The Game Awards 2019 has listed their nominees for this year. Death Stranding leads with 9 nominations followed closely by Control with 8 nominations.
People can vote for their favourite nominees through The Game Awards 2019 official website or Google.
Here is the full list of awards and nominees:
Game of the Year
Recognizing a game that delivers the absolute best experience across all creative and technical fields.
- Control (Remedy Entertainment / 505 Games)
- Death Stranding (Kojima Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Bandai Namco / Sora Ltd. / Nintendo)
- Resident Evil 2 (Capcom)
- Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (From Software / Activision)
- The Outer Worlds (Obsidian Entertainment / Private Division)
Best Game Direction
Awarded to a game studio for outstanding creative vision and innovation in game direction and design.
- Control (Remedy Entertainment / 505 Games)
- Death Stranding (Kojima Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Resident Evil 2 (Capcom)
- Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (From Software / Activision)
- The Outer Worlds (Obsidian Entertainment / Private Division)
Best Narrative
For outstanding storytelling and narrative development in a game.
- A Plague Tale: Innocence (Asobo Studio / Focus Home Interactive)
- Control (Remedy Entertainment / 505 Games)
- Death Stranding (Kojima Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Disco Elysium (ZA/UM)
- The Outer Worlds (Obsidian Entertainment / Private Division)
Best Art Direction
For outstanding creative and/or technical achievement in artistic design and animation.
- Control (Remedy Entertainment / 505 Games)
- Death Stranding (Kojima Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Gris (Nomada Studio / Devolver Digital)
- Sayonara Wild Hearts (Simogo / Annapurna Interactive)
- The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (Grezzo / Nintendo)
Best Score / Music: Presented by Spotify
For outstanding music, inclusive of the score, original song and/or licensed soundtrack.
- Cadence of Hyrule (Brace Yourself Games / Spike Chunsoft)
- Death Stranding (Kojima Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Devil May Cry 5 (Capcom)
- Kingdom Hearts III (Square Enix)
- Sayonara Wild Hearts (Simogo / Annapurna Interactive)
Best Audio Design: Presented by Dolby
Recognizing the best in-game audio and sound design.
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (Infinity Ward / Activision)
- Control (Remedy Entertainment / 505 Games)
- Death Stranding (Kojima Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Gears 5 (The Coalition / Xbox Game Studios)
- Resident Evil 2 (Capcom)
- Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (From Software / Activision)
Best Performance
Awarded to an individual for voice-over acting, motion and/or performance capture.
- Ashly Burch as Parvati Holcomb in The Outer Worlds
- Courtney Hope as Jesse Faden in Control
- Laura Bailey as Kait Diaz in Gears 5
- Mads Mikkelsen as Cliff in Death Stranding
- Matthew Porretta as Dr. Casper Darling in Control
- Norman Reedus as Sam Porter Bridges in Death Stranding
Games for Impact
For a thought-provoking game with a profound pro-social meaning or message.
- Concrete Genie (Pixelopus / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Gris (Nomada Studio / Devolver Digital)
- Kind Words (Popcannibal)
- Life is Strange 2 (Dontnod Entertainment / Square Enix)
- Sea of Solitude (Jo-Mei Games / Electronic Arts)
Best Ongoing Game
- Apex Legends (Respawn Entertainment / Electronic Arts)
- Destiny 2 (Bungie)
- Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
- Fortnite (Epic Games)
- Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft)
Best Independent Game
For outstanding creative and technical achievement in a game made outside the traditional publisher system.
- Baba Is You (Hempuli)
- Disco Elysium (ZA/UM)
- Katana ZERO (Askiisoft / Devolver Digital)
- The Outer Wilds (Mobius Digital / Annapurna Interactive)
- Untitled Goose Game (House House / Panic)
Best Mobile Game
For the best game playable on a dedicated mobile device.
- Call of Duty: Mobile (TiMi Studios / Activision)
- Grindstone (Capybara Games)
- Sayonara Wild Hearts (Simogo / Annapurna Interactive)
- Sky: Children of Light (thatgamecompany)
- What the Golf? (Tribaland)
Best Community Support
- Apex Legends (Respawn Entertainment / Electronic Arts)
- Destiny 2 (Bungie)
- Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
- Fortnite (Epic Games)
- Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft)
Best VR / AR Game
For the best game experience playable in virtual or augmented reality, irrespective of platform.
- Asgard’s Wrath (Sanzaru Games / Oculus Studios)
- Blood & Truth (SIE London Studio / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Beat Saber (Beat Games)
- No Man’s Sky (Hello Games)
- Trover Saves the Universe (Squanch Games / Gearbox Publishing)
Best Action Game
For the best game in the action genre focused on combat.
- Apex Legends (Respawn Entertainment / Electronic Arts)
- Astral Chain (Platinum Games / Nintendo)
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (Infinity Ward / Activision)
- Devil May Cry 5 (Capcom)
- Gears 5 (The Coalition / Xbox Game Studios)
- Metro Exodus (4A Games / Deep Silver)
Best Action / Adventure Game
For the best action/adventure game, combining combat with traversal and puzzle-solving.
- Borderlands 3 (Gearbox Software / 2K Games)
- Control (Remedy Entertainment / 505 Games)
- Death Stranding (Kojima Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Resident Evil 2 (Capcom)
- The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (Grezzo / Nintendo)
- Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (From Software / Activision)
Best Role-Playing Game
For the best game designed with rich player character customization and progression, including massively multiplayer experiences.
- Disco Elysium (ZA/UM)
- Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
- Kingdom Hearts III (Square Enix)
- Monster Hunter World: Iceborne (Capcom)
- The Outer Worlds (Obsidian Entertainment / Private Division)
Best Fighting Game
For the best game designed primarily around head-to-head combat.
- Dead or Alive 6 (Team Ninja / Koei Tecmo)
- Jump Force (Spike Chunsoft / Bandai Namco)
- Mortal Kombat 11 (NetherRealm Studios / Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
- Samurai Shodown (SNK / Athlon Games)
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Bandai Namco / Sora Ltd. / Nintendo)
Best Family Game
For the best game appropriate for family play, irrespective of genre or platform.
- 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
The best game focused on real-time or turn-based strategy gameplay, irrespective of platform.
- Age of Wonders: Planetfall (Triumph Studios / Paradox Interactive)
- 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)
Best Sports / Racing Game
For the best traditional and non-traditional sports and 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)
Best Multiplayer Game
For outstanding online multiplayer gameplay and design, including co-op and massively multiplayer experiences, irrespective of game genre.
- Apex Legends (Respawn Entertainment / Electronic Arts)
- Borderlands 3 (Gearbox Software / 2K Games)
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (Infinity Ward / Activision)
- The Division 2 (Massive Entertainment / Ubisoft)
- Tetris 99 (Arika / Nintendo)
Fresh Indie Developer Presented by Subway
- DeadToast Entertainment for My Friend Pedro
- House House for Untitled Goose Game
- Mega Crit for Slay the Spire
- Mobius Digital for The Outer Wilds
- Nomada Studio for Gris
- ZA/UM for Disco Elysium
Content Creator of the Year
- Courage – Jack Dunlop
- Dr. Lupo – Benjamin Lupo
- Ewok – Soleil Wheeler
- Grefg – David Martínez
- Shroud – Michael Grzesiek
Best eSports Game
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (Valve)
- DOTA2 (Valve)
- Fortnite (Epic Games)
- League of Legends (Riot Games)
- Overwatch (Blizzard)
Best eSports Player
- 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, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
- Jay ‘Sinatraa’ Won (SF Shock, Overwatch)
Best eSports Team
- Astralis (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
- G2 Esports (League of Legends)
- OG (DOTA2)
- San Francisco Shock (Overwatch)
- Team Liquid (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
Best eSports Event
- 2019 Overwatch League Grand Finals
- EVO 2019
- Fortnite World Cup
- IEM Katowice 2019
- League of Legends World Championship 2019
- The International 2019
Best eSports Coach
- Eric ‘adreN’ Hoag (Team Liquid, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
- Nu-ri ‘Cain’ Jang (Team Liquid, League of Legends)
- Fabian ‘GrabbZ’ Lohmann (G2 Esports, League of Legends)
- Kim ‘Kkoma’ Jeong-gyun (SK Telecom T1, League of Legends)
- Titouan ‘Sockshka’ Merloz (OG, DOTA2)
- Danny ‘Zonic’ Sørensen (Astralis, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
Best eSports Host
- Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere
- Alex “Machine” Richardson
- Paul “Redeye” Chaloner
- Alex “Goldenboy” Mendez
- Duan “Candice” Yu-Shuang
The Game Awards 2019 will broadcast live on 12 December at 5:30 p.m. PT / 8:30 p.m. ET, (13 December 9.30 a.m. GMT+8) and can be viewed on YouTube, Twitch, Mixer, Facebook, Twitter, and various other platforms.
