Yesterday, organizers for the 17th annual GDC Awards announced their nominations in 10 categories recognizing the top games, studios, and developers from around the industry.

Leading the way is my personal pick for Game of the Year, Playdead’s sophomore effort Inside with six noms, including GDC’s Game of the Year. Blizzard’s Overwatch and indie Campo Santo’s Firewatch (no relation) come up next with nods in five categories, also including Game of the Year. Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (four nominations) and Dishonored 2 (two nominations) round out the Game of the Year field. Nominations in all categories can be seen below.

It was also announced that the legendary Tim Schafer, founder of Double Fine Productions, would be returning to host the show this year. This will be Tim’s sixth time hosting the show, continuing a pattern of him hosting every other year since 2007.

The GDC Awards are determined each year by the International Choice Awards Network, an invitation-only organization started by the folks behind GDC, and which is comprised of leading game creators from all parts of the industry. Any video game released via any medium within the calendar year of 2016 was eligible for this year’s awards. All ICAN members can nominate games, and when combined with the votes of a 22-member awards advisory board, lead to the nominations and winners in each category.

The GDC Awards will be held on March 1, 2017, at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, starting at 6:30 PM PT. Here now is the full list of nominees at this year’s show.

BEST AUDIO 

  • Battlefield 1
  • Thumper
  • DOOM
  • Inside
  • Overwatch

BEST DEBUT

  • Heart Machine (Hyper Light Drifter)
  • Campo Santo (Firewatch)
  • ConcernedApe (Stardew Valley)
  • Drool (Thumper)
  • Night School Studio (Oxenfree)

BEST DESIGN

  • Overwatch
  • Dishonored 2
  • The Witness
  • Inside
  • DOOM

BEST MOBILE/HANDHELD GAME

  • Super Mario Run
  • Clash Royale
  • Pokémon GO
  • Reigns
  • Pokémon Sun/Moon

INNOVATION AWARD

  • The Witness
  • Inside
  • No Man’s Sky
  • Firewatch
  • Pokémon GO

BEST NARRATIVE

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

BEST TECHNOLOGY 

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

BEST VISUAL ART

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

BEST VR/AR GAME

  • Rez Infinite
  • Superhot VR
  • Job Simulator: The 2050 Archives
  • Pokémon GO
  • Fantastic Contraption

GAME OF THE YEAR

  • Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
  • Overwatch
  • Inside
  • Dishonored 2
  • Firewatch