The Game Awards 2018: Winners and Nominees
With the conclusion of The Game Awards 2018, and the wonderful celebration of all things gaming, I’m happy to present to you a list of all nominees for this year as well as the winners of each category. Were your predictions correct?
Game of the Year
- Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
- Celeste
- God of War (Winner)
- Marvel’s Spider-Man
- Monster Hunter: World
- Red Dead Redemption 2
Best Action Game
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
- Dead Cells (Winner)
- Destiny 2: Forsaken
- Far Cry 5
- Mega Man 11
Best Action/Adventure Game
- Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey
- God of War (Winner)
- Marvel’s Spider-Man
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Best Role Playing Game
- Dragon Quest XI
- Monster Hunter: World (Winner)
- Ni no Kuni II
- Octopath Traveler
- Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
Best Game Direction
- A Way Out
- Detroit: Become Human
- God of War (Winner)
- 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 (Winner)
Best Ongoing Game
- Destiny 2: Forsaken
- Fortnite (Winner)
- 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 (Winner)
Best Score/Music
- Celeste
- God of War
- Marvel’s Spider-Man
- Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom
- Octopath Traveler
- Red Dead Redemption 2 (Winner)
Best Audio Design
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
- Forza Horizon 4
- God of War
- Marvel’s Spider-Man
- Red Dead Redemption 2 (Winner)
Best Independent Game
- Celeste (Winner)
- 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 (Winner)
- Yuri Lowenthal as Peter Parker, Marvel’s Spider-Man
Games for Impact
- 11-11 Memories Retold
- Celeste (Winner)
- Florence
- Life is Strange 2
- The Missing: JJ Macfield and the Island of Memories
Best Mobile Game
- Donut County
- Florence (Winner)
- Fortnite
- PUBG MOBILE
- Reigns: Game of Thrones
Best VR/AR Game
- ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission (Winner)
- Beat Saber
- Firewall Zero Hour
- Moss
- Tetris Effect
Best Fighting Game
BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle
- Dragon Ball FighterZ (Winner)
- Soul Caliber VI
- Street Fighter V Arcade
Best Family Game
- Mario Tennis Aces
- Nintendo Labo
- Overcooked 2 (Winner)
- Starlink: Battle for Atlas
- Super Mario Party
Best Sports/Racing Game
- FIFA 19
- Forza Horizon 4 (Winner)
- Mario Tennis Aces
- NBA 2K19
- Pro Evolution Soccer 2019
Best Multiplayer Game
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
- Destiny 2: Forsaken
- Fortnite (Winner)
- Monster Hunter: World
- Sea of Thieves
Best Student Game
- Combat 2018 (Winner)
- Dash Quasar
- JERA
- LIFF
- RE: Charge
Best Debut Indie Game
- Donut County
- Florence
- Moss
- The Messenger (Winner)
- Yoku’s Island Express
Best eSports Game
- CSGO
- DOTA2
- Fortnite
- League of Legends
- Overwatch (Winner)
Best eSports Player
- Dominique “SonicFox” McLean (Winner)
- Hajime “Tokido” Taniguchi
- Jian “Uzi” Zi-Hao
- Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev
- Sung-hygeon “JJoNak” Bang
Best eSports Team
- Astralis
- Cloud9 (Winner)
- Fnatic
- London Spitfire
- OG
Best eSports Coach
- Bok “Reapered” Han-gyu (Winner)
- Christian “ppasarel” Banaseanu
- Danny “zonic” Sorensen
- Dylan Falco
- Jakob “YamatoCannon” Mebdi
- Janko “YNk” Paunovic
Best eSports Event
- ELAGUE Major: Boston 2018
- EVO 2018
- League of Legends World Championship (Winner)
- Overwatch League Grand Finals
- The International 2018
Best eSports Host
- Alex “Goldenboy” Mendez
- Alex “Machine” Richardson
- Anders Blume
- Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere (Winner)
- Paul “RedEye” Chaloner
Best eSports Moment
- C9 comeback win in triple OT vs FAZE (Winner)
- 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 (Winner)
- Pokimane
- Willyrex
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