The Game Awards 2017 Winners
Check out the winners from each category below.
INDUSTRY ICON AWARD
WINNER
Carol Shaw - One of the first female game designers, programmer of River Raid
BEST GAME DIRECTION NOMINEES
Horizon: Zero Dawn
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
Super Mario Odyssey
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Wallenstein II: The New Colossus
BEST GAME DIRECTION
WINNER
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
BEST NARRATIVE
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
Horizon: Zero Dawn
Nier: Automata
What Remains of Edith Finch
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
BEST NARRATIVE
WINNER
What Remains of Edith Finch
BEST ART DIRECTION
Cuphead
Horizon: Zero Dawn
Persona 5
Destiny 2
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
BEST ART DIRECTION
WINNER
Cuphead
BEST SCORE / MUSIC
Cuphead
Destiny 2
Nier: Automata
Persona 5
Super Mario Odyssey
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
BEST SCORE / MUSIC
WINNER
Nier: Automata
BEST AUDIO DESIGN
Destiny 2
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
Super Mario Odyssey
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
BEST AUDIO DESIGN
WINNER
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
BEST PERFORMANCE
Ashly Burch as Aloy in Horizon: Zero Dawn
Brian Bloom as BJ Blazkowicz in Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
Claudia Black as Chloe Frazer in Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
Laura Bailey as Nadine Ross in Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
Melina Juergens as Senua in Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
BEST PERFORMANCE
WINNER
Melina Juergens as Senua in Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
GAMES FOR IMPACT
Bury Me, My Love
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
Life is Strange: Before the Storm
Night in the Woods
Please Knock on My Door
What Remains of Edith Finch
GAMES FOR IMPACT
WINNER
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
BEST ONGOING GAME
Destiny 2
Grand Theft Auto: Online
Overwatch
Player Uknown's Battlegrounds
Rainbow Six: Siege
Warframe
BEST ONGOING GAME
WINNER
Overwatch
BEST INDEPENDENT GAME
Cuphead
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
Night in the Woods
Pyre
What Remains of Edith Finch
BEST INDEPENDENT GAME
WINNER
Cuphead
BEST MOBILE GAME
Fire Emblem Heroes
Hidden Folks
Monument Valley 2
Old Man's Journey
Super Mario Run
BEST MOBILE GAME
WINNER
Monument Valley 2
BEST HANDHELD GAME
Ever Oasis
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Metroid: Samus Returns
Monster Hunter Stories
Poochy and Yoshi's Wooly World
BEST HANDHELD GAME
WINNER
Metroid: Samus Returns
BEST VR / AR GAME
Farpoint
Lone Echo
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
Star Trek: Bridge Crew
Superhot VR
BEST VR / AR GAME
WINNER
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
BEST ACTION GAME
Cuphead
Destiny 2
Nioh
Prey
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
BEST ACTION GAME
WINNER
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
BEST ACTION / ADVENTURE GAME
Assassin's Creed: Origins
Horizon: Zero Dawn
Super Mario Odyssey
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild**
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
BEST ACTION / ADVENTURE GAME
WINNER
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
BEST ROLE PLAYING GAME
Divinity: Original Sin II
Final Fantasy XV
Nier: Automata
Persona 5
South Park: The Fractured but Whole
BEST ROLE PLAYING GAME
WINNER
Persona 5
BEST FIGHTING GAME
Arms
Injustice 2
Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite
Nidhogg 2
Tekken 7
BEST FIGHTING GAME
WINNER
Injustice 2
BEST FAMILY GAME
Mario Kart 8: Deluxe
Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle
Sonic Mania
Splatoon 2
Super Mario Odyssey
BEST FAMILY GAME
WINNER
Super Mario Odyssey
BEST STRATEGY GAME
Halo Wars 2
Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle
Total War: Warhammer II
Tooth and Tail
XCOM 2: War of the Chosen
BEST STRATEGY GAME
WINNER
Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle
BEST SPORTS / RACING GAME
FIFA 18
Forza Motorsport 7
Gran Turismo Sport
NBA 2K18
Pro Evolution Soccer 2018
Project Cars 2
BEST SPORTS / RACING GAME
WINNER
Forza Motorsport 7
BEST MULTIPLAYER
Call of Duty: WWII
Destiny 2
Fortnite
Mario Kart 8: Deluxe
Playerunknown's Battlegrounds
Splatoon 2
BEST MULTIPLAYER
WINNER
(not yet decided)
MOST ANTICIPATED GAME
God of War
Marvel's Spiderman
Monster Hunter World
Red Dead Redemption II
The Last of Us Part II
MOST ANTICIPATED GAME
WINNER
The Last of US Part II
TRENDING GAMER
Andrea Rene from What's Good Games
Clint Lexa ("Halfcoordinated")
Guy Beahm ("Dr. DisRespect")
Mike Grzesiek ("Shroud")
Steven Spohn from AbleGamers
TRENDING GAMER
WINNER
Guy Beahm ("Dr. DisRespect")
BEST eSPORTS GAME
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
DOTA 2
League of Legends
Overwatch
Rocket League
BEST eSPORTS GAME
WINNER
Overwatch
BEST eSPORTS PLAYER
Lee Sang-hyeok ("Faker")
Marcelo David ("coldzera")
Nikola Kovac ("NiKo")
Je-hong Ryu ("ryujehong")
Kuro Salehi Takhasomi ("KuroK")
BEST eSPORTS PLAYER
WINNER
Lee Sang-hyeok ("Faker")
BEST eSPORTS TEAM
Cloud 9
FaZe Clan
Lunatic Hai
SK Telecom T1
Team Liquid
BEST eSPORTS TEAM
WINNER
Cloud 9
STUDENT GAME AWARD
Falling Sky
From Light
Hollowed
Impulsion
Level Squared
Meaning
STUDENT GAME AWARD
WINNER
Level Squared
BEST DEBUT INDEPENDENT GAME
Cuphead
Golf Story
Hollow Knight
Mr. Shifty
Slime Rancher
BEST DEBUT INDEPENDENT GAME
WINNER
Cuphead
BEST CHINESE GAME
Honor of Kings
ICEY
Gumballs and Dungeons
jx3 HD
Monument Valley 2
BEST CHINESE GAME
WINNER
jx3 HD
GAME OF THE YEAR
Horizon: Zero Dawn
Persona 5
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Super Mario Odyssey
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
GAME OF THE YEAR
WINNER
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
