The 23rd Annual DICE Awards will be held on February 13th. "Control and Death Strand" topped the list with eight nominations.
Both games won the 23rd Annual Game of the Year Award Dice award, As well as "Disco Elysium", "Outfield" and "Untitled Goose Game".
Death Strand and Control will also win the Game of the Year award at the GDC Awards in March, as well as "Outfield" and "Untitled Goose Game."
Other games that have received multiple nominations include Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Untitled Goose Game, Disco Elysium, and Outfield.
The DICE Award is hosted by the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences (AIAS) and will be held at the Aria Resort in Las Vegas during the DICE Summit on February 13.
The full list of candidates is as follows.
Nominated for DICE Award 2020
Game of the Year
- control
- Death stranded
- Disco Bliss
- Outfield
- Untitled Goose Game
Outstanding Achievement in Animation
- Call of Duty: Modern War
- It's gone
- Death stranded
- Devil May Cry 5
- Luigi Building 3
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
- Call of Duty: Modern War
- Concrete sprite
- control
- Death stranded
- Resident Evil 2
Outstanding person achievement
- Ccontrol (Jace Faden)
- Death strandedCliff Wenger)
- Death strandedSam Porter Bridges
- Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (Gretz)
- Untitled Goose Game (Goose)
Outstanding Achievements in Original Music Creation
- Rise: A Simple Story
- control
- Erica
- lem
- Mortal kombat 11
Outstanding Achievements in Audio Design
- Call of Duty: Modern War
- Death stranded
- Mortal kombat 11
- Resident Evil 2
- Sayonara Wild Heart
Outstanding achievement in the story
- control
- Disco Bliss
- Outfield
- lie
- outside world
Outstanding technical achievement
- Call of Duty: Modern War
- Concrete sprite
- control
- Death stranded
- Subway Exodus
Action Game of the Year
- Call of Duty: Modern War
- control
- Devil May Cry 5
- Gear 5
- Sekiro: Shadow dies twice
Adventure Game of the Year
- Death stranded
- Luigi Building 3
- Resident Evil 2
- Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
- The Legend of Zelda: The Awakening of Lincoln
Family Game of the Year
- Short hike
- Dragon Knight Builder 2
- Ring for adventure
- Super Mario Maker 2
- Yoshi's Crafted World
Fighting Game of the Year
- Life and Death 6
- Jumping force
- Mortal kombat 11
- Samurai knocked down
Racing Game of the Year
- Crash racing team
- DiRT Rally 2.0
- F1 2019
- Mario Racing Tour
- Trial rise
Role-Playing Game of the Year
- Disco Bliss
- Final Fantasy XIV: Shadow Rider
- Kingdom Hearts III
- Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield
- outside world
Annual sports competition
- FIFA 20
- Madden Football 20
- MLB Show 19
- NBA 2k20
- NHL 20
Strategy / Simulation Game of the Year
- Anno 1800
- Fire sign: three houses
- Excluding oxygen
- Kill the spire
- Total War: Three Kingdoms
Immersive reality technology achievements
- Asgard's Fury
- Blood and truth
- Pistol whip
- Stormlands
- Awakening of the Western World
Immersive reality game of the year
- Asgard's Fury
- Blood and truth
- Pistol whip
- Stolen pet story
- Trover saved the universe
Outstanding Achievement of Indie Games
- Short hike
- Disco Bliss
- Sayonara Wild Heart
- Untitled Goose Game
- What is golf?
Best Portable Game of the Year
- Call of Duty: Mobile
- Glaston
- Sayonara Wild Heart
- Sky: Son of Light
- What is golf?
Online Game of the Year
- Apex Legend
- Call of Duty: Modern War
- Destiny 2: Shadow Guard
- Titris 99
- Battle slot
Outstanding Achievements in Game Design
- Dad is you
- Disco Bliss
- Outfield
- Sekiro: Shadow dies twice
- Kill the minaret
Outstanding Achievement in Game Coaching
- Short hike
- control
- Disco Bliss
- Outfield
- Untitled Goose Game