The Game Awards 2021 Nominees: Game Of The Year And More
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The Game Awards 2021 Nominees
The Game Awards, sometimes called the Keighleys due to its everpresent host and producer, Geoff Keighley, is the biggest video game award show the industry has. While there are other, and some would say more prestigious, award ceremonies, the stage is never quite as big as this end-of-year extravaganza. Below you'll find every single nominee for the 2021 Game Awards, spanning all considered genres, directors, composers, esports stars, and more. Let us know who has your votes, then tune into the show live on December 9 across a variety of online platforms.
Best Esports Event: 2021 League of Legends World Championship
Best Esports Event: The International
Best Esports Event: PGL Major Stockholm 2021
Best Esports Event: PUBG Mobile Championship 2020
Best Esports Event: Valorant Champions Tour - Stage 2 Masters
Best Esports Coach Nominees:
- Airat “Silent” Gaziev
- Andrey “Engh” Sholokhov
- Andreii “B1AD3” Horodenskyi
- James “Crowder” Crowder
- Kim “KKoma” Jeong-Gyun
Best Esports Team Nominees:
- Atlanta Faze (Call of Duty)
- DWG KIA (League of Legends)
- Natus Vincere (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
- Sentinels (Valorant)
- Team Spirit (Dota 2)
Best Esports Athlete Nominees:
- Collapse
- S1mple
- Showmaker
- Tenz
- Simp
Best Esports Game: Call of Duty
Best Esports Game: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Best Esports Game: Dota 2
Best Esports Game: League of Legends
Best Esports Game: Valorant
Most Anticipated Game: Starfield
Most Anticipated Game: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Sequel
Most Anticipated Game: Horizon Forbidden West
Most Anticipated Game: God of War Ragnarok
Most Anticipated Game: Elden Ring
Best Debut Game: Valheim
Best Debut Game: Sable
Best Debut Game: Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Best Debut Game: The Forgotten City
Best Debut Game: The Artful Escape
Content Creator of the Year Nominees:
- Dream
- Fuslie
- Gaules
- Ibai
- The Grefg
Best Multiplayer Game: New World
Best Multiplayer Game: Monster Hunter Rise
Best Multiplayer Game: It Takes Two
Best Multiplayer Game: Knockout City
Best Multiplayer Game: Back 4 Blood
Best Sports / Racing Game: Riders Republic
Best Sports / Racing Game: Hot Wheels Unleashed
Best Sports / Racing Game: Forza Horizon 5
Best Sports / Racing Game: FIFA 22
Best Sports / Racing Game: F1 2021
Best Sim / Strategy Game: Microsoft Flight Simulator
Best Sim / Strategy Game: Inscryption
Best Sim / Strategy Game: Humankind
Best Sim / Strategy Game: Evil Genius 2
Best Sim / Strategy Game: Age of Empires 4
Best Family Game: Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Best Family Game: New Pokémon Snap
Best Family Game: Mario Party Superstars
Best Family Game: It Takes Two
Best Family Game: WarioWare: Get It Together
Best Fighting Game: Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown
Best Fighting Game: Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl
Best Fighting Game: Melty Blood: Type Lumina
Best Fighting Game: Guilty Gear Strive
Best Fighting Game: Demon Slayer: The Hinokami Chronicles
Best RPG: Tales of Arise
Best RPG: Shin Megami Tensei 5
Best RPG: Scarlet Nexus
Best RPG: Monster Hunter Rise
Best RPG: Cyberpunk 2077
Best Action / Adventure Game: Resident Evil Village
Best Action / Adventure Game: Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart
Best Action / Adventure Game: Psychonauts 2
Best Action / Adventure Game: Metroid Dread
Best Action / Adventure Game: Guardians of the Galaxy
Best Action Game: Returnal
Best Action Game: Far Cry 6
Best Action Game: Deathloop
Best Action Game: Chivalry 2
Best VR /AR Game: Sniper Elite VR
Best VR /AR Game: Resident Evil 4 VR Edition
Best VR /AR Game: Lone Echo 2
Best VR /AR Game: I Expect You To Die 2
Best VR /AR Game: Hitman 3
Innovation in Accessibility: Far Cry 6
Innovation in Accessibility: Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart
Innovation in Accessibility: Guardians of the Galaxy
Innovation in Accessibility: Forza Horizon 5
Innovation in Accessibility: The Vale: Shadow of the Crown
Best Community Support: Final Fantasy XIV Online
Best Community Support: No Man's Sky
Best Community Support: No Man's Sky
Best Community Support: Destiny 2
Best Community Support: Apex Legends
Best Mobile Game: Pokémon Unite
Best Mobile Game: Marvel Future Revolution
Best Mobile Game: League of Legends: Wild Rift
Best Mobile Game: Genshin Impact
Best Mobile Game: Fantasian
Best Indie: Loop Hero
Best Indie: Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Best Indie: Inscryption
Best Indie: Death's Door
Best Indie: 12 Minutes
Best Ongoing Game: Apex Legends
Best Ongoing Game: Final Fantasy XIV Online
Best Ongoing Game: Fortnite
Best Ongoing Game: Genshin Impact
Best Ongoing Game: Call of Duty: Warzone
Games For Impact: Boyfriend Dungeon
Games For Impact: Before Your Eyes
Games For Impact: Chicory: A Colorful Tale
Games For Impact: Life Is Strange: True Colors
Games For Impact: No Longer Home
Best Performance Nominees
- Erika Mori (Alex Chen / Life is Strange: True Colors)
- Giancarlo Esposito (Antón Castillo / Far Cry 6)
- Jason Kelly (Colt Vahn / Deathloop)
- Maggie Robertson (Alcina Dimitrescu / Resident Evil Village)
- Ozioma Akagha (Julianna Blake / Deathloop)
Best Audio Design: Returnal
Best Audio Design: Deathloop
Best Audio Design: Resident Evil Village
Best Audio Design: Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart
Best Original Score / Music: Nier Replicant
Best Original Score / Music: Deathloop
Best Original Score / Music: Cyberpunk 2077
Best Original Score / Music: The Artful Escape
Best Original Score / Music: Guardians of the Galaxy
Best Art Direction: Deathloop
Best Art Direction: Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart
Best Art Direction: Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Best Art Direction: The Artful Escape
Best Art Direction: Psychonauts 2
Best Narrative: Deathloop
Best Narrative: It Takes Two
Best Narrative: Guardians of the Galaxy
Best Narrative: Psychonauts 2
Best Narrative: Life Is Strange: True Colors
Best Game Direction: Returnal
Best Game Direction: Deathloop
Best Game Direction: Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart
Best Game Direction: It Takes Two
Best Game Direction: Psychonauts 2
Game of the Year: Deathloop
Game of the Year: Resident Evil Village
Game of the Year: Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart
Game of the Year: Metroid Dread
Game of the Year: It Takes Two
Game of the Year: Psychonauts 2
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