The Nominees for The Game Awards 2019 have officially been unveiled, with fan voting now open in all 29 categories. While some games have certainly been snubbed (poor Fire Emblem), it’s looking like a hotly contested year. The likes of Control and Death Stranding have pulled in many nominations, but will they be able to secure the awards as well? Take a look through every category below to see the games in content. Don’t forget to cast your own vote on the Nominees page of The Game Awards website.
All categories and nominees for The Game Awards 2019
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Best game categories
Game of the Year
- Control
- Death Stranding
- Resident Evil 2
- Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
- The Outer Worlds
Action Game
- Apex Legends
- Astral Chain
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
- Devil May Cry 5
- Gears 5
- Metro Exodus
Action/Adventure Game
- Borderlands 3
- Control
- Death Stranding
- Resident Evil 2
- The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening
- Sekiro: Shadow’s Die Twice
Family Game
- Luigi’s Mansion 3
- Ring Fit Adventure
- Super Mario Maker 2
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
- Yoshi’s Crafted World
Fighting Game
- Dead or Alive 6
- Jump Force
- Mortal Kombat 11
- Samurai Shodown
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Role-Playing Game
- Disco Elysium
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Kingdom Hearts 3
- Monster Hunter World: Iceborne
- The Outer Worlds
Sports/Racing Game
- Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled
- Dirt Rally 2.0
- Efootball Pro Evolution Soccer 2020
- F1 2019
- Fifa 20
Strategy Game
- Age of Wonders: Planetfall
- Anno 1800
- Fire Emblem: Three Houses
- Total War: Three Kingdoms
- Tropico 6
- Wargroove
Independent Game
- Baba Is You
- Disco Elysium
- Katana Zero
- Outer Wilds
- Untitled Goose Game
VR/AR Game
- Asgard’s Wrath
- Blood & Truth
- Beat Saber
- No Man’s Sky
- Trover Saves the Universe
Mobile Game
- Call of Duty: Mobile
- Grindstone
- Sayonara Wild Hearts
- Sky: Children of Light
- What The Golf?
Multiplayer Game
- Apex Legends
- Borderlands 3
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
- Tetris 99
- Tom Clancy’s The Division 2
Esports Game of the Year
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
- Dota 2
- Fortnite
- League of Legends
- Overwatch
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Direction, design and art categories
Art Direction
- Control
- Death Stranding
- Gris
- Sayonara Wild Hearts
- Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
- The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening
Audio Design
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
- Control
- Death Stranding
- Gears 5
- Resident Evil 2
- Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
Narrative
- A Plague Tale: Innocence
- Control
- Death Stranding
- Disco Elysium
- The Outer Worlds
Score & Music
- Cadence of Hyrule
- Death Stranding
- Devil May Cry 5
- Kingdom Hearts 3
- Sayonara Wild Hearts
Game Direction
- Control
- Death Stranding
- Resident Evil 2
- Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
- Outer Wilds
Performance
- Ashly Burch - Parvati Holcomb (The Outer Worlds)
- Courtney Hope - Jesse Faden (Control)
- Laura Bailey - Kate Diaz (Gears 5)
- Mads Mikkelsen - Cliff (Death Stranding)
- Matthey Porretta - Dr. Casper Darling (Control)
- Norman Reedus - Sam Porter (Death Stranding)
Community Support
- Apex Legends
- Destiny 2
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Fortnite
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege
Ongoing Game
- Apex Legends
- Destiny 2
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Fortnite
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege
Games for Impact
- Concrete Genie
- Gris
- Kind Words
- Life is Strange 2
- Sea of Solitude
Fresh Indie Game Studio
- ZA/UM - Disco Elysium
- Nomada Studio - Gris
- Deadtoast Entertainment - My Friend Pedro
- Mobius Digital - Outer Wilds
- Mega Crit - Slay the Spire
- House House - Untitled Goose Game
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Esports categories
Esports Game of the Year
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
- Dota 2
- Fortnite
- League of Legends
- Overwatch
Esports Coach
- Eric ‘Adren’ Hoag
- Nu-Ri ‘Cain’ Jiang
- Fabian ‘Grabbz’ Lohmann
- Kim ‘KKoma’ Jeong-Gyun
- Titouan ‘Sockshka’ Merloz
- Danny ‘Zonic’ Sorensen
Esports Host
- Eefje ‘Sjokz’ Depoortere
- Alex ‘Machine’ Richardson
- Paul ‘Redeye’ Chaloner
- Alex ‘Goldenboy’ Mendez
- Duan ‘Candice’ Yu-Shuang
Esports Player
- Kyle ‘Bugha’ Giersdorf
- Lee ‘Faker’ Sang-Hyeok
- Luka ‘Perkz’ Perkovic
- Oleksandr ‘S1mple’ Kostyliev
- Jay ‘Sinatraa’ Won
Esports Team
- Astralis (CS:GO)
- G2 Esports (LoL)
- OG (DOTA2)
- San Fransisco Shock (Overwatch)
- Team Liquid (CS:GO)
Esports Event
- 2019 Overwatch League Grand Finals
- Evo 2019
- Fortnite World Cup
- IEM Katowice 2019
- League of Legends World Championship 2019
- The International 2019
Content creator categories
Content Creator of the Year
- Jack ‘Courage’ Dunlop
- Benjamin ‘Dr. Lupo’ Lupo
- Soleil ‘Ewok’ Wheeler
- David ‘Grefg’ Martinez
- Michael ‘Shroud’ Grzesiek
That’s every single category in The Game Awards 2019. Who will you be voting for? Let us know in the comments below and don’t forget to tune in on Thursday, December 12 for the full show.
Henry Stenhouse
Associate Editor