The Last of Us Part II Wins The Game Awards 2020 Game of the Year and Sets the Record for Most Awards
Early in the morning on December 11, The Game Awards 2020 ceremony came to an end: a professional jury and ordinary users determined the winners in 32 nominations.
The Last of Us Part II received the most awards at the end of the annual show – the scandalous action Naughty Dog distinguished itself in seven out of ten nominations in which it was present.
The result of The Last of Us Part II is a record for The Game Awards. Before in the history of the ceremony, no one took more than four figurines ( Disco Elysium in 2019, Red Dead Redemption 2 in 2018, Overwatch in 2016 ).
The Last of Us Part II was named Best in Game of the Year, Best Action-Adventure, Best Directing, Best Narrative, Best Acting Performance, Best Accessibility Innovation, and Best Sound accompaniment “.
Two awards each went to Hades (Best Action, Best Independent Game), Among Us (Best Multiplayer, Best Mobile Game), Final Fantasy VII Remake (Best RPG, Best Soundtrack) and Ghost. of Tsushima (Voice of Gamers, Best Visual Style).
The full list of The Game Awards 2020 nominees and laureates is below:
Game of the Year
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons;
- DOOM Eternal ;
- Final Fantasy VII Remake;
- Ghost of Tsushima;
- Hades;
- The Last of Us Part II is the winner.
Voice of Gamers (User’s Game of the Year)
- DOOM Eternal;
- Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales ;
- Ghost of Tsushima – the winner ;
- Hades;
- The Last of Us Part II.
Best Action Movie
- DOOM Eternal;
- Hades is the winner ;
- Half-Life: Alyx ;
- Nioh 2 ;
- Streets of Rage 4.
Best Action-Adventure
- 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 ;
- The Last of Us Part II is the winner.
Best RPG
- Final Fantasy VII Remake – winner ;
- Genshin Impact;
- Persona 5 Royal;
- Wasteland 3;
- Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
Best fighting game
- Granblue Fantasy: Versus;
- Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate – winner ;
- Street Fighter V: Champion Edition;
- One-Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows;
- UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe: Late [cl-r].
Best Strategy / Best Simulator
- Crusader Kings III;
- Desperados III ;
- Gears Tactics ;
- Microsoft Flight Simulator is the winner ;
- XCOM: Chimera Squad.
Best Sports / Racing Game
- DiRT 5 ;
- F1 2020 ;
- FIFA 2021;
- NBA 2K21;
- Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 is the winner.
Best Multiplayer
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons;
- Among Us – the winner ;
- Call of Duty: Warzone ;
- Guys Fall Ultimate Knockout ;
- Valiant.
The best game for the whole family
- 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 VR / Augmented Reality Game
- Dreams ;
- Half-Life: Alyx – Winner ;
- Marvel’s Iron Man VR;
- Star Wars: Squadrons ;
- The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners.
Best Mobile Game
- Among Us – the winner ;
- Call of Duty: Mobile;
- Genshin Impact;
- Legends of Runeterra ;
- Pokemon Cafe Mix.
Best Service Game
- Apex Legends;
- Destiny 2 ;
- Call of Duty: Warzone;
- Fortnite;
- No Man’s Sky is the winner.
Best Community Support
- Apex Legends ;
- Destiny 2;
- Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout – winner ;
- Fortnite;
- No Man’s Sky;
- Valiant.
Best Debut Independent Game
- Carrion;
- Mortal Shell ;
- Raji: An Ancient Epic;
- Roki;
- Phasmophobia is the winner.
Best Independent Game
- Carrion;
- Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout;
- Hades is the winner ;
- Spelunky 2 ;
- Spiritfarer.
Best Direction
- Final Fantasy VII Remake;
- Ghost of Tsushima;
- Hades;
- Half-Life: Alyx;
- The Last of Us Part II is the winner.
Best Narrative
- 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim;
- Final Fantasy VII Remake;
- Ghost of Tsushima;
- Hades;
- The Last of Us Part II is the winner.
Best visual style
- Final Fantasy VII Remake;
- Ghost of Tsushima – the winner ;
- Hades;
- Ori and the Will of the Wisps;
- The Last of Us Part II.
Best Soundtrack
- DOOM Eternal;
- Final Fantasy VII Remake – winner ;
- Hades;
- Ori and the Will of the Wisps;
- The Last of Us Part II.
Best Performance by a Performance
- Ashley Johnson as Ellie in The Last of Us Part II
- Laura Bailey (Laura Bailey) for the role of Abby in The Last of Us Part II – winner ;
- Daisuke Tsuji as Jin Sakai in Ghost of Tsushima
- Logan Cunningham as Hades in Hades
- Nadji Jeter as Miles Morales in Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales.
Games for Impact (games with important social connotations)
- If Found … ;
- Kentucky Route Zero ;
- Spiritfarer;
- Tell Me Why – winner ;
- Through The Darkest of Times.
Best Accessibility Innovation
- Assassin’s Creed Valhalla;
- Grounded;
- HyperDot;
- The Last of Us Part II – winner ;
- Watch Dogs: Legion.
Best soundtrack
- DOOM Eternal;
- Half-Life: Alyx;
- Ghost of Tsushima;
- Resident Evil 3 ;
- The Last of Us Part II is the winner.
Most Anticipated Game
- Elden Ring – the winner ;
- Sequel to God of War ;
- Halo Infinite;
- Horizon Forbidden West;
- Sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild ;
- Resident Evil Village.
Best Esports Game
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare ;
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive;
- Fortnite;
- League of Legends is the winner ;
- Valiant.
Best Esports Player
- Iain Crimsix Porter;
- Ho ShowMaker Soo – winner ;
- Kim Canyon Genbu;
- Anthony Shotzzy Cuevas-Castro;
- Mathieu ZywOo Herbaud.
Best Esports Team
- DAMON Gaming (League of Legends);
- Dallas Empire (Call of Duty);
- G2 Esports (League of Legends) – the winner ;
- San Francisco Shock (Overwatch);
- Team Secret (Dota 2).
Best Esports Event
- BLAST Premier: Spring 2020 European Finals;
- Call of Duty League Championship 2020;
- IEM Katowice 2020;
- League of Legends World Championship 2020 – Winner ;
- Overwatch League Grand Finals 2020.
Best Esports Coach
- Danny Zonic Sorensen – winner ;
- Da Hee Crusty Park;
- Fabian Grabbz Lohmann;
- Lee Zefa Jae-Min;
- Raymond Rambo Lucier.
Best Esports Host
- Alex Goldenboy Mendes;
- Alex Machine Richardson;
- Efyo Sjokz Deporte – winner ;
- James Dash Patterson;
- Join Sheever van der Heyden.
Best streamer
- Alana Pierce;
- Jay Ann Lopez;
- NICKMERCS;
- TimTheTatman;
- Valkyrae is the winner .