Geoff Keighley hosts a live Nomination Special Tuesday morning, and the December 10 show adds Disney+, Live TV on PS5 and Roblox to its streaming lineup.

The race for Game of the Year officially starts Tuesday. The Game Awards will reveal its 2026 nominees during a live Nomination Special on Tuesday, November 17 at 9 a.m. PT / noon ET, streaming on YouTube and Twitch. Host and executive producer Geoff Keighley will name the games, studios and creative talent up for this year’s awards, Game of the Year included.

Once the list is out, fans can browse every category and cast their votes at TheGameAwards.com. Nominees are picked by a global jury of media publications and creator outlets.

The show: December 10, live from Los Angeles

The Game Awards 2026 airs live from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Thursday, December 10. As usual, the night mixes the awards themselves with world-premiere game announcements and live musical performances.

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The big change this year is reach. For the first time, the show will stream on Disney+, Live TV on PS5 and Roblox, alongside its usual homes:

• Global: YouTube, Twitch, Steam, TikTok Live, X, Kick, Facebook and Instagram Live
• China: more than 20 platforms, including Baidu, Bilibili, Douyin, DouYu, Huya, WeChat, Weibo and Xiaohongshu
• South Korea: CHZZK and SOOP
• Japan: NicoNico
• Indonesia: Vidio
• Hong Kong: Now TV
• Singapore: mewatch
• Southeast Asia: BIGO LIVE and Likee

The expansion builds on a record 2025 broadcast, which drew an estimated 171 million global livestreams of the full show, up 11% from 2024.

The Game Awards is executive produced by Geoff Keighley and Kimmie Kim. Richard Preuss directs, LeRoy Bennett is creative director and Lara Karchmer is co-executive producer.

Looking back: Game of the Year winners

Twelve games have taken the top prize since The Game Awards launched in 2014. Role-playing games account for half of them.

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Notable moments from past shows

2025: Clair Obscur sets the record. Sandfall Interactive’s debut RPG won nine awards from 13 nominations, including Game of the Year, Best Game Direction, Best Narrative, Best Art Direction, Best Score and Music, Best Performance (Jennifer English as Maelle), Best Independent Game, Best Debut Indie Game and Best RPG. That broke the record of seven wins The Last of Us Part II set in 2020, and no other game won more than one award that night. It was also the first year with more than one independent game among the Game of the Year nominees, alongside Hollow Knight: Silksong. Other 2025 winners included No Man’s Sky (Best Ongoing Game), Wuthering Waves (Players’ Voice), The Last of Us: Season 2 (Best Adaptation) and Grand Theft Auto VI (Most Anticipated Game).

2022: Elden Ring vs. God of War Ragnarök. Ragnarök led the field with 10 nominations and won the most awards, six, but Elden Ring took Game of the Year.

2018: God of War over Red Dead Redemption 2. Still one of the most debated finals in the show’s history, with God of War taking the top award in front of 26.2 million viewers.

2014: Where it started. The first show, held in Las Vegas, drew 1.9 million viewers and crowned Dragon Age: Inquisition. Compare that with last year’s 171 million livestreams.

What to watch for Tuesday

Last year’s nominees were revealed on the same date, November 17. Tuesday’s list will set the field for the December 10 show and kick off fan voting. Tune in at 9 a.m. PT on YouTube or Twitch, then head to TheGameAwards.com for the full list.

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Source: Game Awards