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Nominees Announced For Fourth Annual Gayming Awards
Organizers behind the Gayming Awards officially released the full list of nominees for the 2024 event, set to take place this April.
Article Summary
- Nominees for the 2024 Gayming Awards announced, including a new LGBTQ+ geek culture category.
- The event to stream live from Palm Springs on April 7, with hosts DEERE and Milady Confetti.
- Voting for favorites now open with a special readers' award powered by Devolver Digital.
- Recognizing diversity in gaming, the awards feature a range of games, streamers, and esports contributors.
The organizers behind the Gayming Awards revealed their full list of nominees this week, as the fourth annual event will happen this Spring. The team revealed that this year's event would take place on April 7, broadcasting live on Twitch from the Margaritaville Resort in Palm Springs, California. The event is set to be co-hosted by drag queen and horror content creator DEERE, as well as content creator, podcaster, and writer Milady Confetti. Along with the news and the nominees, a new category is being added called the LGBTQ+ Geek Entertainment Moment of the Year, designed to honor outstanding queer content beyond gaming. We have the full list of nominees below as you can now vote on their website.
2024 Gayming Awards Nominees
Game of the Year Award
- Baldur's Gate 3 – Larian Studios
- Final Fantasy XVI – Square Enix
- Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Nintendo
- Thirsty Suitors – Outer Loop Games / Annapurna Interactive
- Spider-Man 2 – Insomniac Studios / Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical – Humble Games / Summerfall Studios
Gayming Magazine Readers' Award – sponsored by Devolver Digital
- Baldur's Gate 3 – Larian Studios
- Final Fantasy XVI – Square Enix
- Goodbye Volcano High – KO_OP
- Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Nintendo
- Tchia – Awaceb / Kepler Interactive
- This Bed We Made – Lowbirth Games
Industry Diversity Award
- Humble Games
- Larian Studios
- Latinx In Gaming
- Qweerty Gamers
- Roll7
- Women in Games International
Authentic Representation Award
- Baldur's Gate 3 – Larian Studios
- Coral Island – Stairway Games / Humble Games
- Sims 4 – Maxis / EA Games
- The Expanse: A Telltale Games – Telltale Games / Deck 9
- Thirsty Suitors – Outer Loop Games / Annapurna Interactive
- This Bed We Made – Lowbirth Games
Best LGBTQ+ Character Award
- Aloy – Horizon: Forbidden West – Guerilla / Playstation Studios
- Dame Aylin – Baldur's Gate 3 – Larian Studios
- Deon Lesange – Final Fantasy XVI – Square Enix
- Jala – Thirsty Suitors – Outer Loop Games / Annapurna Interactive
- Shadowheart – Baldur's Gate 3 – Larian Studios
- Tchia – Tchia – Awaceb / Kepler Interactive
Best LGBTQ+ Indie Game Award – powered by TikTok
- Coral Island – Stairway Games / Humble Games
- In Stars and Time – insertdisc5
- Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical – Humble Games / Summerfall Studios
- Tchia – Awaceb / Kepler Interactive
- Thirsty Suitors – Outer Loop Games / Annapurna Interactive
- This Bed We Made – Lowbirth Games
LGBTQ+ Streamer of the Year Award
- Apothicdecay
- Eevoh
- Elix
- EspeSymone
- Halfmoonjoe
- MysticKittenn
- Sheilur
- SpringSims
Best LGBTQ+ Contribution to Esports Award
- Bailey McCann
- Bethany "Indyburgh" Pyles
- Cora Kennedy
- Emma "Emzii" Rose
- Slaypex / Kylie Gabor
- Team Overture
LGBTQ+ Geek Entertainment Moment of the Year
- Doctor Who: The Star Beast – Bad Wolf & BBC Studios
- Harley Quinn – DC Studios & Warner Bros Animation
- Nimona – Netflix & Annapurna Pictures
- Scott Pilgrim Takes Off – Netflix
- The Last of Us: Long, Long Time – HBO in association with Sony Pictures Television Studios, PlayStation Productions, Word Games, The Mighty Mint, and Naughty Dog
- The Legend of Vox Machina – Season 2 – Amazon Studios, Critical Role & Titmouse
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