The Game Awards produced and hosted by Geoff Keighley is like the super bowl of gaming where a committee of gaming news professionals nominate the year’s games until there is a winner. 2019 was another mixed bag of surprise or “not so surprised” nominations gamers have been getting used to since 2014 when the first Game Awards show first aired. What is obviously evolving though is the content creator and creative side of games as more and more categories get added to the “best of” list.
Were your favorite games, developers or influencers mentioned? Let us know and join us again next year when one of our favorite gaming spotlights returns!
Best Community Support
- Apex Legends
- Destiny 2 (Winner)
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Fortnite
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege
Best Score/Music
- Cadence of Hyrule
- Death Stranding (Winner)
- Devil May Cry 5
- Kingdom Hearts III
- Sayonara Wild Hearts
Best Narrative
- A Plague Tale: Innocence
- Control
- Death Stranding
- Disco Elysium (Winner)
- The Outer Worlds
Best Fighting Game
- Dead or Alive 6
- Jump Force
- Mortal Kombat 11
- Samurai Shodown
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Winner)
Best Audio Design
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (Winner)
- Control
- Death Stranding
- Gears 5
- Resident Evil 2
- Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
Best Strategy Game
- Age of Wonders: Planetfall
- Anno 1800
- Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Winner)
- Total War: Three Kingdoms
- Tropico 6
- Wargroove
Content Creator of the Year
- Jack “Courage” Dunlop
- Benjamin “Dr. Lupo” Lupo
- Soleil “Ewok” Wheeler
- David “Grefg” Martínez
- Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek (Winner)
Best Art Direction
- Control (Winner)
- Death Stranding
- Gris
- Sayonara Wild Hearts
- Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
- The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening
Best Action Game
- Apex Legends
- Astral Chain
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
- Devil May Cry 5 (Winner)
- Gears 5
- Metro Exodus
Games for Impact
- Concrete Genie — Pixelopus/Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Gris — Nomada Studio/Devolver Digital (Winner)
- Kind Words — Popcannibal
- Life Is Strange 2 — Dontnod/Square Enix
- Sea of Solitude — Jo-Mei Games/Electronic Arts
Best Family Game
- Luigi’s Mansion 3 (Winner)
- Ring Fit Adventure
- Super Mario Maker 2
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
- Yoshi’s Crafted World
Best Sports/Racing Game
- Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled – Beenox/Activision (Winner)
- Dirt Rally 2.0 – Codemasters
- eFootball Pro Evolution Soccer 2020 – PES Productions/Konami
- F1 2019 – Codemasters
- FIFA 20 – EA Sports
Best Mobile Game
- Call of Duty: Mobile – TiMi Studios/Activision (Winner)
- Grindstone – Capybara Games
- Sayonara Wild Hearts – Simogo/Annapurna Interactive
- Sky: Children of Light – Thatgamecompany
- What the Golf? – Tribland
Best Multiplayer Game
- Apex Legends (Winner)
- Borderlands 3
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
- Tetris 99
- Tom Clancy’s The Division 2
Best Ongoing Game
- Apex Legends
- Destiny 2
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Fortnite (Winner)
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege
Best VR/AR Game
- Asgard’s Wrath – Sanzaru Games/Oculus Studios
- Blood & Truth – SIE London Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Beat Saber – Beat Games (Winner)
- No Man’s Sky — Hello Games
- Trover Saves the Universe – Squanch Games
Best Performance
- Ashly Burch as Parvati Holcomb – The Outer Worlds
- Courtney Hope as Jesse Faden – Control
- Laura Bailey as Kait Diaz – Gears 5
- Mads Mikkelsen as Cliff – Death Stranding (Winner)
- Matthew Porretta as Dr. Casper Darling – Control
- Norman Reedus as Sam Porter Bridges – Death Stranding
Player’s Voice
- Death Stranding
- Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Winner)
- Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Fresh Indie Game
- Disco Elysium – ZA/UM (Winner)
- Gris – Nomada Studio
- My Friend Pedro – DeadToast Entertainment
- Outer Wilds – Mobius Digital
- Slay the Spire – MegaCrit
- Untitled Goose Game – House House
Best Role Playing Game
- Disco Elysium (Winner)
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Kingdom Hearts III
- Monster Hunter World: Iceborne
- The Outer Worlds
Best Independent Game
- Baba Is You – Hempuli
- Disco Elysium – ZA/UM (Winner)
- Katana Zero – Askiisoft/Devolver Digital
- Outer Wilds – Mobius Digital/Annapurna Interactive
- Untitled Goose Game –House House/Panic
Best Game Direction
- Control
- Death Stranding (Winner)
- Resident Evil 2
- Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
- Outer Wilds
Best Action/Adventure Game
- Borderlands 3
- Control
- Death Stranding
- Resident Evil 2
- The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening
- Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (Winner)
Game of the Year
Control
Death Stranding
Resident Evil 2
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (Winner)
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
The Outer Worlds
Esports Awards
Best Esports Game
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
- Dota 2
- Fortnite
- League of Legends (Winner)
- Overwatch
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, Dota 2
- Danny “Zonic” Sørensen – Astralis, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (Winner)
Best Esports Event
- 2019 League of Legends World Championship (Winner)
- 2019 Overwatch League Grand Finals
- EVO 2019
- Fortnite World Cup
- IEM Katowice 2019
- The International 2019
Best Esports Host
- Alex “Goldenboy” Mendez
- Alex “Machine” Richardson
- Duan “Candice” Yu-Shuang
- Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere (Winner)
- Paul “Redeye” Chaloner
Best Esports Team
- Astralis – Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
- G2 Esports – League of Legends (Winner)
- OG – Dota 2
- San Francisco Shock – Overwatch League
- Team Liquid – Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Best Esports Player
- Kyle “Bugha” Giersdorf (Winner)
- Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok
- Luka “Perkz” Perkovic
- Oleksandr “S1mple” Kostyliev
- Jay “Sinatraa” Won
