It’s finally here. The Game Awards, christened the Oscars for gaming by The Washington Post, happens today, Friday, December 11, 7:00 am, Philippine time.

Presenting the awards are a number of Hollywood stars and geeks icons such as Brie Larson, Gal Gadot, Christopher Nolan, and Cyberpunk 2077 star Keanu Reeves. Pearl Jam’s Eddie Veder will also make an appearance as the show’s guest performer.

In addition, there will be about 12 to 15 new titles announced at the show, according to an IGN report.

To watch the show, you can use any of the platforms or sites below:

• YouTube
• Twitch
• Twitter
• Facebook Live
• Steam
• Oculus Venues
• IGN
• Gamespot
• TikTok Live

To recap, below are the nominees for this year’s awards. Rappler is also among the more than 95 media outlets and influencers comprising this year’s jury.

Game of the year

• Doom Eternal
• Final Fantasy VII Remake
• Ghost of Tsushima
• Hades
• Animal Crossing: New Horizons
• The Last of Us Part II

Best game direction

• Final Fantasy VII Remake
• Ghost of Tsushima
• Hades
• Half-Life: Alyx
• The Last of Us Part II

Best narrative

• 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
• Final Fantasy VII Remake
• Ghost of Tsushima
• Hades
• The Last of Us Part II

Best art direction

• Final Fantasy VII Remake
• Ghost of Tsushima
• Hades
• Ori and the Will of the Wisps
• The Last of Us Part II

Best score and music

• Doom Eternal
• Final Fantasy VII Remake
• Hades
• Ori and the Will of the Wisps
• The Last of Us Part II

Best audio design

• Doom Eternal
• Half Life: Alyx
• Ghost of Tsushima
• Resident Evil 3
• The Last of Us Part II

Best performance

• Ashley Johnson as Ellie (The Last of Us Part II)
• Laura Bailey as Abby (The Last of Us Part II)
• Daisuke Tsuji as Jin Sakai (Ghost of Tsushima)
• Logan Cunningham as Hades (Hades)
• Nadji Jeter as Miles Morales (Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales)

Games for impact

• If Found…
• Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition
• Spiritfarer
• Tell Me Why
• Through The Darkest Of Times

Best ongoing

• Apex Legends
• Destiny 2
• Call of Duty: Warzone
• Fortnite
• No Man’s Sky

Best indie

• Carrion
• Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
• Hades
• Spelunky 2
• Spiritfarer

Best mobile game

• Among Us
• Call of Duty Mobile
• Genshin Impact
• Legends of Runeterra
• Pokemon Cafe Mix

Best community support

• Apex Legends
• Destiny 2
• Fall Guys
• Fortnite
• No Man’s Sky
• Valorant

Best VR/AR

• Dreams
• Half-Life:Alyx
• Marvel’s Iron Man VR
• Star Wars: Squadrons
• The Walking Dead: Saints and Sinners

Innovation in accessibility

• Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
• Grounded
• Hyperdot
• The Last of Us Part II
• Watch Dogs Legion

Best action game

• Doom Eternal
• Hades
• Half-Life: Alyx
• Nioh 2
• Streets of Rage 4

Best action/adventure game

• 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

Best role playing

• Final Fantasy VII Remake
• Genshin Impact
• Persona 5 Royal
• Wasteland 3
• Yakuza: Like A Dragon

Best fighting

• Granblue Fantasy: Versus
• Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate
• Street Fighter V: Champion Edition
• One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows
• Under Night In-Birth Exe: Late [CL-R]

Best family

• Animal Crossing: New Horizons
• 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

• Crusader Kings 3
• Desperados 3
• Gears Tactics
• Microsoft Flight Simulator
• Xcom: Chimera Squad

Best sports/racing

• Dirt 5
• F1 2020
• FIFA 21
• NBA 2K21
• Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2

Best multiplayer game

• Animal Crossing: New Horizons
• Among Us
• Call of Duty: Warzone
• Fall Guys
• Valorant

Content creator of the year

• Alanah Pearce
• Jay Ann Lopez
• Nickmercs
• Timthetatman
• Valkyrae

Best debut game

• Carrion
• Mortal Shell
• Raji: An Ancient Epic
• Roki
• Phasmophobia

Best esports athlete

• Ian “Crimsix” Porter (Call of Duty)
• Heo “Showmaker” Su (League of Legends)
• Kim “Canyon” Geon-bu (League of Legends)
• Anthony “Shotzzy” Cuevas-Castro (Call of Duty)
• Matthieu “Zywoo” Herbaut (CS:GO)

Best esports coach

• Danny “Zonic” Sorensen
• Dae-Hee “Crusty” Park
• Fabian “Grabbz” Lohmann
• Lee “Zefa” Jae-min
• Raymond “Rambo” Lussier

Best esports event

• Blast Premier: Spring 2020 European Finals
• Call of Duty League Championship 2020
• IEM Katowice 2020
• League of Legends World Championship 2020
• Overwatch League Grand Finals 2020

Best esports game

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
• Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
• Fortnite
• League of Legends
• Valorant

Best esports host

• Alex “Goldenboy” Mendez
• Alex “Machine” Richardson
• Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere
• James “Dash” Patterson
• Jorien “Sheever” Van Der Heijden

– Rappler.com