It’s that time again, when the best of the best are out to prove who’s the best of them all. The Game Awards are almost upon us, with a who’s who of the top games, world premiere events for what’s next and an overall celebration of the greatest moments in videogames.
How to Watch
The ceremony airs live on December 8, 2022. Check below for the feed or go directly to the Game Awards site. Alternatively, check Twitch and YouTube. Streamers are also permitted to co-broadcast without objection, and in fact a number of top streamers have been given the chance to be official partners for this (though unfortunately these sign-ups closed at the end of November so you’re out of luck if you intended to participate). There are also roughly 40 or so IMAX locations that will also broadcast the ceremony in theater.
Live Blog
We’re also planning for a live blog, which starts December 8 at 7:00pm ET/4:00pm PT/2:00am CET.
Nominees
It wouldn’t be awards season without knowing who’s up for what, so here are the 2022 Game Awards nominees to help you follow along. As a side note, when a winner is announced for a category, we will mark it accordingly.
Game of the Year
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- Elden Ring
- God of War Ragnarok
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Stray
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Best Game Direction
- Elden Ring
- God of War Ragnarok
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Immortality
- Stray
Best Narrative
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- Elden Ring
- God of War Ragnarok
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Immortality
Best Art Direction
- Elden Ring
- God of War Ragnarok
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Scorn
- Stray
Best Score and Music
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- Elden Ring
- God of War Ragnarok
- Metal: Hellsinger
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Best Audio Design
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- Elden Ring
- God of War Ragnarok
- Gran Turismo 7
- Horizon Forbidden West
Best Performance
- Horizon Forbidden West (Ashly Burch as Aloy)
- A Plague Tale: Requiem (Charlotte McBurney as Amicia de Rune)
- God of War Ragnarok (Christopher Judge as Kratos)
- Immortality (Manon Gage as Marissa Marcel)
- God of War Ragnarok (Sunny Suljic as Atreus)
Games for Impact
- A Memoimr Blue
- As Dusk Falls
- Citizen Sleeper
- Endling – Extinction is Forever
- Hindsight
- I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
Best Ongoing
- Apex Legends
- Destiny 2
- Final Fantasy 14
- Fortnite
- Genshin Impact
Best Indie
- Cult of the Lamb
- Neon White
- Sifu
- Stray
- Tunic
Best Mobile Game
- Apex Legends Mobile
- Diablo Immortal
- Genshin Impact
- Marvel Snap
- Tower of Fantasy
Best Community Support
- Apex Legends
- Destiny 2
- Final Fantasy 14
- Fortnite
- No Man’s Sky
Innovation in Accessibility
- As Dusk Falls
- God of War Ragnarok
- Return to Monkey Island
- The Last of Us Part 1
- The Quarry
Best VR/AR
- After the Fall
- Among Us VR
- Bonelab
- Moss: Book 2
- Red Matter 2
Best Action Game
- Bayonetta 3
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- Neon White
- Sifu
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
Best Action/Adventure
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- God of War Ragnarok
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Stray
- Tunic
Best Role Playing
- Elden Ring
- Live A Live
- Pokemon Legends: Arceus
- Triangle Strategy
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Best Fighting
- DNF Duel
- JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R
- The King of Fighters 15
- MultiVersus
- Sifu
Best Family
- Kirby and the Forgotten Land
- LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
- Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
- Nintendo Switch Sports
- Splatoon 3
Best Sim/Strategy
- Dune: Spice Wars
- Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
- Total War: Warhammer 3
- Two Point Campus
- Victoria 3
Best Sports/Racing
- F1 22
- FIFA 23
- NBA 2K23
- Gran Turismo 7
- OlliOlli World
Best Multiplayer
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- MultiVersus
- Overwatch 2
- Splatoon 3
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
Content Creator of the Year
- Karl Jacobs
- Ludwig
- Nibellion
- Nobru
- QTCinderella
Best Debut Indie
- Neon White
- NORCO
- Stray
- Tunic
- Vampire Survivors
Best Adaptation
- Arcane: League of Legends
- Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
- The Cuphead Show!
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2
- Uncharted
Most Anticipated Game
- Final Fantasy 16
- Hogwarts Legacy
- Resident Evil 4
- Starfield
- The Legend of Zelda: The Tears of the Kingdom
Best Esports Game
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
- Dota 2
- League of Legends
- Rocket League
- Valorant
Best Esports Athlete
- Jeong “Chovy” Ji-Hoon
- Lee “Faker” Sang-Hyeok
- Finn “Karrigan” Andersen
- Okelsander “S1mple” Kostyliev
- Jacob “Yay” Whiteaker
Best Esports Team
- Darkzero Esports
- Faze Clan
- Gen.G
- LA Thieves
- Loud
Best Esports Coach
- Andrii “B1AD3” Horodenskyi
- Matheus “Bzka” Tarasconi
- Erik “D00mbr0s” Sandgren
- Robert “Robban” Dahlstrom
- Go “Score” Dong-Bin
Best Esports Event
- Evo 2022
- 2022 League of Legends World Championship
- PGL Major Antwerp 2022
- The 2022 Mid-Season Invitational
- Valorant Champions 2022
Correction: The segment with the best sports game went so fast that I initially wrote that OlliOlli World took the award because I had lost track. It was actually Gran Turismo 7 that won the category. Sorry about that!
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