The Game Awards 2019 winners have been announced letting us know who fans (and Geoff Keighley) think are the best games of this year. There are a few surprises in here, including Sekiro out of nowhere (expected of a shinobi) and Disco Elysium coming away with FOUR awards, so check out all the results below, along with all the nominees they were up against in each category.
Game of the Year
Winner: Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice – FromSoftware/Activision
Nominees:
- Control – Remedy Entertainment/505 Games
- Death Stranding – Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Resident Evil 2 – Capcom
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Bandai Namco/Sora Ltd./Nintendo
- The Outer Worlds – Obsidian Entertainment/Private Division
Best Game Direction
Winner: Death Stranding – Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment
Nominees:
- Control – Remedy Entertainment/505 Games
- Resident Evil 2 – Capcom
- Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice – FromSoftware/Activision
- Outer Wilds – Mobius Digital/Annapurna Interactive
Best Ongoing Game
Winner: Fortnite – Epic Games
Nominees:
- Apex Legends – Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts
- Destiny 2 – Bungie
- Final Fantasy XIV – Square Enix
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege – Ubisoft
Best Narrative
Winner: Disco Elysium – ZA/UM
Nominees:
- A Plague Tale: Innocence – Asobo Studio/Focus Home Interactive
- Control – Remedy Entertainment/505 Games
- Death Stranding – Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment
- The Outer Worlds – Obsidian Entertainment/Private Division
Best Art Direction
Winner: Control – Remedy Entertainment/505 Games
Nominees:
- Death Stranding – Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Gris – Nomada Studio/Devolver Digital
- Sayonara Wild Hearts – Simogo/Annapurna Interactive
- Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice – FromSoftware/Activision
- The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening – Grezzo/Nintendo
Best Score/Music
Winner: Death Stranding – Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment
Nominees:
- Cadence of Hyrule – Brace Yourself Games/Nintendo
- Devil May Cry 5 – Capcom
- Kingdom Hearts III – Square Enix
- Sayonara Wild Hearts – Simogo/Annapurna Interactive
Best Audio Design
Winner: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare – Infinity Ward/Activision
Nominees:
- Control – Remedy Entertainment/505 Games
- Death Stranding – Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Gears 5 – The Coalition/Xbox Game Studios
- Resident Evil 2 – Capcom
- Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice – FromSoftware/Activision
Best Performance
Winner: Mads Mikkelsen as Cliff – Death Stranding
Nominees:
- Ashly Burch as Parvati Holcomb – The Outer Worlds
- Courtney Hope as Jesse Faden – Control
- Laura Bailey as Kait Diaz – Gears 5
- Matthew Porretta as Dr. Casper Darling – Control
- Norman Reedus as Sam Porter Bridges – Death Stranding
Games for Impact
Winner: Gris – Nomada Studio/Devolver Digital
Nominees:
- Concrete Genie – Pixelopus/Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Kind Words – Popcannibal
- Life Is Strange 2 – Dontnod/Square Enix
- Sea of Solitude – Jo-Mei Games/Electronic Arts
Best Independent Game
Winner: Disco Elysium – ZA/UM
Nominees:
- Baba Is You – Hempuli
- Katana Zero – Askiisoft/Devolver Digital
- Outer Wilds – Mobius Digital/Annapurna Interactive
- Untitled Goose Game – House House/Panic
Best Mobile Game
Winner: Call of Duty: Mobile – TiMi Studios/Activision
Nominees:
- Grindstone – Capybara Games
- Sayonara Wild Hearts – Simogo/Annapurna Interactive
- Sky: Children of Light – Thatgamecompany
- What the Golf? – Triband
Best VR/AR Game
Winner: Beat Saber – Beat Games
Nominees:
- Asgard's Wrath – Sanzaru Games/Oculus Studios
- Blood & Truth – SIE London Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment
- No Man's Sky – Hello Games
- Trover Saves the Universe – Squanch Games
Best Action Game
Winner: Devil May Cry 5 – Capcom
Nominees:
- Apex Legends – Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts
- Astral Chain – Platinum Games/Nintendo
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare – Infinity Ward/Activision
- Gears 5 – The Coalition/Xbox Game Studios
- Metro Exodus – 4A Games/Deep Silver
Best Action/Adventure Game
Winner: Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice – FromSoftware/Activision
Nominees:
- Borderlands 3 – Gearbox/2K Games
- Control – Remedy Entertainment/505 Games
- Death Stranding – Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Resident Evil 2 – Capcom
- The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening – Grezzo/Nintendo
Best Role Playing Game
Winner: Disco Elysium – ZA/UM
Nominees:
- Final Fantasy XIV – Square Enix
- Kingdom Hearts III – Square Enix
- Monster Hunter World: Iceborne – Capcom
- The Outer Worlds – Obsidian Entertainment/Private Division
Best Fighting Game
Winner: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Bandai Namco/Sora Ltd./Nintendo
Nominees:
- Dead or Alive 6 – Team Ninja/Koei Tecmo
- Jump Force – Spike Chunsoft/Bandai Namco
- Mortal Kombat 11 – NetherRealm/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
- Samurai Shodown – SNK Corporation/Athlon Games
Best Family Game
Winner: Luigi's Mansion 3 – Next Level Games/Nintendo
Nominees:
- Ring Fit Adventure – Nintendo
- Super Mario Maker 2 – Nintendo
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Bandai Namco/Sora Ltd./Nintendo
- Yoshi's Crafted World – Good-Feel/Nintendo
Best Strategy Game
Winner: Fire Emblem: Three Houses – Intelligent Systems/Koei Tecmo/Nintendo
Nominees:
- Age of Wonders: Planetfall – Triumph Studios/Paradox Interactive
- Anno 1800 – Blue Byte/Ubisoft
- Total War: Three Kingdoms – Creative Assembly/Sega
- Tropico 6 – Limbic Entertainment/Kalypso Media
- Wargroove – Chucklefish
Best Sports/Racing Game
Winner: Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled – Beenox/Activision
Nominees:
- Dirt Rally 2.0 – Codemasters
- eFootball Pro Evolution Soccer 2020 – PES Productions/Konami
- F1 2019 – Codemasters
- FIFA 20 – EA Sports
Best Multiplayer Game
Winner: Apex Legends – Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts
Nominees:
- Borderlands 3 – Gearbox/2K Games
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare – Infinity Ward/Activision
- Tetris 99 – Arika/Nintendo
- Tom Clancy's The Division 2 – Massive Entertainment/Ubisoft
Fresh Indie Game
(for studios releasing their first game this year, but House House already released a game called Push Me Pull You in 2016 so this doesn't really mean anything)
Winner: ZA/UM for Disco Elysium
Nominees:
- Nomada Studio for Gris
- DeadToast Entertainment for My Friend Pedro
- Mobius Digital for Outer Wilds
- MegaCrit for Slay the Spire
- House House for Untitled Goose Game
Best Community Support
Winner: Destiny 2 – Bungie
Nominees:
- Apex Legends – Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts
- Final Fantasy XIV – Square Enix
- Fortnite – Epic Games
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege – Ubisoft
Content Creator of the Year
Winner: Michael "Shroud" Grzesiek
Nominees:
- Jack "Courage" Dunlop
- Benjamin "Dr. Lupo" Lupo
- Soleil "Ewok" Wheeler
- David "Grefg" Martínez
Player's Voice award
Winner: Fire Emblem: Three Houses – Intelligent Systems/Koei Tecmo/Nintendo
Nominees:
- Death Stranding – Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order – Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Bandai Namco/Sora Ltd./Nintendo
Those are all The Game Awards 2019 winners, if you want to see what else was announced at the show itself then check out our other coverage.
