Guys Ultimate Knockout
- Hades
- Spelunky 2
- Spiritfarer
BEST DEBUT INDIE GAME
- Carrion
- Mortal Shell
- Raji: An Ancient Epic
- Röki
- Phasmophobia
BEST GAMES FOR IMPACT
- If Found…
- Kentucky Route Zero TV Edition
- Spiritfarer
- Tell Me Why
- Through the Darkest of Times
BEST VR/AR GAME
- Dreams
- Half-Life: Alyx
- Marvel’s Iron Man VR
- Star Wars Squadrons
- The Walking Dead: Saints and Sinners
BEST ONGOING GAME
- Apex Legends
- Destiny 2
- Call of Duty Warzone
- Fortnite
- No Mans Sky
BEST COMMUNITY SUPPORT
- Apex Legends
- Destiny 2
- Fall Guys Ultimate Knockout
- Fortnite
- No Man’s Sky
- Valorant
BEST MOBILE GAME
- Among Us
- Call of Duty Mobile
- Genshin Impact
- Legends of Runeterra
- Pokemon Café Mix
PLAYER'S CHOICE AWARD
- Ghost of Tsushima
MOST ANTICIPATED GAME
- Elden Ring
CONTENT CREATOR OF THE YEAR
- Alanah Pearce
- Jay-Ann Lopez
- Nickmercs
- Timthetatman
- Valkyrae
BEST ESPORTS GAME
- Call of Duty Modern Warfare
- Counter Strike Global Offensive
- Fortnite
- League of Legends
- Valorant
BEST ESPORTS ATHLETE
- Crimsix
- ShowMaker
- Canyon
- Shotzzy
- Zywoo
BEST ESPORTS TEAM
- Dam Won Gaming
- Empire Dallas
- San Francisco Shock
- G2 eSports
- Team Secret
BEST ESPORTS COACH
- Zefa
- Zonic
- Crusty
- Rambo
- Grabbz
BEST ESPORTS HOST
- Sjokz
- Machine
- Goldenboy
- Dash
- Sheever
BEST ESPORTS EVENT
- Blast Premier Spring Europe Finals
- Call of Duty League Championship 2020
- Intel Extreme Masters 2020
- League of Legends World Championship 2020
- Overwatch League Grand Finals 2020
The Last of Us: Part II walked away with the most awards sitting at 7. Meanwhile, Among Us, Hades, Final Fantasy VII Remake, and Ghost of Tsushima took home 2 awards each.
Overall the award winners were pretty predictable, the only real surprise coming from No Man's Sky winning Best Ongoing Game over Fortnite. Despite that, the awards were a lot of fun to watch. The pacing was fast and engaging with lots of great reveals and guest speakers throughout. Let us know what you thought of the show and the winners down in the comments below!
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