Geoff Keighley’s annual Game Awards revealed the nominee’s in each category on Monday in a livestream, which showed once again PlayStation as a publisher dominating across categories with 20 nominations for Sony owned titles, 10 of those coming from God Of War Ragnarok alone.
Horizon: Forbidden West walks away with 7 nominations, tied with Elden Ring for second to Ragnarok.
And while Ragnarok and Forbidden West did most of the heavy lifting, Gran Turismo 7 earned itself 2 nominations, and The Last Of Us Part I was nominated solely for the Innovation In Accessibility category.EE
Among God Of War Ragnarok and Horizon Forbidden West’s nominations included Game Of The Year, Best Direction, Best Narrative, Best Art Direction, Best Audio Design, and Best Action/Adventure.
Christopher Judge and Sunny Suljic were both nominated for Best Performance for their roles as Kratos and Atreus, respectively. Ashley Burch was also nominated once again for her performance as Aloy in Horizon, the second time she’s been nominated for the role.
You can check out a full list of the nominees and the categories for yourself, here.
The Game Awards Nominees Full List
Game Of The Year
- Elden Ring
- God Of War Ragnarok
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Stray
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Best Game Direction
- Elden Ring
- God Of War Ragnarok
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Immortality
- Stray
Best Narrative
- Elden Ring
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- God Of War Ragnarok
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Immortality
Best Art Direction
- Elden Ring
- God Of War Ragnarok
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Scorn
- Stray
Best Score And Music
- Elden Ring
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- God Of War Ragnarok
- Metal: Hellsinger
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Best Audio Design
- Elden Ring
- God Of War Ragnarok
- Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare II
- Gran Turismo 7
- Horizon Forbidden West
Best Performance
- Christopher Judge (Kratos, God Of War Ragnarok)
- Sunny Suljic (Atreus, God Of War Ragnarok)
- Ashley Burch (Aloy, Horizon Forbidden West)
- Charlotte McBurney (Amicia, A Plague Tale: Requiem)
- Manon Gage (Marissa Marvel, Immortality)
Games For Impact
- A Memoir Blue
- As Dusk Falls
- Citizen Sleeper
- Endling – Extinction Is Forever
- Hindsight
- I Was A Teenage Exocolonist
Best Ongoing
- Destiny 2
- Apex Legends
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Fortnite
- Genshin Impact
Best Indie
- Cult Of The Lamb
- Neon White
- Sifu
- Stray
- Tunic
Best Mobile Game
- Apex Legends Mobile
- Diablo Immortal
- Genshin Impact
- Marvel Snap
- Tower Of Fantasy
Best Community Support
- Apex Legends
- Destiny 2
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Fortnite
- No Man’s Sky
Innovation In Accessibility
- God Of War Ragnarok
- The Last Of Us Part I
- The Quarry
- As Dusk Falls
- Return To Monkey Island
Best VR/AR
- Moss: Book II
- After The Fall
- Among Us VR
- Bonelab
- Red Matter 2
Best Action Game
- Sifu
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
- Neon White
- Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare II
- Bayonetta 3
Best Action/Adventure Game
- God Of War Ragnarok
- Tunic
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Stray
Best Role Playing Game
- Elden Ring
- Live A Live
- Pokemon Legends: Arceus
- Triangle Strategy
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Best Fighting Game
- Sifu
- MultiVersus
- The King Of Fighters XV
- JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R
- DNF Duel
Best Family Game
- Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
- Kirby And The Forgotten Land
- Nintendo Switch Sports
- Splatoon 3
- Mario + Rabbids Sparks Of Hope
Best Sim/Strategy
- Mario + Rabbids Sparks Of Hope
- Two Point Campus
- Dune: Spice Wars
- Victoria 3
- Total War: Warhammer III
Best Sports/Racing
- OlliOlli World
- Gran Turismo 7
- NBA 2K23
- FIFA 23
- F1 22
Best Multiplayer
- MultiVersus
- Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare II
- Overwatch 2
- Splatoon 3
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
Content Creator Of The Year
- Nibellion
- Karl Jacobs
- Ludwig
- Nobru
- QTCinderella
Best Debut Indie
- Tunic
- Neon White
- Vampire Survivors
- Stray
- Norco
Best Adaptation
- Cyberpunk Edgerunners
- Uncharted
- Sonic The Hedgehog 2
- The Cuphead Show!
- Arcane: League Of Legends
Most Anticipated Game
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Starfield
- The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom
- Hogwarts Legacy
- Final Fantasy XVI
Best Esports Game
- Rocket League
- Valorant
- League Of Legends
- DOTA 2
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Best Esports Athlete
- Jacob “YAY” Whiteaker
- Finn “Karrigan” Anderson
- Oleksandor “S1mple” Kostyliev
- Lee “Faker” Sang-Hyeok
- Jeong “Chovy” Ji-Hoon
Best Esports Team
- Darkzero Esports
- Faze Clan
- Gen.G
- LA Thieves
- Loud
Best Esports Coach
- Andrii “B1ad3” Horodenskyi
- Matheus “BZKA” Tarasconi
- Erik “D00MBR0S” Sandgren
- Robert “Robban” Dahlström
- Go “Score” Dong-Bin
Best Esports Event
- EVO 2022
- 2022 League Of Legends World Championship
- PGL Major Antwerp 2022
- The 2022 Mid-Season Invitational
- Valorant Champions 2022
Source – [The Game Awards]