The Game Awards annually celebrates the best of video games and the gaming industry for the year. The Game Awards 2018 was no different, with spectacular presentations from some of the entertainment and video game industry’s finest, a slew of exciting new video game announcements and some of the most highly-rated titles taking home well-deserved wins.
With this year’s awards having just concluded, here are the full list of nominees and winners.
GAME OF THE YEAR
- WINNER: God of War (SIE Santa Monica Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (Ubisoft Quebec/Ubisoft)
- Celeste (Matt Makes Games)
- Marvel’s Spider-Man (Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Monster Hunter: World (Capcom)
- Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Games)
BEST GAME DIRECTION
- WINNER: God of War (SIE Santa Monica Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- A Way Out (Hazelight Studios/Electronic Arts)
- Detroit: Become Human (Quantic Dream/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Marvel’s Spider-Man (Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Games)
BEST NARRATIVE
- WINNER: Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Games)
- Detroit: Become Human (Quantic Dream/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- God of War (SIE Santa Monica Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Life Is Strange 2 (Dontnod Entertainment/Square Enix)
- Marvel’s Spider-Man (Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
BEST ART DIRECTION
- WINNER: Return of the Obra Dinn (3909)
- Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (Ubisoft Quebec)
- God of War (SIE Santa Monica Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Games)
- Octopath Traveler (Square Enix/Acquire/Nintendo)
BEST ONGOING GAME
- WINNER: Fortnite (Epic Games)
- Destiny 2: Forsaken (Bungie/Activision)
- No Man’s Sky (Hello Games)
- Overwatch (Blizzard Entertainment)
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft)
BEST SCORE/MUSIC
- WINNER: Red Dead Redemption 2 (Woody Jackson)
- Celeste (Lena Raine)
- God of War (Bear McCreary)
- Marvel’s Spider-Man (John Paesano)
- Ni No Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom (Joe Hisaishi)
- Octopath Traveler (Yasunori Nishiki)
BEST AUDIO DESIGN
- WINNER: Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Games)
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (Treyarch Studios / Activision)
- Forza Horizon 4 (Playground Games / Turn 10 Studios / Microsoft Studios)
- God of War (Sony Santa Monica / SIE)
- Marvel’s Spider-Man (Insomniac Games / SIE)
BEST PERFORMANCE
- WINNER: Roger Clark as Arthur Morgan, Red Dead Redemption 2
- Bryan Dechart as Connor, Detroit: Become Human
- Christopher Judge as Kratos, God of War
- Melissanthi Mahut as Kassandra, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
- Yuri Lowenthal as Peter Parker, Marvel’s Spider-Man
GAMES FOR IMPACT
- WINNER: Celeste (Matt Makes Games)
- 11-11 Memories Retold (Digixart / Aardman Animations / Bandai Namco Entertainment)
- Florence (Mountains / Annapurna Interactive)
- Life is Strange 2: Episode 1 (Dontnod Entertainment / Square Enix)
- The Missing: JJ Macfield and the Island of Memories (White Owls / Arc System Works)
BEST INDEPENDENT GAME
- WINNER: Celeste (Matt Makes Games)
- Dead Cells (Motion Twin)
- Into the Breach (Subset Games)
- Return of the Obra Dinn (3909 LLC)
- The Messenger (Sabotage Studio)
BEST MOBILE
- WINNER: Florence (Mountains / Annapurna Interactive)
- Donut County (Ben Esposito / Annapurna Interactive)
- Fortnite (Epic Games)
- PUBG Mobile (Lightspeed & Quantum / Tencent Games)
- Reigns: Game of Thrones (Nerial / Developer Digital)
BEST VR/AR GAME
- WINNER: Astro Bot Rescue Mission (SIE Japan Studio / SIE)
- Beat Saber (Beat Games)
- Firewall Zero Hour (First Contact Entertainment / SIE)
- Moss (Polyarc Games)
- Tetris Effect (Resonair / Enhance, Inc)
BEST ACTION GAME
- WINNER: Dead Cells (Motion Twin)
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (Treyarch / Activision)
- Destiny 2: Forsaken (Bungie / Activision)
- Far Cry 5 (Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft)
- Mega Man 11 (Capcom)
BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE GAME
- WINNER: God of War (Sony Santa Monica / SIE)
- Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (Ubisoft Quebec / Ubisoft)
- Marvel’s Spider-Man (Insomniac Games / SIE)
- Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Games)
- Shadow of the Tomb Raider (Eidos Montreal / Crystal Dynamics / Square Enix)
BEST ROLE-PLAYING GAME
- WINNER: Monster Hunter: World (Capcom)
- Dragon Quest 11: Echoes of an Elusive Age (Square Enix / Square Enix)
- Ni no Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom (Level 5 / Bandai Namco Entertainment)
- Octopath Traveler (Square Enix / Acquire / Nintendo)
- Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire (Obsidian Entertainment / Versus Evil)
BEST FIGHTING GAME
- WINNER: Dragon Ball FighterZ (Arc System Works / Bandai Namco Entertainment)
- BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle (Arc System Works)
- Soulcalibur 6 (Bandai Namco Studios / Bandai Namco Entertainment)
- Street Fighter 5 Arcade (Dimps / Capcom)
BEST FAMILY GAME
- WINNER: Overcooked 2 (Ghost Town Games / Team 17)
- Mario Tennis Aces (Camelot Software Planning / Nintendo)
- Nintendo Labo (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)
- Starlink: Battle for Atlas (Ubisoft Toronto / Ubisoft)
- Super Mario Party (NDCube / Nintendo)
BEST STRATEGY GAME
- WINNER: Into the Breach (Subset Games)
- Battletech (Harebrained Schemes / Paradox Interactive)
- Frostpunk (11 bit studios)
- The Banner Saga 3 (Stoic Studio / Versus Evil)
- Valkyria Chronicles 4 (Sega CS3 / Sega)
BEST SPORTS/RACING
- WINNER: Forza Horizon 4 (Playground Games / Turn 10 Studios / Microsoft Studios)
- FIFA 19 (EA Vancouver / EA Sports)
- Mario Tennis Aces (Camelot Software Planning / Nintendo)
- NBA 2K19 (Visual Concepts / 2K Sports)
- Pro Evolution Soccer 2019 (PES Productions / Konami)
BEST MULTIPLAYER GAME
- WINNER: Fortnite (Epic Games)
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (Treyarch / Activision)
- Destiny 2: Forsaken (Bungie / Activision)
- Monster Hunter: World (Capcom)
- Sea of Thieves (Rare / Microsoft Studios)
BEST STUDENT GAME
- WINNER: Combat 2018 (Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences – Norway)
- Dash Quasar (UC Santa Cruz)
- JERA (Digipen Bilbao, Spain)
- LIFF (ISTART Digital – France)
- RE: Charge (MIT)
BEST DEBUT INDIE GAME
- WINNER: The Messenger (Sabotage Studio)
- Donut County (Ben Esposito / Annapurna Interactive)
- Florence (Mountains / Annapurna Interactive)
- Moss (Polyarc Games)
- Yoku’s Island Express (Villa Gorilla)
BEST ESPORTS GAME
- WINNER: Overwatch
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
- Dota 2
- Fortnite
- League of Legends
BEST ESPORTS PLAYER
- WINNER: Dominique “SonicFox” McLean (Echo Fox)
- Hajime “Tokido” Taniguchi
- Jian “Uzi” Zi-Hao (Royal Never Give Up)
- Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev (Natus Vincere)
- Sung-hyeon “JJoNak” Bang (New York Excelsior)
BEST ESPORTS TEAM
- WINNER Cloud9 (LOL)
- Astralis (CSGO
- Fnatic (LOL)
- London Spitfire (Overwatch)
- OG (Dota 2)
BEST ESPORTS COACH
- WINNER: Bok “Reapered” Han-gyu (Cloud9)
- Cristian “ppasarel” Bănăseanu (OG)
- Danny “zonic” Sørensen (Astralis)
- Dylan Falco (Fnatic)
- Jakob “YamatoCannon” Mebdi (Team Vitality)
- Janko “YNk” Paunovic (MiBR)
BEST ESPORTS EVENT
- WINNER: League of Legends World Championship
- ELEAGUE Major: Boston 2018
- Evo 2018
- Overwatch League Grand Finals
- The International 2018
BEST ESPORTS HOST
- WINNER: Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere
- Alex “Goldenboy” Mendez
- Alex “Machine” Richardson
- Anders Blume
- Paul “RedEye” Chaloner
BEST ESPORTS MOMENT
- WINNER: C9 Comeback Win In Triple OT vs FAZE (ELEAGUE)
- KT vs IG Base Race (LOL Worlds)
- G2 Beating RNG (LOL Worlds)
- OG’s Massive Upset of LGD (DOTA 2 Finals)
- SonicFox Side Switch Against Go1 in DBZ (EVO)
CONTENT CREATOR OF THE YEAR
- WINNER: Ninja
- Dr. Lupo
- Myth
- Pokimane
- Willyrex