Die Nominierungen für die 19. jährlichen Game Developers Choice Awards (GDC Awards) wurden von der aus Spiele-Entwicklern bestehenden Expertenjury verkündet. Chancen auf die Auszeichnung "Spiel des Jahres" haben Celeste, God of War, Marvel's Spider-Man, Red Dead Redemption 2 und Return of the Obra Dinn.

Die meisten Nominierungen (sieben) erhielt Red Dead Redemption 2 von Rockstar Games. Für jeweils sechs Auszeichnungen wurden God of War und Marvel's Spider-Man vorgeschlagen. Mehrere Nominierungen erhielten ebenfalls Celeste, Return of the Obra Dinn, Tetris Effect und Florence.


Eine Preisträgerin steht schon fest, und zwar Amy Hennig. Sie wird die Auszeichnung für ihr Lebenswerk (Lifetime Achievement) erhalten. Hennig war u. a. Game Director und Autorin von Soul Reaver 2, Legacy of Kain, Jak 3, Uncharted, Uncharted 2 und Uncharted 3.

BEST AUDIO

• Celeste (Matt Makes Games)
• God of War (Sony Santa Monica / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Marvel's Spider-Man (Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Games)
• Tetris Effect (Monstars and Resonair / Enhance)

Honorable Mentions: Beat Saber (Beat Games), Wandersong (Greg Lobanov / Humble Bundle), Return of the Obra Dinn (Lucas Pope / 3909), Battlefield 5 (EA DICE / Electronic Arts), Forza Horizon 4 (Playground Games and Turn 10 Studios  / Microsoft Studios)

BEST DEBUT

• Mountains (Florence)
• Nomada Studio (Gris)
• Polyarc (Moss)
• Sabotage (The Messenger)
• Villa Gorilla (Yoku's Island Express)

Honorable Mentions: Beat Games (Beat Saber), Digital Sun (Moonlighter), Two Point Studios (Two Point Hospital), Okomotive (Far: Lone Sails)

BEST DESIGN

• Celeste (Matt Makes Games)
• Into the Breach (Subset Games)
• God of War (Sony Santa Monica / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Marvel's Spider-Man (Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Games)

Honorable Mentions: Frostpunk (11 bit studios), Minit (Kitty Calis, Jan Willem Nijman, Jukio Kallio & Dominik Johann / Devolver Digital), Return of the Obra Dinn (Lucas Pope / 3909), Astro Bot Rescue Mission (SIE Japan Studio / Sony Interactive Entertainment), Monster Hunter: World (Capcom)

BEST MOBILE GAME

• Alto's Odyssey (Snowman)
• Donut County (Ben Esposito / Annapurna Interactive)
• Florence (Mountains / Annapurna Interactive)
• Holedown (Grapefrukt Games)
• Reigns: Game of Thrones (Nerial / Devolver Digital)

Honorable Mentions: Furistas Cat Cafe (Runaway), The Room: Old Sins (Fireproof Studios), Pocket Run Pool (Zach Gage), Alphabear 2 (Spry Fox), Twinfold (Kenny Sun)

INNOVATION AWARD

• Florence (Mountains / Annapurna Interactive)
• Nintendo Labo (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)
• Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Games)
• Return of the Obra Dinn (Lucas Pope / 3909)
• Tetris Effect (Monstars and Resonair / Enhance)

Honorable Mentions: Minit (Kitty Calis, Jan Willem Nijman, Jukio Kallio & Dominik Johann / Devolver Digital), Celeste (Matt Makes Games), God of War (Sony Santa Monica / Sony Interactive Entertainment), Astro Bot Rescue Mission (SIE Japan Studio / Sony Interactive Entertainment), Moss (Polyarc), A Way Out (Hazelight Studios / Electronic Arts)

BEST NARRATIVE

• Florence (Mountains/Annapurna Interactive)
• God of War (Sony Santa Monica / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Marvel's Spider-Man (Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Games)
• Return of the Obra Dinn (Lucas Pope / 3909)

Honorable Mentions: Assassin's Creed Odyssey  (Ubisoft Quebec / Ubisoft), Detroit: Become Human (Quantic Dream / Sony Interactive Entertainment), Celeste (Matt Makes Games), Life is Strange 2 (Dontnod Entertainment / Square Enix), Where the Water Tastes Like Wine (Dim Bulb Games and Serenity Forge / Good Shepherd Entertainment)

BEST TECHNOLOGY

• Assassin's Creed Odyssey  (Ubisoft Quebec / Ubisoft)
• Forza Horizon 4 (Turn 10 Studios and Playground Games / Microsoft Studios)
• God of War (Sony Santa Monica / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Marvel's Spider-Man (Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Games)

Honorable Mentions: Sea of Thieves (Rare / Microsoft Studios), Far Cry 5 (Ubisoft Montreal and Ubisoft Toronto / Ubisoft), Battlefield 5 (EA DICE / Electronic Arts), Detroit: Become Human (Quantic Dream / Sony Interactive Entertainment), Return of the Obra Dinn (Lucas Pope / 3909)

BEST VISUAL ART

• Marvel's Spider-Man (Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• God of War (Sony Santa Monica / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Gris (Nomada Studio / Devolver Digital)
• Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Games)
• Return of the Obra Dinn (Lucas Pope / 3909)

Honorable Mentions: Battlefield 5 (EA DICE / Electronic Arts), Tetris Effect (Monstars and Resonair / Enhance), Dragon Ball FighterZ (Arc System Works / Bandai Namco Entertainment),  Assassin's Creed Odyssey  (Ubisoft Quebec / Ubisoft), Below (Capybara Games)

BEST VR/AR GAME

• Astro Bot Rescue Mission (SIE Japan Studio / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Beat Saber (Beat Games)
• Budget Cuts (Neat Corporation)
• Moss (Polyarc)
• Tetris Effect (Monstars and Resonair / Enhance)

Honorable Mentions: Jurassic World Alive (Ludia), In Death (Sólfar Studios), Tendar (Tender Claws), Firewall Zero Hour (First Contact Entertainment / Sony Interactive Entertainment), Deracine (FromSoftware / Sony Interactive Entertainment)

GAME OF THE YEAR

• Celeste (Matt Makes Games)
• God of War (Sony Santa Monica / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Marvel's Spider-Man (Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Games)
• Return of the Obra Dinn (Lucas Pope / 3909)

Honorable Mentions: Tetris Effect (Monstars and Resonair / Enhance), Super Smash Bros Ultimate (Bandai Namco Studios & Sora / Nintendo), Into the Breach (Subset Games), Assassin's Creed Odyssey (Ubisoft Quebec / Ubisoft), Florence (Mountains / Annapurna Interactive), Monster Hunter: World (Capcom)