This year’s edition of the Game Awards, which honoured the best of gaming and esports of 2020, was a first for the annual ceremony.
When it came to this year’s gaming awards, The Last of Us Part II, Among Us, and indie release, Hades were the night’s biggest winners.
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Presented by Geoff Keighley, the ceremony was broadcast live from Los Angeles, London and Tokyo on 10 December 2020.
The ceremony was live-streamed via YouTube, Twitter, and Twitch, as well as other platforms.
This year had proven to be an interesting and exciting year for gaming.
2020 saw the launches of the next-gen consoles, the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, as well as some exceptional gaming releases across all gaming platforms.
Additionally, Final Fantasy VII Remake and horror title, Phasmophobia were also honoured.
The Game Awards held their nomination announcement ceremony on 18 November 2020.
This year’s ceremony has added two new categories to the show ‒ Player’s Voice and Future Class awards.
These two categories recognise the games that players enjoyed this past year and upcoming talent in the industry respectively.
We are so honored to see #GhostOfTsushima win Best Art Direction and the Player's Voice award at #TheGameAwards! We are grateful for the incredible support this year, and so proud of our team's hard work! Thank you so much to everyone, and congratulations to every winner tonight! pic.twitter.com/dhp6XgJpT6
— Ghost of Tsushima
Sucker Punch Productions (@SuckerPunchProd) December 11, 2020
Sucker Punch’s Ghost of Tsushima was awarded the year’s inaugural Player’s Voice award.
The ceremony also featured celebrity presenters, world premieres, game announcements, and plenty of awards to hand out.
Below is the full list of categories, with their respective winners highlighted.
Game of the Year
THE LAST OF US PART II IS GAME OF THE YEAR!! Congratulations @Naughty_Dog on an INCREDIBLE night at #TheGameAwards! #TheLastOfUsPartII pic.twitter.com/OUGKbniY6t — The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 11, 2020
Winner: The Last of Us: Part II ‒ Naughty Dog/SIE
Other nominees:
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons ‒ Nintendo
- DOOM Eternal ‒ id Software/Bethesda
- Final Fantasy VII Remake ‒ Square Enix
- Ghost of Tsushima ‒ Sucker Punch/SIE
- Hades ‒ Supergiant Games
Best Game Direction
Winner: The Last of Us: Part II ‒ Naughty Dog/SIE
Other nominees:
- Final Fantasy VII Remake ‒ Square Enix
- Ghost of Tsushima ‒ Sucker Punch/SIE
- Hades ‒ Supergiant Games
- Half-Life: Alyx ‒ Valve
Most Anticipated Game
Winner: Elden Ring – From Software/Bandai Namco
Other nominees:
- Halo Infinite – 343/Xbox Game Studios
- Horizon Forbidden West – Guerrilla Games/SIE
- God of War Sequel – SIE Santa Monica/SIE
- Resident Evil Village – Capcom
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Sequel – Nintendo
Best Narrative
Winner: The Last of Us: Part II ‒ Writers Neil Druckmann and Halley Gross
Other nominees:
- 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 ‒ Writers Ian Ryan, Liz Albl, Patrick Downs, Jordan Lemos, Nate Fox
- Hades ‒ Writer Greg Kasavin
Best Art Direction
Winner: Ghost of Tsushima ‒ Sucker Punch/SIE
Other nominees:
- Final Fantasy VII Remake ‒ Square Enix
- Hades ‒ Supergiant Games
- Ori and the Will of the Wisps ‒ Moon Studios/Xbox Game Studios
- The Last of Us: Part II ‒ Naughty Dog/SIE
Best Score and Music
Winner: Final Fantasy VII Remake ‒ Composed by Nobuo Uematsu, Masashi Hamauzu and Mitsuto Suzuki
Other nominees:
- DOOM Eternal ‒ Composed by Mick Gordon
- 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
Winner: The Last of Us: Part II ‒ Naughty Dog/SIE
Other nominees:
- DOOM Eternal ‒ id Software/Bethesda
- Half-Life: Alyx ‒ Valve
- Ghost of Tsushima ‒ Sucker Punch/SIE
- Resident Evil 3 ‒ Capcom
Best Performance
Winner: Laura Bailey, Abby ‒ The Last of Us: Part II
Other nominees:
- Daisuke Tsuji, Jin ‒ Ghost of Tsushima
- Logan Cunningham, Hades ‒ Hades
- Nadji Jeter, Miles Morales ‒ Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
- Ashley Johnson, Ellie ‒ The Last of Us: Part II
Games for Impact
Winner: Tell Me Why ‒ Dotnod Entertainment/Xbox Game Studios
Other nominees:
- If Found… ‒ Dreamfeel
- Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition ‒ Cardboard Computer
- Spiritfarer ‒ Thunder Lotus Games
- Through the Darkest of Times ‒ Paintbucket Games
Best Ongoing Game
Winner: No Man’s Sky ‒ Hello Games
Other nominees:
- Apex Legends ‒ Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts
- Call of Duty: Warzone ‒ Infinity Ward/Activision/Raven Software
- Destiny 2 ‒ Bungie
- Fortnite ‒ Epic Games
Best Indie
Winner: Hades ‒ Supergiant Games
Other nominees:
- Carrion ‒ Phobia Game Studio/Devolver
- Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout ‒ Mediatonic/Devolver
- Spelunky 2 ‒ Mossmouth, LLC
- Spiritfarer ‒ Thunder Lotus Games
Best Mobile Game
Winner: Among Us ‒ Innersloth
Other nominees:
- Call of Duty Mobile ‒ TIMI Studios/Activision
- Genshin Impact ‒ miHoYo
- Legends of Runeterra ‒ Riot Games
- Pokémon Café Mix ‒ Genius Sonority
Best Community Support
Winner: Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout ‒ Mediatonic/Devolver
Other nominees:
- Apex Legends ‒ Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts
- Destiny 2 ‒ Bungie
- Fortnite ‒ Epic Games
- No Man’s Sky ‒ Hello Games
Best VR/AR Game Award
Winner: Half-Life: Alyx ‒ Valve
Other nominees:
- Dreams ‒ Media Molecule/SIE
- Marvel’s Iron Man VR ‒ Camoflaj/SIE
- Star Wars: Squadrons ‒ Motive Studios/Electronic Arts
- The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners ‒ Skydance Interactive
Innovation in Accessibility
Winner: The Last of Us: Part II ‒ Naughty Dog/SIE
Other nominees:
- Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla ‒ Ubisoft Montreal
- Grounded ‒ Obsidian Entertainment
- Hyperdot ‒ Tribe Games
- Watch Dogs Legion ‒ Ubisoft Toronto
Best Action
Winner: Hades ‒ Supergiant Games
Other nominees:
- DOOM Eternal ‒ id Software/Bethesda
- Half-Life: Alyx ‒ Valve
- Nioh 2 ‒ Team Ninja
- Streets of Rage 4 ‒ Dotemu
Best Action/Adventure
Winner: The Last of Us: Part II ‒ Naughty Dog/SIE
Other nominees:
- Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla ‒ Ubisoft Montreal
- Ghost of Tsushima ‒ Sucker Punch/SIE
- Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales ‒ Insomniac Games/SIE
- Ori and the Will of the Wisps ‒ Moon Studios/Xbox Game Studios
- Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order ‒ Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts
Best Role-Playing Game
Winner: Final Fantasy VII Remake ‒ Square Enix
Other nominees:
- Genshin Impact ‒ miHoYo
- Persona 5 Royal ‒ Atlus/P Studio/SEGA
- Wasteland 3 ‒ inXile/Deep Silver
- Yakuza: Like A Dragon ‒ Ryu Ga Gotoku/SEGA
Best Fighting Game
Winner: Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate ‒ Netherrealm Studios/WB Games
Other nominees:
- Granblue Fantasy: Versus ‒ Arc System Works/Cygames/XSeed
- One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows ‒ Spike Chunsoft/Bandai Namco
- Street Fighter V: Champion Edition ‒ Dimps/Capcom
- Under Night In-Birth Exe: Late[CL-R] ‒ French Bread/Arc System Works/Aksys
Best Family Game
Winner: Animal Crossing: New Horizons ‒ Nintendo
Other nominees:
- Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time ‒ Toys for Bob/Activision
- Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout ‒ Mediatonic/Devolver
- Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit ‒ Velan Studios/Nintendo
- Minecraft Dungeons ‒ Mojang/Double Eleven/Xbox Game Studios
- Paper Mario: The Origami King ‒ Intelligent Systems/Nintendo
Best Sim/Strategy
Winner: Microsoft Flight Simulator ‒ Asobo/Xbox Game Studios
Other nominees:
- Crusader Kings III ‒ Paradox Development Studio/Paradox
- Desperados III ‒ Mimimi Games/THQN
- Gears Tactics ‒ Splash Damage/The Coalition/Xbox Game Studios
- XCOM: Chimera Squad ‒ Firaxis/2K
Best Sports/Racing
Winner: *Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 ‒ Vicarious Visions/Activision
Other nominees:
- Dirt 5 ‒ Codemasters Chesire/Codemasters
- F1 2020 ‒ Codemasters Birmingham/Codemasters
- FIFA 21 ‒ Electronic Arts Vancouver/Electronic Arts Romania
- NBA 2K21 ‒ Visual Concepts/2K
Best Multiplayer Game Award
Winner: Among Us ‒ Innersloth
- Other nominees:
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons ‒ Nintendo
- Call of Duty: Warzone ‒ Infinity Ward/Activision/Raven Software
- Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout ‒ Mediatonic/Devolver
- Valorant ‒ Riot Games
Best Debut Game
Winner: Phasmophobia ‒ Kinetic Games
Other nominees:
- Carrion ‒ Phobia Game Studio/Devolver
- Mortal Shell ‒ Cold Symmetry/Playstack
- Raji: An Ancient Epic ‒ Nodding Heads Games
- Röki ‒ Polygon Treehouse
Additionally, The Game Awards recognised content creators and their outstanding work over the last year.
Content Creator of the Year
Winner: Valkyrae
Other nominees:
- Alanah Pearce
- Jay Ann Lopez
- Nickmercs
- TimTheTatman
There also six categories dedicated to eSports.
Here are the categories as well as the winners…
Best eSports Athlete
Winner: Heo “Showmaker” Su ‒ League of Legends
Other nominees:
- Kim “Canyon” Geon-Bu ‒ League of Legends
- Anthony “Shotzzy” Cuevas-Castro ‒ Call of Duty
- Matthieu “Zywoo” Herbaut ‒ Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO)
- Ian “Crimsix” Porter ‒ Call of Duty
Best eSports Coach
Winner: Danny “Zonic” Sorensen ‒ Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO)
Other nominees:
- Fabian “Grabbz” Lohmann ‒ League of Legends
- Raymond “Rambo” Lussier ‒ Call of Duty
- Lee “Zefa” Jae-Min ‒ League of Legends
- Dae-Hee “Crusty” Park ‒ Overwatch World League
Best eSports Event
Winner: League of Legends World Championship 2020 ‒ League of Legends
Other nominees:
- Blast Premier: Spring 2020 European Finals ‒ Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO)
- Call of Duty League Championship 2020 ‒ Call of Duty
- IEM Katowice 2020 ‒ Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO)
- Overwatch League Grand Finals 2020 ‒ Overwatch
Best eSports Game
Winner: League of Legends ‒ Riot Games
Other nominees:
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare ‒ Infinity Ward/Raven/Activision
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) ‒ Valve
- Fortnite ‒ Epic Games
- Valorant ‒ Riot Games
Best eSports Host
Winner: Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere
Other nominees:
- Alex “Goldenboy” Mendez
- James “Dash” Patterson
- Alex “Machine” Richardson
- Jorien “Sheever” van der Heijden
Best eSports Team
Winner: G2 eSports ‒ League of Legends
Other nominees:
- Dallas Empire ‒ Call of Duty
- Damwon Gaming ‒ League of Legends
- San Francisco Shock ‒ Overwatch League
- Team Secret ‒ DotA2
You can check out the full list of winners on the Game Awards website.
Feature image: The Game Awards
