The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) will host the 23rd annual D.I.C.E. Awards on Thursday, February 13th. As such, the award nominees have officially gone live online. Both Control and Death Stranding lead the pack with eight nods each, including serving as two of the finalists for the coveted Game of the Year award. Disco Elysium, Outer Wilds, and Untitled Goose Game are also in the running for the top honor.
Disco Elysium and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare are up for a total of six nominations apiece. Outer Wilds and Untitled Goose Game are tied for an impressive four nods each. Among the titles nominated for three awards are A Short Hike, Mortal Kombat 11, Resident Evil 2, and Sayonara Wild Hearts.
Numerous games are nominated for 2020’s D.I.C.E. Awards across 23 different categories. They are as follows:
Outstanding Achievement in Animation:
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
- Days Gone
- Death Stranding
- Devil May Cry 5
- Luigi’s Mansion 3
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction:
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
- Concrete Genie
- Control
- Death Stranding
- Resident Evil 2
Outstanding Achievement in Character:
- Control (Jesse Faden)
- Death Stranding (Cliff Unger)
- Death Stranding (Sam Porter Bridges)
- Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (Greez)
- Untitled Goose Game (The Goose)
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition:
- Arise: A Simple Story
- Control
- Erica
- Golem
- Mortal Kombat 11
Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design:
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
- Death Stranding
- Mortal Kombat 11
- Resident Evil 2
- Sayonara Wild Hearts
Outstanding Achievement in Story:
- Control
- Disco Elysium
- Outer Wilds
- Telling Lies
- The Outer Worlds
Outstanding Technical Achievement:
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
- Concrete Genie
- Control
- Death Stranding
- Metro Exodus
Action Game of the Year:
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
- Control
- Devil May Cry 5
- Gears 5
- Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
Adventure Game of the Year:
- Death Stranding
- Luigi’s Mansion 3
- Resident Evil 2
- Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
- The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening
Family Game of the Year:
- A Short Hike
- Dragon Quest Builders 2
- Ring Fit Adventure
- Super Mario Maker 2
- Yoshi’s Crafted World
Fighting Game of the Year:
- Dead or Alive 6
- Jump Force
- Mortal Kombat 11
- Samurai Shodown
Racing Game of the Year:
- Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled
- DiRT Rally 2.0
- F1 2019
- Mario Kart Tour
- Trials Rising
Role-Playing Game of the Year:
- Disco Elysium
- Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers
- Kingdom Hearts III
- Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield
- The Outer Worlds
Sports Game of the Year:
- FIFA 20
- Madden NFL 20
- MLB The Show 19
- NBA 2K20
- NHL 20
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year:
- Anno 1800
- Fire Emblem: Three Houses
- Oxygen Not Included
- Slay the Spire
- Total War: Three Kingdoms
Immersive Reality Technical Achievement:
- Asgard’s Wrath
- Blood & Truth
- Pistol Whip
- Stormland
- Westworld Awakening
Immersive Reality Game of the Year:
- Asgard’s Wrath
- Blood & Truth
- Pistol Whip
- The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets
- Trover Saves the Universe
Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game:
- A Short Hike
- Disco Elysium
- Sayonara Wild Hearts
- Untitled Goose Game
- What the Golf?
Portable Game of the Year:
- Call of Duty: Mobile
- Grindstone
- Sayonara Wild Hearts
- Sky: Children of the Light
- What the Golf?
Online Game of the Year:
- Apex Legends
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
- Destiny 2: Shadowkeep
- Tetris 99
- Wargroove
Outstanding Achievement in Game Design:
- Baba Is You
- Disco Elysium
- Outer Wilds
- Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
- Slay the Spire
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction:
- A Short Hike
- Control
- Disco Elysium
- Outer Wilds
- Untitled Goose Game
Game of Year:
- Control
- Death Stranding
- Disco Elysium
- Outer Wilds
- Untitled Goose Game
For the fourth consecutive year, Jessica Chobot and Greg Miller will host the ceremony, which takes place on February 13th at Las Vegas’ Aria Resort.
[Source: AIAS]
