The Game Awards 2017 has finally concluded with a game of the year nominee and now we have a full list of all the winners in their specific category.
The Game Awards is an annual event that allows nominations for multiple games across the industry as a whole in categories like Action, Story Telling and Narrative. Its importance can’t be denied because it is essentially a major gaming even full of reveals, live performance and celebrity guests.
Best Music Score: Nier Automata
Trending Gamer: Dr. Disrespect
Best Narrative: What Remains of Eidth Finch
Best Action Game: Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
Best Art Direction: Cuphead
Industry Icon Award: Carol Shaw
Best Debut Game: Cuphead
Best Ongoing Game: Overwatch
Best eSports Game: Overwatch
Best eSports Player: Lee sang-hyeok “Faker”
Best eSports Team: Cloud9
Most Anticipated Game: The Last of Us Part II
Best RPG: Persona 5
Best Family Game: Super Mario Odyssey
Best Strategy Game: Mario+Rabbids Kingdom Battle
Best Chinese Game: jx3 HD
Best VR Game: Resident Evil 7
Best Student Game: Level Squared
Games for Impact: Hellblade
Best Audio Design: Hellblade
Best Performance: Melina Juergens (Hellblade)
Best Game Direction: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Best Action/Adventure: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Game of the Year: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
The Nominees for The Game Awards can be seen below.
Game of the Year
- Super Mario Odyssey
- PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Horizon Zero Dawn
- Persona 5
Best Game Direction
- Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
- Resident Evil VII: Biohazard
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Super Mario Odyssey
- Horizon Zero Dawn
Best Narrative
- NieR: Automata
- Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
- Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
- What Remains of Edith Finch
- Horizon Zero Dawn
Best Art Direction
- Cuphead
- Destiny 2
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Persona 5
- Horizon Zero Dawn
Best Score/Music
- Destiny 2
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Persona 5
- Cuphead
- Super Mario Odyssey
- NieR: Automata
Best Audio Design
- Destiny 2
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Resident Evil VII: Biohazard
- Super Mario Odyssey
- Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
Best Performance
- Hellblade – Melina Juergens as Senua
- Uncharted: The Lost Legacy – Laura Bailey as Nadine Ross
- Uncharted: The Lost Legacy – Claudia Black as Chloe Frazer
- Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus – Brian Bloom as BJ
- Horizon Zero Dawn – Ashley Burch as Aloy
Games for Impact
- Please Knock on My Door
- Night in the Woods
- Life is Strange: Before the Storm
- Bury Me, My Love
- What Remains of Edith Finch
- Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
Best Ongoing Game
- Warframe
- Rainbow Six: Siege
- Overwatch
- Grand Theft Auto Online
- Destiny 2
- PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
Best Mobile Game
- Fire Emblem Heroes
- Super Mario Run
- Old Man’s Journey
- Monument Valley 2
- Hidden Folks
Best Handheld Game
- Poochy and Yoshi’s Wooly World
- Monster Hunter: Stories
- Metroid: Samus Returns
- Ever Oasis
- Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadow of Valentia
Best VR/AR Game
- Superhot: VR
- Star Trek: Bridge Crew
- Lone Echo/Echo Arena
- Farpoint
- Resident Evil VII: Biohazard
Best Action Game
- Prey
- Nioh
- Destiny 2
- Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
- Cuphead
Best Action Adventure Game
- Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Assassin’s Creed: Origins
- Super Mario Odyssey
- Horizon Zero Dawn
Best RPG
- Final Fantasy XV
- South Park: The Fractured But Whole
- NieR: Automata
- Persona 5
- Divinity: Original Sin II
Best Fighting Game
- Tekken 7
- Nidhogg 2
- Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite
- Injustice 2
- ARMS
Best Family Game
- Splatoon 2
- Sonic Mania
- Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
- Super Mario Odyssey
Best Strategy Game
- XCOM 2: War of the Chosen
- Tooth and Tail
- Total War: Warhammer II
- Halo Wars 2
- Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle
Best Sports/Racing Game
- Project Cars 2
- FIFA 18
- Pro Evolution Soccer 18
- NBA 2K18
- Forza Motorsport 7
- Gran Turismo Sport
Best Multiplayer
- Call of Duty: WWII
- Fortnite
- Splatoon 2
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
- Destiny 2
- PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
Most Anticipated Game
- The Last of Us: Part II
- Red Dead Redemption II
- God of War
- Monster Hunter World
- Marvel’s Spider-Man
Best Independent Game
- Pyre
- Night in the Woods
- Cuphead
- What Remains of Edith Finch
- Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
Best Student Game
- Meaning
- Level Squared
- Impulsion
- Falling Sky
- Hollowed
- From Light
Trending Gamer
- Stephen Spohn from Able Gamers
- Mike Grzesiek from Shroud
- Guy Beahm as Dr.Disrespect
- Clint Lexa as HalfCoordinated
- Andrea Rene from What’s Good Games
Best Esports Game
- Rocket League
- League of Legends
- DOTA 2
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
- Overwatch
Best Esports Player
- Kuro “KuroKy” Salehi Takhasomi
- Je-hong “ryujehong” Ryu
- Nikola ‘NiKo’ Kovac
- Marcelo ‘coldzera’ David
- Lee sang-hyeok “Faker”
Best Esports Team
- Team Liquid
- SK Telecom 1
- Lunatic-Hai
- FaZe Clan
- Cloud 9
Best Debut Indie Game
- Slime Rancher
- Mr.Shifty
- Hollow Knight
- Golf Story
- Cuphead
Best Chinese Game
- Monument Valley 2
- jx3 HD
- Gumballs
- ICEY
- King of Glory
The Game Awards 2017 were hosted by Geoff Keighley. It is an annual event comprising of several industry figures and backed by the industry giants including Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo.
