HORIZON ZERO DAWN TOPS NAVGTR NOMINATIONS
Los Angeles, CA (February 9, 2018) / NAVGTR CORP. — The National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers, a non-profit media organization, has announced nominations for its 17th annual awards program honoring video game art, technology, and production.
The nominees for GAME OF THE YEAR are:
Horizon Zero Dawn
Nier: Automata
Persona 5
Super Mario Odyssey
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Total nominations:
17 – Horizon Zero Dawn
11 – Persona 5
10 – Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
10 – Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
10 – Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
08 – Assassin’s Creed Origins
06 – The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
06 – Super Mario Odyssey
06 – Nier: Automata
06 – Middle-earth: Shadow of War
06 – Little Nightmares
06 – Destiny 2
06 – Cuphead
05 – What Remains of Edith Finch
05 – Gravity Rush 2
05 – Gran Turismo Sport
04 – Pyre
04 – Farpoint
03 – Star Trek: Bridge Crew
03 – Sonic Mania
03 – Skyrim VR
03 – Life is Strange: Before the Storm
03 – Forza Motorsport 7
03 – Fallout 4 VR
For a complete list of 60 categories and nominees, visit https://navgtr.org/nominees
Animation, Artistic
Cuphead
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
Little Nightmares
Persona 5
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
Animation, Technical
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
Horizon Zero Dawn
Middle-earth: Shadow of War
Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
Splatoon 2
Art Direction, Contemporary
Little Nightmares
Monument Valley 2
Night in the Woods
Persona 5
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
Art Direction, Fantasy
Destiny 2
Middle-earth: Shadow of War
Prey
Pyre
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Art Direction, Period Influence
Assassin’s Creed Origins
Cuphead
Dishonored: Death of the Outsider
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
Horizon Zero Dawn
Camera Direction in a Game Engine
Call of Duty: WWII
Gravity Rush 2
Nier: Automata
Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
What Remains of Edith Finch
Character Design
Cuphead
Horizon Zero Dawn
Middle-earth: Shadow of War
Nier: Automata
Persona 5
Control Design, 2D or Limited 3D
1-2-Switch
Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
Hidden Agenda
Matterfall
Metroid: Samus Returns
Control Design, 3D
Assassin’s Creed Origins
Gravity Rush 2
Middle-earth: Shadow of War
Super Mario Odyssey
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Control Design, VR
Fallout 4 VR
Farpoint
Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
Skyrim VR
Star Trek: Bridge Crew
Control Precision
Cuphead
Horizon Zero Dawn
Marvel Vs. Capcom: Infinite
Sonic Mania
Super Mario Odyssey
Costume Design
Assassin’s Creed Origins
Gravity Rush 2
Persona 5
Skyrim for Switch
Direction in a Game Cinema
Gravity Rush 2
Horizon Zero Dawn
Persona 5
Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
Direction in Virtual Reality
Fallout 4 VR
Farpoint
Lone Echo
Skyrim VR
Star Trek: Bridge Crew
Game Design, Franchise
Nier: Automata
Persona 5
Sonic Mania
Super Mario Odyssey
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Game Design, New IP
Friday the 13th: The Game
Gorogoa
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
Horizon Zero Dawn
Little Nightmares
What Remains of Edith Finch
Game Engineering
Divinity: Original Sin II
Gravity Rush 2
Horizon Zero Dawn
SteamWorld Dig 2
The Sexy Brutale
XCOM 2: War of the Chosen
Xenoblade Chronicles 2
Game of the Year
Horizon Zero Dawn
Nier: Automata
Persona 5
Super Mario Odyssey
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Game, Classic Revival
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy
Okami HD
Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition
Yakuza Kiwami
Game, eSports
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Dota 2
League of Legends
Overwatch
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
Game, Franchise Action
Destiny 2
Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
The Evil Within 2
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
Yakuza 0
Game, Franchise Adventure
Assassin’s Creed Origins
Batman: The Enemy Within
Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
Life is Strange: Before the Storm
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
Game, Franchise Family
Layton’s Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaires’ Conspiracy
Sonic Mania
Splatoon 2
Super Mario Odyssey
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Game, Franchise Fighting
Guilty Gear Xrd Rev 2
Injustice 2
Marvel Vs. Capcom: Infinite
Tekken 7
Game, Franchise Racing
Dirt 4
Forza Motorsport 7
Gran Turismo Sport
NASCAR Heat 2
Game, Franchise Role Playing
Darkest Dungeon: The Crimson Court
Divinity: Original Sin II
Mass Effect Andromeda
Middle-earth: Shadow of War
Persona 5
Game, Franchise Sports
Everybody’s Golf
FIFA 18
MLB The Show 17
NBA 2K18
The Golf Club 2
Game, Music or Performance-Based
1-2-Switch
DropMix
Hatsune Miku Project DIVA Future Tone
Game, Original Action
Farpoint
Friday the 13th: The Game
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
Horizon Zero Dawn
Slime Rancher
Game, Original Adventure
Tacoma
The Sexy Brutale
Thimbleweed Park
To the Moon
What Remains of Edith Finch
Game, Original Family
A Hat in Time
Cuphead
Yooka-Laylee
Game, Original Fighting
Absolver
Arms
Game, Original Racing
No Nominees
Game, Original Role Playing
Cosmic Star Heroine
Kingsway
Pyre
Game, Original Sports
Golf Story
NBA Playgrounds
The Golf Club VR
Game, Puzzle
Battle Chef Brigade
Monument Valley 2
Puyo Puyo Tetris
Snipperclips
Game, Simulation
Car Mechanic Simulator 2018
Gran Turismo Sport
Slime Rancher
Game, Special Class
A Mortician’s Tale
Dream Daddy
Everything
Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
Pinball FX 3
Game, Strategy
Fire Emblem Heroes
Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle
No Heroes Allowed VR!
Total War: Warhammer II
XCOM 2: War of the Chosen
Graphics, Technical
Assassin’s Creed Origins
Destiny 2
Horizon Zero Dawn
Persona 5
Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
Innovation in Game Technology
Farpoint
Gran Turismo Sport
Hidden Agenda
Horizon Zero Dawn
StarBlood Arena
Lighting/Texturing
Assassin’s Creed Origins
Horizon Zero Dawn
Little Nightmares
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
What Remains of Edith Finch
Original Dramatic Score, Franchise
Assassin’s Creed Origins
Destiny 2
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Nier: Automata
Persona 5
Original Dramatic Score, New IP
Arena of Valor
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
Horizon Zero Dawn
Little Nightmares
RiME
Original Light Mix Score, Franchise
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy
Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle
Metroid: Samus Returns
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Yakuza 0
Original Light Mix Score, New IP
Celeste
Cuphead
Pyre
To the Moon
What Remains of Edith Finch
Performance in a Comedy, Lead
Battle Chef Brigade – Erica Mendez as “Mina”
Guardians of the Galaxy – Scott Porter as “Peter Quill”
Performance in a Comedy, Supporting
Agents of Mayhem – Eliza Schneider as “Agent Rama”
Guardians of the Galaxy – Adam Harrington as “Groot”
Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 – Dar Dash as “Hawkeye”
Performance in a Drama, Lead
Destiny 2 – Nathan Fillion as “Cayde-6”
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice – Melina Juergens as “Senua”
Horizon Zero Dawn – Ashly Burch as “Aloy”
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy – Claudia Black as “Chloe Frazer”
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy – Laura Bailey as “Nadine”
Performance in a Drama, Supporting
Batman: The Enemy Within – Debra Wilson as “Amanda Waller”
Darkest Dungeon: The Crimson Court – Wayne June as “Narrator”
Resident Evil 7 Biohazard – Katie O’Hagan as “Mia”
Tales of Berseria – Monica Rial as “Bienfu”
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy – Troy Baker as “Samuel Drake”
Performance in a Sports Game
Forza Motorsport 7 – Josef Newgarden
Forza Motorsport 7 – Ken Block
NHL 18 – Paul Steigerwald
Song Collection
Gran Turismo Sport
Life is Strange: Before the Storm
Need for Speed Payback
Song, Original or Adapted
Gran Turismo Sport – “No Nothings”
Pyre – “Vagrant Song”
Super Mario Odyssey – “Jump Up, Super Star!”
Tales of Berseria – “Burn”
Sound Editing in a Game Cinema
Mass Effect Andromeda
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
Sound Effects
Dead Rising 4: Frank’s Big Package
Dirt 4
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
Sound Mixing in Virtual Reality
Fallout 4 VR
Lone Echo
Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
Skyrim VR
Star Trek: Bridge Crew
Use of Sound, Franchise
Assassin’s Creed Origins
Destiny 2
Middle-earth: Shadow of War
Outlast 2
Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
Use of Sound, New IP
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
Hidden Folks
Horizon Zero Dawn
Little Nightmares
Observer
Writing in a Comedy
Agents of Mayhem
Night in the Woods
Oxenfree
Rise & Shine
Thimbleweed Park
Writing in a Drama
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
Horizon Zero Dawn
Life is Strange: Before the Storm
Nier: Automata
Persona 5
Nominees were determined by 739 press voters in 60 competitive categories.
The most nominated games in history (17 or more) are now Horizon Zero Dawn, Fallout 4, Dishonored 2, Heavy Rain, Metroid Prime, Batman: Arkham Asylum, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, and The Last of Us.
Winners will be announced March 13, 2018.
NAVGTR strongly supports the Developer Credit special interest group at http://igda.org/devcredit to improve crediting practices and help certify award attributions.
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Publisher Tally for NAVGTR Nominations 2017
48 Sony Interactive Entertainment
25 Nintendo
14 Capcom
11 Ubisoft
11 Atlus, Deep Silver, Atlus USA
10 Ninja Theory
10 Bethesda Softworks
09 Square Enix Co., Ltd.
09 Sega
09 Bandai Namco Entertainment
09 Activision
08 Warner Bros.
06 Studio MDHR
06 Annapurna Interactive
05 Supergiant Games
05 Electronic Arts
04 Telltale Games
04 Adult Swim
03 Microsoft Studios
03 Humble Bundle
03 2K Games
Developer Tally for NAVGTR Nominations 2017
20 Nintendo
17 Guerrilla Games
14 Capcom
11 Atlus, P Studio
10 Ubisoft
10 Ninja Theory
10 Naughty Dog
09 Sony Interactive Entertainment
07 Platinum Games
07 Bethesda Game Studios
06 Tarsier Studios
06 Studio MDHR
06 Monolith Productions, IUGO
06 Bungie, Vicarious Visions, High Moon Studios
05 Supergiant Games
05 Sega
05 Project Siren
05 Polyphony Digital
05 Giant Sparrow
04 Telltale Games
04 Impulse Gear
04 Escalation Studios
03 Turn 10 Studios
03 Tequila Works
03 Red Storm Entertainment
03 Deck Nine
03 Christian Whitehead, Headcannon, PagodaWest Games, SEGA of America
03 Bandai Namco Entertainment
Individual Tally for NAVGTR Nominations 2017
03 Bastian Seelbach
02 David Garcia Diaz
02 Hidemaro Fujibayahi
02 Jared Kasl
02 Jennifer Jessee
02 Jessie Boyer
03 Joris de Man
02 Katsura Hashino
02 Kedhrin Gonzalez
02 Kenta Motokura
02 Mayumi Suzaki
02 Phillip A. Kovats
02 Shoji Meguro
02 Shunsuke Saito
02 Tate Mosesian
03 Tobias Lilja
02 Troy Mashburn
02 Wataru Hachisako
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