Congratulations to the 22nd Annual D.I.C.E. Awards Finalists!

The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) is pleased to announce the nominees for its 22nd Annual D.I.C.E. Awards (#DICEAwards), co-hosted for the third year by Greg Miller of Kinda Funny, and Jessica Chobot of Nerdist News. Academy members will begin general voting for the video game industry’s premier peer-based awards show on Friday, Jan. 11th at 2:00 PM PST.

Fifty-six of the most exciting games from 2018 received a nomination. God of War leads the nominees with 12 total nominations, followed by AAA blockbuster hits Marvel's Spider-Man with 11, Red Dead Redemption 2 with eight and indie title Return of the Obra Dinn with six nods. Tying with four nominations include ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission, Detroit: Become Human, Florence and Into the Breach while Assassin's Creed Odyssey, and Moss each receive three. Finalists for the top honor, Game of the Year, are: God of War, Into the Breach, Marvel's Spider-Man, Red Dead Redemption 2, and Return of the Obra Dinn.

The winners will be revealed at the D.I.C.E. Awards ceremony on Wednesday, February 13th at Aria Resort & Hotel Las Vegas as the culmination of the week-long industry gathering at the 2019 D.I.C.E. Summit (#DICE19). Honored this year as the Hall of Fame recipient will be Bonnie Ross, Microsoft Corporate Vice President and Head of 343 Industries. The ceremony will once again be live streamed in its entirety beginning at 8:00 pm PT/11:00 pm ET via multi-year media partner IGN Entertainment.

The Academy and its Board of Directors thank all of the people who serve as Peer Panelists and generously volunteer their time to determine finalists. View a full list of Peer Panelists here.

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Outstanding Achievement in Animation God of War GRIS Marvel's Spider-Man Moss Red Dead Redemption 2 Sony Interactive Entertainment Devolver Digital Sony Interactive Entertainment Polyarc Rockstar Games SIE Santa Monica Studio Nomada Studio Insomniac Games

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction Detroit: Become Human God of War GRIS Marvel's Spider-Man Red Dead Redemption 2 Sony Interactive Entertainment Sony Interactive Entertainment Devolver Digital Sony Interactive Entertainment Rockstar Games Quantic Dream SIE Santa Monica Studio Nomada Studio Insomniac Games

Outstanding Achievement in Character Assassin's Creed Odyssey God of War God of War Marvel's Spider-Man Red Dead Redemption 2 Kassandra Atreus Kratos Peter Parker/Spider-Man Arthur Morgan Ubisoft Sony Interactive Entertainment Sony Interactive Entertainment Sony Interactive Entertainment Rockstar Games Ubisoft Quebec SIE Santa Monica Studio SIE Santa Monica Studio Insomniac Games

Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition Detroit: Become Human Forgotton Anne God of War Marvel’s Spider-Man Tetris Effect Sony Interactive Entertainment Square Enix Collective Sony Interactive Entertainment Sony Interactive Entertainment Enhance, Inc. Quantic Dream ThroughLine Games SIE Santa Monica Studio Insomniac Games Monstars Inc. and Resonair

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design Battlefield V Detroit: Become Human God of War Marvel's Spider-Man Moss Electronic Arts Sony Interactive Entertainment Sony Interactive Entertainment Sony Interactive Entertainment Polyarc EA DICE Quantic Dream SIE Santa Monica Studio Insomniac Games



Outstanding Achievement in Story Assassin's Creed: Odyssey Florence God of War Marvel’s Spider-Man Return of Obra Dinn Ubisoft Annapurna Interactive Sony Interactive Entertainment Sony Interactive Entertainment 3909 LLC Ubisoft Quebec Mountains SIE Santa Monica Studio Insomniac Games Lucas Pope

Outstanding Achievement in Technical Achievement ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission Battlefield V God of War Marvel's Spider-Man Red Dead Redemption 2 Sony Interactive Entertainment Electronic Arts Sony Interactive Entertainment Sony Interactive Entertainment Rockstar Games SIE JAPAN Studio EA DICE SIE Santa Monica Studio Insomniac Games

Action Game of the Year Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Celeste Destiny 2: Forsaken Far Cry 5 Shadow of the Tomb Raider Activision Matt Makes Games Activision Ubisoft Square Enix Inc. Treyarch Bungie and High Moon Studios Ubisoft Montreal Eidos-Montréal



Adventure Game of the Year Detroit: Become Human God of War Marvel's Spider-Man Red Dead Redemption 2 Return of the Obra Dinn Sony Interactive Entertainment Sony Interactive Entertainment Sony Interactive Entertainment Rockstar Games 3909 LLC Quantic Dream SIE Santa Monica Studio Insomniac Games Lucas Pope

Family Game of the Year ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission Kirby Star Allies LEGO DC Super-Villains Starlink: Battle for Atlas Unravel Two Sony Interactive Entertainment Nintendo of America Warner Bros. Games Ubisoft Electronic Arts SIE JAPAN Studio HAL Laboratory, Inc. and Nintendo EPD TT Games Ubisoft Toronto ColdWood Interactive

Fighting Game of the Year BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle Dragon Ball FighterZ SOULCALIBUR VI Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Arc System Works Co., Ltd. BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc. BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc. Nintendo of America Arc System Works Co., Ltd. BANDAI NAMCO Studios Nintendo, Sora Ltd., and BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc.

Racing Game of the Year F1 2018 Forza Horizon 4 Wreckfest Codemasters Microsoft Studios THQ Nordic

Playground Games Bugbear Entertainment

Role-Playing Game of the Year Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age Monster Hunter: World Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire Ubisoft Square Enix CAPCOM BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc. Versus Evil, LLC Ubisoft Quebec LEVEL-5 Inc. Obsidian Entertainment

Sports Game of the Year FIFA 19 Mario Tennis Aces MLB The Show 18 Electronic Arts Nintendo Co. Ltd. Sony Interactive America EA Vancouver and EA Bucharest Camelot Co. Ltd. and Nintendo Co. Ltd. SIE San Diego Studio

Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year Bad North Frostpunk Into the Breach Northgard RimWorld Raw Fury 11 bit studios Subset Games Shiro Games Ludeon Studios Plausible Concept

Immersive Reality Technical Achievement ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission Beat Saber Dr. Grordbort's Invaders Tónandi Torn Sony Interactive Entertainment Beat Games Magic Leap Magic Leap Aspyr Media SIE JAPAN Studio Weta Workshop and Magic Leap Magic Leap Studios and Sigur Ros

Immersive Reality Game of the Year ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission Beat Saber Moss Sprint Vector Transference Sony Interactive Entertainment Beat Games Polyarc Survios, Inc. Ubisoft SIE JAPAN Studio Ubisoft Montreal and SpectreVision

Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game Celeste Florence Into the Breach Minit Return of the Obra Dinn Matt Makes Games Annapurna Interactive Subset Games Devolver Digital 3909 LLC Mountains Kitty, JW, Jukio and Dom Lucas Pope

Portable Game of the Year Dandara Donut County Dragalia Lost Florence Oddmar Raw Fury Annapurna Interactive Nintendo Co. Ltd. Annapurna Interactive Mobge Ltd Long Hat House Ben Esposito Cygames, Inc. and Nintendo Co. Ltd Mountains

Online Game of the Year Destiny 2: Forsaken Fortnite Laser League Red Dead Redemption 2 Sea of Thieves Activision Epic Games 505 Games Rockstar Games Microsoft Studios Bungie and High Moon Studios

Roll7 Rare

Outstanding Achievement in Game Design God of War Into the Breach Marvel's Spider-Man Return of the Obra Dinn Subnautica Sony Interactive Entertainment Subset Games Sony Interactive Entertainment 3909 LLC Unknown Worlds Entertainment, Inc SIE Santa Monica Studio Insomniac Games Lucas Pope

Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction Florence God of War Marvel's Spider-Man Red Dead Redemption 2 Return of the Obra Dinn Annapurna Interactive Sony Interactive Entertainment Sony Interactive Entertainment Rockstar Games 3909 LLC Mountains SIE Santa Monica Studio Insomniac Games Lucas Pope

Game of the Year God of War Into the Breach Marvel's Spider-Man Red Dead Redemption 2 Return of the Obra Dinn Sony Interactive Entertainment Subset Games Sony Interactive Entertainment Rockstar Games 3909 LLC SIE Santa Monica Studio Insomniac Games Lucas Pope

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