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The Game Awards 2022: All Nominees & Winners

Here are all the nominees and winners at The Game Awards 2022 ceremony on 8 December 2022.
The Game Awards 2022: All Nominees & Winners

The Game Awards 2022 is arguably the most coveted gaming awards ceremony, celebrating the best video games and honoring the talented developers who make it happen. The show, hosted by journalist Geoff Keighley, took place on 8 December 2022 in Los Angeles, CA., and featured several major announcements, including confirmation of Hideo Kojima's Death Stranding 2, a firm release window for Baldur's Gate 3, and news regarding Tekken, Final Fantasy XVI, and more!

Moreover, The Game Awards 2022 saw over 150 nominees across 31 categories, the most notable of which was the prestigious "Game of the Year" award. Among the named titles were Elden Ring, God of War: Ragnarok, Horizon Forbidden West, Stray, and more. Although hundreds of games were nominated, only one winner in each category was honored to take center stage.

The Game Awards 2022: Full Winners List

Below you will find the complete list of nominees and winners (spoiler free) at The Game Awards 2022. Congratulations to all the games, developers, and individuals who received awards!

Game of the Year
  • A Plague Tale: Requiem
  • Elden Ring
  • God of War
  • Horizon Forbidden West 
  • Stray
  • Xenoblade Chronicles 3

Winner: Elden Ring (FromSoftware)

Best Game Direction
  • Elden Ring
  • God of War Ragnarok
  • Horizon Forbidden West
  • Immortality
  • Stray

Winner: Elden Ring (FromSoftware)

Best Ongoing Game
  • Final Fantasy XIV
  • Apex Legends
  • Destiny 2
  • Fortnite
  • Genshin Impact

Winner: Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)

Best Narrative
  • A Plague Tale: Requiem
  • Elden Ring
  • God of War: Ragnarok
  • Horizon Forbidden West
  • Immortality

Winner: God of War: Ragnarok (Sony Santa Monica)

Best Art Direction
  • Elden Ring
  • God of War: Ragnarok
  • Horizon Forbidden West
  • Scorn
  • Stray

Winner: Elden Ring (FromSoftware)

Best Score & Music
  • A Plague Tale: Requiem
  • Elden Ring
  • God of War: Ragnarok
  • Metal: Hellsinger
  • Xenoblade Chronicles 3

Winner: God of War: Ragnarok (Bear McCreary, Composer)

Best Audio Design
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022)
  • Elden Ring
  • God of War: Ragnarok
  • Gran Turismo 7
  • Horizon Forbidden West

Winner: God of War: Ragnarok (Sony Santa Monica)

Best Performance
  • Horizon Forbidden West (Ashly Burch)
  • A Plague Tale: Requiem (Charlotte McBurney)
  • God of War: Ragnarok (Christopher Judge)
  • Immortality (Manon Gage)
  • God of War: Ragnarok (Sunny Suljic)

Winner: God of War: Ragnarok (Christopher Judge)

Games for Impact
  • A Memoir Blue
  • As Dusk Falls
  • Citizen Sleeper
  • Endling – Extinction is Forever
  • Hindsight
  • I Was a Teenage Exocolonist

Winner: As Dusk Falls (Interior Night)

Best Indie Game
  • Stray
  • Cult of the Lamb
  • Neon White
  • Sifu
  • Tunic

Winner: Stray (Bluetwelve Studio)

Best Mobile Game
  • Marvel Snap
  • Apex Legends Mobile
  • Diablo Immortal
  • Genshin Impact
  • Tower of Fantasy

Winner: Marvel Snap (Second Dinner Studios)

Best Community Support
  • Apex Legends
  • Destiny 2
  • Final Fantasy XIV
  • Fortnite
  • No Man's Sky

Winner: Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)

Innovation in Accessibility
  • As Dusk Falls
  • God of War: Ragnarok
  • Return To Monkey Island
  • The Last Of Us: Part II
  • The Quarry

Winner: God of War: Ragnarok (Sony Santa Monica)

Best AR/VR
  • After The Fall
  • Among Us VR
  • Bonelab
  • Moss: Book II
  • Red Matter 2

Winner: Moss: Book II (Polyarc)

Best Action Game
  • Bayonetta 3
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022)
  • Neon White
  • Sifu
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge

Winner: Bayonetta 3 (Platinum Games)

Best Action / Adventure Game
  • A Plague Tale: Requiem
  • God of War: Ragnarok
  • Horizon Forbidden West
  • Stray
  • Tunic

Winner: God of War: Ragnarok (Sony Santa Monica)

Best Role Playing Game
  • Elden Ring
  • Live A Live
  • Pokemon Legends: Arceus
  • Triangle Strategy
  • Xenoblade Chronicles 3

Winner: Elden Ring (FromSoftware)

Best Fighting Game
  • DNF Duel
  • Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R
  • The King Of Fighters XV
  • MultiVersus
  • Sifu

Winner: MultiVersus (Player First Games)

Best Family Games
  • Kirby And The Forgotten Land
  • Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
  • Mario + Rabbids Sparks Of Hope
  • Nintendo Switch Sports
  • Splatoon 3

Winner: Kirby And The Forgotten Land (Hal Laboratory)

Best SM / Strategy Game
  • Dune: Spice Wars
  • Maro + Rabbids Sparks Of Hope
  • Total War: Warhammer III
  • Two Point Campus
  • Victoria 3

Winner: Maro + Rabbids Sparks Of Hope (Ubisoft Milan)

Best Sports / Racing Games
  • F1 22
  • FIFA 23
  • NBA 2K23
  • Gran Turismo 7
  • Olliolli World

Winner: Gran Turismo 7 (Polyphony Digital)

Best Multiplayer Game
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022)
  • MultiVersus
  • Overwatch 2
  • Splatoon 3
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge

Winner: Splatoon 3 (Nintendo EPD)

Content Creator of the Year
  • Karl Jacobs
  • Ludwig
  • Nibellion
  • Nobru
  • QTCinderella

Winner: Ludwig

Best Debut Indie Game
  • Neon White
  • Norco
  • Stray
  • Tunic
  • Vampire Survivors

Winner: Stray (Bluetwelve Studio)

Best Adaptation
  • Arcane: League of Legends
  • Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
  • The Cuphead Show!
  • Sonic The Hedgehog 2
  • Unchartered

Winner: Arcane: League of Legends (Fortiche / Riot Games / Netflix)

Most Anticipated Game
  • Final Fantasy XVI
  • Hogwarts Legacy
  • Resident Evil 4
  • Starfield
  • The Legends Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom

Winner: The Legends Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom (Nintendo EPD)

Best Esports Game
  • Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
  • Dota 2
  • League of Legends
  • Rocket League
  • Valorant

Winner: Valorant (Riot Games)

Best Esports Athlete
  • Jeong “Chovy” Ji-hoon (Gen.G, League of Legends)
  • Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok (T1, League of Legends)
  • Finn “karrigan” Andersen (FaZe Clan,  Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
  • Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev (Natus Vincere, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
  • Jacob “Yay” Whiteaker (Cloud9, Valorant)

Winner: Jacob “Yay” Whiteaker (Cloud9, Valorant)

Best Esports Team
  • DarkZero Esports (Apex Legends)
  • FaZe Clan (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
  • Gen.G (League of Legends)
  • LA Thieves (Call of Duty)
  • Loud (Valorant)

Winner: Loud (Valorant)

Best Esports Coach
  • Andrii “B1ad3” Horodenskyi (Natus Vincere, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
  • Matheus “bzkA” Tarasconi (Loud, Valorant)
  • Erik “d00mbr0s” Sandgren (FPX, Valorant)
  • Robert “RobbaN” Dahlström (FaZe Clan, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
  • Go “Score” Dong-bin (Gen.G, League of Legends)

WInner: Matheus “bzkA” Tarasconi (Loud, Valorant)

Best Esports Event
  • EVO 2022
  • 2022 League of Legends World Champions (Worlds 2022)
  • PGL Major Antwerp 2022
  • The 2022 Mid-Season Invitational
  • Valorant Champions 2022

Winner: 2022 League of Legends World Champions (Worlds 2022)