2023 Awards
Audio of the Year
“God of War Ragnarök” (Santa Monica Studio, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
“Gran Turismo 7” (Polyphony Digital, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
“Moss: Book II” (Polyarc,)
“Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022)” (Infinity Ward, Activision)
“Total War: Warhammer III” (Creative Assembly,)
“The Callisto Protocol” (Striking Distance Studios, Krafton)
“Horizon Forbidden”(West Guerrilla, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Dialogue of the Year:
“God of War Ragnarök” (Santa Monica Studio, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
“Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022)” (Infinity Ward Activision)
“Horizon Forbidden West” (Guerrilla, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
“Destiny 2: The Witch Queen” (Bungie)
“Moss: Book II” (Polyarc)
Music of the Year:
“God of War Ragnarök” (Santa Monica Studio, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
“Metal: Hellsinger” (The Outsiders Funcom)
“Return to Monkey Island” (Terrible Toybox Devolver Digital)
“Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope” (Ubisoft Milan and Ubisoft Paris)
“Potionomics” (Voracious Games xSeed Games)
“Jurassic World Primal Ops” (Behaviour Interactive)
Sound Design of the Year:
“God of War Ragnarök” (Santa Monica Studio, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
“Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022)” (Infinity Ward, Activision)
“Metal: Hellsinger” (The Outsiders, Funcom)
“The Callisto Protocol” (Striking Distance Studios, Krafton)
“Horizon Forbidden West” (Guerrilla, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Best Audio for a Casual or Social Game:
“Honor of Kings “(TiMi L1 Studio, Tencent Games)
“Apex Legends Mobile” (LightSpeed Studios / Respawn Entertainment Electronic Arts)
“Disney Mirrorverse” (Kabam, Inc. Disney Games)
“Hearthstone: March of the Lich King” (Blizzard Entertainment)
“Call of Duty: Mobile” (TiMi Studio Group, Activision)
“The Dark Pictures: The Devil in Me” (Supermassive Games, Bandai Namco)
Best Audio for an Indie Game:
“Moss: Book II” (Polyarc)
“Tunic” (Andrew Shouldice, Finji)
“Hardspace: Shipbreaker” (Blackbird Interactive, Focus Entertainment)
“HEROish” (Sunblink Entertainment)
“You Suck At Parking” (Happy Volcano)
“No Place For Bravery” (Glitch Factory, Ysbryd Games)
“Trek To Yomi” (Leonard Menchiari, Flying Wild Hog, Devolver Digital)
Best Audio Mix:
“God of War Ragnarök” (Santa Monica Studio, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
“Overwatch 2” (Blizzard Entertainment)
“Metal: Hellsinger” (The Outsiders, Funcom)
“Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022)” (Infinity Ward, Activision)
“Total War: Warhammer III” 9Creative Assembly)
“God of War Ragnarök” (Santa Monica Studio, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Best Cinematic & Cutscene Audio:
“God of War Ragnarök” (Santa Monica Studio, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
“Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022)” (Infinity Ward Activision)
“Total War: Warhammer III” (Creative Assembly)
“Horizon Forbidden West” (Guerrilla, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
“Destiny 2: The Witch Queen” (Bungie)
Best Dialogue for an Indie Game:
“Moss: Book II” (Polyarc)
“Elex 2” (Piranha Bytes, THQ Nordic)
“Asterigos: Curse of the Stars” (Acme Gamestudio, tinyBuild)
“Corpse Factory” (River Crow Studios)
“Return to Monkey Island” (Terrible Toybox, Devolver Digital)
Best Ensemble Cast Performance:
“Horizon Forbidden West” (Guerrilla Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
“WYLDE FLOWERS” (Studio Drydock)
“Total War: Warhammer III” (Creative Assembly)
“Marvel’s Midnight Suns” (Firaxis Games, 2K)
“Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022)” (Infinity Ward Activision)
Best Game Audio Article or Publication:
“The Audio Source Magazine” (Women in Game Audio Edition, Fall 2022 , Editor-in-Chief Savina Ciaramella)
“A Sound Effect: Return to Monkey Island” (Terrible Toybox, Devolver Digital)
“A Sound Effect: Stray” (Blue Twelve Studio, Annapurna Interactive)
“A Sound Effect: Dying Light 2 Stay Human” (Techland)
“Behind the Glass: Creating the Immersive Game Environment Through Foley” (Supermassive Games, Behind the Glass)
Best Game Audio Presentation, Podcast, or Broadcast:
“Interactive Mixing: The Next Frontier in Game Audio” (Loic Couthier, Rob Bridgett)
“Returnal: The Sound of an Alien World” (Housemarque Sony Interactive Entertainment)
“Weapon Sound Design with Unreal Audio Engine” (MetaSounds Gustav Rathsman SweejTech, Epic)
“Trek to Yomi” (GameSoundCon, Leonard Menchiari, Flying Wild Hog Devolver Digital Dolby)
“Institute Podcast: Leading with Sound, Rob Bridgett” (Dolby Institute, Dolby)
Best Game Foley:
“God of War Ragnarök” (Santa Monica Studio, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
“Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022)” (Infinity Ward Activision)
“God of War Ragnarök” (Santa Monica Studio Sony Interactive Entertainment)
“The Callisto Protocol” (Striking Distance Studios Krafton)
“Horizon Forbidden West” (Guerrilla Sony Interactive Entertainment)
“The Dark Pictures: The Devil in Me” (Supermassive Games, Bandai Namco)
Best Game Music Cover or Remix:
“Super Mario 64” (Rob Kovacs, 88bit and Rob Anderson, Save Point) – TIE
“The Final Battle,” “Elden Ring Soundtrack” (ROZEN + REVEN, Percussion by Larry Salzman) – TIE
“Frostpunk” (11 bit studios)
“South of the Circle” (State of Play State of Play/11 bit studios)
“Brass Effect” (The Game Brass)
“Animal Crossing Medley” (Mikel Dale)
Best Game Trailer Audio:
“God of War Ragnarök” (Santa Monica Studio, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
“Hades 2” (TGA Reveal Trailer Supergiant Games)
“Magic: The Gathering – Dawn of the Phyrexian Invasion – Official Cinematic Trailer” (Dominaria United | The Brothers’ War Wizards of the Coast)
“God of War Ragnarök” (Santa Monica Studio Sony Interactive Entertainment)
“The Callisto Protocol” (Striking Distance Studios Krafton)
“Horizon Forbidden West” (Guerrilla Sony Interactive Entertainment)
“Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II” (Infinity Ward Activision)
“League of Legends” (Riot Games)
Best Main Theme: (TIE)
“God of War Ragnarök” (Santa Monica Studio, Sony Interactive Entertainment) – TIE
“Honor of Kings” – “Haiyue Theme” (TiMi Studio Group, Tencent Games)- TIE
“Elden Ring” (Tsukasa Saitoh, FromSoftware, Bandai Namco Entertainment)
“Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022)” (Infinity Ward Activision)
“League of Legends” (Riot Games)
Best Music for an Indie Game:
“Moss: Book II” (Polyarc)
“Immortality” (Sam Barlow, Half Mermaid)
“Return to Monkey Island” (Terrible Toybox, Devolver Digital)
“Card Shark” (Nerial Devolver Digital)
“Potionomics” (Voracious Games xSeed Games)
“Trek To Yomi” (Leonard Menchiari, Flying Wild Hog Devolver Digital)
Best New Original IP Audio:
“The Callisto Protocol” (Striking Distance Studios, KRAFTON)
“Tunic” (Andrew Shouldice Finji)
“Hardspace: Shipbreaker” (Blackbird Interactive Focus Entertainment)
“Metal: Hellsinger” (The Outsiders, Funcom)
“You Suck At Parking” (Happy Volcano)
“Wylde Flowers Studio” (Drydock Apple Studio
“Cosmonious High” (Owlchemy Labs)
Best Original Song:
God of War Ragnarök – “Blood Upon the Snow” (Santa Monica Studio, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Bayonetta 3 – “We Are as One” (Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Rachel Hawnt PlatinumGames Nintendo)
Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons – “A World Without You” (ArenaNet, Inc. NCSOFT)
“Floodland” (Vile Monarch Ravenscourt)
Horizon Forbidden West – “In the Flood” (Guerrilla Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II – “141” (Infinity Ward Activision)
Best Original Soundtrack Album:
“God of War Ragnarök” (Santa Monica Studio, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
“Sonic Frontiers: Stillness & Motion” (Sonic Team Sega)
“Metal: Hellsinger” (The Outsiders, Funcom)
“Floodland” (Vile Monarch Ravenscourt)
“In Nightmare” (Magic Fish Studio. Maximum Games)
“Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope” (Ubisoft Milan and Ubisoft Paris)
“Destiny 2: The Witch Queen” (Bungie)
“Potionomics” (Voracious Games xSeed Games)
“Moss: Book II” (Polyarc)
Best Physical Soundtrack Release:
“Returnal (Original Soundtrack)” (Housemarque, Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe / Milan Records, a label of Sony Music Entertainment)
“Syberia: The World Before” (Decca)
“Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Original Soundtrack)” (Insomniac Games Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Astro’s Playroom Team (ASOBI Sony Interactive Entertainment)
“Trek To Yomi” (Leonard Menchiari, Flying Wild Hog, Laced Records Devolver Digital)
Best Sound Design for an Indie Game:
“Stray” (Blue Twelve Studio, Annapurna Interactive)
“Hardspace: Shipbreaker” (Blackbird Interactive Focus Entertainment)
“HEROish” (Sunblink Entertainment)
“Broken Edge” (Trebuchet Fast Travel Games)
“No Place For Bravery” (Glitch Factory Ysbryd Games)
“Moss: Book II” (Polyarc)
Best UI, Reward, or Objective Sound Design:
“God of War Ragnarök” (Santa Monica Studio, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
“Splatoon 3” (EPD Nintendo)
“Disney Mirrorverse”(Kabam, Inc. Disney Games)
“Overwatch 2” (Blizzard Entertainment)
“No Place For Bravery” (Glitch Factory Ysbryd Games)
Best Voice Performance:
“Horizon Forbidden West” (Ashley Burch, Guerrilla Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
“Bayonetta 3 – Atsuko Tanaka” (PlatinumGames Nintendo)
“Apex Legends Season 15: Eclipse” (Respawn Entertainment Electronic Arts)
“Horizon Forbidden West” (Guerrilla Sony Interactive Entertainment)
“Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II Barry Sloane” (Infinity Ward Activision)
“Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II: Maria Elisa Camargo” (Infinity Ward Activision)
“Moss: Book II – Morla Gorrondona” (Polyarc)
Creative and Technical Achievement in Music:
“God of War Ragnarök” (Santa Monica Studio, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
“Dying Light 2” (Techland)
“Metal: Hellsinger” (The Outsiders, Funcom)
“Total War: Warhammer III” (Creative Assembly)
“Immortality” (Sam Barlow / Half Mermaid)
“God of War Ragnarök” (Santa Monica Studio Sony Interactive Entertainment)
“Horizon Forbidden West” (Guerrilla Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Creative and Technical Achievement in Sound Design:
“God of War Ragnarök” (Santa Monica Studio, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
“Dying Light 2” (Techland)
Hardspace: Shipbreaker Blackbird Interactive Focus Entertainment
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022) Infinity Ward Activision
Metal: Hellsinger The Outsiders Funcom
Horizon Forbidden West Guerrilla Sony Interactive Entertainment
Destiny 2: The Witch Queen Bungie Bungie
2022 Awards
Audio of the Year
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart – WINNER
Insomniac Games
Sony Interactive Entertainment
Call Of Duty: Vanguard
Sledgehammer Games
Activision
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
Eidos-Montreal
Square Enix
DEATHLOOP
Arkane Lyon
Bethesda Softworks
It Takes Two
Hazelight Studios
Electronic Arts
Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade
Square Enix
Square Enix
Music of the Year
Chicory: A Colorful Tale
Composer: Lena Raine, Greg Lobanov
Finji
Marvel’s
Guardians of the Galaxy – WINNER
Composer: Richard Jacques (Original Score); Steve Szczepkowski, Yohann Boudreault (Original, Star Lord Band, Songs); Randy Eckhardt (Music Licensing)
Eidos-Montréal
Square Enix
DEATHLOOP
Composers: Tom Salta, Erich Talaba, Ross Tregenza, Arkane Lyon
Bethesda Softworks
Psychonauts 2
Composer: Peter McConnell
Double Fine Productions
Xbox Game Studios
Ambition: A Minuet in Power
Composer: John Robert Matz
Joy Manufacturing Co.
Iceberg Interactive
Far Cry 6
Composer: Pedro Bromfman
Ubisoft
Sound Design of the Year
Returnal – WINNER
Housemarque
Sony Interactive Entertainment
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Insomniac Games
Sony Interactive Entertainment
Call Of Duty: Vanguard
Sledgehammer Games
Activision
Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy
Eidos-Montréal
Square Enix
Unpacking
Witch Beam
Witch Beam/Humble Games
Dialogue of the Year
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart – WINNER
Insomniac Games
Sony Interactive Entertainment
Call Of Duty: Vanguard
Sledgehammer Games
Activision
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
Eidos Montréal
Square Enix
Psychonauts 2
Double Fine Productions
Xbox Game Studios
It Takes Two
Hazelight Studios
Electronic Arts
Best Game Music Cover or Remix
Persona 5 “Last Surprise”
Tournament Arc
Mason Lieberman Audio
NieR: Automata Ver. 1.22474487139
“City Ruins (Shade)”
PlatinumGames
Square Enix
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time – WINNER
“Gerudo Valley”
Nintendo
Nintendo
League of Legends
“Burn It All Down”
Riot Games
Riot Games
Mario Paint
“Luigi Paint (Mario Paint Title Screen)”
Nintendo
Nintendo
Best Music for an Indie Game
Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye – WINNER
Mobius Digital
Annapurna Interactive
Eastward
Pixpil
Chucklefish
Chicory: A Colorful Tale
Greg Lobanov
Finji
Aragami 2
Lince Works
Lince Works
Ambition: A Minuet in Power
Joy Manufacturing Co.
Iceberg Interactive
Best Original Song
Arknights
Hypergryph
Yostar
Deathloop – WINNER
Déjà Vu (by Sencit & FJØRA)
Arkane Lyon
Bethesda Softworks
Final Fantasy VII Remake Integrade
Square Enix
Square Enix
Everybody Wham Wham
Bonte Avond
Bonte Avond
Onmyoji Arena
NetEase (HangZhou) Network Co., Ltd./ Da Hua Studio
NetEase (HangZhou) Network Co., Ltd./ Da Hua Studio
Best Physical Soundtrack Release
Call Of Duty: Vanguard
Sledgehammer Games
Activision
Evergate
Stone Lantern Games
PQube
Halo Infinite – WINNER
343 Industries
XBox Game Studios
Frostpunk
11 bit studios
11 bit studios (game publisher)
Game Music Records (vinyl publisher)
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
Eidos-Montréal
Square Enix
Best Game Foley
Returnal
Housemarque
Sony Interactive Entertainment
Call Of Duty: Vanguard – WINNER
Sledgehammer Games
Activision
Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge
ILMxLAB
Oculus
New World
Amazon Game Studios
Amazon Game Studios
It Takes Two
Hazelight Studios
Electronic Arts
Unpacking
Witch Beam
Witch Beam/Humble Games
Best UI Reward or Objective Sound Design
Harry Potter: Magic Awakened
TPM Audio/Zen Studios NetEase Games
Warner Bros. Portkey Games
Returnal
Housemarque
Sony Interactive Entertainment
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart – WINNER
Insomniac Games
Sony Interactive Entertainment
Halo Infinite
343 Industries
Xbox Game Studios
Super Mario 3D World: Bowser’s Fury
Nintendo
Nintendo
Best Ensemble Cast Performance
Call Of Duty: Vanguard
Sledgehammer Games
Activision
Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge – Last CallI
ILMxLAB
Oculus
Halo Infinite
343 Industries
Xbox Game Studios
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy – WINNER
Eidos-Montréal
Square Enix
Disco Elysium: The Final Cut
ZA/UM
ZA/UM
Best Voice Performance
Call Of Duty: Vanguard – WINNER
Polina Petrova: Laura Bailey; Audio Director: David Swenson; PCAP/VO
Director: JB Blanc; Casting Director: Ivy Isenberg
Sledgehammer Games
Activision
Halo Infinite
Darin De Paul
343 Industries
Xbox Game Studios
Halo Infinite
Jen Taylor
343 Industries
Xbox Game Studios
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
Peter Quill/Star-Lord: Jon McClaren
Eidos-Montréal Square Enix
Psychonauts 2
David Kaye
Double Fine Productions
Xbox Game Studios
Far Cry 6
Antón Castillo: Giancarlo Esposito
Ubisoft
Ubisoft
Best Game Audio Presentation Podcast or Broadcast
Game Maker’s Notebook: Lena Raine
Lena Raine & Austin Wintory
Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences
Returnal with Loic Couthier & Toivo Kallio – WINNER
“Timothy Muihread (Producer/Host), Mark Kilborn (Host), Loic Couthier (Guest), Toivo Kallio (Guest), & Teresa Morrow (Edit & Mix)
Tonebenders Sound Design Podcast
Tonebenders Sound Design Podcast
Recording & Designing Underwater Sounds Roundtable
Timothy Muirhead (Producer/Host), Kristen Quinn (Guest), Benoît Marsalone (Guest), Arnaud Noble (Guest), Barry Donelly (Guest), & Linas Maknys (Edit & Mix)
Tonebenders Sound Design Podcast
Tonebenders Sound Design Podcast
Scoring AAA: Deathloop Edition
Tom Salta
Tom Salta Masterclass Series
Tom Salta Masterclass Series
How Hitman 3’s powerful sound was made with the audio team at IO Interactive – A Sound Effect Podcast, Episode 12
Christian Hagelskjaer & Asbjoern Andersen
IO Interactive
A Sound Effect
Best Cinematic & Cutscene Audio
Returnal – WINNER
Housemarque
Sony Interactive Entertainment
Diablo 2: Resurrected
Blizzard Entertainment
Blizzard Entertainment
Call Of Duty: Vanguard
Sledgehammer Games
Activision
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
Eidos-Montréal
Square Enix
Halo Infinite
Sweet Justice Sound, 343 Industries
Xbox Game Studios
It Takes Two
Hazelight Studios
Electronic Arts
Best Main ThemeOuter Wilds: Echoes of the Eye Call Of Duty: Vanguard The Last Sword 2 Halo Infinite Ambition: A Minuet in Power Kena: Bridge of Spirits – WINNER Best New Original IP AudioReturnal – WINNER Solar Ash Back 4 Blood DEATHLOOP It Takes Two Best Original Soundtrack AlbumFar Cry 6 Chicory: A Colorful Tale Halo Infinite It Takes Two – WINNER Psychonauts 2 Creative and Technical Achievement in MusicOuter Wilds: Echoes of the Eye Returnal – WINNER Halo Infinite Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Aragami 2 Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade Best Sound Design for an Indie GameAragami 2 Industria Blind Drive Maquette Unpacking – WINNER
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2021 Awards
Audio of The Year
Cyberpunk 2077 — CD Projekt Red
Ghost of Tsushima — Sucker Punch Productions, Sony Interactive Entertainment Hades Supergiant Games
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales — Insomniac Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment
Ori and the Will of the Wisps — Moon Studios, Xbox Game Studios
The Last of Us Part II — Naughty Dog, Sony Interactive Entertainment (WINNER)
Music of the Year
Animal Crossing: New Horizons — Music by Yasuaki Iwata, Yumi Takahashi, Shinobu Nagata, Sayako Doi, & Masato Ohashi (Nintendo)
Final Fantasy VII Remake — Music by Masashi Hamauzu, Mitsuto Suzuki, & Nobuo Uematsu (Square Enix)
Hades — Music by Darren Korb (Supergiant Games)
Metamorphosis — Music by Mikolai Stroinski & Garry Schyman (Ovid Works, All In! Games)
Ori and the Will of the Wisps — Music by Gareth Coker (Moon Studios, Xbox Game Studios)
Star Wars: Squadrons — Music by Gordy Haab (Motive, Electronic Arts) (WINNER)
Sound Design of the Year (TIE)
Ghost of Tsushima — Sucker Punch Productions, Sony Interactive Entertainment (WINNER)
Half-Life: Alyx — Valve
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales — Insomniac Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment
Ori and the Will of the Wisps — Moon Studios, Xbox Game Studios
Paper Mario: The Origami King — Intelligent Systems, Nintendo
The Last of Us Part II — Naughty Dog, Sony Interactive Entertainment (WINNER)
Dialogue of the Year
Ghost of Tsushima — Sucker Punch Productions, Sony Interactive Entertainment
Hades — Supergiant Games
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales — Insomniac Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope — Supermassive Games, Bandai Namco
The Last of Us Part II — Naughty Dog, Sony Interactive Entertainment (WINNER)
Cyberpunk 2077 — CD Projekt Red
Best Audio for an Indie Game
Evergate — Stone Lantern Games
Hades — Supergiant Games (WINNER)
Lost Words: Beyond The Page — Sketchbook Games, Fourth State, Modus Games
No Straight Roads — Metronomik
The Pathless — Giant Squid, Annapurna Interactive
Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem — Wolcen Studio
Best Music for an Indie Game
Evergate — Music by M.R. Miller (Stone Lantern Games)
Hades — Music by Darren Korb (Supergiant Games)
Metamorphosis — Music by Mikolai Stroinski & Garry Schyman (Ovid Works, All In! Games)
Mythgard — Music by John Robert Matz (Rhino Games)
The Pathless — Music by Austin Wintory (Giant Squid, Annapurna Interactive) (WINNER)
Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem — Music by Jean-Gabriel Raynaud & Cedric Baravaglio (Wolcen Studio)
Best Sound Design for an Indie Game
Hades — Supergiant Games (WINNER)
Liquidators — 1986 CL3
Carrion — Phobia Game Studio, Devolver Digital
Mortal Shell — Cold Symmetry, Playstack
Risk of Rain 2 — Hopoo Games, PlayEveryWare
Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem — Wolcen Studio
Best Dialogue for an Indie Game
3 out of 10 — Terrible Posture Games
Bugsnax — Young Horses
Hades — Supergiant Games (WINNER)
Lost Words: Beyond The Page — Sketchbook Games, Fourth State, Modus Games
Mortal Shell — Cold Symmetry, Playstack
The Red Lantern — Timberline Studio
Creative and Technical Achievement in Music
A Total War Saga: Troy — Creative Assembly
Ghost of Tsushima — Sucker Punch Productions, Sony Interactive Entertainment (WINNER)
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales — Insomniac Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment
Sackboy: A Big Adventure — Sumo Digital, Sony Interactive Entertainment
The Last of Us Part II — Naughty Dog, Sony Interactive Entertainment
The Pathless — Giant Squid, Annapurna Interactive
Best Main Theme
Animal Crossing: New Horizons: “Main Theme” — Music by Kazumi Totaka (Nintendo) (WINNER)
Biped: “Biped Theme” — Music by Thomas Parisch (NExT Studios, META Publishing, Bilibili)
Ghost of Tsushima: “The Way of the Ghost (feat. Clare Uchima)” — Music by Ilan Eshkeri (Sucker Punch Productions, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Lost Words: Beyond The Page — Music by David Housden (Sketchbook Games, Fourth State, Modus Games)
Star Wars: Squadrons: “Main Theme” — Music by Gordy Haab (Motive, Electronic Arts)
The Pathless: “None Have Returned” — Music by Austin Wintory (Giant Squid, Annapurna Interactive)
Best Original Song
Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition: “Bury the Light” — Music by Casey Edwards (CAPCOM)
Ghost of Tsushima: “The Way of the Ghost (feat. Clare Uchima)” — Music by Ilan Eshkeri (Sucker Punch Productions, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Hades: “In The Blood” — Music by Darren Korb (Supergiant Games)
League of Legends: K/DA – “MORE” — Music by Rebecca Johnson, Sebastien Najand, Riot Music Team, & Bekuh BOOM Performed by (G)I-DLE, Jaira Burns, K/DA, Lexie Liu, Madison Beer, Seraphine (Riot Games) (WINNER)
The Good Life: “The Good Life” — Music by The Bad Lives
The Pathless: “A land, which was not my Own” — Music by Austin Wintory (Giant Squid, Annapurna Interactive)
Best Original Soundtrack Album
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla — Music by Jesper Kyd, Sarah Schachner, & Einar Selvik (Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft)
Godfall — Music by Ben MacDougall (Counterplay Games, Gearbox Publishing)
Hades — Music by Darren Korb (Supergiant Games)
Mythgard — Music by John Robert Matz (Rhino Games) (WINNER)
Sackboy — Music by Joe Thwaites, Jay Waters, Nick Foster, Lena Raine, George King, Brian d’Oliveira, Glen Brown, Winifred Phillips, Jim Fowler, Opiuo, 2 Mello and Tokyo Machine (Sumo Digital, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
The Pathless — Music by Austin Wintory (Giant Squid, Annapurna Interactive)
Best Game Music Cover or Remix
Cuphead: “Closing Credits” Live at MAGfest — Music by ConSoul
Grandia: “Symphonic Tale: An Unforgettable Journey (Music from Grandia)” — Music by Kentaro Sato
Kingdom Hearts III: “Face My Fears” — Music by Rozen and Reven
Ori and the Will of the Wisps: “Main Theme” — Music by Jillian Aversa & Andrew Aversa
Witcher 3: “Toss A Coin To Your Witcher… but it’s Witcher 3” — Music by Colm McGuinness
Banjo-Kazooie: “嘘でしょ！コンビは熊と鳥！？(It Can’t Be True! A Bear and a Bird Working Together?!)” — Music by Jeff Penny (WINNER)
Creative and Technical Achievement in Sound Design
Ghost of Tsushima — Sucker Punch Productions, Sony Interactive Entertainment
Final Fantasy VII Remake — Square Enix
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales — Insomniac Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope — Supermassive Games, Bandai Namco
The Last of Us Part II — Naughty Dog, Sony Interactive Entertainment (WINNER)
Ori and the Will of the Wisps — Moon Studios, Xbox Game Studios
Best UI, Reward or Objective Sound Design
Animal Crossing: New Horizons — Nintendo (WINNER)
Ghost of Tsushima — Sucker Punch Productions, Sony Interactive Entertainment
Hades — Supergiant Games
Hearthstone: Madness at the Darkmoon Faire — Blizzard Entertainment
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales — Insomniac Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment
The Last of Us Part II — Naughty Dog, Sony Interactive Entertainment
Best Game Foley
Ghost of Tsushima — Sucker Punch Productions, Sony Interactive Entertainment (WINNER)
Final Fantasy VII Remake — Square Enix
Half-Life: Alyx — Valve
Mafia: Definitive Edition — Hangar 13, 2K Games
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales — Insomniac Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment
The Last of Us Part II — Naughty Dog, Sony Interactive Entertainment
Best Voice Performance
Ghost of Tsushima: Jin (Performed by Kazuya Nakai) — Sucker Punch Productions, Sony Interactive Entertainment (WINNER)
League of Legends: Fiddlesticks (Performed by Kellen Goff) — Riot Games
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales: Miles Morales (Performed by Nadji Jeter) — Insomniac Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment
The Last Light: Kayah (Performed by Jan Johns) — Magic Leap Studios
The Last of Us Part II: Abby (Performed by Laura Bailey) and Ellie (Performed by Ashley Johnson) — Naughty Dog, Sony Interactive Entertainment
The Last of Us Part II: Ellie (Performed by Ashley Johnson) — Naughty Dog, Sony Interactive Entertainment
Best Ensemble Cast Performance
3 out of 10 — Terrible Posture Games
Bugsnax — Young Horses
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales — Insomniac Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment
Tell Me Why — Dontnod Entertainment, Xbox Game Studios
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope — Supermassive Giants, Bandai Namco
The Last of Us Part II — Naughty Dog, Sony Interactive Entertainment (WINNER)
Best Non-Humanoid Performance
Bugsnax — Young Horses (WINNER)
Call of Duty: Mobile — TiMi Studios, Tencent Games, Activision
Half-Life: Alyx — Valve
League of Legends — Riot Games
Ori and the Will of the Wisps — Moon Studios, Xbox Game Studios
The Last of Us Part II — Naughty Dog, Sony Interactive Entertainment
Best Audio for a Casual or Social Game
Animal Crossing: New Horizons — Nintendo
Call of Duty: Mobile — TiMi Studios, Activision, Tencent Games
Game for Peace: Meteor Strike — Lightspeed & Quantum Studios, Tencent Games (WINNER)
Hearthstone — Blizzard Entertainment
Honor of Kings — TiMi Studios, Tencent Games
Legends of Runeterra — Riot Games
Excellence in Audio Accessibility
Animal Crossing: New Horizons — Nintendo
Ghost of Tsushima — Sucker Punch Productions, Sony Interactive Entertainment
Hades — Supergiant Games
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales — Insomniac Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment
The Last of Us Part II — Naughty Dog, Sony Interactive Entertainment (WINNER)
Best Cinematic Cutscene Audio
Final Fantasy VII Remake — Square Enix (WINNER)
Ghost of Tsushima — Sucker Punch Productions, Sony Interactive Entertainment
Half-Life: Alyx — Valve
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales — Insomniac Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment
The Last of Us Part II — Naughty Dog, Sony Interactive Entertainment
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands — Blizzard Entertainment
Best New Original IP Audio
Cyberpunk 2077 — CD Projekt Red
Ghost of Tsushima — Sucker Punch Productions, Sony Interactive Entertainment (WINNER)
Little Orpheus — The Chinese Room
Mythgard — Rhino Games
No Straight Roads — Metronomik, Sold Out Ltd., Game Source Entertainment, Mastertronic Group
The Pathless — Giant Squid, Annapurna Interactive
Best Game Audio Article or Publication
Journal of Sound and Music in Games Volume 1 Society for the Study of Sound and Music in Games — University of California Press
The Frequencies of Folklore — Riot Games
The Game Audio Strategy Guide: A Practical Course — Serial Lab Studios, Routledge
The Last of Us Part II Sound Interview — A Sound Effect, Naughty Dog, Sony Interactive Entertainment (WINNER)
VR Video Games and Music Composition: an Interview with Skew Sound — Andrew G. Cheek
Best Game Audio Presentation, Podcast or Broadcast
Frequencies — League of Legends Audio Deep Dive — Riot Games, GameSoundCon 2020
From Assassin’s Creed to the Dark Eye: The Importance of Themes — Winifred Phillips, GDC 2020
How to Get Hired a Second Time — Jesse Harlin, GameSoundCon 2020 (WINNER)
The Creative Process — Tom Salta Masterclass
How to Write One Minute of Music — The Pathless — Austin Wintory
Best Physical Soundtrack Release
Final Fantasy VII Remake — Square Enix
Ghost of Tsushima — Sucker Punch Productions, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Milan Records
Ori and Will of the Wisps — Moon Studios, Xbox Game Studios, iam8bit
The Last of Us Part II — Naughty Dog, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Sony Masterworks, Mondo
The Music of Destiny, Volume II Collector’s Edition Vinyl Box Set — Bungie Inc. (WINNER)
The Pathless — Giant Squid, Annapurna Interactive, iam8bit
Best Game Trailer Audio
Cyberpunk 2077 — CD Projekt Red (WINNER)
Destiny 2: Beyond Light — Bungie Inc.
Hades — Supergiant Games, Studio Grackle
Half-Life: Alyx — Valve
Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin — Edelweiss, Marvelous Interactive Inc., XSEED Games
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands Cinematic Trailer — Blizzard Entertainment Inc.
2020 Awards
Audio of the Year
Death Stranding – Kojima Productions
Finalists
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order- Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019) – Infinity Ward
Mortal Kombat 11 – NetherRealm Studios
Borderlands 3 – Gearbox Software
Music of the Year
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order – Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts
Finalists
Erica – Flavourworks
Fantastic Creatures – Blue Callisto
Undersea – Magic Leap Studios
Borderlands 3 – Gearbox Software
Sound Design of the Year
Death Stranding – Kojima Productions
Finalists
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order – Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts
Borderlands 3- Gearbox Software
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019) – Infinity Ward
Mortal Kombat 11 – NetherRealm Studios
Best Original Soundtrack Album
Death Stranding – Kojima Productions
Finalists
Erica – Flavourworks
Bee Simulator – Varsav Game Studios
Sid Meier’s Civilization VI: Gathering Storm – Firaxis Games
Control – Remedy Entertainment
Elsinore – Golden Glitch Studios
Sole – Gossamer Games
Best Interactive Score
Erica (Austin Wintory) – Flavourworks
Finalists
Outer Wilds – Mobius Digital
Concrete Genie – Pixelopus
Death Stranding – Kojima Productions
Borderlands 3 – Gearbox Software
Best Cinematic/Cutscene Audio
Death Stranding – Kojima Productions
Finalists
World of Warcraft: Battle For Azeroth Patch 8.25 – Blizzard Entertainment
Concrete Genie – Pixelopus
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order – Reason Entertainment/Electronic Arts
Destiny 2: Shadowkeep – Bungie
Gears 5- The Coalition
Best Dialogue
Death Stranding – Kojima Productions
Finalists
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019) – Infinity Ward
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order – Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts
Gears 5 – The Coalition
Control – Remedy Entertainment
Best Dialogue for an Indie Game
Golem – Highwire Games LLC
Finalists
Dance of Death: Du Lac & Fey – Salix Games
Deliver Us The Moon – KeokeN Interactive
Best Original Instrumental
“Know Thyself”, Erica – Flavourworks
Finalists
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order – Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts
Bee Simulator – Varsav Game Studios
Mortal Kombat 11 – NetherRealm Studios
Control – Remedy
Best Game Audio Article, Publication or Broadcast
100 Unusual, Novel, Surprising Ways to be a Better Sound Designer in Video Games – Rob Bridgett
Finalists
Thoughts on Game Audio History – Kenneth C M Young
Lydia Andrew: The Audio of Assassination – John Broomhall/Resolution Magazine
Guide: How to Survive a Game Audio Layoff – Insights from Damian Kastbauer – Jennifer Walden and Asbjoern Andersen
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare – Infinity Ward
Best Audio Mix
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019) – Infinity Ward
Death Stranding – Kojima Productions
Finalists
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order – Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts
Borderlands 3 – Gearbox Software
Apex Legends – Respawn Entertainment
Concrete Genie – Pixelopus
Control – Remedy Entertainment
Best Sound Design in a Casual/Social Game
Call of Duty: Mobile – TiMi Studios/Activision
Finalists
Hearthstone: Saviors of Uldum
Best Music in a Casual/Social Game
Honor of Kings 2.0 – TiMi Studios
Finalists
Sky: Children of the Light – thatgamecompany
Astrologaster – Nyamyam
Bee Simulator – Varsav Game Studios
Hearthstone: Rise of Shadows – Blizzard Entertainment
Best Game Music Cover/Remix
Chrono Trigger “The Trial” – John Robert Matz, Producer
Finalists
Borderlands 3 – Gearbox, Finishing Move Inc
Mario Kart 64 – John Stacy
Suikoden II KDET – Arranged and Conducted by Kentaro Sato
Donkey Kong Country – Ross Casey
Best Original Song
“Giants”, League of Legends – Riot Games
Finalists
“BB’s Theme”, Death Stranding – Kojima Productions
“Saudade”, Resident Evil 2 – Capcom
“Fair as a Rose”, Elsinore – Golden Glitch Studios
“Days Gone Quiet”, Days Gone – SIE Bend Studio
“Constellation”, Sky: Children of the Light – thatgamecompany
Best Original Choral Composition
“Cordova’s Theme”, Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order – Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts
Finalists
Astrologaster – Nyamyam
Rend – Frostkeep Studios
Elsinore – Golden Glitch Studios
Best Sound Design for an Indie Game
Deliver Us The Moon – KeokeN Interactive
Finalists
Golem – Highwire Games
Knights & Bikes– Foam Sword
Astroneer – System Era Softworks
Hunt: Showdown – Crytek
Best Music for an Indie Game
Bee Simulator – Varsav Game Studios
Finalists
Sky: Children of the Light – thatgamecompany
Astrologaster – Nyamyam
Outer Wilds – Mobius Digital
Slay the Spire – MegaCrit
Best VR Audio
Journey of the Gods
Finalists
Dragons: Flight Academy – DreamWorks
How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World Virtual Tour
Undersea
Blood and Truth
Vacation Simulator
G.A.N.G. / MAGFEST People’s Choice Award
Cadence of Hyrule – Crypt of the Necrodancer
Recognition Award
Distinguished Service Award
Breakout Talent Award
2019 Awards
Audio of the Year
God of War – Santa Monia Studio
Finalists
Battlefield V – EA DICE
Marvel’s Spider-Man – Insomniac Games
God of War – Santa Monica Studio
Moss – Polyarc
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey – Ubisoft
Shadow of the Tomb Raider – Eidos Montreal & Crystal Dynamics
Music of the Year
God of War – Santa Monia Studio
Finalists
Torn – Aspyr Games
Far Cry 5 – Ubisoft Montreal
God of War – Santa Monica Studio
Moss – Polyarc
Forgotton Anne – ThroughLine Games
Frostpunk – 11 bit studios
Sound Design of the Year
God of War – Santa Monia Studio
Finalists
Marvel’s Spider-Man – Insomniac Games
Battlefield V – EA DICE
Shadow of the Tomb Raider – Eidos Montreal & Crystal Dynamics
God of War – Santa Monica Studio
Moss – Polyarc
Best Original Soundtrack Album
Shadow of the Tomb Raider – Brian D’Oliveira
Finalists
Where the Water Tastes Like Wine – Ryan Ike
Pode – Austin Wintory
Battlefield V – Johan Söderqvist, Patrik Andrén, Fredrik Möller and Joel Eriksson
Far Cry 5 – Dan Romer
Shadow of the Tomb Raider – Brian D’Oliveira
Frostpunk – Piotr Musiał
Torn – Garry Schyman
Best Interactive Score
Shadow of the Tomb Raider – Eidos Montreal & Crystal Dynamics
Finalists
Shadow of the Tomb Raider – Eidos Montreal & Crystal Dynamics
God of War – Santa Monica Studio
Artifact – Valve
Tetris Effect – Enhance, Inc., Monstars Inc., and Resonair
Marvel’s Spider-Man – Insomniac Games
Wandersong – Greg Lobanov
Best Cinematic/Cutscene Audio
God of War – Santa Monica Studio
Finalists
Marvel’s Spider-Man – Insomniac Games
God of War – Santa Monica Studio
Battlefield V – EA DICE
Shadow of the Tomb Raider – Eidos Montreal & Crystal Dynamics
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey – Ubisoft
Far Cry 5 – Ubisoft Montreal
Best Dialogue
Marvel’s Spider-Man – Insomniac Games
Finalists
God of War – Santa Monica Studio
World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth – Blizzard Entertainment
Far Cry 5 – Ubisoft Montreal
Moss – Polyarc
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey – Ubisoft
Battlefield V – EA DICE
Marvel’s Spider-Man – Insomniac Games
Best Original Instrumental
“Kara Main Theme” (Detroit: Become Human)
Finalists
“Spider-Man” (Marvel’s Spider-Man)
“God of War” (God of War)
“Kara Main Theme” (Detroit: Become Human)
“Legends Old and New” (Moss)
“Main Theme” (Just Cause 4)
Best Game Audio Article, Publication or Broadcast
“Soundworks Collection Video: Shadow of the Tomb Raider” – Michael Coleman, Rob Bridgett, Frédéric Arnaud, Hugo Léger, Anne-Sophie Mongeau, Brian D’Oliveira
Finalists
“Music for Games Should be More than Just Music” – Olivier Derivière
“The War Bards” – Edouard Brenneisen, Gerard Marino, Chance Thomas, Neal Acree, Emmanuel Lagumbay
“From Trumpets to Transients: A Composer’s Guide to Sound Design” – Brad Beaumont, Bonnie Bogovich, John Matz, Matthew Marteinsson, Emmanuel Lagumbay
“The 4 Domains of Audio in Spatial Computing” – Anastasia Devana
“Soundworks Collection Video: Shadow of the Tomb Raider” – Michael Coleman, Rob Bridgett, Frédéric Arnaud, Hugo Léger, Anne-Sophie Mongeau, Brian D’Oliveira
Best Audio Mix
God of War – Santa Monica Studio
Finalists
Battlefield V – EA DICE
Detroit: Become Human – Quantic Dream
God of War – Santa Monica Studio
Red Dead Redemption 2 – Rockstar Games
Marvel’s Spider-Man – Insomniac Games
Best Sound Design in a Casual/Social Game
Hearthstone: The Boomsday Project – Blizzard Entertainment
Finalists
Wild Beyond – Strange Sevens
Hearthstone: The Boomsday Project – Blizzard Entertainment
Saint Seiya – Tencent TIMI Studio Group
Freedom Fantasy Online Mobile – Tencent
Battle Through the Heaven – Tencent TIMI Studio Group
Wonka’s World of Candy – Zynga
Best Music in a Casual/Social Game
God of War – Santa Monica Studio
Finalists
Wonka’s World of Candy – Zynga
Star Trek Fleet Command – CBS Interactive, Scopely, Digit
Hearthstone: The Boomsday Project – Blizzard Entertainment
WarSong – Tencent
Zootopia: Dreaming People – Tencent Games
Best Game Music Cover/Remix
“Super Mario Bros.” – ConSoul
Finalists
Overwatch Contenders (from Overwatch) – Jason Walsh, Hexany Audio
“Xion” (from Kingdom Hearts) – Project Destati
“Beneath the Mask” (from Persona 5) – Tournament Arc
“Super Mario Bros.” – ConSoul
“Ballad of the Windfish” (from The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening) – Rozen
Best Original Song
“Waiting” (Battle Through the Heaven)
Finalists
“Right Where We Belong” (Call of Duty: Black Ops 4)
“Only We Remember It Now” (The Banner Saga 3)
“Waiting” (Battle Through the Heaven)
“We Will Rise Again” (Far Cry 5)
“K/DA – POP/STARS” (League of Legends)
“Across the Seven Realms” (Bard’s Tale IV: Barrows Deep)
“Heavy Hands” (Where the Water Tastes Like Wine)
“Home To Me” (Moss)
Best Original Choral Composition
“Lullaby of the Giants” (God of War)
Finalists
“Down Among the Dead Men” (Lamplight City)
“Keep of Voices” (Destiny 2: Forsaken)
“Lullaby of the Giants” (God of War)
“Aghanim’s Obsession” (Artifact)
“Glorifica” (Battlefield V)
“Cree – The Atomic Era (The Drums of Poundmaker)” (Sid Meier’s Civilization VI: Rise & Fall)
“Oh the Bliss” (Far Cry 5)
Best Sound Design for an Indie Game
Moss – Polyarc
Finalists
Wandersong – Greg Lobanov
Below – Capybara Games
Moss – Polyarc
Bard’s Tale IV: Barrows Deep – inXile Entertainment
Yoku’s Island Express – Villa Gorilla
Best Music for an Indie Game
Moss – Jason Graves
Finalists
Forgotton Anne – Peter Due
Torn – Garry Schyman
Frostpunk – Piotr Musiał
Celeste – Lena Raine
Moss – Jason Graves
Best VR Audio
Moss – Polyarc
Finalists
Dr. Grodbort’s Invaders – Magic Leap
Moss – Polyarc
Project: Create – Magic Leap
Tetris Effect – Monstars Inc.
Torn – Aspyr Media
G.A.N.G. / MAGFEST People’s Choice Award (TIE)
Celeste & Octopath Traveler
Finalists
Celeste
Torna ~ The Golden Country (Xenoblade Chronicles 2 DLC)
Octopath Traveler
Deltarune
Red Dead Redemption 2
Minit
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom
Mega Man 11
The Messenger
G.A.N.G. Recognition Award
Distinguished Service Award
Lifetime Achievement Award
2018 Awards
You can watch the 2018 Awards here
Audio of the Year
Cuphead
Finalists
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
Horizon Zero Dawn
Star Wars™ Battlefront™ II
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
Music of the Year
Call of Duty: WWII
Horizon Zero Dawn
RiME
So Let Us Melt
Star Wars Battlefront II
Sound Design of the Year
Call of Duty: WWII
Finalists
Halo Wars 2
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
Horizon Zero Dawn
Star Wars™ Battlefront™ II
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
Best Original Soundtrack Album
Call of Duty: WWII
Finalists
Horizon Zero Dawn
RiME
Seven – The Days Long Gone
So Let Us Melt
Best Interactive Score
Call of Duty: WWII
Finalists
Destiny 2
Halo Wars 2
Pyre
Star Wars Battlefront II
Best Cinematic/Cutscene Audio
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
Finalists
Call of Duty: WW2
Halo Wars 2
Horizon Zero Dawn
Star Wars Battlefront 2
Best Dialogue
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
Finalists
Destiny 2
Horizon Zero Dawn
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
Best Original Instrumental
“A Brotherhood of Heroes” (Call of Duty:WWII)
Horizon Zero Dawn
Finalists
Lontano
Sugarland Shimmy
The Puppet Fiddler
Best Game Audio Article, Publication or Broadcast
Musical Scoring with SFX in Mind for Call of Duty: WWII
Finalists
Gamasutra: “Musical Scoring with SFX in Mind for Call of Duty: WWII”
Something Old, Something New: The Musical Influences of Monument Valley 2
Scoring Wolfenstein II with the Baschet sonic sculptures
Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles: An Audio Development blog in two parts
Steve Pardo: Creating Rock Band VR
Best Audio Mix
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
Finalists
Destiny 2
Star Wars™ Battlefront™ II
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
Halo Wars 2
Best Sound Design in a Casual/Social Game
So Let Us Melt
Finalists
Contra Returns
Hearthstone Kobolds & Catacombs
So Let Us Melt
Super Beat Sports
Best Music in a Casual/Social Game
So Let Us Melt
Finalists
Club Penguin Island
Contra Returns
Crusader’s Of Light
Gunman Taco Truck
So Let Us Melt
Best Game Music Cover/Remix
The Witcher 3 – Sword of Destiny
Finalists
“Bernard Electric” (from American Pixels)
Hero of Time
Ovelia & Delita
Witcher 3 – Sword of Destiny
World of Warcraft – Hymn of the Firstborn Son
Best Original Song
Hearthstone is Home
Finalists
Die House
Fires of War
Legends Never Die
Hearthstone is Home – Hearthstone
Super Mario Odyssey
Best Original Choral Composition
Horizon Zero Dawn
“Honor and Glory” – Overwatch
Horizon Zero Dawn
Last Rite
Marion (from Outcast :Second Contact)
So Let Us Melt
Best Sound Design for an Indie Game
Hellblade: Senuas Sacrifice
Finalists
Divinity: Original Sin 2
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
Monument Valley 2
Paranormal Activity: The Lost Soul
So Let Us Melt
Best Music for an Indie Game
So Let Us Melt
Finalists
Divinity: Original Sin 2
Gunman Taco Truck
So Let Us Melt
WonderWorlds
Best VR Audio
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
Finalists
LA Noire: The VR Case Files
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
Rock Band VR
Star Wars: Droid Repair Bay
The Invisible Hours
Extraordinary Leadership and Service
Breakout Talent of the Year
G.A.N.G. Recognition Award
Distinguished Service Award
Lifetime Achievement Award
2017 Awards
You can watch the 2017 Awards here
Audio of the Year
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
Finalists
Battlefield 1Gears of War 4
INSIDE
Overwatch
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
Music of the Year
ABZU
Finalists
ABZU
Battlefield 1
The Last Guardian
Sid Meier’s Civilization VI
Samorost 3
Sound Design of the Year
Overwatch
Finalists
Overwatch
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
Battlefield 1
INSIDE
MAFIA III
Best Original Soundtrack Album
ABZU
Finalists
The Last Guardian
Battlefield 1
Samorost 3
ABZU
Final Fantasy XV OST
Best Interactive Score
Fossil Echo
Finalists
INSIDE
Deus Ex: Mankind Dividided
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
Overwatch
Fossil Echo
Tethered
Best Cinematic/Cutscene Audio
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
Finalists
Battlefield 1
Overwatch – The Last Bastion
Call of Duty Infinite Warfare
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
Best Dialogue
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
Finalists
Gears of War 4
Mafia III
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
Battlefield 1
Overwatch
Quantum Break
Best Original Instrumental
The Last Guardian
Finalists
Strike of Kings (Realm of Valor)
End Titles The Last Guardian Suite from The Last Guardian
Sunborn Rising Main Theme – Feat. Contemporary Youth Orchestra
Valse di Fantastica
ABZU: Delphinus Delphis
Best Game Audio Article, Publication or Broadcast
Overwatch – The Elusive Goal: Play by Sound
Finalists
Learning VR Audio: VR Audio Resources
The VR Soundscape of Secret Sorcery’s Tethered
Game Audio Industry Survey 2016/Game Audio Gender Gap
Overwatch – The Elusive Goal: Play by Sound
Composing Music For Games: The Art, Technology and Business of Video Game Scoring
Best Audio Mix
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
Finalists
Battlefield 1
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
INSIDE
Abzu
The Last Guardian
Quantum Break
Best Sound Design in a Casual/Social Game
Hearthstone: One Night in Karazhan
Finalists
Planet Coaster
Bejeweled Stars
Plants Vs. Zombies Heroes
Gordon Ramsay Dash
Hearthstone: One Night in Karazhan
Best Music in a Casual/Social Game
Strike of Kings (Realm of Valor)
Finalists
Finding Dory: Just Keep Swimming
Gordon Ramsay Dash
Strike of Kings (Realm of Valor)
Hearthstone: One Night in Karazhan
Sunborn Rising: Beneath the Fall
Best Game Music Cover/Remix
Fated Children
Finalists
If Death is Kind
ICO – You Were There
Fated Children
All the Earth
How Long Have I Been Playing?
Best Original Vocal Song – Pop
Banner Saga 2
Finalists
I Expect You To Die from I Expect You To Die
BANNER SAGA 2: Our Steps, To the night
Knee Deep – Act 3: Boomtown
Oh Willamette
The Dragon Spirit
Best Original Vocal Song – Choral
ABZU
Finalists
Sogno di Volare from Sid Meier’s Civilization VI
ABZU: Then were created the Gods in the midst of heaven
ReCore: Main Theme
Battlefield 1
Elegy – from Rise of Iron
Best Audio for an Indie Game
INSIDE
Finalists
Planet Coaster
Fossil Echo
The Witness
INSIDE
The Banner Saga 2
Best Handheld Audio
Hearthstone: One Night in Karazhan
Finalists
ASURA
Gordon Ramsay Dash
Hearthstone: One Night in Karazhan
Plants Vs. Zombies Heroes
Dawn of Titans