The nominations for the 18th annual edition of the NAVGTR Awards (National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers) have been announced across the 59 categories honoring animation, art direction, character design, controls, game design, game engineering, musical score, sound effects, writing, and more. The winners will be announced on March 13th.
Thomas Allen, Executive Director at NAVGTR Corp., said:
We have strong contenders for this year’s NAVGTR awards, including record-setting nominations by God of War and Marvel’s Spider-Man. It can be anyone’s day as there are a bevy of other amazing titles in the mix, such as Detroit: Become Human and Red Dead Redemption 2. We can’t wait to see which games come out on top.
God of War set a new record for the NAVGTR Awards with 22 nominations this year, followed closely by another PlayStation 4 exclusive, Marvel's Spider-Man, which received 21. Quantic Dream's Detroit: Become Human got sixteen nominations, four more than Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption 2. Below you can find all of the nominations, divided per category.
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Game of the Year Celeste God of War Marvel’s Spider-Man Monster Hunter: World Red Dead Redemption 2 Subnautica Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Animation, Artistic Assassin’s Creed Odyssey ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission God of War Gris Marvel’s Spider-Man Animation, Technical Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Detroit: Become Human God of War Marvel’s Spider-Man Yakuza Kiwami 2 Art Direction, Contemporary Detroit: Become Human Far Cry 5 Gris Marvel’s Spider-Man Shadow of the Tomb Raider Art Direction, Fantasy Dead Cells God of War Hollow Knight Octopath Traveler Shadow of the Colossus Art Direction, Period Influence Assassin’s Creed Odyssey The Banner Saga 3 Red Dead Redemption 2 Strange Brigade We Happy Few Camera Direction in a Game Engine A Way Out Detroit: Become Human God of War Marvel’s Spider-Man Shadow of the Tomb Raider Character Design Detroit: Become Human God of War Hollow Knight Marvel’s Spider-Man Monster Hunter: World Control Design, 2D or Limited 3D Celeste Dead Cells Guacamelee 2 NBA Live 19 Overcooked 2 Control Design, 3D Detroit: Become Human God of War Hitman 2 Just Cause 4 Marvel’s Spider-Man Control Design, VR Arca’s Path ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission Firewall Zero Hour Moss The Inpatient Control Precision Celeste Dead Cells Forza Horizon 4 God of War NBA Live 19 Costume Design Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Dissidia Final Fantasy NT Marvel’s Spider-Man Red Dead Redemption 2 Shadow of the Tomb Raider Design, Franchise Assassin’s Creed Odyssey God of War Marvel’s Spider-Man Monster Hunter: World Red Dead Redemption 2 Design, New IP 39 Days to Mars Detroit: Become Human Hollow Knight Into the Breach Sea of Thieves Direction in a Game Cinema Detroit: Become Human God of War Lego DC Super-Villains Marvel’s Spider-Man Red Dead Redemption 2 Direction in Virtual Reality ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission Firewall Zero Hour The Inpatient Moss Torn Engineering Detroit: Become Human Fortnite Battle Royale Forza Horizon 4 God of War Marvel’s Spider-Man Game, Classic Revival de Blob Pokemon: Let’s Go Shadow of the Colossus Spyro Reignited Trilogy Yakuza Kiwami 2 Game, eSports Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Dragon Ball FighterZ Fortnite Battle Royale Overwatch Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege Game, Franchise Action Battlefield V Far Cry 5 Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise Guacamelee 2 Marvel’s Spider-Man Game, Franchise Adventure God of War Hitman 2 Just Cause 4 Red Dead Redemption 2 The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit Game, Franchise Family Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker Detective Pikachu Lego DC Super-Villains Overcooked 2 Super Mario Party Game, Franchise Fighting Dragon Ball FighterZ Soul Calibur VI Super Smash Bros. Ultimate UFC 3 Game, Franchise Racing F1 2018 Forza Horizon 4 NASCAR Heat 3 The Crew 2 Game, Franchise Role Playing Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire Valkyria Chronicles 4 World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth Game, Franchise Sports FIFA 19 Mario Tennis Aces Pro Evolution Soccer 2019 Super Mega Baseball 2 The Golf Club 2019 Game, Music or Performance-Based Beat Saber Floor Kids Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight Game, Original Action A Way Out Below Dead Cells Hollow Knight Sea of Thieves Game, Original Adventure Detroit: Become Human Florence Light Fall Strange Brigade The Missing: JJ Macfield and the Island of Memories Game, Original Family ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission Minit Starlink: Battle for Atlas Wandersong Yoku’s Island Express Game, Original Fighting Brawlout Fighting EX Layer Way of the Passive Fist Game, Original Racing Desert Child Onrush Wreckfest Game, Original Role Playing Ashen Octopath Traveler Vampyr Game, Original Sports Laser League Regular Human Basketball Sports Party Game, Puzzle 39 Days to Mars Far: Lone Sails Return of the Obra Dinn Tetris Effect Unravel Two Game, Simulation Frostpunk House Flipper Jurassic World Evolution Two Point Hospital Game, Special Class Florence Knowledge is Power: Decades Nintendo Labo Shadow’s Edge The Jackbox Party Pack 5 Game, Strategy Artifact BattleTech Into the Breach Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden The Banner Saga 3 Graphics, Technical Detroit: Become Human Forza Horizon 4 God of War Marvel’s Spider-Man Tetris Effect Lighting/Texturing Detroit: Become Human God of War Marvel’s Spider-Man Red Dead Redemption 2 Shadow of the Tomb Raider Original Dramatic Score, Franchise Assassin’s Creed Odyssey God of War Marvel’s Spider-Man Shadow of the Tomb Raider World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth Original Dramatic Score, New IP A Way Out Dauntless Detroit: Become Human Kingdom Craft Vampyr Original Light Mix Score, Franchise Forza Horizon 4 Mega Man 11 Red Dead Redemption 2 Tetris Effect Valkyria Chronicles 4 Original Light Mix Score, New IP Ashen Dead Cells Gris Into the Breach Octopath Traveler Performance in a Comedy, Lead Adventure Time: Pirates of the Enchiridion – Jeremy Shada as “Finn” Adventure Time: Pirates of the Enchiridion – John DiMaggio as “Jake” STONE – Ethan Watson as “Stone” Performance in a Comedy, Supporting Lego DC Super-Villains – Tara Strong as “Harley Quinn” STONE – Nicholas Richards as “Les” STONE – Noelle Faulkner as “Cockie” Performance in a Drama, Lead Detroit: Become Human – Valorie Curry as “Kara” God of War - Christopher Judge as "Kratos" God of War – Sunny Suljic as “Atreus” Marvel’s Spider-Man – Yuri Lowenthal as “Peter” Red Dead Redemption 2 – Roger Clark as “Arthur” Performance in a Drama, Supporting Detroit: Become Human – Clancy Brown as “Hank” God of War – Jeremy Davies as “The Stranger” Marvel’s Spider-Man – Laura Bailey as “Mary Jane” Marvel’s Spider-Man – William Salyers as “Otto” Red Dead Redemption 2 – Alex McKenna as “Sadie” Performance in a Sports Game FIFA 19 – Adetomiwa Edun Pro Evolution Soccer 2019 – Peter Drury and Jim Beglin UFC 3 – Jon Anik Song Collection Desert Child Forza Horizon 4 NBA 2K19 Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight STONE Song, Original or Adapted Battle through the Heaven – “Waiting” Desert Child – “Love is Here” Far Cry 5 – “Help Me Faith” The Missing: JJ Macfield and the Island of Memories – “The Missing” Where the Water Tastes Like Wine – “White Rider” Sound Editing in a Game Cinema Attack on Titan 2 Detroit: Become Human Forza Horizon 4 God of War Marvel’s Spider-Man Sound Effects God of War Marvel’s Spider-Man Red Dead Redemption 2 Shadow of the Tomb Raider Subnautica Sound Mixing in Virtual Reality ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission Beat Saber Firewall Zero Hour Moss The Inpatient Use of Sound, Franchise Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Battlefield V God of War Red Dead Redemption 2 Shadow of the Tomb Raider Use of Sound, New IP ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission Detroit: Become Human Light Fall Vampyr We Happy Few Writing in a Comedy 39 Days to Mars Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise Lego DC Super-Villains Pit People The Jackbox Party Pack 5 Writing in a Drama A Way Out Batman: The Enemy Within God of War Marvel’s Spider-Man Remothered: Tormented Fathers Where the Water Tastes Like Wine |
About the author: With over two decades of experience in gaming journalism, Alessio Palumbo has led the gaming vertical at Wccftech since August 2015. He started working at a young age for Italian websites like Everyeye.it, Gamestar.it, Nextgame.it, and Multiplayer.it before kickstarting the indie English-language publication Worlds Factory as its founder and Editor in Chief. In the last decade, he has coordinated the overall output of Wccftech's gaming section, managed PR relations, assigned reviews, produced daily news coverage, edited gaming content as needed, and delivered game reviews. Arguably, his trademark content is the long series of exclusive developer interviews that have been cited by Wikipedia and by the biggest news media and gaming publications. His passion for technology also makes him knowledgeable when it comes to gaming hardware and tech. His favorite genres include RPGs, MMORPGs, and action/adventure games.
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