The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) has announced the nominees for its 20th D.I.C.E. Awards, called “the video game industry’s premier peer-based awards.”

The winners will be revealed at the Awards ceremony on February 23 in Las Vegas after the 2017 D.I.C.E. (Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain) Summit.

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN ANIMATION

• Inside
• The Last Guardian
• Overwatch
• Street Fighter V
• Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION

• Battlefield 1
• Firewatch
• Inside
• The Last Guardian
• Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN CHARACTER

• Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare – Nick Reyes
• Firewatch – Delilah
• Firewatch – Henry
• The Last Guardian – Trico
• Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End – Nathan Drake

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSITION

• Abzu
• Battlefield 1
• DOOM
• The Last Guardian
• Titanfall 2

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND DESIGN 

• Battlefield 1
• Inside
• The Last Guardian
• Quantum Break
• Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN STORY

• Firewatch
• Inside
• Oxenfree
• That Dragon, Cancer
• Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End

OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT

• Battlefield 1
• No Man’s Sky
• Overwatch
• Titanfall 2
• Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End

ACTION GAME OF THE YEAR

• Battlefield 1
• DOOM
• Gears of War 4
• Overwatch
• Titanfall 2

ADVENTURE GAME OF THE YEAR

• Firewatch
• Inside
• King’s Quest: The Complete Collection
• The Last Guardian
• Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End

FAMILY GAME OF THE YEAR

• Dragon Quest Builders
• LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
• Ratchet & Clank
• Rock Band Rivals
• Super Mario Maker 3DS

FIGHTING GAME OF THE YEAR

• EA Sports UFC 2
• Guilty Gear Xrd -Revelator-
• Killer Instinct: Season 3
• Pokken Tournament
• Street Fighter V

RACING GAME OF THE YEAR 

• Driveclub VR
• Forza Horizon 3

ROLE-PLAYING/MASSIVELY MULTIPLAYER GAME OF THE YEAR

• Dark Souls III
• Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
• Hyper Light Drifter
• Tom Clancy’s The Division
• World of Warcraft: Legion

SPORTS GAME OF THE YEAR

• FIFA 17
• Madden NFL 17
• MLB The Show 16
• NBA 2K17
• Steep

STRATEGY/SIMULATION GAME OF THE YEAR

• The Banner Saga 2
• Deus Ex GO
• Fire Emblem Fates
• Sid Meier’s Civilization VI
• XCOM 2

D.I.C.E. SPRITE AWARD

• 1979 Revolution: Black Friday
• Firewatch
• Inside
• Superhot
• That Dragon, Cancer

HANDHELD GAME OF THE YEAR

• Dragon Quest Builders
• Fire Emblem Fates
• Kirby: Planet Robobot
• Pokemon Sun & Moon
• Severed

MOBILE GAME OF THE YEAR

• Clash Royale
• Crashlands
• Gardenscapes – New Acres
• Pokemon GO
• Reigns

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN ONLINE GAMEPLAY

• Battlefield 1
• Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
• Overwatch
• Titanfall 2
• Tom Clancy’s The Division

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN GAME DESIGN

• I Expect You To Die
• Inside
• Overwatch
• Owlboy
• Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN GAME DIRECTION

• 1979 Revolution: Black Friday
• Battlefield 1
• Inside
• The Last Guardian
• Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End

GAME OF THE YEAR

• Battlefield 1
• Inside
• Overwatch
• Pokemon GO
• Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End

In addition to these finalists, the D.I.C.E. Awards will honor emerging technology with two new awards categories.

Immersive Reality Game of the Year: The single game released on an immersive reality platform that best utilizes the attributes of the platform to entertain users. Elements of design, direction and narrative are factored into the title selection. Titles of all genres are eligible if commercially available on a publicly released platform.

• Eagle Flight Ubisoft FunHouse
• I Expect You To Die Schell Games
• Job Simulator Owlchemy Labs
• The Lab Valve
• SUPERHOT VR SUPERHOT Sp. z o.o.

Immersive Reality Technical Achievement: This award celebrates the highest level of technical achievement within an immersive reality experience through the combined attention to gameplay engineering and visual engineering. Elements honored include but are not limited to technology features specifically associated with the immersive medium, artificial intelligence, physics, engine mechanics, and visual rendering.

• Eagle Flight Ubisoft FunHouse
• I Expect You To Die Schell Games
• Job Simulator Owlchemy Labs
• SUPERHOT VR SUPERHOT Sp. z o.o.
• Tilt Brush Google

Along with all the awards, game director Todd Howard will also be honored as the 22nd member inducted into the AIAS’s Hall of Fame.