D.I.C.E. Awards: Nominees for 2019 announced

Kratos is very excited about his many nominations

We're in that time of year where we look back at the year previous by handing out trophies to people. It's sometimes called awards season, and even the video game world is smack dab in the middle of it right now. One of the biggest names in games awards are the D.I.C.E. Awards, handed out by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences.

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The D.I.C.E. (which stands for "Design Innovate Communicate Entertain") Awards, which will be presented this year on February 13th in Las Vegas, are, in a lot of ways, the "Oscars" of video games based on their longevity (this will be the 22nd edition) and prestige they carry. 23 awards in total will be presented, with 56 games receiving nominations. Sony and Santa Monica Studio's God of War leads the nomination count with 12, shortly followed by Marvel's Spider-Man, also by Sony (and Insomniac Games) with 11.

As with most awards of this variety, each year sees an individual given a special career achievement award (think the Cecil B. DeMille Award Jeff Bridges received at the Golden Globes this year). For the D.I.C.E. Awards, this is their Hall of Fame Award, and this year it will be given to Bonnie Ross, Microsoft Corporate Vice President and Head of 343 Industries.

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So, here we go with the list of awards and nominees. For brevity's sake, we're just going to list the game title and not the studios. If you'd like to see that, you can find the whole announcement here.

Game of the year

God of War

Into the Breach

Marvel's Spider-Man

Red Dead Redemption 2

Return of Obra Dinn

Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction

Florence

God of War

Marvel's Spider-Man

Red Dead Redemption 2

Return of Obra Dinn

Outstanding Achievement in Game Design

God of War

Into the Breach

Marvel's Spider-Man

Return of Obra Dinn

Subnautica

Online Game of the Year

Destiny 2: Forsaken

Fortnite

Laser League

Red Dead Redemption 2

Sea of Thieves

Portable Game of the Year

Dandara

Donut County

Dragalia Lost

Florence

Oddmar

Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game

Celeste

Florence

Into the Breach

Minit

Return of Obra Dinn

Immersive Reality Game of the Year

ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission

Beat Saber

Moss

Sprint Vector

Transference

Immersive Reality Technical Achievement

ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission

Beat Saber

Dr. Grordbort's Invaders

Tónandi

Torn

Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year

Bad North

Frost Punk

Into the Breach

Northgard

RimWorld

Sports Game of the Year

FIFA 19

Mario Tennis Aces

MLB The Show 19

Role-Playing Game of the Year

Assassin's Creed Odyssey

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

MONSTER HUNTER: World

Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom

Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire

Racing Game of the Year

F1 2018

Forza Horizon 4

Wreckfest

Fighting Game of the Year

BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle

Dragon Ball FighterZ

SOULCALIBUR VI

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Family Game of the Year

ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission

Kirby Star Allies

LEGO DC Super-Villains

Starlink: Battle for Atlas

Unravel Two

Adventure Game of the Year

Detriot: Become Human

God of War

Marvel's Spider-Man

Red Dead Redemption 2

Return of Obra Dinn

Action Game of the Year

Call of Duty: Black Ops IV

Celeste

Destiny 2: Forsaken

Far Cry 5

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Outstanding Achievement in Technical Achievement

ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission

Battlefield V

God of War

Marvel's Spider-Man

Red Dead Redemption 2

Outstanding Achievement in Story

Assassin's Creed Odyssey

Florence

God of War

Marvel's Spider-Man

Return of Obra Dinn

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design

Battlefield V

Detroit: Become Human

God of War

Marvel's Spider-Man

Moss

Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition

Detriot: Become Human

Forgotton Anne

God of War

Marvel's Spider-Man

Tetris Effect

Outstanding Achievement in Character

Assassin's Creed Odyssey - Kassandra

God of War - Atreus

God of War - Kratos

Marvel's Spider-Man - Spider-Man/Peter Parker

Red Dead Redemption 2 - Arthur Morgan

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction

Detroit: Become Human

God of War

GRIS

Marvel's Spider-Man

Red Dead Redemption 2

Outstanding Achievement in Animation

God of War

GRIS

Moss

Marvel's Spider-Man

Red Dead Redemption 2

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Edited by Vikshith R