Tonight, Geoff Keighley hosted The Game Awards for 2019. Control and Death Stranding received the most nominations, including each earning a spot on the Game of the Year award nomination list, but they did all those awards? You’ll have to read to find out. In total, there are 29 categories recognizing AAA games, indie titles, esports, and more. Game of the Year Control (Remedy/505 Games) Death Stranding (Kojima Productions/SIE) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Bandai-Namco/Sora/Nintendo) Resident Evil 2 (Capcom/Capcom) Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (From Software/Activision) The Outer Worlds (Obsidian/Private Division) Winner: Best Game Direction Control (Remedy/505 Games) Death Stranding (Kojima Productions/SIE) Resident Evil 2 (Capcom/Capcom) Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (From Software/Activision) Outer Wilds (Mobius Digital/Annapurna) Winner: Death Stranding (Kojima Productions/SIE) Best Narrative A Plague Tale: Innocence (Asobo/Focus Home) Control (Remedy/505) Death Stranding (Kojima Productions/SIE) Disco Elysium (ZA/UM) The Outer Worlds (Obsidian/Private Division) Winner: Disco Elysium (ZA/UM) Best Art Direction Control (Remedy/505) Death Stranding (Kojima Productions/SIE) Gris (Nomada Studio/Devolver) Sayonara Wild Hearts (Simogo/Annapurna) Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (From Software/Activision) The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (Grezzo/Nintendo) Winner: Control (Remedy/505) Best Score/Music Cadence of Hyrule (Brace Yourself Games/Nintendo) Death Stranding (Kojima Productions/SIE) Devil May Cry 5 (Capcom) Kingdom Hearts III (Square Enix) Sayonara Wild Hearts (Simogo/Annapurna) Winner: Death Stranding Best Audio Design Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (Infinity Ward/Activision) Control (Remedy/505) Death Stranding (Kojima Productions/SIE) Gears 5 (The Coalition/Xbox Game Studios) Resident Evil 2 (Capcom) Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (From Software/Activision) Winner: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (Infinity Ward/Activision) 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 Winner: Mads Mikkelsen as Cliff, Death Stranding Games for Impact Concrete Genie (Pixelopus/SIE) Gris (Nomada Studio/Devolver) Kind Words (Popcannibal) Life is Strange 2 (Dontnod/Square Enix) Sea of Solitude (Jo-Mei Games/EA) Winner: Gris (Nomada Studio/Devolver) Best Ongoing Game Apex Legends (Respawn) Destiny 2 (Bungie) Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix) Fortnite (Epic Games) Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft) Winner: Fortnite (Epic Games) Best Independent Game Baba Is You (Hempuli) Disco Elysium (ZA/UM) Katana ZERO (Askiisoft/Devolver) Outer Wilds (Mobius Digital/Annapurna) Untitled Goose Game (House House/Panic) Winner: Disco Elysium (ZA/UM) Best Mobile Game Call of Duty: Mobile (TiMi Studios/Activision) GRINDSTONE (Capybara Games) Sayonara Wild Hearts (Simogo/Annapurna) Sky: Children of Light (Thatgamecompany) What the Golf? (Tribland) Winner: Call of Duty: Mobile (TiMi Studios/Activision) Best Community Support Apex Legends (Respawn/EA) Destiny 2 (Bungie) Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix) Fortnite (Epic Games) Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft) Winner: Destiny 2 Best VR/AR Game Asgard’s Wrath (Sanzaru Games/Oculus Studios) Blood & Truth (SIE London Studio/SIE) Beat Saber (Beat Games) No Man’s Sky (Hello Games) Trover Saves the Universe (Squanch Games) Winner: Beat Saber (Beat Games) Best Action Game Apex Legends (Respawn/EA) Astral Chain (Platinum Games/Nintendo) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (Infinity Ward/Activision) Devil May Cry 5 (Capcom/Capcom) Gears 5 (The Coalition/Xbox Game Studios) Metro Exodus (4A Games/Deep Silver) Winner: Devil May Cry 5 (Capcom/Capcom) Best Action/Adventure Game Borderlands 3 (Gearbox/2K) Control (Remedy/505 Games) Death Stranding (Kojima Productions/SIE) Resident Evil 2 (Capcom) The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (Grezzo/Nintendo) Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (From Software/Activision) Winner: Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (From Software/Activision) Best RPG Disco Elysium (ZA/UM) Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix) Kingdom Hearts III (Square Enix) Monster Hunter World: Iceborne (Capcom) The Outer Worlds (Obsidian/Private Division) Winner: Disco Elysium (ZA/UM) Best Fighting Game Dead or Alive 6 (Team Ninja/Koei Tecmo) Jump Force (Spike Chunsoft/Bandai Namco) Mortal Kombat 11 (NetherRealm/WBIE) Samurai Showdown (SNK/Athlon) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Bandai Namco/Sora/Nintendo) Winner: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Bandai Namco/Sora/Nintendo) Best Family Game Luigi’s Mansion 3 (Next Level Games/Nintendo) Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo) Super Mario Maker 2 (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Bandai Namco/Sora/Nintendo) Yoshi’s Crafted World (Good-Feel/Nintendo) Winner: Luigi’s Mansion 3 (Next Level Games/Nintendo) Best Strategy Game Age of Wonders: Planetfall (Triumph Studios/Paradox) Anno 1800 (Blue Byte/Ubisoft) Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Intelligent Systems/Koei Tecmo/Nintendo) Total War: Three Kingdoms (Creative Assembly/Sega) Tropico 6 (Limbic Entertainment/Kalypso Media) Wargroove (Chucklefish) Winner: Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Intelligent Systems/Koei Tecmo/Nintendo) Best Sports/Racing Game Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled (Beenox/Activision) DiRT Rally 2.0 (Codemasters) eFootball Pro Evolution Soccer 2020 (PES Productions/Konami) F1 2019 (Codemasters) FIFA 20 (EA Sports) Winner: Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled (Beenox/Activision) Best Multiplayer Game Apex Legends (Respawn/EA) Borderlands 3 (Gearbox/2K) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (Infinity Ward/Activision) Tetris 99 (Arika/Nintendo) Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 (Massive Entertainment/Ubisoft) Winner: Apex Legends (Respawn/EA) Fresh Indie Game Presented by Subway 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 Winner: ZA/UM for Disco Elysium Content Creator of the Year Courage – Jack Dunlop Dr. Lupo – Benjamin Lupo Ewok – Soleil Wheele Grefg – David Martínez Shroud – Michael Grzesiek Winner: Shroud – Michael Grzesiek Best Esports Game Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (Valve) DOTA2 (Valve) Fortnite (Epic Games) League of Legends (Riot Games) Overwatch (Blizzard) Winner: League of Legends (Riot Games) Best Esports Player Kyle ‘Bugha’ Giersdorf (Immortals, Fortnite) Lee ‘Faker’ Sang-hyeok (SK Telecom, League of Legends) Luka ‘Perkz’ Perkovic (G2 Esports, League of Legends) Oleksandr ‘S1mple’ Kostyliev (Natus Vincere, CSGO) Jay ‘Sinatraa’ Won (SF Shock, Overwatch) Winner: Kyle ‘Bugha’ Giersdorf (Immortals, Fortnite) Best Esports Team Astralis (CS:GO) G2 Esports (LOL) OG (DOTA2) San Francisco Shock (OWL) Team Liquid (CS:GO) Winner: G2 Esports (LOL) Best Esports Event 2019 Overwatch League Grand Finals EVO 2019 Fortnite World Cup IEM Katowice 2019 League of Legends World Championship 2019 The International 2019 Winner: League of Legends World Championship 2019 Best Esports Coach Eric ‘adreN’ Hoag (Team Liquid, CS:GO) Nu-ri ‘Cain’ Jang (Team Liquid, LOL) Fabian ‘GrabbZ’ Lohmann (G2 Esports, LOL) Kim ‘Kkoma’ Jeong-gyun (SK Telecom T1, LOL) Titouan ‘Sockshka’ Merloz (OG, DOTA2) Danny ‘Zonic’ Sørensen (Astralis, CSGO) Winner: Danny ‘Zonic’ Sørensen (Astralis, CSGO) Best Esports Host Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere Alex “Machine” Richardson Paul “Redeye” Chaloner Alex “Goldenboy” Mendez Duan “Candice” Yu-Shuang Winner: Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere Those are all the winners this year. 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