The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences revealed the finalists of the 24th D.I.C.E. Award that will take place virtually on April 8.
The Last of Us Part II of Naughty Dog leads with 11 nominations, followed by Ghost of Tsushima with 10. Hades, IGN's choice for the game of the year 2020 is running for 8 awards.
Here is the full list of nominees:
Outstanding achievement in animation
- Final Fantasy VII Remake
- The Last of Us Part II
- Marvel Spider-Man: Miles Morales
- Ori and the Will of the Wisps
- Spiritfarer
Notable achievement in art direction
- Phantom of Tsushima
- Hades
- The Last of Us Part II
- Marvel Spider-Man: Miles Morales
- Ori and the Will of the Wisp
Notable achievement in character
- Eivor, Assassin & # 39; s Creed Valhalla
- Zagreus, Hades
- Abby, The Last of Us Part II
- Ellie, The Last of Us Part II
- Miles, Marvel & # 39; s Spider -Man: Miles Morales
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Notable achievement in the original musical composition
- Carniça
- Phantom of Tsushima
- Little Orpheus
- Ori and the will of the wisp
- without paths
Outstanding achievement in audio design
- Dreams
- Ghost of Tsushima
- The Last of Us Part II
- Ori and the will of the Wisps
- Sackboy: A Big Adventure
Outstanding achievement in history
- 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
- Ghost of Tsushima
- Hades
- Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition
- The Last of Us, Part II
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Notable Technical Achievement
- Dreams
- Tsushima's Ghost
- The Last of Us, Part II
- Mario Kart Live: Circuit domestic
- Microsoft Flight Simulator
Action game of the year
- Doom Eternal
- Hades
- Half-life: Alyx
- Marvel Spider-Man: Miles Morales
- Nioh 2
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] Adventure game of the year
- Assassin's Creed Valhalla
- Ghost of Tsushima
- Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition
- The Last of Us Part II
- Ori and the will of the Wisps [19659055] Family game of the year
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- Astro & # 39; s Playroom
- Dreams
- Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
- Sackboy: A Big Adventure
Fighting Game of the Year
- EA Sports UFC 4
- Granblue Fantasy Versus
- Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate
- The Fightin & # herds 39; theirs
Racing game of the year
- Dirt 5
- F1 2020
- Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit
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RPG of the year
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Final Fantasy VII Remake [19659003] Persona 5 Royal
- Wasteland 3
- Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Sports game of the year
- EA Sports FIFA 21
- MLB The Show 20
- NBA 2K21
- PGA Tour 2K21 [19659003] Tony Hawk & # 39; s Pro Skater 1 + 2
Strategy / Simulation Game of the Year
- Crusader Kings III
- Desperados III
- Microsoft Flight Simulator
- Monster Train
- Per Aspera
Technical realization of Immersive Reality
- Half-life: Alyx
- Mario Kart Live: Domestic circuit
- Museum of Other Realities
- Paper Beast
- Storm
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Immersive reality game of the year
- Down the Rabbit Hole
- Half-life: Alyx
- Paper Beast
- The Room VR: Dark Matter
-
The Walking Dead: Saints and Sinners [19659007]
Notable achievement for an independent game
- Coffee Talk
- Hades
- If Found…
- Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition
- NIGHT
Mobile game of the year
- HoloVista
- Legends of Runeterra
- Little Orpheus
- Song of Bloom
- Southern Circle
Online game of the year
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- Call of Duty: Black Ops – Cold War
- Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
- Ghost of Tsushima
-
Tetris Effect: Connected [19659007]
Outstanding achievement in game design
- Tsushima's Ghost
- Hades [19659003] Half-life: Alyx
- The Last of Us Part II
- Spider-Man from Marvel: Miles Morales
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Notable achievement in the direction of the game
- Ghost of Tsushima
- Hades
- Half-life: Alyx
- Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition
- The last of us, part II
Game of the year
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- Final Fantasy VII Remake
- Ghost of Tsushima
- Hades
- Last of Us Part II
Last year, Untitled Goose Game took DICE home Game of the Year Award . For more information, you can check the complete IGN selection of 2020 award winners .
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Logan Plant is news writer for IGN and production assistant for Nintendo Voice Chat, Nintendo's weekly program for IGN. You can find him on Twitter at @LoganJPlant .
