The Last of Us Part II Leads DICE 2021 Awards, Followed by Ghost of Tsushima and Hades

The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences has revealed the finalists for the 24th annual D.I.C.E. Awards, which will take place virtually on April 8. Naughty Dog's The Last of Us Part II leads the way with 11 nominations, followed by Ghost of Tsushima with 10. Hades, IGN's pick for 2020 Game of the Year, is up for 8 awards. Here is the full list of nominees: Outstanding Achievement in Animation

• Final Fantasy VII Remake
• The Last of Us Part II
• Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
• Ori and the Will of the Wisps
• Spiritfarer

  Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction

• Ghost of Tsushima
• Hades
• The Last of Us Part II
• Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
• Ori and the Will of the Wisps

  Outstanding Achievement in Character

• Eivor, Assassin's Creed Valhalla
• Zagreus, Hades
• Abby, The Last of Us Part II
• Ellie, The Last of Us Part II
• Miles, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales

  [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/06/12/the-last-of-us-part-2-review"] Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition

• Carrion
• Ghost of Tsushima
• Little Orpheus
• Ori and the Will of the Wisps
• The Pathless

  Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design

• Dreams
• Ghost of Tsushima
• The Last of Us Part II
• Ori and the Will of the Wisps
• Sackboy: A Big Adventure

  Outstanding Achievement in Story

• 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
• Ghost of Tsushima
• Hades
• Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition
• The Last of Us Part II

[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/07/29/ghost-of-tsushima-photo-mode-challenge"] Outstanding Technical Achievement

• Dreams
• Ghost of Tsushima
• The Last of Us Part II
• Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit
• Microsoft Flight Simulator

  Action Game of the Year

• Doom Eternal
• Hades
• Half-Life: Alyx
• Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
• Nioh 2

[widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=hades-screenshots&captions=true"] Adventure Game of the Year

• Assassin's Creed Valhalla
• Ghost of Tsushima
• Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition
• The Last of Us Part II
• Ori and the Will of the Wisps

  Family Game of the Year

• Animal Crossing: New Horizons
• Astro's Playroom
• Dreams
• Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
• Sackboy: A Big Adventure

  Fighting Game of the Year

• EA Sports UFC 4
• Granblue Fantasy Versus
• Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate
• Them's Fightin' Herds

  Racing Game of the Year

• Dirt 5
• F1 2020
• Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit

[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/10/14/mario-kart-live-home-circuit-review"] Role-Playing Game of the Year

• Cyberpunk 2077
• Final Fantasy VII Remake
• Persona 5 Royal
• Wasteland 3
• Yakuza: Like a Dragon

  Sports Game of the Year

• EA Sports FIFA 21
• MLB The Show 20
• NBA 2K21
• PGA Tour 2K21
• Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2

  Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year

• Crusader Kings III
• Desperados III
• Microsoft Flight Simulator
• Monster Train
• Per Aspera

  Immersive Reality Technical Achievement

• Half-Life: Alyx
• Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit
• Museum of Other Realities
• Paper Beast
• Tempest

[widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-modern-ign-1010-and-where-to-play-them&captions=true"] Immersive Reality Game of the Year

• Down the Rabbit Hole
• Half-Life: Alyx
• Paper Beast
• The Room VR: Dark Matter
• The Walking Dead: Saints and Sinners

  Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game

• Coffee Talk
• Hades
• If Found…
• Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition
• Noita

  Mobile Game of the Year

• HoloVista
• Legends of Runeterra
• Little Orpheus
• Song of Bloom
• South of the Circle

  Online Game of the Year

• Animal Crossing: New Horizons
• Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War
• Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
• Ghost of Tsushima
• Tetris Effect: Connected

  Outstanding Achievement in Game Design

• Ghost of Tsushima
• Hades
• Half-Life: Alyx
• The Last of Us Part II
• Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales

[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/01/13/animal-crossing-new-horizons-exploring-january-trailer"] Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction

• Ghost of Tsushima
• Hades
• Half-Life: Alyx
• Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition
• The Last of Us Part II

  Game of the Year

• Animal Crossing: New Horizons
• Final Fantasy VII Remake
• Ghost of Tsushima
• Hades
• The Last of Us Part II

  Last year, Untitled Goose Game took home the D.I.C.E. Game of the Year award. For more, you can check out IGN's complete selection of 2020 award winners. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Logan Plant is a news writer for IGN, and the Production Assistant for Nintendo Voice Chat, IGN's weekly Nintendo show. You can find him on Twitter at @LoganJPlant.

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