In case you hadn’t noticed, The Game Awards took place last night. If you didn’t get the chance to watch it live last night (and like me, couldn’t figure out the results from your chaotic Twitter feed this morning), never fear – we’ve put together a list of the winners of the major categories for you to read at your leisure.
It’s probably safe to say that Sony has absolutely smashed it out of the park this year, and as a result, there are a lot of PlayStation exclusives and other console games on the list of winners. That said, there are also some PC gems scattered throughout, showing that the indie scene in particular is in good health.
As well as a run-down of the winners, we have a round-up of all the trailers and game announcements on show at this year’s ceremony. From PUBG to Anthem, The Stanley Parable to Mortal Kombat, it was a busy night for new games, so head to the link above to get a comprehensive list of all the biggest PC announcements.
Game of the Year
Winner:
God of War (Sony Santa Monica / SIE)
Nominees:
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (Ubisoft Quebec / Ubisoft)
Celeste (Matt Makes Games)
Marvel’s Spider-Man (Insomniac Games / SIE)
Monster Hunter: World (Capcom)
Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Games)
Best Ongoing Game
Winner:
Fortnite (Epic Games)
Nominees:
Destiny 2 (Bungie/Activision)
No Man’s Sky (Hello Games)
Overwatch (Blizzard)
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft)
Best Game direction
Winner:
God of War (Sony Santa Monica/SIE)
Nominees:
A Way Out (Hazelight Studios/EA)
Detroit: Become Human (Quantic Dream/SIE)
Marvel’s Spider-Man (Insomniac Games/SIE)
Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Games)
Best Narrative
Winner:
Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Games)
Nominees:
Detroit: Become Human (Quantic Dream/SIE)
God of War (Sony Santa Monica/SIE)
Life is Strange 2: Episode 1 (Dontnod Entertainment/Square Enix)
Marvel’s Spider-Man (Insomniac Games/SIE)
Best Art Direction
Winner:
Return of the Obra Dinn
Nominees:
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (Ubisoft)
God of War (Sony Santa Monica/SIE)
Octopath Traveler (Square Enix/Acquire/Nintendo)
Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Games)
Best Performance
Winner:
Roger Clark as Arthur Morgan, Red Dead Redemption 2
Nominees:
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)
Nominees:
11-11 Memories Retold (Digixart/Aardman Animations/Bandai Namco)
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 Indie Game
Winner:
Celeste (Matt Makes Games)
Nominees:
Dead Cells (Motion Twin)
Into the Breach (Subset Games)
Return of the Obra Dinn (3909 LLC)
The Messenger (Sabotage Studio)
Best Debut Indie Game
Winner:
The Messenger (Sabotage Studio)
Nominees:
Donut County (Ben Esposito/Annapurna Interactive)
Florence (Mountains/Annapurna Interactive)
Moss (Polyarc Games)
Yoku’s Island Express (Villa Gorilla)
Content Creator/Streamer of the year
Winner:
Ninja
Nominees:
Pokimane
Dr Lupo
Myth
Willyrex
best esports player
Winner:
Dominique ‘Sonic Fox’ McLean
Nominees:
Hajime ‘Tokido’ Taniguchi
Oleksandr ‘S1mple’ Kostyliev
Sung-Hyeon ‘Jjonak’ Bang
That wraps up our list of the winners for The Game Award’s major categories. Head over to the Game Awards’ official website if you’d like to read the full list of winners, including all of the console, mobile, and genre categories.