Nominations for the 2023 Game Awards, which honor the year’s greatest games and developers in the gaming industry, have been revealed.
With eight nominations each, two of the year’s biggest sequels — survival-horror title Alan Wake 2 from Remedy Entertainment (above left) and role-playing game Baldur’s Gate 3 from Larian Studios (above right) — nabbed the most.
The four other titles nominated for Game of the Year are also entries in long-running franchises: Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 from Insomniac Games, Capcom’s Resident Evil 4, Nintendo’s Super Mario Bros. Wonder, and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
This year’s Best Adaptation nominees include: “Castlevania: Nocturne” (Netflix), “Gran Turismo” (Sony Pictures), “The Last of Us” (HBO), “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” (Illumination/Universal Pictures), and “Twisted Metal” (Peacock).
With 15 nominations throughout its combined portfolio, Nintendo is the most nominated publisher in 2023, followed by Sony Interactive Entertainment/PlayStation with 13, Xbox (including Bethesda and Blizzard) with 10, and Epic Games with nine.
The nominations for the 2023 Game Awards include 112 distinct games, persons, teams, and events from various genres and platforms. A global panel of individuals from more than 100 media publications and influencer sources chooses the nominees.
On Thursday, December 7, 2023, the Peacock Theater (formerly Microsoft Theater) in Los Angeles will broadcast live from the Peacock Theater (formerly Microsoft Theater) across more than 30 platforms, including YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, TikTok Live, and X (aka Twitter).
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The event will include premiere announcements and trailers, live music performances, and celebrity appearances in addition to the presentation of the winners.
Fans may help determine the winners in all categories by voting online at thegameawards.com until December 6 at 6 p.m. PT. Furthermore, for the second year in a row, fans can vote for Game Awards candidates on the award show’s official Discord server (as well as join a live watch party on December 7 and react in real time to the winners).
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Game Awards 2023 Nominees Announced
Geoff Keighley and Kimmie Kim executive produce The Game Awards. Richard Preuss is the director and LeRoy Bennett is the creative director.
Here is the complete list of nominees:
Game of the Year
- Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing)
- Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games/SIE)
- Resident Evil 4 (Capcom)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
Best Game Direction
- Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing)
- Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2(Insomniac Games/SIE)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
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