Game Awards 2020 Nominees Revealed as Fan Voting Opens

While 2020 hasn't been great for a lot of reasons, one thing to celebrate is the year in video gaming. We've seen incredible original titles, highly anticipated new entries in beloved franchises, and successes on all levels from single-creator indie developers to full-on, corporate AAA teams. (We've yet to see Cyberpunk 2077, which means the CD Projekt Red title will not be eligible for this year's awards shows but will likely still hold a place in our cybernetic hearts come GotY 2021 voting.) But for everyone else, The Game Awards is the place to watch for 2020 video game nominees and, eventually, the winners.

The awards show will air on December 10, 2020. Starting today, fans everywhere will be able to vote for their favorites. Geoff Keighley unveiled The Game Awards 2020 nominees over social media today. The nominees themselves follow below and we'll update as they come in (but be sure to hit up TGA 2020 itself for eSports nominees and content creators; only the games themselves can be found below):

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, Written by George Kamitani
Final Fantasy VII Remake, Written by Kazushige Nojima, Motomu Toriyama, Hiroaki Iwaki, and Sachie Hirano
Ghost of Tsushima, Written by Ian Ryan, Liz Albl, Patrick Downs, and Jordan Lemos
Hades, Written by Greg Kasavin
The Last of Us: Part II, Written by Neil Druckmann and Haley 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 Performance:

Ashley Johnson as Ellie in The Last of Us: Part II
Laura Bailey as Abby in The Last of Us: Part II
Daisuke Tsuji as Jin Sakai in Ghost of Tsushima
Logan Cunningham as Hades in Hades
Nadji Jeter as Miles Morales in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales

Best Multiplayer Game:

Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Among Us
Call of Duty: Warzone
Fall Guys
Valorant

Best Ongoing Game:

Apex Legends
Destiny 2
Call of Duty: Warzone
Fortnite
No Man's Sky

Best Score / Music:

DOOM Eternal, Composed by Mick Gordon
Final Fantasy VII Remake, Composed by Nobuo Uematsu, Masashi Hamauzu, Mitsuto Suzuki
Hades, Composed by Darren Korb
Ori and the Will of the Wisps, Composed by Gareth Coker
The Last of Us: Part II, Composed by Gustavo Santaolalla, Additional Music by Mac Quayle

Best Audio Design:

DOOM Eternal
Half-Life: Alyx
Ghost of Tsushima
Resident Evil 3
The Last of Us: Part II

Games for Impact:

"For a thought-provoking game with a pro-social meaning or message."

If Found... from Dreamfeel
Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition from Cardboard Computer
Spiritfarer from Thunder Lotus Games
Tell Me Why from Dontnod Entertainment / Xbox Game Studios
Through the Darkest of Times from Paintbucket Games

Best Indie:

Carrion from Phobia game Studio / Devolver
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout from Mediatonic / Devolver
Hades from Supergiant Games
Spelunky 2 from Mossmouth, LLC
Spiritfarer from Thunder Lotus Games

Best Mobile Game:

Among Us
Call of Duty Mobile
Genshin Impact
Legends of Runeterra
Pokemon Cafe Mix

Best Community Support:

Apex Legends
Destiny 2
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
Fortnite
No Man's Sky

Best VR/AR:

Dreams
Half-Life: Alyx
Marvel's Iron Man VR
Star Wars: Squadrons
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners

Innovation in Accessibility:

"Recognizing software and/or hardware that is pushing the medium forward by adding features, technology, and content to help games be played and enjoyed by an even wider audience."