Star Wars: Battlefront, Fallout 4 Lead E3 2015 Awards Nominees

The nominees have been announced for the E3 2015 Game Critics Awards, with DICE's shooter Star Wars: Battlefront leading the way with five total nominations, including one for overall Best of Show.

Battlefront, due November 17 across console and PC, was also nominated for Best Console Game, Best PC Game, Best Action Game, and Best Online Multiplayer.

Bethesda's post-apocalyptic RPG Fallout 4 and Killzone developer Guerrilla Games' new IP Horizon: Zero Dawn followed with four nominations each.

Looking at nominations by publisher, Electronic Arts and Sony led the way with 11 nods each, followed by Bethesda (seven), and Microsoft and Nintendo with six each.

See below for the full rundown of nominees for the E3 2015 Game Critics Awards. These were decided by a panel of 38 publications, including GameSpot. Winners will be announced on Tuesday, July 7.

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, XCOM 2, and Ghost Recon: Wildlands were not made playable to judges so they were not in the running.

Best of Show

• Fallout 4
• Horizon: Zero Dawn
• Oculus Touch
• Star Wars: Battlefront
• Uncharted 4: A Thief's End

Best Original Game

• Abzu
• Cuphead
• Horizon Zero Dawn
• The Last Guardian
• Unravel

Best Console Game

• Fallout 4
• Horizon Zero Dawn
• Star Wars: Battlefront
• Super Mario Maker
• Uncharted 4: A Thief's End

Best Handheld Game

• Fallout Shelter
• Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam
• Persona 4 Dancing All Night
• The Legend of Zelda: TriForce Heroes

Best PC Game

• Doom
• Fallout 4
• Just Cause 3
• Star Wars: Battlefront
• Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

Best Hardware

• Microsoft HoloLens
• Oculus Rift
• Oculus Touch
• Project Morpheus
• Xbox Elite Wireless Controller

Best Action Game

• Doom
• Halo 5: Guardians
• Just Cause 3
• Star Wars: Battlefront
• Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

Best Action/Adventure Game

• Horizon Zero Dawn
• Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
• Rise of the Tomb Raider
• The Last Guardian
• Uncharted 4: A Thief's End

Best RPG

• Dark Souls 3
• Fallout 4
• Fire Emblem Fates
• Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam
• Sword Coast Legends

Best Racing Game

• Forza Motorsport 6
• Need for Speed
• Trackmania Turbo

Best Sports Game

• FIFA 16
• NHL 16
• Madden NFL 16
• Pro Evolution Soccer 2016
• Rory McIlroy PGA Tour

Best Family/Social Game

• Disney Infinity 3.0
• Guitar Hero Live
• Lego Dimensions
• Rock Band 4
• Super Mario Maker

Best Online Multiplayer

• Call of Duty: Black Ops III
• Halo 5: Guardians
• Star Wars: Battlefront
• Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
• Tom Clancy's The Division

Best Indie

• Abzu
• Cuphead
• No Man's Sky
• Wattam