The nominees for The Game Awards 2018 have been announced. Leading this year’s nominations is the latest instalment of God of War and the highly anticipated Red Dead Redemption 2, both of which have seven nominations.
Both games are nominated in the coveted Game of the Year category. Won in 2017 by the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, the pair are joined in the category by Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, Celeste, Marvel’s Spider-Man and Monster Hunter World
See the full list of nominees below.
Game of the Year
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
Celeste
God of War
Marvel’s Spider-Man
Monster Hunter: World
Red Dead Redemption 2
Best Action Game
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
Dead Cells
Destiny 2: Forsaken
Far Cry 5
Mega Man 11
Best Action/Adventure Game
Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey
God of War
Marvel’s Spider-Man
Red Dead Redemption 2
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Best Role-Playing Game
Dragon Quest XI
Monster Hunter: World
Ni no Kuni II
Octopath Traveler
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
Best Game Direction
A Way Out
Detroit: Become Human
God of War
Marvel’s Spider-Man
Red Dead Redemption 2
Best Narrative
Detroit: Become Human
God of War
Life is Strange 2: Episode 1
Marvel’s Spider-Man
Red Dead Redemption 2
Best Ongoing Game
Destiny 2: Forsaken
Fortnite
No Man’s Sky
Overwatch
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege
Best Art Direction
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
God of War
Octopath Traveler
Red Dead Redemption 2
Return of the Obra Dinn
Best Score/Music
Celeste
God of War
Marvel’s Spider-Man
Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom
Octopath Traveler
Red Dead Redemption 2
Best Audio Design
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
Forza Horizon 4
God of War
Marvel’s Spider-Man
Red Dead Redemption 2
Best Independent Game
Celeste
Dead Cells
Intro the Breach
Return of the Obra Dinn
The Messenger
Best Performance
Bryan Dechart as Connor, Detroit: Become Human
Christopher Judge as Kratos, God of War
Melissanthi Mahut as Kassandra, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
Roger Clark as Arthur Morgan, Red Dead Redemption II
Yuri Lowenthal as Peter Parker, Marvel’s Spider-Man
Games for Impact
11-11 Memories Retold
Celeste
Florence
Life is Strange 2
The Missing: JJ Macfield and the Island of Memories
Best Mobile Game
Donut County
Florence
Fortnite
PUBG MOBILE
Reigns: Game of Thrones
Best VR/AR Game
ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission
Beat Saber
Firewall Zero Hour
Moss
Tetris Effect
Best Fighting Game
BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle
Dragon Ball FighterZ
Soul Caliber VI
Street Fighter V Arcade
Best Family Game
Mario Tennis Aces
Nintendo Labo
Overcooked 2
Starlink: Battle for Atlas
Super Mario Party
Best Sports/Racing Game
FIFA 19
Forza Horizon 4
Mario Tennis Aces
NBA 2K19
Pro Evolution Soccer 2019
Best Multiplayer Game
Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII
Destiny 2: Forsaken
Fortnite
Monster Hunter: World
Sea of Thieves
Best Student Game
Combat 2018
Dash Quasar
JERA
LIFF
RE: Charge
Best Debut Indie Game
Donut County
Florence
Moss
The Messenger
Yoku’s Island Express
Best eSports Game
CSGO
DOTA2
Fortnite
League of Legends
Overwatch
Best eSports Player
Dominique “SonicFox” McLean
Hajime “Tokido” Taniguchi
Jian “Uzi” Zi-Hao
Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev
Sung-hygeon “JJoNak” Bang
Best eSports Team
Astralis
Cloud9
Fnatic
London Spitfire
OG
Best eSports Coach
Bok “Reapered” Han-gyu
Christian “ppasarel” Banaseanu
Danny “zonic” Sorensen
Dylan Falco
Jakob “YamatoCannon” Mebdi
Janko “YNk” Paunovic
Best eSports Event
ELEAGUE Major: Boston 2018
EVO 2018
League of Legends World Championship
Overwatch League Grand Finals
The International 2018
Best eSports Host
Alex “Goldenboy” Mendez
Alex “Machine” Richardson
Anders Blume
Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere
Paul “RedEye” Chaloner
Best eSports Moment
C9 comeback win in triple OT vs FAZE
G2 beating RNG
KT vs IG Base Race
OG’s massive upset of LGD
SonicFox side switch against Go1 in DBZ
Content Creator of the Year
Dr Lupo
Myth
Ninja
Pokimane
Willyrex
Favourite Moment of 2017
Carol Shaw (Industry Icon)
The Game Awards Orchestra (Performance)
Hideo Kojima and Guillermo del Toro (Moment)
Josef Fares (A Way Out)
Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Game of the Year)
Voting is now open on The Game Awards website and the ceremony will be broadcast and streamed live on December 6.
Words by Megan Roxburgh