The nominees for The Game Awards 2015 have been announced, with The Witcher 3 taking the lead with six nominations.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt could very well sweep the awards this year, as the open-world RPG is nominated for Game of the Year and five other categories.
Fallout 4 is nominated for three awards, including Developer and Game of the Year.
Some of the more unique awards this year include Best Art Direction, Trending Gamer and Games For Change.
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All of the nominees were selected by an advisory board consisting of 32 international members of the games media, including journalists and content creators.
You can check out of the full list of categories and nominations below:
Game of the Year
- Bloodborne
- Fallout 4
- Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain
- Super Mario Maker
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Developer of the Year
- Bethesda Game Studios
- CD Projekt Red
- From Software
- Kojima Productions
- Nintendo
Best Shooter
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 3
- Destiny: The Taken King
- Halo 5: Guardians
- Splatoon
- Star Wars Battlefront
Best Action-Adventure Game
- Assassin’s Creed Syndicate
- Batman: Arkham Knight
- Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain
- Ori and the Blind Forest
- Rise of the Tomb Raider
Best RPG
- Bloodborne
- Fallout 4
- Pillars of Eternity
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
- Undertale
Best Fighting Game
- Guilty Gear Xrd Sign
- Mortal Kombat X
- Rise of Incarnates
- Rising Thunder
Best Sports/Racing Game
- FIFA 16
- Forza Motorsport 6
- NBA 2K16
- Pro Evolution Soccer 2016
- Rocket League
Best Multiplayer
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 3
- Destiny: The Taken King
- Halo 5: Guardians
- Rocket League
- Splatoon
Best Indie Game
- Axiom Verge (Tom Happ)
- Her Story (Sam Barlow)
- Ori and the Blind Forest (Moon Studios/Microsoft Studios)
- Rocket League (Psyonix)
- Undertale (tobyfox)
Best Family Game
- Disney Infinity 3.0
- Lego Dimensions
- Skylanders SuperChargers
- Splatoon
- Super Mario Maker
Best Mobile or Handheld Game
- Downwell (Moppin/Devolver Digital)
- Fallout Shelter (Bethesda)
- Lara Croft Go (Square Enix)
- Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate (Capcom)
- Pac-Man 256 (Hipster Whale/Bandai Namco)
Best Narrative
- Her Story
- Life is Strange
- Tales From the Borderlands
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
- Until Dawn
Best Art Direction
- Batman: Arkham Knight
- Bloodborne
- Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain
- Ori and the Blind Forest
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Best Score or Soundtrack
- Fallout 4 (Inon Zur)
- Halo 5: Guardians (Kazuma Jinnouchi)
- Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain (Justin Burnett, Ludvig Forssell, Daniel James)
- Ori and the Blind Forest (Gareth Coker)
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (Marcin Przybylowicz, Mikolai Stroinski)
Best Performance
- Ashly Burch – Chloe Price (Life is Strange)
- Doug Cockle – Geralt (The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt)
- Mark Hamill – The Joker (Batman: Arkham Knight)
- Camilla Luddington – Lara Croft (Rise of the Tomb Raider)
- Viva Seifert (Her Story)
Games for Change
- Cibele (Nina Freeman)
- Her Story (Sam Barlow)
- Life is Strange (Dontnod Entertainment)
- Sunset (Tale of Tales)
- Undertale (tobyfox)
Fan Choices
Most Anticipated Game
- Horizon Zero Dawn
- No Man’s Sky
- Quantum Break
- The Last Guardian
- Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
Best Fan Creation
- GTA 5 – Targets (Hoodoo Operator)
- Real GTA (Corridor Digital)
- Portal Stories: Mel (Prism Studios)
- Super Mario Maker e-Reader Levels (Baddboy78/theycallmeshaky)
- Twitch Plays Dark Souls (Twitch Community)
Trending Gamer
- Christopher “MonteCristo” Mykles
- Greg Miller
- Markiplier
- PewDiePie
- Total Biscuit
eSports Categories
Game of the Year
- Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
- Dota 2
- Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
- League of Legends
Player of the Year
- Peter “ppd” Dager (Dota 2 – Evil Geniuses)
- Syed Sumail “Suma1L” Hassan (Dota 2 – Evil Geniuses)
- Olof “olofmeister” Kajbjer (CS:GO – Fnatic)
- Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok (League of Legends – SK Telecom T1)
- Kenny “KennyS” Schrub (CS:GO – Team EnVyUs)
Team of the Year
- Evil Geniuses
- Fnatic
- Optic Gaming
- SK Telecom T1
- Team SoloMid
The Game Awards 2015 are set to place on December 3, kicking off at 2AM GMT.
You will able to watch the awards show from Youtube, Twitch, Steam, Xbox Live and PSN.
Who are your favourites to win? Let us know in the comments below.
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