God of War wins 16 NAVGTR Awards, a feat that took 18 years
Baltimore (March 13, 2019) / NAVGTR CORP. – The National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers, a 501(c)(3) non-profit media organization of 1,100 media voters and 8,895 subscribers, has announced winners for its 18th annual awards program honoring video game art, technology and production.
The NAVGTR Awards honor 59 competitive categories recognizing achievement in animation, art direction, character design, controls, game design, game engineering, musical score, sound effects, writing, and more. Since its inception, the academy has recognized over 3,600 talented individuals.
Multiple wins were led by God of War, which beat the record held by The Last Of Us:
16 God of War
03 Marvel’s Spider-Man
03 Detroit: Become Human
02 The Missing: JJ Macfield and the Island of Memories
02 Tetris Effect
02 Red Dead Redemption 2
02 Moss
02 Forza Horizon 4
02 Beat Saber
Winners will be represented at the War of Awards ceremony at this year’s PAX East.
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The general voting body of reviewers, journalists, analysts, YouTubers, Twitch streamers, content creators, and writers includes press attending PAX, Dreamhack, RTX, GDC, and E3.
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2018-NAVGTR Awards
Game of the Year
Celeste
God of War – WINNER
Marvel’s Spider-Man
Monster Hunter: World
Red Dead Redemption 2
Subnautica
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Animation, Artistic
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission
God of War – WINNER
Gris
Marvel’s Spider-Man
Animation, Technical
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
Detroit: Become Human – WINNER
God of War
Marvel’s Spider-Man
Yakuza Kiwami 2
Art Direction, Contemporary
Detroit: Become Human
Far Cry 5
Gris – WINNER
Marvel’s Spider-Man
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Art Direction, Fantasy
Dead Cells
God of War – WINNER
Hollow Knight
Octopath Traveler
Shadow of the Colossus
Art Direction, Period Influence
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
The Banner Saga 3
Red Dead Redemption 2 – WINNER
Strange Brigade
We Happy Few
Camera Direction in a Game Engine
A Way Out
Detroit: Become Human
God of War – WINNER
Marvel’s Spider-Man
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Character Design
Detroit: Become Human
God of War – WINNER
Hollow Knight
Marvel’s Spider-Man
Monster Hunter: World
Control Design, 2D or Limited 3D
Celeste
Dead Cells – WINNER
Guacamelee 2
NBA Live 19
Overcooked 2
Control Design, 3D
Detroit: Become Human
God of War – WINNER
Hitman 2
Just Cause 4
Marvel’s Spider-Man
Control Design, VR
Arca’s Path
ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission
Firewall Zero Hour
Moss – WINNER
The Inpatient
Control Precision
Celeste – WINNER
Dead Cells
Forza Horizon 4
God of War
NBA Live 19
Costume Design
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
Dissidia Final Fantasy NT
Marvel’s Spider-Man
Red Dead Redemption 2 – WINNER
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Design, Franchise
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
God of War – WINNER
Marvel’s Spider-Man
Monster Hunter: World
Red Dead Redemption 2
Design, New IP
39 Days to Mars
Detroit: Become Human
Hollow Knight – WINNER
Into the Breach
Sea of Thieves
Direction in a Game Cinema
Detroit: Become Human
God of War – WINNER
Lego DC Super-Villains
Marvel’s Spider-Man
Red Dead Redemption 2
Direction in Virtual Reality
ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission
Firewall Zero Hour
The Inpatient
Moss – WINNER
Torn
Engineering
Detroit: Become Human
Fortnite Battle Royale
Forza Horizon 4
God of War
Marvel’s Spider-Man – WINNER
Game, Classic Revival
de Blob
Pokemon: Let’s Go
Shadow of the Colossus – WINNER
Spyro Reignited Trilogy
Yakuza Kiwami 2
Game, eSports
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
Dragon Ball FighterZ
Fortnite Battle Royale – WINNER
Overwatch
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege
Game, Franchise Action
Battlefield V
Far Cry 5
Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise
Guacamelee 2
Marvel’s Spider-Man – WINNER
Game, Franchise Adventure
God of War – WINNER
Hitman 2
Just Cause 4
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit
Game, Franchise Family
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
Detective Pikachu
Lego DC Super-Villains
Overcooked 2
Super Mario Party – WINNER
Game, Franchise Fighting
Dragon Ball FighterZ – WINNER
Soul Calibur VI
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
UFC 3
Game, Franchise Racing
F1 2018
Forza Horizon 4 – WINNER
NASCAR Heat 3
The Crew 2
Game, Franchise Role Playing
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
Valkyria Chronicles 4 – WINNER
World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth
Game, Franchise Sports
FIFA 19
Mario Tennis Aces
Pro Evolution Soccer 2019
Super Mega Baseball 2 – WINNER
The Golf Club 2019
Game, Music or Performance-Based
Beat Saber – WINNER
Floor Kids
Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight
Game, Original Action
A Way Out – WINNER
Below
Dead Cells
Hollow Knight
Sea of Thieves
Game, Original Adventure
Detroit: Become Human
Florence
Light Fall
Strange Brigade
The Missing: JJ Macfield and the Island of Memories – WINNER
Game, Original Family
ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission
Minit
Starlink: Battle for Atlas
Wandersong
Yoku’s Island Express – WINNER
Game, Original Fighting
Brawlout – WINNER
Fighting EX Layer
Way of the Passive Fist
Game, Original Racing
Desert Child
Onrush – WINNER
Wreckfest
Game, Original Role Playing
Ashen
Octopath Traveler
Vampyr – WINNER
Game, Original Sports
Laser League – WINNER
Regular Human Basketball
Sports Party
Game, Puzzle
39 Days to Mars
Far: Lone Sails
Return of the Obra Dinn
Tetris Effect – WINNER
Unravel Two
Game, Simulation
Frostpunk
House Flipper
Jurassic World Evolution – WINNER
Two Point Hospital
Game, Special Class
Florence
Knowledge is Power: Decades
Nintendo Labo – WINNER
Shadow’s Edge
The Jackbox Party Pack 5
Game, Strategy
Artifact
BattleTech
Into the Breach
Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden – WINNER
The Banner Saga 3
Graphics, Technical
Detroit: Become Human
Forza Horizon 4
God of War – WINNER
Marvel’s Spider-Man
Tetris Effect
Lighting/Texturing
Detroit: Become Human
God of War – WINNER
Marvel’s Spider-Man
Red Dead Redemption 2
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Original Dramatic Score, Franchise
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
God of War – WINNER
Marvel’s Spider-Man
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth
Original Dramatic Score, New IP
A Way Out
Dauntless
Detroit: Become Human – WINNER
Kingdom Craft
Vampyr
Original Light Mix Score, Franchise
Forza Horizon 4
Mega Man 11
Red Dead Redemption 2
Tetris Effect – WINNER
Valkyria Chronicles 4
Original Light Mix Score, New IP
Ashen
Dead Cells
Gris
Into the Breach
Octopath Traveler – WINNER
Performance in a Comedy, Lead
Adventure Time: Pirates of the Enchiridion – Jeremy Shada as “Finn”
Adventure Time: Pirates of the Enchiridion – John DiMaggio as “Jake” – WINNER
STONE – Ethan Watson as “Stone”
Performance in a Comedy, Supporting
Lego DC Super-Villains – Tara Strong as “Harley Quinn” – WINNER
STONE – Nicholas Richards as “Les”
STONE – Noelle Faulkner as “Cockie”
Performance in a Drama, Lead
Detroit: Become Human – Valorie Curry as “Kara”
God of War – Christopher Judge as “Kratos” – WINNER
God of War – Sunny Suljic as “Atreus”
Marvel’s Spider-Man – Yuri Lowenthal as “Peter”
Red Dead Redemption 2 – Roger Clark as “Arthur”
Performance in a Drama, Supporting
Detroit: Become Human – Clancy Brown as “Hank”
God of War – Jeremy Davies as “The Stranger”
Marvel’s Spider-Man – Laura Bailey as “Mary Jane” – WINNER
Marvel’s Spider-Man – William Salyers as “Otto”
Red Dead Redemption 2 – Alex McKenna as “Sadie”
Performance in a Sports Game
FIFA 19 – Adetomiwa Edun – WINNER
Pro Evolution Soccer 2019 – Peter Drury and Jim Beglin
UFC 3 – Jon Anik
Song Collection
Desert Child
Forza Horizon 4 – WINNER
NBA 2K19
Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight
STONE
Song, Original or Adapted
Battle through the Heaven – “Waiting”
Desert Child – “Love is Here”
Far Cry 5 – “Help Me Faith”
The Missing: JJ Macfield and the Island of Memories – “The Missing” – WINNER
Where the Water Tastes Like Wine – “White Rider”
Sound Editing in a Game Cinema
Attack on Titan 2
Detroit: Become Human
Forza Horizon 4
God of War – WINNER
Marvel’s Spider-Man
Sound Effects
God of War – WINNER
Marvel’s Spider-Man
Red Dead Redemption 2
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Subnautica
Sound Mixing in Virtual Reality
ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission
Beat Saber – WINNER
Firewall Zero Hour
Moss
The Inpatient
Use of Sound, Franchise
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
Battlefield V
God of War
Red Dead Redemption 2
Shadow of the Tomb Raider – WINNER
Use of Sound, New IP
ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission
Detroit: Become Human – WINNER
Light Fall
Vampyr
We Happy Few
Writing in a Comedy
39 Days to Mars
Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise – WINNER
Lego DC Super-Villains
Pit People
The Jackbox Party Pack 5
Writing in a Drama
A Way Out
Batman: The Enemy Within
God of War – WINNER
Marvel’s Spider-Man
Remothered: Tormented Fathers
Where the Water Tastes Like Wine
TALLY BY GAME
16 God of War
03 Marvel’s Spider-Man
03 Detroit: Become Human
02 The Missing: JJ Macfield and the Island of Memories
02 Tetris Effect
02 Red Dead Redemption 2
02 Moss
02 Forza Horizon 4
02 Beat Saber
TALLY BY DEVELOPER
16 SIE Santa Monica Studio
03 Quantic Dream SA
03 Insomniac Games, Inc.
02 White Owls Inc.
02 Rockstar
02 Polyarc, Inc.
02 Playground Games Ltd
02 Monstars Inc., Resonair Inc.
02 Hyperbolic Magnetism
TALLY BY PUBLISHER
23 Sony Interactive Entertainment
03 Nintendo
02 SEGA
02 Rockstar Games, Inc.
02 Polyarc, Inc.
02 Microsoft Studios
02 Hyperbolic Magnetism
02 Enhance Games
02 Electronic Arts, Inc.
02 Arc System Works Co., Ltd.
Contact:
Thomas J. Allen
tallen at navgtr dot org
301-437-7880