Event Overview
The Game Awards presents its annual ceremony on December 11, 2025 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. The show combines award presentations across multiple categories with world premiere game announcements and exclusive trailers. Host Geoff Keighley produces and presents the show, which has become the gaming industry's flagship annual event for recognizing achievement and showcasing upcoming titles.
The ceremony honors excellence in game development across creative, technical, and performance categories while providing a platform for publishers to reveal new projects to a global audience. The show typically runs between two and three hours and intersperses award presentations with musical performances, developer interviews, and extended gameplay demonstrations of newly announced titles.
When and Where to Watch
The Game Awards 2025 broadcasts live on December 11, 2025. The show streams simultaneously across multiple platforms to maximize accessibility. For the first time in the event's history, Amazon Prime Video will carry the live broadcast alongside the traditional YouTube and Twitch streams. This expansion to Prime Video makes the show available to Amazon's streaming audience without requiring them to navigate to separate gaming-focused platforms.
All three streaming options provide the identical broadcast feed at no cost to viewers. You do not need an Amazon Prime subscription to watch on Prime Video, though the platform may prompt you to sign in. The YouTube and Twitch streams remain freely accessible without any account requirements, though creating an account on those platforms allows you to participate in live chat during the broadcast.
Nominations and Voting
The Game Awards revealed its 2025 nominees on November 17, 2025 during a dedicated livestream. Following the nominations announcement, fan voting opened immediately through the official Game Awards website. The voting system weights fan votes at ten percent of the final outcome while a jury composed of gaming media representatives determines the remaining ninety percent. This structure aims to balance popular sentiment with critical evaluation of each nominee's achievements.
You can view the complete list of nominees and submit your votes through the official nominees page linked below. The voting period typically closes several days before the ceremony to allow time for tabulating results and preparing the show's production elements around the winners.
What PlayStation Fans Should Expect
PlayStation titles frequently feature prominently in The Game Awards nominations due to the platform's strong lineup of exclusive and console debut games. The ceremony also serves as a major venue for PlayStation-related announcements. Sony and its first-party studios often use the show to reveal new projects, provide substantial updates on previously announced games, or showcase extended gameplay footage from upcoming releases.
Previous Game Awards ceremonies have hosted world premieres of major PlayStation exclusives and timed-exclusive content. While the specific announcements for 2025 remain under embargo until the show, PlayStation fans can reasonably expect at least one significant reveal or update during the broadcast based on historical patterns.
Additional Programming Elements
Beyond the core award presentations and game reveals, The Game Awards includes musical performances featuring game soundtracks performed by orchestras or the original composers. The show recognizes content creators and esports competitors alongside traditional game development categories, reflecting the broader gaming ecosystem beyond just new releases.
The ceremony also presents special recognition awards that honor individuals or teams for their long-term contributions to the gaming industry. These segments provide historical context and celebrate the medium's evolution alongside the celebration of the current year's releases.