The 2025 Game Awards ceremony airs tonight (December 11)!
The annual celebration of the very best in gaming is kicking off live from the Peacock Theater on Thursday, December 11 at 7:30 p.m. ET in Los Angeles, hosted by creator and producer of the ceremony Geoff Keighley, and there are a bunch of ways to watch for free.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 leads the ceremony with 13 nominations, the most in the show’s history. Death Stranding 2: On the Beach and Ghost of Yōtei follow with seven noms each.
Keep reading to find out more…
The ceremony begins with a 30-minute pre-show, which will likely feature some announcements and trailers ahead of the main ceremony.
There is a livestream available to watch on YouTube inside, as well as options to watch on Facebook Live, TikTok Live, Twitch, and X. You can also stream the show on IGN, Instagram Live, Kick, and Prime Video, with many co-streams also running through some of the biggest content creators.
The ceremony will run for approximately three hours, and has occasionally stretched closer to the four hour mark.
Fans are expecting to see some major announcements of upcoming video games, as well as trailers for long anticipated titles in development.
Performers:
Evanescence will be performing “Afterlife” from Netflix’s Devil May Cry
The Game Awards Orchestra, conducted by Lorne Balfe
Presenters:
Todd Howard
Neil Newbon
Maggie Robertson
Jeffrey Wright
Miss Piggy
Rowlf the Dog
Fallout Season 2 Cast
See the full list of the Game Awards 2025 nominees…
Game Of The Year
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
Donkey Kong Bananza
Hades II
Hollow Knight: Sliksong
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
Best Game Direction
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
Ghost of Yotei
Hades II
Split Fiction
Best Narrative
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
Ghost of Yotei
Kingdom Com: Deliverance II
Silent Hill f
Best Art Direction
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
Ghost of Yotei
Hades II
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Best Score and Music
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Hades II
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Ghost of Yotei
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Best Audio Design
Battlefield 6
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Ghost of Yotei
Silent Hill f
Best Performance
Ben Starr – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Charlie Cox – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Erika Ishii – Ghost of Yotei
Jennifer English – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Konatsu Kato – Silent Hill f
Troy Baker – Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Innovation in Accessibility
Assassins Creed Shadows
Atomfall
Doom: The Dark Ages
EA Sports FC 26
South of Midnight
Games for Impact
Consume Me
Despelote
Lost Records: Bloom and Rage
South of Midnight
Wanderstop
Best Ongoing
Final Fantasy XIV
Fortnite
Helldivers 2
Marvel Rivals
No Mans Sky
Best Community Support
Baldurs Gate 3
Final Fantasy XIV
Fortnite
Helldivers 2
No Mans Sky
Best Independent Game
Absolum
Ball x Pit
Blue Prince
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Hades II
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Best Debut Indie Game
Blue Prince
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Despelote
Dispatch
Best Mobile Game
Destiny: Rising
Persona 5: The Phantom X
Sonic Rumble
Umamusume: Pretty Derby
Wuthering Waves
Best VR/AR Game
Alien: Rogue Incursion
Arken Age
Ghost Town
Marvels Deadpool VR
The Midnight Walk
Best Action Game
Battlefield 6
Doom: The Dark Ages
Hades II
Ninja Gaiden 4
Shinobi: Art of Vengeance
Best Action/Adventure Game
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
Ghost of Yotei
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Split Fiction
Best RPG
Avowed
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
The Outer Worlds 2
Monster Hunter Wilds
Best Fighting
2XKO
Capcom Fighting Collection 2
Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves
Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection
Virtua Fighter 5 R E V O World Stage
Best Family
Donkey Kong Bananza
LEGO Party
LEGO Voyagers
Mario Kart World
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
Split Fiction
Best Sim/Strategy
The Alters
Final Fantasy Tactics – The Ivalice Chronicles
Jurassic World Evolution 3
Sid Meiers Civilization VII
Tempest Rising
Two Point Museum
Best Sports/Racing
EA Sports FC 26
F1 25
Mario Kart World
Rematch
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
Best Multiplayer
Arc Raiders
Battlefield 6
Elden Ring Nightreign
Peak
Split Fiction
Best Adaptation
A Minecraft Movie
Devil May Cry
The Last of Us Season 2
Splinter Cell: Deathwatch
Until Dawn
Most Anticipated
007 First Light
Grand Theft Auto VI
Marvels Wolverine
Resident Evil Requiem
The Witcher IV
Content Creator of the Year
Caedrel
Kai Cenat
MoistCr1TiKaL
Sakura Miko
The Burnt Peanut
Best Esports Game
Counter Strike 2
Dota 2
League of Legends
Mobile Legends Bang Bang
Valorant
Best Esports Athlete
brawk
Chovy
f0rsakeN
Kakeru
MenaRD
Zyw0o
Best Esports Team
Gen G – League of Legends
NRG – Valorant
Team Falcons – DOTA 2
Team Liquid PH – Mobile Legends Bang Bang
Team Vitality – Counter Strike 2
Photos: YouTube / The Game Awards
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