The Game Awards 2020 (TGA 2020) is one of the most anticipated events in the video game industry. It's an annual awards night with hype rivaling even that of E3's. This year's version of TGA is going to be special, being the first-ever virtual event for the show. Small soundstages in three different locations around the world: in Los Angeles, London, and Tokyo, with the event being livestreamed across 45 different platforms.
This year sees The Last Of Us II being nominated in ten categories, the most amongst all nominated. Finally, Team Secret was nominated as Esports Team of the Year, alongside world champions DAMWON Gaming, among others.
TGA 2020 will be held on December 10, 2020. Voting will be based on two factors: the jury and the fans. Fan voting can be done through Facebook and Twitter, which then weighs in 10% of the final score. The jury then comprises 90% of the score for the awards.
Here's the full list of The Game Awards 2020 nominees:
Game of the Year
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
- Doom Eternal – id Software/Bethesda Softworks
- Final Fantasy VII Remake – Square Enix
- Ghost of Tsushima – Sucker Punch Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Hades – Supergiant Games
- The Last of Us Part II – Naughty Dog/Sony Interactive Entertainment
Best Game Direction
- Final Fantasy VII Remake – Square Enix
- Ghost of Tsushima – Sucker Punch Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Hades – Supergiant Games
- Half-Life: Alyx – Valve
- The Last of Us Part II – Naughty Dog/Sony Interactive Entertainment
Best Narrative
- 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim – George Kamitani
- Final Fantasy VII Remake – Kazushige Nojima, Motomu Toriyama, Hiroaki Iwaki, and Sachie Hirano
- Ghost of Tsushima – Ian Ryan, Liz Albl, Patrick Downs, and Jordan Lemos
- Hades – Greg Kasavin
- The Last of Us Part II – Neil Druckmann and Halley Gross
Best Art Direction
- Final Fantasy VII Remake – Square Enix
- Ghost of Tsushima – Sucker Punch Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Hades – Supergiant Games
- Ori and the Will of the Wisps – Moon Studios/Xbox Game Studios
- The Last of Us Part II – Naughty Dog/Sony Interactive Entertainment
Best Score and Music
- Doom Eternal – Mick Gordon
- Final Fantasy VII Remake – Nobuo Uematsu, Masashi Hamauzu, and Mitsuto Suzuki
- Hades – Darren Korb
- Ori and the Will of the Wisps – Gareth Coker
- The Last of Us Part II – Gustavo Santaolalla and Mac Quayle
Best Audio Design
- Doom Eternal – id Software/Bethesda Softworks
- Half-Life: Alyx – Valve
- Ghost of Tsushima – Sucker Punch Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Resident Evil 3 – Capcom
- The Last of Us Part II – Naughty Dog/Sony Interactive Entertainment
Best Performance
- Ashley Johnson as Ellie – The Last of Us Part II
- Laura Bailey 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 – Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Games For Impact
- f Found… – Dreamfeel/Annapurna Interactive
- Kentucky Route Zero – Cardboard Computer/Annapurna Interactive
- Spiritfarer – Thunder Lotus Games
- Tell Me Why – Dontnod Entertainment/Xbox Game Studios
- Through the Darkness of Times – Paintbucket Games/HandyGames
Best Ongoing
- Apex Legends – Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts
- Destiny 2 – Bungie
- Call of Duty: Warzone – Infinity Ward/Raven Software/Activision
- Fortnite – Epic Games
- No Man's Sky – Hello Games
Best Indie
- Carrion – Phobia Game Studio/Devolver Digital
- Fall Guys – Mediatonic/Devolver Digital
- Hades – Supergiant Games
- Spelunky 2 – Mossmouth
- Spiritfarer – Thunder Lotus Games
Best Mobile Game
- Among Us – InnerSloth
- Call of Duty: Mobile – TiMi Studios/Activision
- Genshin Impact – miHoYo
- Legends of Runeterra – Riot Games
- Pokémon Café Mix – Genius Sonority/The Pokémon Company
Best Community Support
- Apex Legends – Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts
- Destiny 2 – Bungie
- Fall Guys – Mediatonic/Devolver Digital
- Fortnite – Epic Games
- No Man's Sky – Hello Games
- Valorant – Riot Games
Best VR/AR
- Dreams – Media Molecule/Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Half-Life: Alyx – Valve
- Iron Man VR – Camouflaj/Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Star Wars Squadrons – Motive Studios/Electronic Arts
- The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners – Skydance Interactive
Innovation in Accessibility
- Assassin's Creed Valhalla – Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft
- Grounded – Obsidian Entertainment/Xbox Game Studios
- Hyperdot – Tribe Games/Glitch
- The Last of Us Part II – Naughty Dog/Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Watch Dogs Legion – Ubisoft Toronto/Ubisoft
Best Action
- Doom Eternal – id Software/Bethesda Softworks
- Hades – Supergiant Games
- Half-Life: Alyx – Valve
- Nioh 2 – Team Ninja
- Streets of Rage 4 – Dotemu
Best Action Adventure
- Assassin's Creed Valhalla – Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft
- Ghost of Tsushima – Sucker Punch Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Spider-Man: Miles Morales – Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Ori and the Will of the Wisps – Moon Studios/Xbox Game Studios
- Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order – Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts
- The Last of Us Part II – Naughty Dog/Sony Interactive Entertainment
Best Role Playing
- Final Fantasy VII Remake – Square Enix
- Genshin Impact – miHoYo
- Persona 5 Royal – Atlus/Sega
- Wasteland 3 – inXile Entertainment/Deep Silver
- Yakuza: Like a Dragon – Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio/Sega
Best Fighting
- Granblue Fantasy Versus – Arc System Works/Cygames/Xseed Games
- Mortal Kombat 11: Ultimate Edition – NetherRealm Studios/WB Games
- Street Fighter V Champion Edition – Dimps/Capcom
- One-Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows – Spike Chunsoft/Bandai Namco
- Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[cl-r] – French Bread/Arc System Works/Aksys
Best Family
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo
- Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time – Toys for Bob/Activision
- Fall Guys – Mediatonic/Devolver Digital
- Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit – Nintendo
- Minecraft Dungeons – Mojang Studios/Xbox Game Studios
- Paper Mario: The Origami King – Nintendo
Best Sim/Strategy
- Crusader Kings III – Paradox Interactive
- Desperados III – Mimimi Games/THQ Nordic
- Gears Tactics – Splash Damage/The Coalition/Xbox Game Studios
- Microsoft Flight Simulator – Asobo Studio/Xbox Game Studios
- XCOM: Chimera Squad – Firaxis Games/2K Games
Best Sports/Racing
- Dirt 5 – Codemasters
- F1 2020 – Codemasters
- NBA 2K21 – Visual Concepts/2K
- FIFA 21 – EA Vancouver/EA Sports
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 – Vicarious Visions/Activision
Best Multiplayer
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
- Among Us – InnerSloth
- Call of Duty: Warzone – Infinity Ward/Raven Software/Activision
- Fall Guys – Mediatonic/Devolver Digital
- Valorant – Riot Games
Best Debut Game
- Carrion – Phobia Game Studio/Devolver Digital
- Mortal Shell – Cold Symmetry/Playstack
- Raji: An Ancient Epic – Nodding Heads Games/Super.com
- Röki – Polygon Treehouse/United Label
- Phasmophobia – Kinetic Games
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Not only games, but TGA 2020 will also award the most impactful content creator. The following nominees have made considerable effects on their communities and on the games they play.
Best Content Creator of the Year
- Alanah Pearce
- Jay-Ann Lopez
- Nick “NICKMERCS” Kolcheff
- Timothy “TimTheTatman” Betar
- Rachell “Valkyrae” Hofstetter
While part of the bigger video game industry, the field of esports also has its own categories in TGA 2020.
Best Esports Game
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare – Infinity Ward/Raven Software/Activision
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive – Valve
- Fortnite – Epic Games
- League of Legends – Riot Games
- Valorant – Riot Games
Best Esports Athlete
- Ian “Crimsix” Porter (Dallas Empire, Call of Duty)
- Heo “Showmaker” Su (Damwon Gaming, League of Legends)
- Kim “Canyon” Geon-bu (Damwon Gaming, League of Legends)
- Anthony “Shotzzy” Cuevas-Castro (Dallas Empire, Call of Duty)
- Matthieu “ZywOo” Herbaut (Team Vitality, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
Best Esports Team
- Damwon Gaming (League of Legends)
- Dallas Empire (Call of Duty League)
- G2 Esports (League of Legends)
- San Francisco Shock (Overwatch League)
- Team Secret (Dota 2)
Best Esports Coach
- Danny “zonic” Sorensen (Astralis, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
- Dae-hee “Crusty” Park (San Francisco Shock, Overwatch League)
- Fabian “Grabbz” Lohmann (G2 Esports, League of Legends)
- Lee “Zefa” Jae-min (T1, League of Legends)
- Raymond “rambo” Lussier (Dallas Empire, Call of Duty)
Best Esports Event
- BLAST Premier: Spring 2020 European Finals (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
- Call of Duty League Championship 2020 (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare)
- IEM Katowice 2020 (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
- 2020 League of Legends World Championship (League of Legends)
- 2020 Overwatch League Grand Finals (Overwatch)
Best Esports Host
- Alex “Goldenboy” Mendez
- Alex “Machine” Richardson
- Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere
- James “Dash” Patterson
- Jorien “Sheever” van der Heijden
What do you think about the nominees of TGA 2020? Who are your picks for the winners of the awards? Make sure to vote for your favorites to help them win this year.
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