Australian Games Awards Finalists Announced

The finalists for the inaugural Australian Games Awards have been announced. Voting took place between 27 November to 7 December 2018 and saw over 75 000 votes casts for 289 nominees across 30 categories. These nominees were culled to 5-10 finalists per category and will be culled further to one winner per category on December 19th 2018.

The award ceremony will be live at the Big Top in Sydney's Luna Park with tickets still available. The event will also be streamed on Twitch. The night will begin at 8:10pm AEDT with a pre-show (whatever that means) and the award ceremony will begin at 8:30pm AEDT.

The 2018 Australian Games Awards will be held at Sydney's Luna Park. Source: Luna Park Sydney Official Instagram

Here are the list of finalists in their respective categories.

Action/Adventure Title of the Year
Assassins Creed: Odyssey
Detroit: Become Human
God of War
Marvels Spider-Man
Red Dead Redemption II

Audio Brand of the Year
Audio-Technica
HyperX
Logitech G
Plantronics
Turtle Beach

Australian Developed Game of the Year
An Aspie Life
Damsel
Death Squared
Florence
Hand of Fate 2
Hollow Knight
Infliction
Paperbark
Storm Boy
The Gardens Between

Breakout Creator of the Year
Carlaful
Crayator
Duke_of_Flukes
Pestily
Retro Gamer Girl

Controller and Accessories Brand of the Year
AKRacing
Official Nintendo
Official PlayStation
Official Xbox
Razer

Cosplayer of the Year
Astrokerrie
Beke Cosplay
CosPlay Chris
Infamous by Laura
Whereisdanielle

Creator of the Year
Bajo
Deligracy
iamfallfromgrace
James Turner
Lachlan
Lazarbeam
Loserfruit
Muselk
TheMasterBucks
Vondle

Esports Personality of the Year
Ben Green
Jordan "ElfishGuy" Mays
Michelle Mannering
Miles Ross
Vandie

Esports Title of the Year
Counter Strike: Global Offensive
League of Legends
Overwatch
Tom Clancy Rainbow Six: Siege
Rocket League

Family/Kids Title of Year
Overcooked 2
Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu and Pokemon Let's Go Eevee
Spyro Reignited trilogy
Super Mario Party
Unravel 2

Game Of The Year
Assassins Creed: Odyssey
Call Of Duty: Black Ops IIII
Detroit: Become Human
Fallout 76
Fortnite
God of War
Marvel's Spider-Man
Monster Hunter World
Red Dead Redemption II
Super Mario Party

Gaming Publication of the Year
Filthy Casuals Podcast
Game Informer Australia
Game On Australia
Good Game Spawn Point
Goto.Game
IGN Australia
Pixel Sift
Press-Start Australia
Vooks
Well Played

Independent Game of the Year
Celeste
Damsel
Dead Cells
Hollow Knight
Storm Boy

Journalist of the Year
Alice Clarke
Derek "Dez" Maggs
Hope Corrigan
Rae Johnston
Shannon Grixti

Mixer Creator of the Year
Duke of Flukes
KTLODO
LegendTriks
LilDevilTan
MissZee

Mobile/Handheld Title of the Year
Fortnite
Octopath Traveller
Paperbark
Piffle
Storm Boy

Multiplayer/Online Title of the Year
Battlefield V
Call Of Duty: Black Ops IIII
Fortnite
Monster Hunter World
Sea of Thieves

Organisation of the Year
Chiefs Esports Club
FNATIC
Grayhoundgaming
Mindfreak
Tainted Minds

Play of the Year
Acez's 1v4 Ace
CJCJ RLCS walkout
Dexter Ninja Defuse
RizRaz Match Point Clutch (Six Masters 2018: Clubhouse vs Nora-Rengo)
Tainted Minds beats Optic Gaming 3-2 in the Pro League

Player of the Year
Acez-Fnatic
Drippay
Futwiz Jamie
Magnet.fantic
Scott "Custa" Kennedy

RPG of the Year
Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
Detroit Become human
Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Monster Hunter World
Pokemon Let's Go

Shooter of the Year
Battlefield V
Call Of Duty Black Ops IIII
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Player Unknowns Battlegrounds

Social Media God
Bajo
genelle_aimee
manfightdragon
Muselk
TheClickCrew

Sports, Racing or Fighting Title of the Year
Dragonball FighterZ
Forza Horizon 4
Mario Tennis Aces
NBA 2K19
WWE 2K19

Strategy Title of the Year
Frostpunk
into the breach
The Banner Saga 3
Valkyria Chronicles 4

Table Top of the Year
Fallout Wasteland Warfare
Good Society: A Jane Austen Roleplaying Game
Reign by Garage Games Australia
Terrible Candidates
The Brigade by RedGenieGames

Team of the Year
FNATIC - Rainbow Six
Grayhound - CS:GO
Justice Esports - Rocket League
Tainted Minds - COD
The Chiefs - Rocket League

The Gamechanger
Alice Clarke
Dr Alayna Cole
Max Laughton
Rae Johnston
Steve Wright

Twitch Creator of the Year
AstroKittyLive
Loserfruit
Pestily
Steven 'Bajo' O'Donnell
TobyontheTele

YouTube Creator of the Year
Bordie
Camelworks
Deligracy
The Sim Supply
Zuckles

We will update you guys on who wins each category as we attend the event in person!