The Game Awards 2018 Nominees Announced - How to Vote

2018 has been a wonderful year for the world of gaming and esports with plenty of highlight moments, exceptional adventures and fun being at the center of the gaming industry this past year. These moments and the game that have inspired them will be at the center of the 2018 Game Awards where the nominees for the prestigious event have been announced on Tuesday, November 13th. If you missed any of the announcements, do not worry, as we have all of the 2018 awards nominees and how to vote for them covered for you. 

2018 Awards Nominees - How to Vote

Individuals who would like to cast their vote for each of the categories in order to give their support for the nominees they feel deserve their respective categories can cast their vote on the official website for the event for the year of 2018. The 2018 awards show will be taking place on Thursday, December 6th.

You can find all of the Nominees for the 2018 gaming awards show and the respective categories that they will be vying to take home the title in below. 

Best eSports Title

• CS:GO
• DOTA2
• Fortnite
• League of Legends
• Overwatch

Best eSports Player

• Dominique “SonicFox” McLean
• Hajime “Tokido” Taniguchi
• Jian “Uzi” Zi-Hao
• Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev
• Sung-hygeon “JJoNak” Bang

Best eSports Team

• Astralis
• Cloud9
• Fnatic
• London Spitfire
• OG

 Best eSports Coach

• Bok “Reapered” Han-gyu
• Christian “ppasarel” Banaseanu
• Danny “zonic” Sorensen
• Dylan Falco
• Jakob “YamatoCannon” Mebdi
• Janko “YNk” Paunovic

Best eSports Event

• ELAGUE Major: Boston 2018
• EVO 2018
• League of Legends World Championship
• Overwatch League Grand Finals
• The International 2018

Best eSports Host

• Alex “Goldenboy” Mendez
• Alex “Machine” Richardson
• Anders Blume
• Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere
• Paul “RedEye” Chaloner

Best eSports Moment

• C9 comeback win in triple OT vs FAZE
• G2 beating RNG
• KT vs IG Base Race
• OG’s massive upset of LGD
• SonicFox side switch against Go1 in DBZ

Content Creator of the Year

• Dr. Lupo
• Myth
• Ninja
• Pokimane
• Willyrex

Favorite Moment of 2017

• Carol Shaw (Industry Icon)
• The Game Awards Orchestra (Performance)
• Hideo Kojima and Guillermo del Toro (Moment)
• Josef Fares (A Way Out)
• Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Game of the Year)

Game of the Year

• Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
• Celeste
• God of War
• Marvel’s Spider-Man
• Monster Hunter: World
• Red Dead Redemption 2

Best Action Game

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
• Dead Cells
• Destiny 2: Forsaken
• Far Cry 5
• Mega Man 11

 Best Action/Adventure Game

• Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey
• God of War
• Marvel’s Spider-Man
• Red Dead Redemption 2
• Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Best Role Playing Game

• Dragon Quest XI
• Monster Hunter: World
• Ni no Kuni II
• Octopath Traveler
• Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire

Best Game Direction

• A Way Out
• Detroit: Become Human
• God of War
• Marvel’s Spider-Man
• Red Dead Redemption 2

Best Narrative

• Detroit: Become Human
• God of War
• Life is Strange 2: Episode 1
• Marvel’s Spider-Man
• Red Dead Redemption 2

Best Ongoing Title

• Destiny 2: Forsaken
• Fortnite
• No Man’s Sky
• Overwatch
• Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege

Best Art Direction

• Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
• God of War
• Octopath Traveler
• Red Dead Redemption 2
• Return of the Obra Dinn

Best Score/Music

• Celeste
• God of War
• Marvel’s Spider-Man
• Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom
• Octopath Traveler
• Red Dead Redemption 2

Best Audio Design

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
• Forza Horizon 4
• God of War
• Marvel’s Spider-Man
• Red Dead Redemption 2

Best Independent Game

• Celeste
• Dead Cells
• Intro the Breach
• Return of the Obra Dinn
• The Messenger

Best Performance

• Bryan Dechart as Connor, Detroit: Become Human
• Christopher Judge as Kratos, God of War
• Melissanthi Mahut as Kassandra, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
• Roger Clark as Arthur Morgan, Red Dead Redemption II
• Yuri Lowenthal as Peter Parker, Marvel’s Spider-Man

Games for Impact

• 11-11 Memories Retold
• Celeste
• Florence
• Life is Strange 2
• The Missing: JJ Macfield and the Island of Memories

Best Mobile Game

• Donut County
• Florence
• Fortnite
• PUBG MOBILE
• Reigns: Game of Thrones

Best VR/AR Game

• ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission
• Beat Saber
• Firewall Zero Hour
• Moss
• Tetris Effect

Best Fighting Game

• BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle
• Dragon Ball FighterZ
• Soul Caliber VI
• Street Fighter V Arcade

Best Family Game

• Mario Tennis Aces
• Nintendo Labo
• Overcooked 2
• Starlink: Battle for Atlas
• Super Mario Party

Best Sports/Racing Game

• FIFA 19
• Forza Horizon 4
• Mario Tennis Aces
• NBA 2K19
• Pro Evolution Soccer 2019

Best Multiplayer Game

• Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII
• Destiny 2: Forsaken
• Fortnite
• Monster Hunter: World
• Sea of Thieves

Best Student Game

• Combat 2018
• Dash Quasar
• JERA
• LIFF
• RE: Charge

Best Debut Indie Game

• Donut County
• Florence
• Moss
• The Messenger
• Yoku’s Island Express

With over seven dedicated categories to the esports industry in the 2018 awards show, professional gaming will have a very heavy presence at the 2018 awards event for the gaming industry. Record breaking titles Red Dead Redemption 2 and Fortnite are both up for a multitude of awards in the 2018 gaming awards in what has been an extraordinary year for the two games that have taken over the industry. 

Who and what will you vote for in the 2018 Game Awards? Let us know about each vote you cast for the 2018 awards in the comments below!

(cover photo courtesy of the Game Awards)