Geoff Keighley graced our presence again with a livestream today to announce the nominees for the game awards. The panel of a global jury of 120 media outlets vote for both the nominees and eventual winners. There was much anticipation to see if people were correct in who would get what nominations but there are some clear favorites this year. Alan Wake 2 has the tied most nominations with Baldur’s Gate 3 with 8 total. Its very interesting to point out that 3 of the 6 game of the year nominees were titles released in October, making it one of the biggest months of the year including the likes of sleeper pick Alan Wake 2, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, and Marvel’s Spider-Man 2. 

Here are all your nominees for #TheGameAwards 2023, streaming live on Thursday December 7.

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Timestamps:
0:00 – Introduction
0:57 – Performance
1:23 – Ongoing Game
1:34 – Multiplayer
1:48 – Art Direction
2:01 – Score & Music
2:23 – Audio Design… pic.twitter.com/6eZHr0EgV5

— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) November 13, 2023

Last year’s game awards also saw a stacked class of games with Elden Ring emerging as the Game of the year, but this year the race looks to be almost anyone’s guess as to who will do well at the awards. Many are still predicting that Larian Studios, Baldurs Gate 3 will sweep the awards, but before that it was Tears Of The Kingdom, but now as we inch closer to the awards there is much hype and adoration towards Alan Wake 2. To see the winners, world premieres, and many more tune in on December 7th to view the 10th anniversary of the game awards.

Over 30 categories were covered in the livestream, here is the full list.

Best performance

• Ben Starr: Final Fantasy 16
• Cameron Monaghan: Jedi Survivor
• Idris Elba: Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
• Melani Liburd: Alan Wake 2
• Neil Newbon: Baldur’s Gate 3 
• Yuri Lowenthal:  Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 

Best On-Going Game

• Apex Legends
• Cyberpunk 2077
• Final Fantasy 14 
• Fortnite
• Genshin Impact

Best Multiplayer

• Baldur’s Gate 3
• Diablo 4
• Party Animals 
• Street Fighter 6
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Best Art Direction

• Alan Wake 2
• Hi-Fi Rush  
• Lies Of P
• Super Mario bros wonder 
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom

Best Score and Music

• Alan Wake 2
• Baldur’s gate 3
• Final Fantasy 16
• Hi-Fi Rush 
• Tears Of The Kingdom 

Best Audio Design

• Alan Wake 2
• Dead Space
• Marvels Spider-Man 2 
• Resident Evil 4 

Best Adaptation

• Castlevania Nocturne
• Gran Turismo 
• The Last Of Us 
• Super Mario Bros. Movie
• Twisted Metal

Best Narrative

• Alan Wake 2
• Baldur’s Gate 3
• Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
• Final Fantasy 16
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2

Games For Impact

• A Space for the unbound 
• Chants Of Sennaar 
• Goodbye Volcano High 
• Tchia
• Terra Nil
• Venba

Best Indie

• Cocoon
• Dave The Diver
• Dredge 
• Sea Of Stars
• ViewFinder

Best Mobile Game

• Final Fantasy 7 Ever Crisis
• Honkai Starrail 
• Hello Kitty Island Adventure 
• Monster Hunter Now
• Terra Nil 

Best Community Support

• Baldur’s Gate 3
• Cyberpunk 2077
• Destiny 2
• Final Fantasy 14
• No Man’s Sky

Best Debut Indie Game

• Cocoon 
• Dredge
• Pizza Tower
• Venba
• ViewFinder

Best Vr/Ar Game

• Gran Turismo 7
• Humanity
• Horizon Call Of The Mountain 
• Resident Evil Village VR
• Synapse 

Best Content Creator

• People Make Games
• Quackity 
• Spreen
• Sypher PK

Most Anticipated Game

• Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth 
• Hades 2
• Like A Dragon Infinite Wealth 
• Star Wars Outlaws
• Tekken 8

Best Action Adventure game

• Alan Wake 2
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
• Resident Evil 4
• Jedi Survivor 
• Tears Of The Kingdom 

Best RPG

• Baldur’s Gate 3
• Final Fantasy 16
• Lies Of P
• Sea Of Stars
• Starfield 

Best Fighting Game

• God Of Rock 
• Mortal Kombat 1
• Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2
• Pocket Bravery
• Street Fighter 6

Best Action Game

• Armored Core 6: Fires Of Rubicon
• Dead Island 2
• Ghost Runner 2
• Hi-Fi Rush 
• Remnant 2

Innovation and Accessibility

• Diablo 4
• Forza Motorsport
• Hi-Fi Rush 
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
• Mortal Kombat 1 
• Street Fighter 6

Best Family Game

• Disney Illusion Island 
• Party Animals 
• Pikmin 4
• Sonic Superstars
• Super Mario Bros Wonder

Best Sim/Strategy Game

• Advanced Wars 1 and 2 
• Cities Skylines 2
• Company Of Heroes 3
• Fire Emblem Engage
• Pikmin 4

Best Sports/Racing Game

• FC 24
• F1 23
• Forza Motorsport
• Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 TurboCharged
• The Crew Motor Fest

Best Esports Game

• Counter-Strike 2
• Dota 2
• League Of Legends
• PUBG Mobile
• Valorant

Best E-Sports Athlete

• Demon 1
• Faker
• Hydra
• Imperial-Hal
• Ruler
• Zywoo

Best Esports Team

• Evil Geniuses 
• Fanatic 
• Gaimin Gladiators 
• JD Gaming
• Team Vitality 

Best Esports Coach

• Potter
• Homme 
• Gunba
• XTQZZZ
• Zonic

Best Esports Event

• 2023 League Of Legends World Championship
• Blast TV Paris Major 2023
• EVO 2023
• International Dota 2 Championship 2023
• Valorant Champions 2023

Best Game Direction

• Alan Wake 2
• Baldur’s Gate 3
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder
• Tears Of The Kingdom 

GAME OF THE YEAR

• Alan Wake 2
• Baldur’s Gate 3
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
• Resident Evil 4
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom 

Ok here’s a tweetstorm of all 31 categories of #TheGameAwards nominees!

Ready? pic.twitter.com/vfutBDY1j6

— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) November 13, 2023