The Game Awards will unveil its 2026 nominees throughout a dwell particular subsequent week simply two days earlier than Rockstar Video games launches “Grand Theft Auto 6,” which is overwhelmingly thought of to be the present’s prime Sport of the Yr contender.
In a dwell nomination particular airing Tuesday, Nov. 17 at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT on YouTube and Twitch, The Sport Awards host and govt producer Geoff Keighley will unveil the video games, studios and artistic expertise nominated for this yr’s honors, together with Sport of the Yr.
Following the reveal, followers can go to TheGameAwards.com to discover the total listing of nominees and solid their votes. The nominees are chosen by a world jury of media publications and creator retailers from all over the world, together with Selection.
The 2026 Sport Awards will happen on the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles Dec. 10. Led by Keighley, the present will comply with its ordinary format of blending the presentation of its online game trade awards with world premiere new sport bulletins and dwell musical performances.
With the nominations not but revealed, Keighley says he’s not but positive how a lot Rockstar’s “GTA 6” will dominate the present, each by way of accolades but additionally time spent speaking in regards to the sport and that includes it.
“Yearly is totally different on the present,” Keighley tells Selection. “You keep in mind final yr, ‘Clair Obscur’ did very effectively, gained a ton of awards, and kind of took over the present in its personal method as an impartial sport. And as an producer, you attempt to create a present that’s balanced, however you are also cognizant of, look, GTA goes to be a large cultural second for gaming, but additionally for all of leisure. And the way do you have a good time that? We clearly don’t know till subsequent week precisely what the nominations are and what number of occasions they’ll be nominated. However sure, our hope is actually that ‘GTA’ will likely be represented within the present. But in addition, it’s actually vital that we symbolize tons of different video games within the present. There are a lot of classes the place ‘GTA’ just isn’t even eligible, just like the impartial video games, different areas. So I’m positive ‘GTA’ will issue into the present, it has to and what Rockstar has put collectively is unbelievable and one thing to have a good time. However there’s a ton of different issues to too, and definitely, on the announcement aspect, half our present actually is these type of bulletins and future-looking issues that aren’t ‘GTA 6.’”
This yr, The Sport Awards will stream on extra platforms than ever, together with first-time companions Disney+, Roblox and now, as Selection can verify completely, Reside TV on PS5.
Along with the brand new platforms, the Sport Awards may also be obtainable on YouTube, Twitch, Steam, TikTok Reside, X, Kick, Fb and Instagram Reside within the U.S. and worldwide territories, together with greater than 20 platforms in China, together with Baidu, Bilibili, Douyin, DouYu, Huya, WeChat, Weibo and Xiaohongshu. Different streaming companions embrace CHZZK and SOOP in South Korea, NicoNico in Japan, Vidio in Indonesia, Now TV in Hong Kong, mewatch in Singapore, and BIGO LIVE and Likee throughout Southeast Asia.
“The purpose with The Sport Awards has at all times been to carry the ability of gaming to as many locations as doable,” Keighley says. “After we began the present in 2014, we began with what I name kind of a no-friction distribution coverage, which is mainly you carry the present to avid gamers on all of the screens the place they watch content material. And again within the day, that was Twitch, YouTube and Steam. And prior to now 13 years, there have been so many extra entrants and platforms and methods to devour content material. So we’re actually, actually excited this yr that now we have plenty of massive new companions.”
The 2026 Sport Awards broadcast marks the primary time an exterior awards present has been livestreamed on Roblox, which has beforehand hosted its annual Roblox Innovation Awards, in addition to music experiences that includes The Rolling Stones, Billie Eilish and Stray Children.
Forward of the Dec. 10 present, followers can solid official class votes through The Block and on the night time of the present, Roblox customers ages 18 and older will be capable of watch the present collectively in The Block, Roblox’s premiere digital occasion venue. Followers collaborating with the present by way of The Block will be capable of vote, work together and declare digital merchandise, per The Sport Awards.
As was the case when Amazon’s Prime Video signed on to stream the present final yr, Keighley says these new companions together with Roblox, Disney+ and Reside TV on PS5 are “additive” and he nonetheless has no plans to license the present to at least one streamer or take away it from YouTube, the place it’s obtainable totally free.
“That’s the opposite factor is that we’re not eager about doing unique offers,” Keighley says. “We’ve had a number of affords on transferring to at least one platform, however our purpose is at all times to be additive and produce extra individuals into the household of celebrating video video games.”
Government produced by Keighley and Kimmie Kim, The Sport Awards are directed by Richard Preuss. LeRoy Bennett is the inventive director, and Lara Karchmer is co-executive producer.