Red Dead Redemption 2, God of War, and Spider-Man Lead GDC 2019 Choice Awards Nominees

The annual Game Developers Conference has released its list of nominees for the GDC 2019 Choice Awards, which will take place on March 20, 2019.

With seven nominations, Rockstar Games’ Red Dead Redemption 2 dominates the list, followed by Sony Santa Monica’s God of War and Insomniac Games’ Marvel’s Spider-Man, which earned six nominations each.

The full list is as follows:

BEST AUDIO

• Celeste (Matt Makes Games)
• Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Games)
• God of War (Sony Santa Monica / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Marvel’s Spider-Man (Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Tetris Effect (Monstars and Resonair / Enhance)

BEST DEBUT

• Polyarc (Moss)
• Mountains (Florence)
• Nomada Studio (Gris)
• Villa Gorilla (Yoku’s Island Express)
• Sabotage (The Messenger)

BEST DESIGN

• Marvel’s Spider-Man (Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Celeste (Matt Makes Games)
• Into the Breach (Subset Games)
• Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Games)
• God of War (Sony Santa Monica / Sony Interactive Entertainment)

BEST MOBILE GAME

• Alto’s Odyssey (Snowman)
• Florence (Mountains / Annapurna Interactive)
• Reigns: Game of Thrones (Nerial / Devolver Digital)
• Holedown (Grapefrukt Games)
• Donut County (Ben Esposito / Annapurna Interactive)

INNOVATION AWARD

• Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Games)
• Florence (Mountains / Annapurna Interactive)
• Nintendo Labo (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)
• Tetris Effect (Monstars and Resonair / Enhance)
• Return of the Obra Dinn (Lucas Pope / 3909)

BEST NARRATIVE

• Florence (Mountains/Annapurna Interactive)
• God of War (Sony Santa Monica / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Marvel’s Spider-Man (Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Return of the Obra Dinn (Lucas Pope / 3909)
• Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Games)

BEST TECHNOLOGY

• Marvel’s Spider-Man (Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (Ubisoft Quebec / Ubisoft)
• Forza Horizon 4 (Turn 10 Studios and Playground Games / Microsoft Studios)
• God of War (Sony Santa Monica / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Games)

BEST VISUAL ART

• Gris (Nomada Studio / Devolver Digital)
• Marvel’s Spider-Man (Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• God of War (Sony Santa Monica / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Return of the Obra Dinn (Lucas Pope / 3909)
• Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Games)

BEST VR/AR GAME

• Budget Cuts (Neat Corporation)
• Beat Saber (Beat Games)
• Tetris Effect (Monstars and Resonair / Enhance)
• Moss (Polyarc)
• Astro Bot Rescue Mission (SIE Japan Studio / Sony Interactive Entertainment)

GAME OF THE YEAR

• Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Games)
• Return of the Obra Dinn (Lucas Pope / 3909)
• Marvel’s Spider-Man (Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Celeste (Matt Makes Games)
• God of War (Sony Santa Monica / Sony Interactive Entertainment)

Former Uncharted writer, Amy Hennig, will be receiving this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award.