‘Horizon Zero Dawn’ Leads the Pack with 10 DICE Awards Nominations
The nominees for the 21st DICE Awards are in, and Horizon Zero Dawn is leading the pack earning 10 nominations. Horizon Zero Dawn was the only game to draw in double-digit nominations with its closest competition, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, receiving six.
The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences present the award show considered the “Oscars of video games,” as part of the DICE Summit, an annual game industry conference. This year’s show will be hosted for the second time by IGN alums Jessica Chobot of Nerdist and Greg Miller of Kinda Funny. The ceremony will be live-streamed on February 22 at 8:00 pm PT on IGN.
Throughout the award show’s 24 categories 68 games received nominations. Finalist in these categories are selected by over 260 game makers in conjunction with over 30,000 game industry professionals. The complete list of nominees can be found below:
Outstanding Achievement in Animation
Cuphead
For Honor
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
Horizon Zero Dawn
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
Cuphead
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
Horizon Zero Dawn
Little Nightmares
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Outstanding Achievement in Character
Assassin’s Creed Origins – Bayek
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice – Senua
Horizon Zero Dawn – Aloy
Star Wars Battlefront 2 – Iden Versio
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy – Chloe Fraser
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition
Call of Duty: WWII
Cuphead
Horizon Zero Dawn
Rime
Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design
Destiny 2
Injustice 2
Star Wars Battlefront 2
Super Mario Odyssey
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
Outstanding Achievement in Story
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
Horizon Zero Dawn
Night in the Woods
What Remains of Edith Finch
Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus
Outstanding Technical Achievement
Assassin’s Creed Origins
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
Horizon Zero Dawn
Lone Echo/Echo Arena
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Action Game of the Year
Call of Duty: WWII
Cuphead
Destiny 2
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus
Adventure Game of the Year
Assassin’s Creed Origins
Horizon Zero Dawn
Super Mario Odyssey
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
Family Game of the Year
DropMix
GNOG
Just Dance 2018
SingStar Celebration
Snipperclips – Cut it out, together!
Fighting Game of the Year
Arms
Injustice 2
Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite
Nidhogg 2
Tekken 7
Racing Game of the Year
Dirt 4
Forza Motorsport 7
Gran Turismo Sport
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Project CARS 2
Role-Playing Game of the Year
Divinity: Original Sin 2
Middle-earth: Shadow of War
Nier: Automata
Persona 5
Torment: Tides of Numenera
Sports Game of the Year
Everybody’s Golf
FIFA 18
Golf Clash
Madden NFL 18
MLB The Show 17
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year
Endless Space 2
Halo Wars 2
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
Total War: Warhammer 2
XCOM 2: War of the Chosen
Immersive Reality Technical Achievement
Lone Echo/Echo Arena
Robo Recall
Star Trek Bridge Crew
The Invisible Hours
Wilson’s Heart
Immersive Reality Game of the Year
Lone Echo/Echo Arena
Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin
Robo Recall
Space Pirate Trainer
Wilson’s Heart
DICE Sprite Award
Everything
Gorogoa
Night in the Woods
Pyre
Snipperclips – Cut it out, together!
Handheld Game of the Year
Dragon Quest 8: Journey of the Cursed King
Etrian Odyssey 5: Beyond the Myth
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Metroid: Samus Returns
Monster Hunter Stories
Mobile Game of the Year
Cat Quest
Fire Emblem Heroes
Gorogoa
Monument Valley 2
Splitter Critters
Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay
Call of Duty: WWII
Destiny 2
Fortnite
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands
Outstanding Achievement in Game Design
Gorogoa
Horizon Zero Dawn
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
Super Mario Odyssey
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
Gorogoa
Horizon Zero Dawn
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
What Remains of Edith Finch
Game of the Year
Cuphead
Horizon Zero Dawn
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
Super Mario Odyssey
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Source: Polygon
