{"id":1418,"date":"2025-08-29T10:32:41","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T10:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/here-are-the-nominees-for-the-2020-game-awards\/"},"modified":"2025-08-29T10:32:41","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T10:32:41","slug":"here-are-the-nominees-for-the-2020-game-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/here-are-the-nominees-for-the-2020-game-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Here Are The Nominees For The 2020 Game Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/here-are-the-nominees-for-the-2020-game-awards.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p><span><span>The pandemic hasn\u2019t stopped the Game Awards from taking place and now we know which 2020 games are up for top honors. Gaming\u2019s biggest awards show airs December 10 and fans can vote now to see their favorite games get the nod.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>Geoff Keighley and Kimmie Kim will host the virtual event from Hollywood, Calif.&nbsp;with special segments broadcasting from multiple locations including the legendary Abbey Road Studios in London. Nominees consist of 95 games, studios, and individuals. A global jury of 95 media publications (<em>Game Informer<\/em> included) and influencers helped determine this year\u2019s nominees. This year, Sony Interactive Entertainment boasts the most nominations at 22, making it the second-highest nomination count behind Nintendo\u2019s 23 nominations at the 2017 awards.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>Here are just a few of the categories fans can vote for:&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>Game of the Year<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span>Animal Crossing: New Horizons<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span>Doom Eternal<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span>Final Fantasy VII Remake<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span>Ghost of Tsushima<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span>Hades<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span>The Last of Us Part II<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span><span>Best Performance<\/span><\/span><strong><span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span>Ashley Johnson as Ellie (The Last of Us Part II)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span>Laura Bailey as Abby (The Last of Us Part II)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span>Daisuke Tsuji as Jin Sakai (Ghost of Tsushima)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span>Logan Cunningham as Hades&nbsp; (Hades)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span>Nadji Jeter as Miles Morales (Marvel\u2019s Spider-Man: Miles Morales)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span><span>Best Indie<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span>Carrion<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span>Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span>Hades<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span>Spelunky 2<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span>Spiritfarer<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span><span>Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/thegameawards.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Game Awards website<\/a> to see all of the categories\/nominees and cast your votes. The only exception is the \u201cMost Anticipated Game Category,\u201d which will be decided exclusively by posting votes to The Game Awards Twitter page.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>The Game Awards is also famous as a platform for&nbsp;new game reveals and trailers. Microsoft unveiled the Xbox Series X during last year&#8217;s show, and games like No Man\u2019s Sky and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice made their debuts during the event. We already know Halo Infinite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2020\/11\/16\/dont-expect-halo-infinite-at-the-game-awards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">won\u2019t be there<\/a>, and we can&#8217;t help but wonder who or what we&#8217;ll see during this year&#8217;s show.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>Are you excited to watch the Game Awards? What game is getting your vote for Game of the Year? Let us know in the comments! <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2020\/11\/18\/here-are-the-nominees-for-the-2020-game-awards\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The pandemic hasn\u2019t stopped the Game Awards from taking place and now we know which 2020 games are up for top honors. Gaming\u2019s biggest awards show airs December 10 and fans can vote now to see their favorite games get the nod.&nbsp; Geoff Keighley and Kimmie Kim will host the virtual event from Hollywood, Calif.&nbsp;with special segments broadcasting from multiple locations including the legendary Abbey Road Studios in London. Nominees consist of 95 games, studios, and individuals. A global jury of 95 media publications (Game Informer included) and influencers helped determine this year\u2019s nominees. This year, Sony Interactive Entertainment boasts the most nominations at 22, making it the second-highest nomination count behind Nintendo\u2019s 23 nominations at the 2017 awards.&nbsp; Here are just a few of&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/here-are-the-nominees-for-the-2020-game-awards\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1419,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1418","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-informer"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Here Are The Nominees For The 2020 Game Awards | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The pandemic hasn\u2019t stopped the Game Awards from taking place and now we know which 2020 games are up for top honors. 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