Nominations have been announced for the Game Awards 2023, which recognizes the best games and creators of the year in the video game industry.
Two of the biggest sequels of the year: Remedy Entertainment’s survival horror title Alan Wake 2 (up to the left) and the role-playing game Baldur’s Gate 3 from Larian Studios (up to the right) – earned the most nominations with eight each, including Game of the Year. The other four titles rounding out the Game of the Year nominations are also from long-running franchises: Insomniac Games’ Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Capcom’s Resident Evil 4, Nintendo’s Super Mario Bros. Wonder and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Year. Nintendo Kingdom.
This year’s films and series nominated for Best Adaptation (category introduced for the first time last year) are: “Castlevania: Nocturne” (Netflix), “Gran Turismo” (Sony Pictures), “The Last of Us” (HBO) , “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” (Illumination/Universal Pictures) and “Twisted Metal” (Peacock).
nintendo is the game prizes‘most nominated publisher in 2023 with 15 nominations across its entire combined portfolio, followed by Sony Interactive Entertainment/PlayStation with 13, Xbox (including Bethesda and Blizzard) with 10, and Epic Games with nine.
In total, the Game Awards 2023 nominees span 112 different games, individuals, teams, and events across multiple genres and platforms. Nominees are selected by a global jury made up of people from more than 100 media publications and influential outlets.
The 10th annual Game Awards will stream live from the Peacock Theater (formerly Microsoft Theater) in Los Angeles on Thursday, December 7, 2023, across more than 30 platforms, including YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, TikTok Live, and X (aka Twitter). In addition to revealing the winners, the event will include premiere announcements and trailers, live music performances and celebrity appearances.
Until December 6 at 6 pm PT, fans will be able to help choose winners in all categories by voting online at thegameawards.com. Plus, for the second year in a row, fans can vote for Game Awards nominees on the awards show’s official Discord server (as well as join a live viewing party on December 7 and react to the winners on real time).
The Game Awards is executive produced by Geoff Keighley and Kimmie Kim. LeRoy Bennett is the creative director and Richard Preuss is the director.
Here is the full list of nominees:
game of the year
Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing)
Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games/SIE)
Resident Evil 4 (Capcom)
Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
Best game direction
Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing)
Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games/SIE)
Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
Better adaptation
Castlevania: Nocturne (Powerhouse Animation/Netflix)
Gran Turismo (PlayStation Productions/Sony Pictures)
The Last of Us (PlayStation Productions/HBO)
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Illumination/Nintendo/Universal Pictures)
Twisted Metal (PlayStation Productions/Peacock)
Best Narrative
Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing)
Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Freedom (CD Projekt Red)
Final Fantasy XVI (Square Enix)
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games/SIE)
Best art direction
Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing)
Hi-Fi Fever (Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks)
Lies of P (Round8 Studio/Neowiz Games)
Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
Best score and music
Alan Wake 2, composer Petri Alanko (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing)
Baldur’s Gate 3, Composer Borislav Slavov (Larian Studios)
Final Fantasy XVI, Composer Masayoshi Soken (Square Enix)
Hi-Fi Rush, Audio Director Shuichi Kobori (Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks)
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, composed by the Nintendo Sound Team (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
Best audio design
Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing)
Dead Space (Motive Studio/EA)
Hi-Fi Fever (Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks)
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games/SIE)
Resident Evil 4 (Capcom)
best performance
Ben Starr, Final Fantasy XVI
Cameron Monaghan, STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor
Idris Elba, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Freedom
Melanie Liburd, Alan Wake 2
Neil Newbon, Baldur’s Gate 3
Yuri Lowenthal, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Innovation in Accessibility
Diablo IV (Blizzard Entertainment)
Forza Motorsport (Turn 10 Studios/Xbox Game Studios)
Hi-Fi Fever (Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks)
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games/SIE)
Mortal Kombat 1 (NetherRealm Studios/WB Games)
Street Fighter 6 (Capcom)
impact games
A space for the unleashed (Mojiken Studio/Toge Productions/Coro)
Songs of Sennaar (Rundisc/Focus Entertainment)
Goodbye High Volcano (KO_OP)
Tchia (Awaceb/Kepler interactive)
Terra Nil (Free Lives/Devolver Digital/Netflix)
Venba (Visai Games)
Best game in progress
Apex Legends (Respawn Entertainment/EA)
Cyberpunk 2077 (CD Projekt Red)
Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
Fortnite (epic games)
Genshin Impact (HoYoverse)
Better community support
Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
Cyberpunk 2077 (CD Projekt Red)
Destiny 2 (Bungie)
Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
No Man’s Sky (Hello Games)
Best indie game
Cocoon (Geometric Interactive/Annapurna Interactive)
Dave the diver (MINTROCKET)
Dredging (Black Salt Games/Team 17)
Sea of Stars (Sabotage Study)
Viewer (Sad Owl Studios/Thunderful Publishing)
Best Debut Indie Game
Cocoon (Geometric Interactive/Annapurna Interactive)
Dredging (Black Salt Games/Team 17)
Pizza Tower (Pizza Tour)
Venba (Visai Games)
Viewer (Sad Owl Studios/Thunderful Publishing)
best mobile game
Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis (Applibot/Square Enix)
Honkai: Star Rail (HoYoverse)
Hello Kitty Island Adventure (Sunblink Entertainment)
Monster Hunter Now (Niantic/Capcom)
Terra Nil (Free Lives/Devolver/Netflix)
Best virtual reality and augmented reality game
Gran Turismo 7 (Polyphony Digital/SIE)
Humanity (tha LTD/Enhance Games)
Horizon Call of the Mountain (Guerrilla Games/Firesprite/SIE)
Resident Evil Village VR Mode (Capcom)
Synapse (nDreams)
Best action game
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco)
Dead Island 2 (Dambuster Studios/Deep Silver)
Ghostrunner 2 (One more level/505 games)
Hi-Fi Fever (Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks)
Remnant 2 (Gunfire Games/Gearbox Publishing)
Best action/adventure game
Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing)
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games/SIE)
Resident Evil 4 (Capcom)
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (Respawn Entertainment/EA)
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
best role playing game
Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
Final Fantasy XVI (Square Enix)
Lies of P (Round8 Studio/Neowiz Games)
Sea of Stars (Sabotage Study)
Starfield (Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda Softworks)
best fighting game
God of Rock (Modus Studios Brazil/Modus Games)
Mortal Kombat 1 (NetherRealm Studios/WB Games)
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 (Ludosity/Fair Play Labs/GameMill Entertainment)
Pocket Bravery (Balance Studio/PQube)
Street Fighter 6 (Capcom)
Best family game
Disney’s Island of Illusion (Dlala Studios/Disney)
Party people (recreational games)
Pikmin 4 (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
Sonic Superstars (Arzest/Sonic Team/Sega)
Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
Best simulation/strategy game
Advance Wars 1+2: Reboot Camp (WayForward/Nintendo)
Cities: Skylines II (Colossal Order/Paradox Interactive)
Company of Heroes 3 (Relic Entertainment/Sega)
Fire Emblem Engage (Smart Systems/Nintendo)
Pikmin 4 (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
Best sports/careers
EA Sports FC 24 (EA Vancouver/EA Romania/EA Sports)
F1 23 (Codemasters/EA Sports)
Forza Motorsport (Turn 10 Studios/Xbox Game Studios)
Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged (Milestone)
The Crew Motorfest (Ubisoft Ivory Tower/Ubisoft)
Best Multiplayer presented by Discord
Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
Diablo IV (Blizzard Entertainment)
Party people (recreational games)
Street Fighter 6 (Capcom)
Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
Most anticipated game
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
Hades II (Super Giant Games)
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio/Sega)
Star Wars Outlaws (Massive Entertainment/Ubisoft)
Tekken 8 (Bandai Namco/Arika)
Content Creator of the Year
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Best esports game
Counter-Strike 2 (Valve)
Dota 2 (Valve)
League of Legends (Riot Games)
PUBG Mobile (LightSpeed Studios/Tencent Games)
Valorant (riot games)
Best esports athlete
Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok (League of Legends)
Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut (CS:GO)
Max “Demon1” Mazanov (Valorante)
Paco “HyDra” Rusiewiez (Call of Duty)
Park “Ruler” Jae-hyuk (League of Legends)
Professor Phillip “ImperialHal” (Apex Legends)
Best esports team
Evil Geniuses (Valorant)
Fnatic (Valorante)
Gaimin Gladiators (Dota 2)
JD Gaming (League of Legends)
Team Vitality (Counter-Strike)
Best esports coach
Christine “potter” Chi (Evil Geniuses – Valorant)
Danny “zonic” Sorensen (Falcons Team – Counter-Strike)
Jordan “Gunba” Graham (Florida Mayhem – Overwatch)
Remy “XTQZZZ” Quoniam (Team Vitality – Counter-Strike)
Yoon “Homme” Sung-young (JD Gaming – League of Legends)
Best esports event
League of Legends World Championship 2023
Blast.tv Paris Major 2023
EVO 2023
The International Dota 2 Championship 2023
Evaluating Champions 2023
