Despite having to resort to a socially distant, live audience-absent, virtual event, The Game Awards 2020 was another night of thrilling game reveals, musical performances and exclusive looks, all put together once again by Geoff Keighley and his team. Even celebrities like Brie Larson, Gal Gadot, Nolan North, Keanu Reeves, Tom Holland and Christopher Nolan joined the virtual party to announce some of the well-earned gaming accolades. The Last of Us Part II was the big winner, claiming seven wins out of the thirty-one categories, including the big one, Game of the Year. Below, you’ll find both the entire stream of the event and the full list of The Game Awards 2020 winners, starting with all those taken by developer Naughty Dog’s champion title.
Game of the Year
The Last of Us Part II – Naughty Dog (Winner)
Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo
Doom Eternal – id Software
Final Fantasy VII Remake – Square Enix
Ghost of Tsushima – Sucker Punch
Hades – Supergiant Games
Game Direction
The Last of Us Part II – Naughty Dog (Winner)
Final Fantasy VII Remake – Square Enix
Ghost of Tsushima – Sucker Punch
Hades – Supergiant Games
Half-Life Alyx – Valve
Best Narrative
The Last of Us Part II (Winner)
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
Final Fantasy VII Remake
Ghost of Tsushima
Hades
Best Audio Design
The Last of Us Part II (Winner)
Doom Eternal
Half-Life: Alyx
Ghost of Tsushima
Resident Evil 3
Best Performance
Laura Bailey – Abby, The Last of Us Part II (Winner)
Ashley Johnson – Ellie, The Last of Us Part II
Daisuke Tsuji – Jin, Ghost of Tsushima
Logan Cunningham – Hades, Hades
Nadji Jeterm – Miles Morales, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
The Last of Us Part 2 II wins seven awards, including Game of the Year
Innovation in Accessibility
The Last of Us Part II (Winner)
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
Grounded
Hyperdot
Watch Dogs Legion
Best Action/Adventure Game
The Last of Us Part II (Winner)
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
Ghost of Tsushima
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Most Anticipated Game
Elden Ring – From Software/Bandai Namco (Winner)
Halo Infinite – 343/Xbox Game Studios
Horizon Forbidden West – Guerrilla Games/SIE
God of War Sequel – SIE Santa Monica/SIE
Resident Evil Village – Capcom
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Sequel – Nintendo
Best Art Direction
Ghost of Tsushima (Winner)
Final Fantasy VII Remake
Hades
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
The Last of Us Part II
Best Score and Music
Final Fantasy VII Remake (Winner)
Doom Eternal
Hades
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
The Last of Us Part II
Final Fantasy VII Remake won Best RPG and Best Score & Music
Games for Impact
Tell Me Why (Winner)
If Found…
Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition
Spiritfarer
Through Darkest of Times
Best Ongoing Game
No Man’s Sky (Winner)
Apex Legends
Destiny 2
Call of Duty: Warzone
Fortnite
Best Indie Game
Hades (Winner)
Carrion
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
Spelunky 2
Spiritfarer
Best Debut Indie Game
Phasmophobia (Winner)
Carrion
Mortal Shell
Raji: An Acient Epic
Roki
Best Mobile Game
Among Us (Winner)
Call of Duty Mobile
Genshin Impact
Legends of Runeterra
Pokémon Cafe Mix
Best Community Support
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout (Winner)
Apex Legends
Destiny 2
Fortnite
No Man’s Sky
Valorant
Hades won both Best Indie Game and Best Action Game
Best VR/AR Game
Half-Life: Alyx (Winner)
Dreams
Marvel’s Iron Man VR
Star Wars: Squadrons
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners
Best Action Game
Hades (Winner)
Doom Eternal
Half-Life: Alyx
Nioh 2
Streets of Rage 4
Best RPG
Final Fantasy VII Remake (Winner)
Genshin Impact
Persona 5 Royal
Wasteland 3
Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Best Fighting Game
Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate (Winner)
Granblue Fantasy: Versus
Street Fighter V: Champion Edition
One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows
Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[cl-r]
Ghost of Tsushima won Best Art Direction and the Player’s Choice Award
Best Family Game
Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Winner)
Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit
Minecraft Dungeons
Paper Mario: The Origami King
Best Sim/Strategy Game
Microsoft Flight Simulator (Winner)
Crusader Kings 3
Desperados 3
Gears Tactics
XCOM: Chimera Squad
Best Sports/Racing Game
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 (Winner)
Dirt 5
F1 2020
FIFA 21
NBA 2K21
Best Multiplayer Game
Among Us (Winner)
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Call of Duty: Warzone
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
Valorant
Content Creator
Valkyrae (Winner)
Alanah Pearce
Jay Ann Lopez
Nickmercs
TimTheTatman
Among Us won the awards for Best Mobile Game and Best Multiplayer Game
Esports Athlete of the Year
Heo “Showmaker” Su (Winner)
Ian “Crimsix” Porter
Kim “Canyon” Geon-Bu
Anthony “Shotzzy” Cuevas-Castro
Matthieu “Zywoo” Herbaut
Esports Coach of the Year
Danny “Zonic” Sorensen (Winner)
Dae-Hee “Crusty” Park
Fabian “Grabbz” Lohmann
Lee “Zefa” Jae-Min
Raymond “Rambo” Lussier
Best Esports Event
League of Legends World Championship 2020 (Winner)
Blast Premier: Spring 2020 European Finals
Call of Duty League Championship 2020
IEM Katowice 2020
Overwatch League Grand Finals 2020
Best Esports Game
League of Legends (Winner)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Fortnite
Valorant
Esports Host of the Year
Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere (Winner)
Alex “Goldenboy” Mendez
Alex “Machine” Richardson
James “Dash” Patterson
Jorien “Sheever” Van der Heijden
Esports Team of the Year
G2 Esports (Winner)
Damwon Gaming
Dallas Empire
San Francisco Shock
Team Secret
Bonus: Player’s Choice Award (Voted for Entirely by Fans)
Ghost of Tsushima (Winner)
The Last of Us Part II
Hades
Doom Eternal
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
I'm….tired. But so proud of our team and the game industry for making #TheGameAwards happen this year in the middle of a pandemic.
Look forward to sharing more viewership results with you next week!
— Geoff Keighley (@geoffkeighley) December 11, 2020
Following the stream, Geoff Keighley took to Twitter to share his thanks and that the event had record viewership numbers, which on the next day, he went on to say he’ll share more of next week.
What did YOU think of The Game Awards 2020 winners and the event as a whole? Do you think everyone deserved their accolades or were there any snubs? Are you excited about the new Evil Dead game that was revealed and coming in 2021? Lets us know in the comments!
