2020 Has been a funny year for gaming; lots of us have been told to stay at home and that means we’ve got plenty of time to kill, so naturally more people than ever have been playing video games, whether it was veterans looking to slim that backlog or new players discovering video games for the first time.

Not to mention the fact that both the PS5 and the Xbox Series X had their respective launches during lockdown, ushering in a new era for gaming and more specifically, loading times. There has been plenty to enjoy in the world of video games in a year that has been pretty damn terrible.

Despite the lack of physical shows and E3, industry peoples like Geoff Keighley have adapted to bringing shows online while others decided to postpone/cancel their plans (and to think we could have seen Overwatch 2 this year).

The Video Game Awards (VGA as it’s more commonly abbreviated to) is opting for an online show this year, handing out awards to the best of the best and there’s a lot of best. Curious to know what games became a nominee?

Geoff Keighley and the Video Game Awards have released the list of all the nominees for those award things no one actually watches the Awards show for. But, it’s a list, and lists are popular, so here’s a big ole list of the lists of games being considered for an award this year.

Game of the Year:

• Doom Eternal
• Final Fantasy VII Remake
• Ghost of Tsushima
• Hades
• Animal Crossing: New Horizons
• The Last of Us Part 2

Best Game Direction:

• Final Fantasy VII Remake
• Ghost of Tsushima
• Hades
• Half-Life: Alyx
• The Last of Us Part 2

Best Narrative:

• 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
• Ghost of Tsushima
• Final Fantasy VII Remake
• Hades
• The Last of Us Part 2

Best Art Direction:

• Final Fantasy VII Remake
• Ghost of Tsushima
• Hades
• Ori and the Will of the Wisps
• The Last of Us Part 2

Best Score/Music:

• Doom Eternal
• Final Fantasy VII Remake
• Hades
• Ori and the Will of the Wisps
• The Last of Us Part 2

Best Audio Design:

• Doom Eternal
• Half-Life: Alyx
• Ghost of Tsushima
• Resident Evil 3 Remake
• The Last of Us Part 2

Best Performance:

• Ashley Johnson as Ellie (The Last of Us part 2)
• Laura Bailey as Abby (The Last of Us part 2)
• Daisuke Tsuji as Jin Sakai (Ghost of Tsushima)
• Logan Cunningham as Hades (Hades)
• Nadji Peter as Miles Morales (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 Game:

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

Best Indie Game:

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

Best Mobile Game:

• Among Us
• Call of Duty Mobile
• Genshin Impact
• Legends of Runeterra
• Pokémon Café Mix

Best Community Support:

• Apex Legends
• Destiny 2
• Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
• Fortnite
• No Man’s Sky

Best VR/AR Game:

• 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 2
• 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
• Spider-Man: Miles Morales
• Ori and the Will of the Wisps
• Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
• The Last of Us Part 2

Best RPG:

• 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: (CL-R)

Best Family Game:

• 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

There you have it, all of the games slated to possibly pick up a prize in this year’s event. The Game Awards will be live across 45 platforms, including YouTube, Twitch, Steam and many others.

The show will be live on December 10th at 11:30pm GMT.