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"The Game Awards" 2017 nominations were announced earlier today by the ceremony's executive producer himself, Geoff Keighley. The twenty-six awards being presented this year seems like a fair amount for the absolute best games to win a least one trophy but the competition is fierce this time around. An amazing year in gaming makes for an interesting award show as the anticipation to find out who the recipient of the "Game of the Year" award will be intensifies.
To objectively recognize the finest works in a sea of exceptional ones is a daunting task for any committee assembled within an industry so it's only right to have the people decide.
Voting is open to the public on the main website and allows one vote for each category per day.
The Nominees are as follows:
Behind-The-Scenes
Best Game Direction
"Horizon"
"RE 7: Biohazard"
"Mario Odyssey"
"LoZ: BOTW"
"Wolfenstein 2"
Best Performance
Ashly Burch as "Aloy" ("Horizon")
Brian Bloom as "BJ Blazkowicz" ("Wolfenstein 2")
Claudia Black as "Chloe Frazer" ("Uncharted TLL")
Laura Bailey as "Nadine Ross" ("Uncharted TLL")
Melina Juergens as "Senua" ("Hellblade")
Best Narrative
"Hellblade"
"Horizon"
"NieR: Automata"
"What Remains of Edith Finch"
"Wolfenstein II"
Best Art
"Cuphead: Don't Deal with the Devil"
"Destiny 2"
"Horizon"
"P5"
"LoZ: BOTW"
Best Score
"Cuphead: Don't Deal with the Devil"
"Destiny 2"
"NieR: Automata"
"P5"
"Mario Odyssey"
"LoZ: BOTW"
Best Audio Design
"Destiny 2"
"Hellblade"
"RE 7: Biohazard"
Mario Odyssey"
"LoZ: BOTW"
Community
Best Ongoing Game
"Destiny 2"
"GTA 5 Online"
"Overwatch"
"PUBG"
"Rainbow 6: Siege"
"Warframe"
Best Multiplayer
"CoD WWII"
"Destiny 2"
"Fortnite"
"MK8D"
"PUBG"
"Spla2n"
Genre
Best Mobile
"FE Heroes"
"Hidden Folks"
"Monument Valley 2"
"Old Man's Journey"
"Super Mario Run"
Best Handheld Game
"Ever Oasis"
"FE Echoes"
"Metroid: SR"
"MH Stories"
"Poochy & Yoshi's WW"
Best VR / AR
"Farpoint"
"Lome Echo / Echo Arena"
"RE 7: Biohazard"
"ST: Bridge Crew"
"Superhot VR"
Best Action
"Cuphead: Don't Deal with the Devil"
"Destiny 2"
"Nioh"
"Prey"
"Wolfenstein II"
Best RPG
"Divinity: OS 2"
"FF XV"
"NieR: Automata"
"P5"
"South Park: TFBW"
Best Action / Adventure
"AC: Origins"
"Horizon"
"Mario Odyssey"
"Uncharted TLL"
"LoZ: BOTW"
Best Family Game
"MK8D"
"M+R: Kingdom Battle"
"Sonic Mania"
"Spla2n"
"Mario Odyssey"
Best Strategy
"Halo Wars 2"
"M+R: Kingdom Battle"
"Tooth & Nail"
"Total War: Warhammer II"
"XCOM2: War of the Chosen"
Best Sports / Racing
"FIFA 18"
"Forza 7"
"GT Sport"
"NBA 2K18"
"PES 18"
"Project Cars 2"
Best Fighting
"ARMS"
"Injustice 2"
"MVC: Infinite"
"Nidihogg 2"
"Tekken 7"
eSports
Best eSports Game
"CS: GO"
"DOTA 2"
"LoL"
"Overwatch"
"Rocket League"
Best eSports Player
"Coldzera"
"Faker"
"KuroKy"
"NiKo"
"Ryujehong"
Best eSports Team
"Cloud 9"
"FaZe Clan"
"Lunatic-Hai"
"SK Telecom 1"
"Team Liquid"
Spotlight
Games For Impact
"Bury Me, My Love"
"Hellblade"
"Life Is Strange: BTS"
"Night in the Woods"
"Please Knock On My Door"
"What Remains of Edith Finch"
Trending Gamer
Andrea Rene
Clint Lexa
Guy Beahm
Mike Grzesiek
Steven Spohn
Best Independent Game
"Cuphead: Don't Deal with the Devil"
"Hellblade"
"Night in the Woods"
"Pyre"
"What Remains of Edith Finch"
Most Anticipated Game
"God of War"
"Spider-Man"
"MH World"
"RDR2"
"TLoU2"
Here it is.
The most important award of the night. This is a tough one.
"Horizon"
"P5"
"PUBG"
"Mario Odyssey"
"LoZ: BOTW"
The games that were expected to sweep up every award show received a great amount of nods in various categories. "Destiny 2," "Horizon: Zero Dawn," "Super Mario Odyssey," and "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild" all sit pretty with a whopping 6 nominations each.
A couple exclusives from Xbox made it, such as "Cuphead" and "Forza," but the list is dominated by Nintendo and Playstation games.
The Nintendo Switch, which has only been out for 8 months, managed to get nods for six different games, five of them appearing at least twice. That's impressive. Handheld and mobile category included, Nintendo is guaranteed to take home a load of accolades, but who will win Game of the Year? The big question everyone is asking will be answered in 3 weeks.
The Game Awards air Thursday, December 7.
