Audio of the Year
Winner
Ori and the Blind Forest
Finalists
Battlefield Hardline
Destiny: The Taken King
Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture
Ori and the Blind Forest
StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void
Until Dawn
Music of the Year
Winner
Star Wars Battlefront
Finalists
Assassin’s Creed Syndicate
Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture
Ori and the Blind Forest
Star Wars Battlefront
Tearaway Unfolded
Sound Design of the Year
Winner
Star Wars Battlefront
Finalists
Battlefield Hardline
Destiny: The Taken King
Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture
Just Cause 3
StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void
STAR WARS Battlefront
Best Original Soundtrack Album
Winner
Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture
Finalists
Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture
Ori and the Blind Forest
Assassin’s Creed Syndicate
Call of Duty: Black Ops III
Star Wars Battlefront
Best Interactive Score
Winner
Star Wars Battlefront
Finalists
Star Wars Battlefront
Fallout 4
Gathering Sky
Destiny: The Taken King
Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture
Best Handheld Audio
Winner
Halo: Spartan Strike
Finalists
Halo: Spartan Strike
Broken Age
Gathering Sky
Honor of Kings
Nova-111
Best Cinematic/Cutscene Audio
Winner
StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void
Finalists
Star Wars Battlefront
Starcraft II: Legacy of the Void
Ori and the Blind Forest
The Order: 1886
Destiny: The Taken King
Best Dialogue
Winner
Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture
Finalists
Starcraft II: Legacy of the Void
The Order: 1886
Grim Fandango Remastered
Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture
Assassins Creed Syndicate
Best Original Instrumental
Winner
Ori and the Blind Forest Main Theme
Finalists
Assassin’s Creed Syndicate – “The Assassin’s Two Step”
Star Wars Battlefront – “Sullust, Born from the Ash and into War”
“The Chosen” – Main Theme from Revelation Online
Ori and the Blind Forest – “Main Theme”
The Order: 1886 – “The Knights’ Theme”
Best Original Vocal Song – Choral
Winner
Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture – “The Light We Cast”
Finalists
Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture – “The Light We Cast”
The Order: 1886 – “The Knighthood”
Heroes of the Storm – “The Battle Begins”
DOTA 2 – “Reborn”
Bloodborne – “Terror”
Best Original Vocal Song – Pop
Winner
Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture – “The Mourning Tree”
Finalists
Killer Instinct: Season 2 – “I’m Back (to Rise!)”
Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture – “The Mourning Tree”
Call of Duty: Black Ops III – “Snakeskin Boots”
Sword Coast Legends – “The Path of Destiny”
Devil’s Third – “Bleed Out”
Best Audio for an Indie Game
Winner
Gathering Sky
Finalists
Gathering Sky
SOMA
Broken Age
Prune
Nova-111
Best Game Audio Article, Publication or Broadcast
Winner
Gathering Sky – Audio Journals 1-3 – Dren McDonald
Finalists
The Essential Guide to Recording Weapon Sound Effects – Watson Wu
Gathering Sky – Audio Journals 1-3 – Dren McDonald
Sound, Sensation, and Spatialization: A Postmortem of “Fixing Incus”
How to Design Supreme Sci-Fi Weapon Sound Effects
A Sound Effect
Best Audio Mix
Winner
Ori and the Blind Forest
Star Wars Battlefront
Finalists
Ori and the Blind Forest
Battlefield Hardline
Star Wars Battlefront
Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture
Starcraft II: Legacy of the Void
Rise of the Tomb Raider
Panoramical
Best Sound Design in a Casual/Social Game
Winner
Gathering Sky
Finalists
Gathering Sky
The League of Explorers: A Hearthstone Adventure
Star Wars Uprising
Spirit Lords
Jiu Long Zhan
Best Music in a Casual/Social Game
Winner
Honor of Kings
Finalists
Gathering Sky
The League of Explorers: A Hearthstone Adventure
Plants vs. Zombies 2
Prune
Honor of Kings
Best Game Music Cover/Remix
Winner
Assassin’s Creed Syndicate Peter Hollens
Finalists
Assassin’s Creed Syndicate – “Underground”
Fallout 4: “Vault 111″
Secret of Mana: “Into the Thick of It”
Final Fantasy 7: “Of Cosmos and Seto”
Smooth McGroove Remixed
Rookie of the Year
Gareth Coker
G.A.N.G. Recognition Award
Penka Kouneva
Distinguished Service Award
Savina Ciaramella
Chance Thomas
Lifetime Achievement Award
Marty O’Donnell