The Game Awards 2020 | Recap, Winners and Big Moments
The Game Awards is one of the grandest laurels a video game can accomplish, and this year, it was produced and hosted by Geoff Keighley on December 10, 2020, and got broadcasted virtually from different locations because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The show this year got stolen by The Last of Us Part II, which got accoladed with Game of the Year, best direction, narrative, action/adventure game, audio design, innovation in the field of accessibility, and performance awards.
Other winners comprised the Final Fantasy VII Remake, Among Us, Hades, Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and several others.
In this article, you will look at all the most creative games that received an award during The Game Awards 2020 and also at all the game trailers as-well-as exclusive content that got revealed at the event.
A Recap of the Game Awards 2020
Charms got added to the awards show by musical performances from Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder and the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
There were notable appearances from special guests such as Brie Larson, Gal Gadot, John David Washington, JackSepticEye, Keanu Reeves, Tom Holland, Troy Baker, some others, and Christopher Nolan, who revealed the final award.
Here is a complete list of the game awards 2020 nominees and the game awards winners -
Game of the Year
Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo
Hades – Supergiant Games
Final Fantasy VII Remake – Square Enix
Ghost of Tsushima – Sucker Punch
Doom Eternal – id Software
Winner - The Last of Us Part II
Game Direction
Final Fantasy VII Remake – Square Enix
Half-Life Alyx – Valve
Hades – Supergiant Games
Ghost of Tsushima – Sucker Punch
Winner - The Last of Us Part II
Most Anticipated Game
Halo Infinite – 343/Xbox Game Studios
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Sequel – Nintendo
Resident Evil Village – Capcom
God of War Sequel – SIE Santa Monica
Horizon Forbidden West – Guerrilla Games/SIE
Winner - Elden Ring – From Software/Bandai Namco
Narrative
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
Hades
Final Fantasy VII Remake
Ghost of Tsushima
Winner - The Last of Us Part II
Art Direction
Final Fantasy VII Remake
The Last of Us Part II
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Hades
Winner - Ghost of Tsushima
Score and Music
Doom Eternal
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Hades
The Last of Us Part II
Winner - Final Fantasy VII Remake
Audio Design
Doom Eternal
Ghost of Tsushima
Resident Evil 3
Half-Life: Alyx
Winner - The Last of Us Part II
Acting Performance
Ashley Johnson – Ellie, The Last of Us Part II
Nadji Jeter – Miles Morales, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Ghost of Tsushima, Daisuke Tsuji – Jin
Logan Cunningham – Hades, Hades
Winner - Laura Bailey – Abby, The Last of Us Part II
Games for Impact
If Found…
Spiritfarer
Through Darkest of Times
Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition
Winner - Tell Me Why
Ongoing Game
Apex Legends
Call of Duty: Warzone
Destiny 2
Fortnite
Winner - No Man’s Sky
Indie Game
Carrion
Spelunky 2
Spiritfarer
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
Winner - Hades
Debut Indie Game
Carrion
Raji: An Ancient Epic
Roki
Mortal Shell
Winner - Phasmophobia
Mobile Game
Call of Duty Mobile
Pokémon Cafe Mix
Legends of Runeterra
Genshin Impact
Winner - Among Us
Community Support
Apex Legends
Destiny 2
Fortnite
No Man’s Sky
Valorant
Winner - Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
VR/AR Game
Dreams
Marvel’s Iron Man VR
Star Wars: Squadrons
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners
Winner - Half-Life: Alyx
Innovation in Accessibility
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
Hyperdot
Grounded
Watch Dogs Legion
Winner - The Last of Us Part II
Action Game
Doom Eternal
Streets of Rage 4
Nioh 2
Half-Life: Alyx
Winner - Hades
Action/Adventure Game
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Ghost of Tsushima
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Winner - The Last of Us Part II
RPG
Genshin Impact
Persona 5 Royal
Wasteland 3
Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Winner - Final Fantasy VII Remake
Fighting Game
Granblue Fantasy: Versus
One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows
Under Night In-Birth
Street Fighter V: Champion Edition
Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[cl-r]
Winner - Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate
Family Game
Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time
Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit
Minecraft Dungeons
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
Paper Mario: The Origami King
Winner - Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Sim/Strategy Game
Crusader Kings 3
XCOM: Chimera Squad#
Gears Tactics
Desperados 3
Winner - Microsoft Flight Simulator
Sports/Racing Game
Dirt 5
F1 2020
FIFA 21
NBA 2K21
Winner - Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2
Multiplayer Game
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
Valorant
Call of Duty: Warzone
Winner - Among Us
Content Creator of the Year
Alanah Pearce
TimTheTatman
Nickmercs
Jay Ann Lopez
Winner - Valkyrae
Esports Athlete
Ian “Crimsix” Porter
Kim “Canyon” Geon-Bu
Anthony “Shotzzy” Cuevas-Castro
Matthieu “Zywoo” Herbaut
Winner - Heo “Showmaker” Su
Esports Coach
Dae-Hee “Crusty” Park
Fabian “Grabbz” Lohmann
Lee “Zefa” Jae-Min
Raymond “Rambo” Lussier
Winner - Danny “Zonic” Sorensen
Esports Event
Blast Premier: Spring 2020 European Finals
Overwatch League Grand Finals 2020
IEM Katowice 2020
Call of Duty League Championship 2020
Winner - League of Legends World Championship 2020
Esports Game
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Fortnite
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Valorant
Winner - League of Legends
Esports Host
Alex “Goldenboy” Mendez
James “Dash” Patterson
Alex “Machine” Richardson
Jorien “Sheever” Van der Heijden
Winner - Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere
Best Esports Team
Damwon Gaming
Team Secret
San Francisco Shock
Dallas Empire
Winner - G2 Esports
The Significance of The Game Awards
The previous year, Microsoft revealed the first look at The Xbox Series X console, which was not anticipated by any gaming enthusiast.
In 2014, the world premiere of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild got revealed before it arrived on the Nintendo Switch. The year 2020 ended on a grandiose note with a tease of an upcoming Mass Effect game.
The audience also witnessed new Super Smash Bros Ultimate fighters; however, the people did not get a Spider-Man 3 movie teaser, a Halo Infinite gameplay trailer, or an Uncharted 5 debut trailer (Source).
Final Words
The Game Awards 2020 was a massive hit amongst gamers, where the game, The Last of Us Part II, received the highest number of awards with seven, the greatest in the history of the show, including Game of the Year.
Video games like The Last of Us Part II, Hades, Doom Eternal, Fall Guys, and many others received multiple nominations, with The Last of Us Part II, Among Us, Final Fantasy VII Remake, Ghost of Tsushima, and Hades being the only games to have won multiple awards.