The Game Awards 2019 – All the Winners and Nominees
What a year it has been in gaming. We have seen Google enter the market to…interesting reception. Indie games have gone above and beyond what is expected of them. And we’ve even seen EA deliver a good Star Wars game. Who would have thought they’d see that happen in this day and age?
However, whilst 2019 has seen a lot of games come out, we need to acknowledge the absolute best of the best. Hence, the Games Award.
The Game Awards recognises and upholds the creative technical excellence demonstrated in the global video game industry. The academy themselves help bring together a diverse group of developers, players, and more besides to celebrate and advance gaming’s position. Gaming, as we know, is the most immersive, challenging, and inspiring form of entertainment available. And, something that is incredibly important, especially this year, the Game Awards helps recognise those who improve the wellbeing of the gaming community. (Taken from The Game Awards 2019).
So, without further ado, here are all the categories, nominees, and, most importantly, winners from this year’s event.
Game of the Year
Nominees;
- Control (Remedy/505 Games)
- Death Stranding (Kojima Productions/SIE)
- Resident Evil 2 (Capcom)
- Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (From Software/Activision)
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Sora/Bandai Namco/Nintendo)
- The Outer Worlds (Obsidian Entertainment/Private Division)
Winner;
- Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
Best Action Game
Nominees;
- Apex Legends (Respawn/EA)
- Astral Chain (Platinum Games/Nintendo)
- Devil May Cry 5 (Capcom)
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (Infinity Ward/Activision)
- Gears 5 (The Coalition/Xbox Game Studios)
- Metro Exodus (4A Games/Deep Silver)
Winner;
- Devil May Cry 5
Best Action/Adventure Game
Nominees;
- Borderlands 3 (Gearbox/2K)
- Control (Remedy/505 Games)
- Death Stranding (Kojima Productions/SIE)
- Resident Evil 2 (Capcom)
- The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (Grezzo/Nintendo)
- Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (From Software/Activision)
Winner;
- Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
Best Art Direction (Presented by SAMSUNG QLED)
Nominees;
- Control (Remedy/505 Games)
- Death Stranding (Kojima Productions/SIE)
- Gris (Nomada Studio/Developer Digital)
- Sayonara Wild Hearts (Simogo/Annapurna)
- Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (From Software/Activision)
Winner;
- Control
Best Audio Design
Nominees;
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (Infinity Ward/Activision)
- Control (Remedy/505 Games)
- Death Stranding (Kojima Productions/SIE)
- Gears 5 (The Coalition/Xbox Game Studio)
- Resident Evil 2 (Capcom)
- Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (From Software/Activision)
Winner;
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Best for Community Support
Nominees;
- Apex Legends (Respawn/EA)
- Destiny 2 (Bungie)
- Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
- Fortnite (Epic Games)
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft)
Winner;
- Destiny 2
Content Creator of the Year
Nominees;
- Courage (Jack Dunlop)
- Dr Lupo (Benjamin Lupo)
- Ewok (Soleil Wheeler)
- Grefg (David Martรญnez)
- Shroud (Michael Grzesiek)
Winner;
- Shroud (Michael Grzesiek)
Best eSports Coach
Nominees;
- Eric ‘Adren’ Hoag (Team Liquid/CS:GO)
- Nu-Ri ‘Cain’ Jang (Team Liquid/LOL)
- Danny ‘Zonic’ Sorensen (Astralis/CSGO)
- Fabian ‘Grabbz’ Lohmann (G2 eSports/LOL)
- Kim ‘Kkoma’ Jeong-Gyun (SK Telecom T1/LOL)
- Titouan ‘Sockshka’ Merloz (OG/DOTA2)
Winner;
- Danny ‘Zonic’ Sorensen
eSports Event
Nominees;
- 2019 Overwatch League Grand Finals
- EVO 2019
- Fortnite World Cup
- IEM Katowice 2019
- League of Legends World Championship 2019
- The International 2019
Winner;
- League of Legends World Championship 2019
eSports Game of the Year
Nominees;
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (Valve)
- DOTA2 (Valve)
- League of Legends (Riot Games)
- Fortnite (Epic Games)
- Overwatch (Blizzard)
Winner;
- League of Legends
eSports Host
Nominees;
- Eefje ‘Skojz’ Depoortere
- Alex ‘Machine’ Richardson
- Paul ‘Redeye’ Chaloner
- Alex ‘Goldenboy’ Mendez
- Duan ‘Candice’ Yu-Shuang
Winner;
- Eefje ‘Skojz’ Depoortere
eSports Player
Nominees;
- Kyle ‘Bugha’ Giersdorf (Sentinels/Fortnite)
- Lee ‘Faker’ Sang-Hyeok (SK Telecom/League of Legends)
- Luka ‘Perkz’ Perkovic (G2 eSports/League of Legends)
- Oleksandr ‘S1mple’ Kostyliev (Natus Vincere/CS:GO)
- Jay ‘Sinatraa’ Won (SF Shock/Overwatch)
Winner;
- Kyle ‘Bugha’ Giersdorf
eSports Team
Nominees;
- Astralis (CS:GO)
- G2 eSports (LOL)
- OG (DOTA2)
- San Francisco Shock (Owl)
- Team Liquid (CS:GO)
Winner;
- G2 eSports
Family Game
Nominees;
- Luigi’s Mansion 3 (Next Level Games/Nintendo)
- Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
- Super Mario Maker 2 (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Sora/Bandai Namco/Nintendo)
- Yoshi’s Crafted World (Good-Feel/Nintendo)
Winner;
- Luigi’s Mansion 3
Fighting Game
Nominees;
- Dead or Alive 6 (Team Ninja/Koei Tecmo)
- Jump Force (Spike Chunsoft/Bandai Namco)
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Sora/Bandai Namco/Nintendo)
- Mortal Kombat 11 (Netherrealm/WBIE)
- Samurai Shodown (SNK/Athlon)
Winner;
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Fresh Indie Game Studio (Presented by SUBWAY)
Nominees;
- ZA/UM (for ‘Disco Elysium’)
- Nomada Studio (for ‘Gris’)
- Deadtoast Entertainment (for ‘My Friend Pedro’)
- Mobius Digital (for ‘The Outer Wilds’)
- Mega Crit (for ‘Slay the Spire’)
- House House (for ‘Untitled Goose Game’)
Winner;
- ZA/UM
Game Direction
Nominees;
- Control (Remedy/505 Games)
- Death Stranding (Kojima Productions/SIE)
- Resident Evil 2 (Capcom)
- Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (From Software/Activision)
- Outer Wilds (Mobius Digital/Annapurna)
Winner;
- Death Stranding
Games For Impact
Nominees;
- Concrete Genie (Pixelopus/SIE)
- Gris (Nomada Studio/Devolver Digital)
- Kindwords (Popcannibal)
- Life is Strange 2 (Dontnod/Square Enix)
- Sea of Solitude (Jo-Mei Games/EA)
Winner;
- Gris
Independent Game
Nominees;
- Baba Is You (Hempuli)
- Disco Elysium (ZA/UM)
- Katana Zero (Askiisoft/Devolver Digital)
- Outer Wilds (Mobius Digital/Annapurna)
- Untitled Goose Game (House House/Panic)
Winner;
- Disco Elysium
Mobile Game
Nominees;
- Call of Duty: Mobile (Timi Studios/Activision)
- Grindstone (Capybara Games)
- Sayonara Wild Hearts (Simogo/Annapurna)
- Sky: Children of the Light (Thatgamecompany)
- What the Golf? (Triband)
Winner;
- Call of Duty: Mobile
Multiplayer Game
Nominees;
- Apex Legends (Respawn/EA)
- Borderlands 3 (Gearbox/2K)
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (Infinity Ward/Activision)
- Tetris 99 (Arika/Nintendo)
- Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 (Massive Entertainment/Activision)
Winner;
- Apex Legends
Narrative
Nominees;
- A Plague Tale: Innocence (Asobo/Focus Home)
- Control (Remedy/505 Games)
- Disco Elysium (ZA/UM)
- Death Stranding (Kojima Productions/SIE)
- The Outer Worlds (Obsidian Entertainment/Private Division)
Winners;
- Disco Elysium
Best Ongoing Game
Nominees;
- Apex Legends (Respawn/EA)
- Destiny 2 (Bungie)
- Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
- Fortnite (Epic Games)
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft)
Winner;
- Fortnite
Performance
Nominees;
- Ashly Burch (as ‘Parvati Holcomb’ in ‘The Outer Worlds’)
- Courtney Hope (as ‘Jesse Faden’ in ‘Control’)
- Laura Bailey (as ‘Kait Diaz’ in ‘Gears 5’)
- Mads Mikkelson (as ‘Cliff’ in ‘Death Stranding’)
- Matthew Porretta (as ‘Dr Casper Darling’ in ‘Control’)
- Norman Reedus (as ‘Sam Porter Bridges’ in ‘Death Stranding’)
Winner;
- Mads Mikkelson
Role-Playing Game
Nominees;
- Disco Elysium (ZA/UM)
- Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
- Kingdom Hearts 3 (Square Enix)
- Monster Hunter World: Iceborne (Capcom)
- The Outer Worlds (Obsidian Entertainment/Private Division)
Winner;
- Disco Elysium
Score & Music
Nominees;
- Cadence of Hyrule (Brace Yourself Games/Nintendo)
- Death Stranding (Kojima Productions/SIE)
- Devil May Cry 5 (Capcom)
- Kingdom Hearts 3 (Square Enix)
- Sayonara Wild Hearts (Simogo/Annapurna)
Winner;
- Death Stranding
Sports/Racing Game
Nominees;
- Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled (Beenox/Activision)
- Dirt Rally 2.0 (Codemasters/Deep Silver)
- Efootball Pro Evolution Soccer 2020 (PES Productions/Konami)
- F1 2019 (Codemasters/Deep Silver)
- FIFA 20 (EA Sports)
Winner;
- Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled
Strategy Game
Nominees;
- Age of Wonders: Planetfall (Triumph Studios/Paradox)
- Anno 1800 (Blue Byte/Ubisoft)
- Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Intelligent Systems/Koei Tecmo/Nintendo
- Total War: Three Kingdoms (Creative Assembly/SEGA)
- Tropico 6 (Limbic Entertainment/Kalypso Media)
- Wargroove (Chucklefish)
Winner;
- Fire Emblem: Three Houses
VR/AR Game
Nominees;
- Asgard’s Wrath (Sanzaru Games/Oculus Studios)
- Blood & Truth (SIE London Studio/SIE)
- Beat Saber (Beat Games)
- No Man’s Sky (Hello Games)
- Trover Saves the Universe (Squanch Games)
Winner;
- Beat Saber
So, there we have it. All the nomines and winner from the 2019 Game Awards. Do you agree with these nominations? What is your personal Game of the Year? Stick around with Any Button Gaming as we’ll soon be posting our own GotY article. Expect some contentious choices.
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