Recognizing a game that delivers the absolute best experience across all creative and technical fields.

Game of the Year

Control

Death Stranding

Resident Evil 2

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

The Outer Worlds

For the best game in the action genre-focused primarily on combat.

Action Game

Apex Legends

Astral Chain

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

Devil May Cry 5

Gears 5

Metro Exodus

For the best action/adventure game, combining combat with traversal and puzzle-solving.

Action / Adventure Game

Borderlands 3

The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening

For outstanding creative and/or technical achievement in artistic design and animation.

Art Direction

Gris

Sayonara Wild Hearts

Recognizing the best in-game audio and sound design.

Audio Design

Recognizing a game for outstanding community support, transparency and responsiveness.

Community Support

Destiny 2

Final Fantasy XIV

Fortnite

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege

For a streamer or content creator who has made an important and positive impact on the industry in 2019.

Content Creator of the Year

Courage

Dr. Lupo

Ewok

Grefg

Shroud

The esports coach judged to be the most outstanding for performance and conduct in 2019.

Esports Coach

Eric ‘adreN’ Hoag

Nu-ri “Cain” Jang

Fabian ‘GrabbZ’ Lohmann

Kim ‘Kkoma’ Jeong-gyun

Titouan ‘Sockshka’ Merloz

Danny ‘Zonic’ Sorensen

Recognizing a singular event (across single or multiple days) that delivered a best-of-class experience for participants, in-person fans, and the broadcast audience.

Esports Event

2019 Overwatch League Grand Finals

EVO 2019

Fortnite World Cup

IEM Katowice 2019

League of Legends World Championship 2019

The International 2019

For the game that has delivered the best overall esports experience to players (inclusive of tournaments, community support, and content updates), irrespective of genre or platform.

ESports Game of the Year

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

DOTA2

League of Legends

Overwatch

The best host or commentator of esports events (both in-venue and/or broadcast) in 2019, irrespective of game or language.

Esports Host

Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere

Alex “Machine” Richardson

Paul “Redeye” Chaloner

Alex “Goldenboy” Mendez

Duan “Candice” Yu-Shuang

The esports player judged to be the most outstanding for performance and conduct in 2019, irrespective of game.

Esports Player

Kyle ‘Bugha’ Giersdorf

Lee ‘Faker’ Sang-hyeok

Luka ‘Perkz’ Perkovic

Oleksandr ‘S1mple’ Kostyliev

Jay ‘Sinatraa’ Won

Recognizing an individual esports team judged the most outstanding for performance and conduct in 2019.

Esports Team

Astralis

G2 Esports

San Francisco Shock

Team Liquid

For the best game appropriate for family play, irrespective of genre or platform.

Family Game

Luigi’s Mansion 3

Ring Fit Adventure

Super Mario Maker 2

Yoshi’s Crafted World

For the best game designed primarily around head-to-head combat.

Fighting Game

Dead or Alive 6

Jump Force

Mortal Kombat 11

SAMURAI SHODOWN

Recognizing a new independent studio that released its first game in 2019.

Fresh Indie Game

ZA / UM

Nomada Studio

DeadToast Entertainment

Mobius Digital

Mega Crit

House House

Awarded for outstanding creative vision and innovation in game direction and design.

Game Direction

Outer Wilds

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

Games for Impact

Concrete Genie

Kind Words

Life is Strange 2

Sea of Solitude

For outstanding creative and technical achievement in a game made outside the traditional publisher system.

Independent Game

Baba Is You

Disco Elysium

Katana ZERO

Untitled Goose Game

For the best game playable on a dedicated mobile device.

Mobile Game

Call of Duty: Mobile

GRINDSTONE

Sky: Children of the Light

What the Golf?

For outstanding online multiplayer gameplay and design, including co-op and massively multiplayer experiences, irrespective of game genre or platform.

Multiplayer Game

Tetris 99

Tom Clancy’s The Division 2

For outstanding storytelling and narrative development in a game.

Narrative

A Plague Tale: Innocence

Awarded to a game for outstanding development of ongoing content that evolves the player experience over time.

Ongoing Game

Awarded to an individual for voice-over acting, motion and/or performance capture. 

Performance

Ashly Burch

Courtney Hope

Laura Bailey

Mads Mikkelsen

Matthew Porretta

Norman Reedus

For the best game designed with rich player character customization and progression, including massively multiplayer experiences.

Role-Playing Game

Kingdom Hearts III

Monster Hunter World: Iceborne

For outstanding music, inclusive of score, original song and/or licensed soundtrack.

Score & Music

Cadence of Hyrule

For the best traditional and non-traditional sports and racing game.

Sports/Racing Game

Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled

DiRT Rally 2.0

eFootball Pro Evolution Soccer 2020

F1 2019

FIFA 20

Best game focused on real-time or turn-based strategy gameplay, irrespective of platform.

Strategy Game

Age of Wonders: Planetfall

Anno 1800

Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Total War: Three Kingdoms

Tropico 6

Wargroove

For the best game experience playable in virtual or augmented reality, irrespective of platform.