God of War grabs game of the year title at Game Awards: Here are all the winners

Despite stiff competition from the likes of widely acclaimed titles like Red Dead Redemption and Assasin’s Creed Odyssey and Spider-Man, it was Sony Santa Monica’s **God Of War** which grabbed the ‘Game of the Year’ award at the fifth edition of The Game Awards. The acclaimed Norse adventure also picked up awards for best direction and best action-adventure. Shannon Studstill, the game’s executive producer, while accepting the award on behalf of Sony Santa Monica Studios said,“You guys, the fans around the world, together we all dream big dreams and that’s an amazing feeling every day when we walk into the studio to create something like God of War.” [caption id=“attachment_5693641” align=“alignnone” width=“1280”] Image: The Game Awards[/caption] Rockstar’s smash hit Western Red Dead Redemption 2 won the most awards, clinching four. The Western-themed action-adventure game won best narrative, best performance for Roger Clarke as Arthur Morgan, best music for Woody Jackson and Daniel Lanois’ score and best audio. Indie platforming title, Celeste also won two for best independent game and the Game for Impact award, while battle royale sensation, Fortnite also took two with best ‘ongoing game’ and ‘best multiplayer’. If you’re wondering how the voting structure at The Game Awards work, the nominations are decided by a panel of international media, while the winner is decided by a combination of critic input and public votes. Here’s a look at all the winners and nominations in each category of this year’s edition of the awards, courtesy of Gamespot: Game of the year Winner: God of War Nominations: Assassin’s Creed Odyssey by Ubisoft Quebec / Ubisoft Celeste by Matt Makes Games God of War by Sony Santa Monica Marvel’s Spider-Man by Insomniac Games Monster Hunter: World by Capcom Red Dead Redemption 2 by Rockstar Games Best Ongoing Game Winner: Fortnite Nominations: Destiny 2 by Bungie Fortnite by Epic Games No Man’s Sky by Hello Games Overwatch by Blizzard Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege by Ubisoft Montreal Best Game Direction Winner: God of War Nominations: A Way Out by Hazelight Studios Detroit: Become Human by Quantic Dream God of War by Sony Santa Monica Marvel’s Spider-Man by Insomniac Games Red Dead Redemption 2 by Rockstar Games Best Narrative Winner: Red Dead Redemption 2 Nominations: Detroit: Become Human by Quantic Dream God of War (Sony Santa Monica / SIE) Life is Strange 2: Episode 1 (Dontnod Entertainment / Square Enix) Marvel’s Spider-Man (Insomniac Games / SIE) Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Games) Best Art Direction Winner: Return of the Obra Din Nominations: Assassin’s Creed Odyssey by Ubisoft Quebec God of War by Sony Santa Monica Octopath Traveler by Square Enix Red Dead Redemption 2 by Rockstar Games Return of the Obra Din by 3909 LLC Best Score/Music Winner: Red Dead Redemption 2 Nominations: Celeste (Lena Raine) God of War (Bear McCreary) Marvel’s Spider-Man (John Paesano) Ni No Kuni II (Joe Hisaishi) Octopath Traveler (Yasunori Nishiki) Red Dead Redemption 2 (Woody Jackson) Best Audio Design Winner: Red Dead Redemption 2 Nominations: Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 by Treyarch Studios Forza Horizon 4 by Playground Games God of War by Sony Santa Monica Marvel’s Spider-Man by Insomniac Games Red Dead Redemption 2 by Rockstar Games Best Performance Winner: Roger Clark as Arthur Morgan, Red Dead Redemption 2 Nominations: 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 2 Yuri Lowenthal as Peter Parker, Marvel’s Spider-Man Games for Impact Winner: Celeste Nominations: 11-11 Memories Retold Celeste Florence Life is Strange 2: Episode 1 The Missing: JJ Macfield and the Island of Memories Best Independent Game Winner: Celeste Nominations: Celeste by Matt Makes Games Dead Cells by Motion Twin Into the Breach by Subset Games Return of the Obra Dinn by 3909 LLC The Messenger by Sabotage Studio Best Mobile Game Winner: Florence Nominations: Donut County by Ben Esposito Florence by Mountains Fortnite by Epic Games PUBG MOBILE by Lightspeed & Quantum Reigns: Game of Thrones by Nerial Best VR/AR Game Winner: ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission Nominations: ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission by SIE Japan Studio Beat Saber by Beat Games Firewall Zero Hour by First Contact Entertainment Moss by Polyarc Games Tetris Effect by Resonair Best Action Game Winner: Dead Cells Nominations: Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 by Treyarch Dead Cells by Motion Twin Destiny 2: Forsaken by Bungie Far Cry 5 by Ubisoft Montreal Mega Man 11 by Capcom Best Action/Adventure Game Winner: God of War Nominations: Assassin’s Creed Odyssey by Ubisoft Quebec God of War by Sony Santa Monica Marvel’s Spider-Man by Insomniac Games Red Dead Redemption 2 by Rockstar Games Shadow of the Tomb Raider by Eidos Montreal Best Role-Playing Game Winner: Monster Hunter: World Nominations: Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age by Square Enix Monster Hunter: World by Capcom Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom by Level 5 Octopath Traveler by Square Enix Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire by Obsidian Entertainment Best Fighting Game Winner: Dragon Ball FighterZ Nominations: BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle by Arc System Works Dragon Ball FighterZ by Arc System Works Soul Calibur VI by Bandai Namco Studios Street Fighter V Arcade by Dimps Best Family Game Winner: Overcooked 2 Nominations: Mario Tennis Aces by Camelot Software Planning Nintendo Labo by Nintendo EPD Overcooked 2 by Ghost Town Games Starlink: Battle for Atlas by Ubisoft Toronto Super Mario Party by NDCube Best Strategy Game Winner: Into the Breach Nominations: Battletech by Harebrained Schemes Frostpunk by 11 bit studios Into the Breach by Subset Games The Banner Saga 3 by Stoic Studio Valkyria Chronicles 4 by Sega CS3 Best Sports/Racing Game Winner: Forza Horizon 4 Nominations: FIFA 19 by EA Vancouver Forza Horizon 4 by Playground Games Mario Tennis Aces by Camelot Software Planning NBA 2K19 by Visual Concepts Pro Evolution Soccer 2019 by PES Productions Best Multiplayer Game Winner: Fortnite Nominations: Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 by Treyarch Destiny 2: Forsaken by Bungie Fortnite by Epic Games Monster Hunter: World by Capcom Sea of Thieves by Rare Best Esports Game Winner: Overwatch Nominations: CSGO DOTA2 Fortnite League of Legends Overwatch Content Creator of the Year Winner: Ninja 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