The Game Awards are one of the biggest events in the world of gaming, they’ve grown to be more than just an awards ceremony. With announcements and trailers taking place too, the ceremony has become as central to the calendar as E3 used to be. At the core of the show though is still honouring standouts in gaming with awards, including a few categories that highlight the best of esports. These are the Games Awards nominees players can chose from when placing their vote for the Games Awards 2023.

Games Awards 2023 Nominees – Esports Awards

Best Esports Game

Counter-Strike 2
Dota 2
League of Legends
PUBG Mobile
Valorant

Best Esports Athlete

Lee “Faker” Sang-Hyeok
Mathieu “Zywoo” Herbaut
Max “Demon1” Mazanov
Paco “Hydra” Rusiewiez
Park “Rules” Jae-Hyuk
Phillipp “ImperialHal” Dosen

Best Esports Team

Evil Geniuses
Fnatic
Gaimin Gladiators
JD Gaming
Team Vitality

Best Esports Coach

Christine “Potter” Chi
Danny “Zonic” Sorensen
Jordan “Gunaba” Graham
Remy “XTQZZZ” Sung-Young

Best Esports Event

League of Legends World Championship
Blast.TV Paris Major 2023
EVO 2023
The International
Valorant Champions 2023

Those are all of the Games Awards 2023 nominees in esports categories. We’re seeing most of the major esports titles represented across this like Dota, Valorant, and League. However, fighting games are making some inroads with EVO getting a nod, mobile games are also more heavily represented. This is a nice acknowledgment of these growing areas of esports.

Source: Game Awards

Other Games Awards nominees

Those are the big esports events at the games awards 2023 There’s a few other categories which are worth highlighting outside of esports though. These are the bigger categories elsewhere in the rundown:

Game of the Year

Alan Wake 2
Baldur’s Gate 3
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Resident Evil 4
Super Mario Bros Wonder
Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom

Best Game Direction

Alan Wake 2
Baldur’s Gate 3
Marvel’s Spider Man 2
Super Mario Bros Wonder
Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom

Best Narrative

Alan Wake 2
Baldur’s Gate 3
Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty
Final Fantasy XVI
Marvel’s Spider Man 2

Games for Impact

A Space for the Unbound
Chants of Sennaar
Goodbye Volcano High
Tchia
Terra Nil
Venba

Best Ongoing Game

Apex Legends
Cyberpunk 2077
Final Fantasy XIV
Fortnite
Genshin Impact

Those are some of the major categories. Game of the year particularly seems like a tight competition this year with groundbreaking titles like Baldur’s Gate and Zelda Tears of the Kingdom included. Voting is open for the Games Awards 2023 already. Head over to the site if you want to cast your ballot and have a say in who wins each award!