The Game Awards is one of the biggest events in the gaming industry. As well as rewarding developers from the past twelve months, the night is typically packed with new trailers and reveals for the thousands of fans that tune in from home, making it a must-watch event whether you care about the prizes or not.
If you want to know when 2024’s ceremony takes place, how to watch it and what to expect from the show this year, then keep on reading.
When are the Game Awards 2024?
The Game Awards will be airing tonight, Thursday 12 December 2024. It will air at the following times:
- 12:30am GMT (13 December)
- 7:30pm ET
- 4:30pm PT
- 1:30am CET (13 December)
We expect the show to last around three hours based on previous ceremonies. If you’re in the UK, you’re in for a late-night/early morning.
The event will broadcast live from the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles, where an in-person ceremony will be taking place.
How can I watch the Game Awards 2024?
The organisers promise that you’ll be able to watch the Game Awards across more than 40 global video platforms, including YouTube, Twitch, Facebook and Twitter.
We have embedded the stream above, so you can bookmark this page and watch directly from here.
Streamers will also have the option to co-stream the event as it airs for live reactions. You can sign up for co-streaming here.
Who will be presenting the awards?
Geoff Keighley is back to host the evening, and as usual there are numerous celebrities and games industry icons appearing to help distribute the awards.
The following guests have been confirmed:
- Isabela Merced
- Ella Purnell
- Statler and Waldorf from The Muppets
- Aaron Paul
- Laura Bailey
- Sam Lake
- Hideo Kojima
- Todd Howard
- Josef Fares
There will be a performance from Snoop Dog, d4vd, Twenty One Pilots and Royal & the Serpent.
The Games Awards 2024 news and trailers
Besides those getting awards, we’ll also see a whole bunch of exciting news for 2025 and beyond, including trailers and new game reveals, special in-game events, and even playable demos dropping during the show. There’ll also be a Game Awards Sale that runs across multiple PC and console storefronts.
We already have confirmation that there will be news about the following titles: Borderlands 4, Mafia: The Old Country, Tekken 8, STALCRAFT: X, Warframe 1999, Dying Light: The Beast, Hunt: Showdown 1896, Post Malone’s Murder Circus, Mecha Break and Palworld.
And of course, there will be plenty more surprises on the way.
Game Awards 2024 nominees
Nominations have now been revealed, with Astro Bot and Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth leading the pack with seven nominations each.
The winners are decided by a combination of jury and audience votes. Audience vote only counts for 10% of the overall score – the remaining 90% is decided by the voting jury.
Audience votes are now closed across all categories. This also includes the Player’s Voice – an award decided entirely by public voting. Some of the ones in this category include Genshin Impact, Wuthering Waves and Zenless Zone Zero.
Here are all the nominees for the 2024 Game Awards:
Game of the Year
- Astro Bot
- Balatro
- Black Myth: Wukong
- Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
- Metaphor: ReFantazio
Best Game Direction
- Astro Bot
- Balatro
- Black Myth: Wukong
- Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
- Metaphor: ReFantazio
Best Narrative
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
- Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
- Metaphor: ReFantanzio
- Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
- Silent Hill 2
Best Art Direction
- Astro Bot
- Black Myth: Wukong
- Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree
- Metaphor: ReFantazio
- Neva
Best Score and Music
- Astro Bot
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
- Metaphor: ReFantazio
- Silent Hill 2
- Stellar Blade
Best Audio Design
- Astro Bot
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
- Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2
- Silent Hill 2
Best Performance
- Briana White, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
- Hannah Telle, Life is Strange: Double Exposure
- Humberly González, Star Wars Outlaws
- Luke Roberts, Silent Hill 2
- Melina Juergens, Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2
Games for Impact
- Indika
- Neva
- Life is Strange: Double Exposure
- Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
- Tales of Kenzera: Zau
- Closer the Distance
Best Ongoing Game
- Destiny 2
- Diablo IV
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Fortnite
- Helldivers 2
Best Independent Game
- Animal Well
- Balatro
- Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
- Neva
- UFO 50
Best Mobile Game
- AFK Journey
- Balatro
- Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket
- Wuthering Waves
- Zenless Zone Zero
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Fortnite
- Helldivers 2
- No Man’s Sky
Innovation in Accessibility
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
- Diablo IV
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard
- Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
- Star Wars Outlaws
Best VR / AR Game
- Arizona Sunshine Remake
- Asgard’s Wrath 2
- Batman: Arkham Shadow
- Metal: Hellsinger VR
- Metro Awakening
Best Action/Adventure Game
- Astro Bot
- Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
- Silent Hill 2
- Star Wars Outlaws
- The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
Best Role Playing Game
- Dragon’s Dogma 2
- Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
- Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
- Metaphor: ReFantazio
Best Fighting Game
- Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO
- Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising
- Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics
- MultiVersus
- Tekken 8
Best Family Game
- Astro Bot
- Princess Peach: Showtime!
- Super Mario Party Jamboree
- The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
- The Plucky Squire
Best Sim/Strategy Game
- Age of Mythology: Retold
- Frostpunk 2
- Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess
- Manor Lords
- Unicorn Overlord
Best Sports/Racing Game
- F1 24
- EA Sports FC 25
- NBA 2K25
- Top Spin 2K25
- WWE 2K24
Best Multiplayer Game
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
- Helldivers 2
- Super Mario Party Jamboree
- Tekken 8
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Content Creator of the Year
- CaseOh
- IlloJuan
- Techno Gamerz
- TypicalGamer
- Usada Pekora
Best Debut Indie Game
- Animal Well
- Balatro
- Manor Lords
- Pacific Drive
- The Plucky Squire
Best Adaptation
- Arcane
- Fallout
- Knuckles
- Like a Dragon: Yakuza
- Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft
Most Anticipated Game
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Ghost of Yōtei
- Grand Theft Auto VI
- Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
- Monster Hunter Wilds
Best Esports Game
- Counter-Strike 2
- DOTA 2
- League of Legends
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
- Valorant
Best Esports Athlete
- 33 – Neta Shapira
- Aleksib – Aleksi Virolainen
- Chovy – Jeong Ji-hoon
- Faker – Lee Sang-hyeok
- ZyWoO – Mathieu Herbaut
- ZmjjKk – Zheng Yongkang
Best Esports Team
- Bilibili Gaming (League of Legends)
- Gen.G (League of Legends)
- NAVI (Counter-Strike)
- T1 (League of Legends)
- Team Liquid (DOTA 2)
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