The 2019 Game Awards Nominees Officially Announced!

2019 is already coming to a close, and it is time, once again, to celebrate the very best that gaming has to offer! Early Tuesday, the total list of nominations for The Game Awards 2019 was officially released in a video from Geoff Keighley. Fans are able to vote for their favorites on The Game Awards official site or by google-ing “TGA Vote”. The complete list of nominations can be seen below:

Game of the Year

Control
Death Stranding
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Resident Evil 2
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
The Outer Worlds

Best Narrative

A Plague Tale: Innocence
Control
Death Stranding
Disco Elysium
The Outer Worlds

Best Game Direction

Control
Death Stranding
Resident Evil 2
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
Outer Wilds

Best Art Direction

Control
Death Stranding
Gris
Sayonara
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening

Best Score/Music

Best Performance

Ashly Burch as Parvati Holcomb, The Outer Worlds
Courtney Hope as Jesse Faden, Control
Laura Bailey as Kait Diaz, Gears 5
Mads Mikkelsen as Cliff, Death Stranding
Matthew Porretta as Dr. Casper Darling, Control
Norman Reedus as Sam Porter Bridges, Death Stranding

Games for Impact

Concrete Genie
Gris
Kind Words
Life is Strange 2
Sea of Solitude

Best Ongoing Game

Apex Legends
Destiny 2
Final Fantasy XIV
Fortnite
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege

Best Independent Game

Baba Is You
Disco Elysium
Katana ZERO
Outer Wilds
Untitled Goose Game

Best Audio Design

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Control
Death Stranding
Gears 5
Resident Evil 2
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

Best Community Support

Apex Legends
Destiny 2
Final Fantasy XIV
Fortnite
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege

Best Mobile Game

Call of Duty: Mobile
GRINDSTONE
Sayonara Wild Hearts
Sky: Children of Light
What the Golf?

Best VR/AR Game

Asgard’s Wrath
Blood & Truth
Beat Saber
No Man’s Sky
Trover Saves the Universe

Best Action Game

Apex Legends
Astral Chain
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Devil May Cry 5
Gears 5
Metro Exodus

Best Action/Adventure Game

Borderlands 3
Control
Death Stranding
Resident Evil 2
The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

Best RPG

Disco Elysium
Final Fantasy XIV
Kingdom Hearts III
Monster Hunter World: Iceborne
The Outer Worlds

Best Fighting Game

Dead or Alive 6
Jump Force
Mortal Kombat 11
Samurai Showdown
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Best Family Game

Luigi’s Mansion 3
Ring Fit Adventure
Super Mario Maker 2
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Yoshi’s Crafted World

Best Strategy Game

Age of Wonders: Planetfall
Anno 1800
Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Total War: Three Kingdoms
Tropico 6
Wargroove

Best Sports/Racing Game

Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled
DiRT Rally 2.0
eFootball Pro Evolution Soccer 2020
F1 2019
FIFA 20

Best Multiplayer Game

Apex Legends
Borderlands 3
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Tetris 99
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2

Fresh Indie Game Presented

ZA/UM for Disco Elysium
Nomada Studio for Gris
DeadToast Entertainment for My Friend Pedro
Mobius Digital for Outer Wilds
Mega Crit for Slay the Spire
House House for Untitled Goose Game

Content Creator of the Year

Courage – Jack Dunlop
Dr. Lupo – Benjamin Lupo
Ewok – Soleil Wheeler
Grefg – David Martínez
Shroud – Michael Grzesiek

Best Esports Game

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (Valve)
DOTA2 (Valve)
Fortnite (Epic Games)
League of Legends (Riot Games)
Overwatch (Blizzard)

There are also nominations for the best of the best in eSports from hosts to players. The Game Awards celebrates every aspect of the gaming industry from support to the creators behind our favorite characters.

The Game Awards 2019 will be streamed on Thursday, December 12 from the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles. Did your favorite game of 2019 make the cut? If not, let us know which game you’d like to celebrate in the comments below, and keep coming back to The Nerd Stash for all of your Game Awards coverage!