GDC Awards 2021: The Last of Us: Part II leads the nominees

The next major award ceremony is imminent: the Game Developers Choice Awards 2021. The nominees have now been announced on the official website.

The Last of Us: Part II is considered the most successful title of all time in terms of prizes. This position was previously held by The Witcher 3, before the Naughty Dog title replaced CD Projekt RED’s game in the Game of the Year Awards in January of this year. Now The Last of Us: Part II can further expand its lead, because the action sequel tops the list of nominees for the GDC Awards 2021.

The Last of Us: Part II is nominated in a total of six categories, including, of course, again in the most important category: the Game of the Year. The samurai epic Ghost of Tsushima and the indie darling Hades also received six nominations.

The actual award ceremony is still a bit long in coming and should be streamed on July 21, 2021. Titles published in 2020 could be nominated in the various categories.

All nominees at a glance:

BEST AUDIO

• Hades (Supergiant Games)
• The Last of Us 2 (Naughty Dog / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Doom Eternal (id Software / Bethesda Softworks)
• Final Fantasy VII: Remake (Square Enix)
• Ghost of Tsushima (Sucker Punch Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)

BEST DEBUT

• Phasmophobia (Kinetic Games)
• Umurangi Generation (Origame Digital / Playism, Origame Digital)
• Carrion (Phobia Game Studio / Devolver Digital)
• Mortal Shell (Cold Symmetry / Playstack)
• Raji: An Ancient Epic (Nodding Heads Games / Super!Com)

BEST DESIGN

• Ghost of Tsushima (Sucker Punch Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• The Last of Us 2 (Naughty Dog / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Hades (Supergiant Games)
• Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo EPD/ Nintendo)
• Half-Life: Alyx (Valve)

INNOVATION AWARD

• Microsoft Flight Simulator (Asobo Studio / Xbox Game Studios)
• Dreams (Media Molecule / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Half-Life: Alyx (Valve)
• Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout (Mediatonic / Devolver Digital)
• Hades (Supergiant Games)

BEST MOBILE GAME

• The Pathless (Giant Squid / Annapurna Interactive)
• Genshin Impact (miHoYo)
• Legends of Runeterra (Riot Games)
• Alba: A Wildlife Adventure (ustwo / PID Publishing)
• If Found… (Dreamfeel / Annapurna Interactive)

BEST NARRATIVE

• Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition (Cardboard Computer / Annapurna Interactive)
• Final Fantasy VII: Remake (Square Enix)
• Hades (Supergiant Games)
• The Last of Us 2 (Naughty Dog / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Ghost of Tsushima (Sucker Punch Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)

BEST TECHNOLOGY

• The Last of Us 2 (Naughty Dog / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Half-Life: Alyx (Valve)
• Dreams (Media Molecule / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Ghost of Tsushima (Sucker Punch Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Microsoft Flight Simulator (Asobo Studio / Xbox Game Studios)

BEST VISUAL ART

• Ghost of Tsushima (Sucker Punch Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Hades (Supergiant Games)
• The Last of Us 2 (Naughty Dog / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Ori and the Will of the Wisps (Moon Studios / Xbox Game Studios / iam8bit)
• Cyberpunk 2077 (CD Project RED / CD Project)

BEST VR/AR GAME

• The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners (Skydance Interactive)
• Paper Beast (Pixel Reef)
• Dreams (Media Molecule / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Half-Life: Alyx (Valve)
• Star Wars: Squadrons (Motive Studios / Electronic Arts)

GAME OF THE YEAR

• Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo EPD/ Nintendo)
• The Last of Us 2 (Naughty Dog / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Half-Life: Alyx (Valve)
• Hades (Supergiant Games)
• Ghost of Tsushima (Sucker Punch Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)