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With the introduction of The Game Awards Orchestra, the fourth Game Awards delivered big news, big stars and a record-breaking 11.5 million viewers when it aired live on Thursday, December 7 from the Microsoft Theater.
Highlights
Game of the Year
Breath of the Wild Wins Game of the Year
Eiji Aonuma and Hidemaro Fujibayashi accept Game of the Year honors for Breath of the Wild, which also wins Best Game Direction.
Trending Moment
Josef Fares
In a moment everyone was talking about, game developer Josef Fares goes way off-script.
Trending Moment
Andy Serkis Presents to Melina Jurgens
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice won many awards, including Best Performance, presented by performance capture pioneer Andy Serkis.
Industry Icon
Carol Shaw
Legendary game designer Carol Shaw received the Industry Icon award for her work on the Atari classic River Raid.
Best Performance
Guillermo del Toro, Norman Reedus, and Hideo Kojima
Before he won the Oscar for Best Picture, Guillermo del Toro visited The Game Awards alongside his friends Hideo Kojima and Norman Reedus.
World Premiers
World Premieres: Bayonetta 3, Valve’s Next Game, and From Software
Mega surprise announcements from some of the world’s best game developers including Platinum Games, Campo Santo, and From Software.
Winners
Game of the Year
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
Best Art Direction
Cuphead
Studio MDHR Entertainment
Best Performance
Melina Juergens, as Senua
Hellblade
Best Audio Design
s Sacrifice
Ninja Theory
Best Score and Music
Nier: Automata
PlatinumGames
Best Ongoing Game
Overwatch
Blizzard
Game For Impact
s Sacrifice
Ninja Theory
Trending Gamer
Guy Beahm
Dr. Disrespect
Most Anticipated Game
The Last Of Us: Part II
Naughty Dog
Best Action Game
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
MachineGames, Panic Button Games
Best Action/Adventure Game
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Nintendo EPD / Nintendo
Best Fighting Game
Injustice 2
NetherRealm Studios, QLOC
Best Multiplayer Game
s Battlegrounds
Krafton, PUBG Corporation, Xbox Game Studios, Tencent Games
Best ESports Player
Lee Sang-hyeok “Faker”
SK Telecom 1, League of Legends
Best ESports Team
Cloud 9
Best ESports Game
Overwatch
Blizzard
Best AR/VR Game
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
Capcom
Best Role Playing Game
Persona5
Atlus
Best Sports or Racing Game
Forza Motorsports 7
Turn 10 Studios
Best Strategy Game
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
Ubisoft, Ubisoft Milan, Ubisoft Paris, Ubisoft Montpellier
Best Family Game
Super Mario Odyssey
Nintendo
Best Handheld Game
Metroid: Samus Returns
Mercury Steam, Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development
Best Mobile Game
Monument Valley 2
Ustwo
Best Independent Game
Cuphead
Studio MDHR
Best Narrative
What Remains of Edith Finch
Giant Sparrow
Best Game Direction
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Nintendo
Best Debut Indie Game
Cuphead
Studio MDHR
Best Student Game
Level Squared
Stephen Scoglio, Dane Perry Svendsen, Kip Brennan
