The 2020 Game Awards are sure to be a major topic of conversation around the gaming world this year. Between game reveals, announcements, and special guests, it’s sure to be an Oscars-style spectacle that will keep people talking for days.
The awards themselves usually play a second fiddle to announcements, but this year could be different. With polarizing games like The Last of Us Part II leading the pack and indie darlings like Hades and Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout looking to score upsets, this year could be a crucial turning point for the ceremony and how its viewed by gaming fans. Will major studio games continue to clean up as they have in previous years, or is it finally time for smaller games to get their due on a larger stage?
At the very least, it’ll give gamers a lot to talk about. If you want to tune in yourself, here’s how. If you just want to see who came out on top, we’ll be updating this list with winners throughout the night. Anytime an award is given, we’ll refresh this story accordingly, so keep this page handy if you want to stay in the loop without settling down for the full multihour event.
Best Family Game
Animal Crossing: New Horizons – WINNER
Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit
Minecraft Dungeons
Paper Mario: The Origami King
Best Action/Adventure Game
Assassin’s 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 – WINNER
Best Score and Music
Doom Eternal
Final Fantasy VII Remake – WINNER
Hades
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
The Last of Us Part II
Best Debut Game
Carrion
Mortal Shell
Raji: An Ancient Epic
Röki
Phasmophobia – WINNER
Best Community Support
Apex Legends
Destiny 2
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout – WINNER
Fortnite
No Man’s Sky
Valorant
Best E-sports Game
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Fortnite
League of Legends – WINNER
Valorant
Best E-sports Coach
Danny “Zonic” Sorensen – WINNER
Dae-Hee “Crusty” Park
Fabian “Grabbz” Lohmann
Lee “Zefa” Jae-Min
Raymond “Rambo” Lussier
Best E-sports Event
Blast Premier: Spring 2020 European Finals
Call of Duty League Championship 2020
IEM Katowice 2020
League of Legends World Championship 2020 – WINNER
Overwatch League Grand Finals 2020
Best Esports Host
Alex “Goldenboy” Mendez
Alex “Machine” Richardson
Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere – WINNER
James “Dash” Patterson
Jorien “Sheever” Van der Heijden
Best E-sports Team
Damwon Gaming
Dallas Empire
G2 Esports – WINNER
San Francisco Shock
Team Secret
Best E-sports Athlete
Ian “Crimsix” Porter
Heo “Showmaker” Su – WINNER
Kim “Canyon” Geon-Bu
Anthony “Shotzzy” Cuevas-Castro
Matthieu “Zywoo” Herbaut
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
Ghost of Tsushima
Hades
Half-Life: Alyx
The Last of Us Part II
Best Narrative
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
Final Fantasy VII Remake
Ghost of Tsushima
Hades
The Last of Us Part II
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 Audio Design
Doom Eternal
Half-Life: Alyx
Ghost of Tsushima
Resident Evil 3
The Last of Us Part II
Best Performance
Ashley Johnson – Ellie, The Last of Us Part II
Laura Bailey – Abby, The Last of Us Part II
Daisuke Tsuji – Jin, Ghost of Tsushima
Logan Cunningham – Hades, Hades
Nadji Jeter – Miles Morales, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Best Ongoing Game
Apex Legends
Destiny 2
Call of Duty: Warzone
Fortnite
No Man’s Sky
Best Indie Game
Carrion
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
Hades
Spelunky 2
Spiritfarer
Best Mobile Game
Among Us
Call of Duty Mobile
Genshin Impact
Legends of Runeterra
Pokémon Cafe Mix
Best VR/AR Game
Dreams
Half-Life: Alyx
Marvel’s Iron Man VR
Star Wars: Squadrons
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners
Innovation in Accessibility
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
Grounded
Hyperdot
The Last of Us Part II
Watch Dogs: Legion
Best Action Game
Doom Eternal
Hades
Half-Life: Alyx
Nioh 2
Streets of Rage 4
Best Roleplaying Game
Final Fantasy VII Remake
Genshin Impact
Persona 5 Royal
Wasteland 3
Yakuza: Like a Dragon
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
Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[cl-r]
Best Sim/Strategy Game
Crusader Kings 3
Desperados 3
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 Multiplayer Game
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Among Us
Call of Duty: Warzone
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
Valorant
Games for Impact
If Found …
Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition
Spiritfarer
Tell Me Why
Through Darkest of Times
Most Anticipated Game
Elden Ring
Halo Infinite
Horizon Forbidden West
God of War sequel
Resident Evil Village
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild sequel
Content Creator of the Year
Alanah Pearce
Jay Ann Lopez
Nickmercs
TimTheTatman
Valkyrae
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