Game of the Year
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Outstanding Achievement in Animation
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Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
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Outstanding Achievement in Character
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- Miles Morales, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales (Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment) – written by Ben Arfmann, Jon Paquette, Mary Kenney, Max Folkman, and Evan Narcisse; portrayed by Nadji Jeter
- Eivor Varinsdottir, Assassin's Creed Valhalla (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft) – written by Darby McDevitt; portrayed by Magnus Bruun and Cecilie Stenspil
- Zagreus, Hades (Supergiant Games) – written by Greg Kasavin; portrayed by Darren Korb
- Abby, The Last of Us Part II (Naughty Dog/Sony Interactive Entertainment) – written by Neil Druckmann, Halley Gross, Josh Scherr, and Ryan James; portrayed by Laura Bailey
- Ellie, The Last of Us Part II (Naughty Dog/Sony Interactive Entertainment) – written by Neil Druckmann, Halley Gross, Josh Scherr, and Ryan James; portrayed by Ashley Johnson
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Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition
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Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design
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Outstanding Achievement in Story
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Outstanding Technical Achievement
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- Dreams (Media Molecule/Sony Interactive Entertainment) – David Smith, Liam DeValmency, and Alex Evans
- Ghost of Tsushima (Sucker Punch Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment) – Chris Zimmerman, Adrian Bentley, and Jasmin Patry
- The Last of Us Part II (Naughty Dog/Sony Interactive Entertainment) – Sandeep Shekar, Vincent Marxen, Jason Gregory, Christian Gyrling, and Travis McIntosh
- Mario Kart Live (Valen Studios/Nintendo) – Jan-Erik Steel, Ed Tumbusch, Kart & Gate Development Team, SDK Development Team, and Nintendo European Research & Development
- Microsoft Flight Simulator (Asobo Studios/Xbox Game Studios) – Jorg Neuman, Seb Wloch, Damien Cuzacq, Sebastien Ricolfi, Alain Guyet, Lionel Fuentes, and Sebastian Wloch
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Action Game of the Year
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Adventure Game of the Year
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Family Game of the Year
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Fighting Game of the Year
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Racing Game of the Year
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Role-Playing Game of the Year
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- Mario Kart Live (Valen Studios/Nintendo) – Yosuke Tamori, Hiroshi Matsunaga, Nicholas Ruepp, and Dan Doptis
- Dirt 5 (Codemasters) – Robert Karp, David Springate, Amrish Wadekar, Stuart Boyd, and Gaz Wainwright
- F1 2020 (Codemasters) – Ian Flatt, Lee Mather, Mike Tebbut, and Paul Jeal
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- Final Fantasy VII Remake (Square Enix) – Yoshinori Kitase and Tetsuya Nomura
- Cyberpunk 2077 (CD Projekt Red) – Adam Badowski, Konrad Tomaszkiewicz, Grzegorz Mocarski, Mateusz Kanik, Jedrzej Mroz, Michal Stec, and Przemyslaw Wojcik
- Persona 5 Royal (Atlus/Sega) – Kazuhisa Wada and Daiki Itoh
- Wasteland 3 (inXile Entertainment/Deep Silver) – Jeff Pellegrin, Aaron Meyers, and Tim Campbell
- Yakuza: Like a Dragon (Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio/Sega) – Hiroyuki Sakamoto, Daisuke Sato, Toshihiro Nagoshi, and Ryosuke Horii
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Sports Game of the Year
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Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year
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- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 (Vicarious Visions/Activision) – Barry Morales, Brent Gibson, and Chris Wilson
- FIFA 21 (EA Vancouver/EA Romania/EA Sports) – Tom Pan, Tenille Dang, Mat Prior, Adam Shaikh, Aaron McHardy, and John Shepherd
- MLB The Show 20 (San Diego Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment) – Chris Cutliff, Nick Livingston, and Jason Villa
- NBA 2K21 (Visual Concepts/2K Games) – Erick Boenisch, Jeffrey J. Thomas, Gabriel Abarcar, and Mike Wang
- PGA Tour 2K21 (HB Studios/2K Games) – Josh Muise and Shaun West
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Immersive Reality Technical Achievement
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Immersive Reality Game of the Year
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- Half Life: Alyx (Valve)
- Mario Kart Live (Valen Studios/Nintendo) – Yosuke Tamori, Hiroshi Matsunaga, Nicholas Ruepp, and Dan Doplis
- Museum of Other Realities (MOR Museum, Inc.) – Colin Northway, Robin Stethem, Lindsay Jorgensen, Stephen Gray, Adam Madojemu, and Adiba Muzaffar
- Paper Beast (Pixel Reef/Plug In Studios) – Eric Chahi, François Sahy, Sebastien Cardona, and Olivier Fouques
- Tempest (Tender Claws Studio) – Danny Cannizzaro
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- Half-Life: Alyx (Valve)
- Down the Rabbit Hole (Cortopia Studios) – Ricky Helgesson and Ryan Bednar
- Paper Beast (Pixel Reef/Plug In Studios) – Eric Chahi
- The Room VR: A Dark Matter (Fireproof Games) – Tom Seed, Mark Hamilton, and Rob Dodd
- The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners (Skydance Interactive) – Adam Grantham, Todd Adamson, and Jason Bare
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Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game
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Mobile Game of the Year
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- Hades (Supergiant Games) – Amir Rao, Gavin Simon, Greg Kasavin, Jen Zee, Darren Korb, and Andrew Wang
- Coffee Talk (Toge Productions/Chorus Games Worldwide) – Andrew Jeremy, Kris Antoni Hadiputra, and Mohammad Fahmi
- If Found... (Dreamfeel/Annapurna Interactive) – Eve Golden-Woods and Llaura McGee
- Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition (Cardboard Computer/Annapurna Interactive) – Ben Babbitt, Jake Elliott, and Tamas Kemenczy
- Noita (Nolla Games) – Petri Purho, Olli Harjola, and Arvi Teikari
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Online Game of the Year
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Outstanding Achievement in Game Design
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Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
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