Gamers' Choice Awards

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Gamers' Choice Awards
Awarded forExcellence in video games
Sponsored by CBS
DateDecember 9, 2018 (2018-12-09)
Venue The Fonda Theatre, Hollywood, California [1]
Country United States
Hosted by Carrie Keagan and Marcus "djWHEAT" Graham [ citation needed ]
Last awarded2018
Highlights
Most awards Fortnite (5)
Most nominations God of War (7)
Fan Favorite Game Fortnite
Website gamerschoice.tv
Television/radio coverage
Network CBS

The Gamers' Choice Awards was an award show that honored the video game industry in 2018. It was held on December 3, 2018 and broadcast on December 9, 2018 on CBS. [2] It was the first gaming and Esports awards show to be televised on a broadcast network. [3]

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Event

The idea for the show came from Michael Burg, executive producer for the Teen Choice Awards. [4] [5] [1] Victor Borachuk along with his company JupiterReturn, left the project prior to the show's airing. [1]

The awards were based on fan voting [3] and online public voting was held beginning November 17, 2018 to decide the winners. [4] [5] Two previews shows were held on November 17 and November 18, 2018 and aired on CBS. [6] The initial shows were nomination shows prior to the main show on December 9. [1]

The award show was held on December 3, 2018 at The Fonda Theatre in Hollywood, California. KISS performed followed by a tribute to Stan Lee. [7] The competition featured 150 nominees in 22 categories. [1]

The show premiered on CBS on December 9, 2018. [8] Winners included Ninja who was awarded Fan Favorite Esports Player of the Year, Fan Favorite Gamer Moment, and the 2018 Super Nova Honor. [7] Other winners included TimTheTatman and Pokimane who were named Streamers of the Year. Fortnite led the award shows with five fan favorite awards. [7] Additional winners included Terry Crews for Fan Favorite Celebrity Gamer and Snoop Dogg for Fan Favorite Music Artist Gamer.[ citation needed ]

Winners and nominees

Video games

Titles in bold won in their respective category. [3] [2] [4]

Fan Favorite GameMost Anticipated GameFan Favorite Action Game
Fan Favorite Single Player Gaming ExperienceFan Favorite Multiplayer GameFan Favorite Shooter Game
Fan Favorite Mobile GameFan Favorite Sports/Racing GameFan Favorite Family-Friendly Multiplayer Game
Fan Favorite Esports GameFan Favorite Battle Royale GameFan Favorite Fighting Game
Fan Favorite Role-Playing GameFan Favorite MMORPGFan Favorite VR Game
Most Desired Franchise ResurrectionFan Favorite Indie GameFan Favorite Fall Release
Fan Favorite Character of the YearFan Favorite Male Voice ActorFan Favorite Female Voice Actor
Fan Favorite Retro GameFan Favorite Retro CharacterFan Favorite Gaming Moment

Esports and celebrities

Fan Favorite Male Gamer/StreamerFan Favorite Female Gamer/StreamerFan Favorite Esports Player
  • Pokimane — Imane Anys
    • AnneMunition
    • Mystik — Kat Gunn
    • itsHafu — Rumay Wang
    • KittyPlays — Kristen Michaela
    • Geguri — Kim Se-Yeon
    • Xmiramira — Amira
    • Juliano — Julia Kiran
    • zAAb — Zainab Turkie
Favorite Celebrity Gamer (Musician)Favorite Celebrity Gamer (Athlete)Favorite Celebrity Gamer (Actor)
Fan Favorite Esports TeamFan Favorite Esports MomentFan Favorite Esports Host
Fan Favorite Esports Event of the YearFan Favorite Esports League FormatFan Favorite Collegiate Esports Team
Fan Favorite Esports Player (League of Legends)Fan Favorite Esports Player (Dota 2)Fan Favorite Esports Player (Super Smash Bros Melee)
  • Miracle
    • Topson
    • Somnus
    • 7ckngMad
    • RAMZES666
    • No[o]ne
    • ana
Fan Favorite Esports Player (Dragon Ball FighterZ)Fan Favorite Esports Player (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)Fan Favorite Esports Player (Overwatch)
Fan Favorite Esports Player (Rocket League)Fan Favorite Esports Player (Fortnite)Fan Favorite Esports Player (PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds)
  • Squishy
    • Kaydop
    • GarrettG
    • Turbopulsa
    • ViolentPanda
    • Kuxir
    • JSTN
  • Ninja
    • Tfue
    • Vivid
    • Poach
    • Cloakzy
  • Fuzzface
    • lionkk
    • Sambty
    • EscA
    • Pr0phie
Fan Favorite Esports CasterFan Favorite Esports Caster DuoFavorite Streaming Service
  • Monte and Doa [9]
    • Artosis and Tasteless
    • Scar and Toph
    • Sajam and Tasty Steve
    • James Bardolph and ddk
    • James Chen and Ultra David
    • Achillos and Wolf
    • Brandon Smith and Richard Buckley

Other

Fan Favorite Gaming DeviceFan Favorite Gaming Convention

Notes

  1. In official Gamers' Choice Awards press releases, this award is listed. However, no nominations for this category were published by the Gamers' Choice Awards.

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