The Game Awards -gaala on julkistanut ehdokkaansa. Lähetys alkaa perjantaina 10. joulukuuta klo 03:00 kestäen kaikkiaan kolme tuntia. Lähetyksessä nähdään toki julkistuksia ja uusia trailereita, mutta siinä sivussa jaetaan myös palkintoja.
Kokonaisen ehdokaslistan pääsee katsomaan täältä .
Game of the Year
Deathloop
It Takes Two
Metroid Dread
Psychonauts 2
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resident Evil Village
Best Game Direction
Deathloop
It Takes Two
Psychonauts 2
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Returnal
Best Narrative
Deathloop
It Takes Two
Life is Strange: True Colors
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
Psychonauts 2
Best Performance
Erika Mori som Alex Chen in Life is Strange: True Colors
Giancarlo Esposito som Anton Castillo in Far Cry 6
Jason Kelley som Colt Vahn in Deathloop
Maggie Robertson som Lady Dimitrescu in Resident Evil Village
Ozioma Akagha som Julianna Blake in Deathloop
Best Audio Design
Deathloop
Forza Horizon 5
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resident Evil Village
Returnal
Best Score and Music
Cyberpunk 2077
Deathloop
Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
The Artful Escape
Best Art Direction
Deathloop
Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Psychonauts 2
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
The Artful Escape
Best Action Game
Back 4 Blood
Chivalry
Deathloop
Far Cry 6
Returnal
Best Action/Adventure Game
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
Metroid Dread
Psychonauts 2
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resident Evil Village
Best Family
It Takes Two
Mario Party Superstars
New Pokémon Snap
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
WarioWare: Get It Together
Best Fighting
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hinokami Chronicles
Guilty Gear: Strive
Melty Blood: Type Lumina
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl
Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown
Best Role Playing
Cyberpunk 2077
Monster Hunter Rise
Scarlet Nexus
Shin Megami Tensei V
Tales of Arise
Best Sim/Strategy
Age of Empires IV
Evil Genius 2: World Domination
Humankind
Inscryption
Microsoft Flight Simulator
Best Sports/Racing
F1 2021
FIFA 22
Forza Horizon 5
Hot Wheels Unleashed
Riders Republic
Best Multiplayer
Back 4 Blood
It Takes Two
Knockout City
Monster Hunter Rise
New World
Valheim
Best VR/AR
Hitman 3
I Expect You To Die 2: The Spy and The Liar
Lone Echo II
Resident Evil 4 VR
Sniper Elite VR
Best Indie
Twelve Minutes
Death's Door
Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Inscryption
Loop Hero
Best Debut Indie
Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Sable
The Artful Escape
The Forgotten City
Valheim
Best Mobile
Fantasian
Genshin Impact
League of Legends: Wild Rift
Marvel Future Revolution
Pokemon Unite
Best Ongoing
Apex Legends
Call of Duty: Warzone
Final Fantasy XIV
Fortnite
Genshin Impact
Best Community Support
Apex Legends
Destiny 2
Final Fantasy XIV
Fortnite
No Man's Sky
Games for Impact
Before Your Eyes
Boyfriend Dungeon
Chicory
Life is Strange: True Colors
No Longer Home
Innovation in Accessibility
Far Cry 6
Forza Horizon 5
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
The Vale: Shadow of the Crown
Most Anticipated
Elden Ring
God of War: Ragnarök
Horizon Forbidden West
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild II
Starfield
Content Creator of the Year
Dream
Fuslie
Gaules
Ibai
TheGrefg
Best Esports Game
Call of Duty (Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold and Call of Duty: Warzone)
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Dota 2
League of Legends
Valorant
Best Esports Athlete
Chris "Simp" Lehr
Heo "ShowMaker" Su
Magomed "Collapse" Khalilov
Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev
Tyson "TenZ" Ngo
Best Esports Team
Atlanta FaZe - Call of Duty
DWG KIA - League of Legends
Natus Vincere - Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Sentinels - Valorant
Team Spirit - Dota 2
Best Esports Coach
Airat "Silent" Gaziev
Andrey "ENGH" Sholokhov
Andrii "B1ad3" Horodenskyi
James "Crowder" Crowder
Kim "kkOma" Jeong-gyun
Best Esports Event
2021 League of Legends World Championship
PGL Major Stockholm 2021
PUBG Mobile Global Championship 2020
The International 2021
Valorant Champions Tour: Stage 2 Masters