Horizon Zero Dawn leads with ten nominations for the 21st DICE Awards

Horizon Zero Dawn has been nominated for more awards than any other game at the forthcoming 21st annual DICE awards, appearing in ten categories in total.

With a total of 68 games from 2017 up for awards, the PlayStation 4 exclusive has been nominated for a variety of categories including art direction, story, music, and game of the year.

Other games with multiple nominations include The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild which appears in six categories, and Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, and Cuphead which appear in five.

Nominees for the evening's top prize, game of the year, are: Cuphead; Horizon Zero Dawn; PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds; Super Mario Odyssey and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

The winners will be announced at the DICE Awards ceremony in Las Vegas on February 22. The event will be hosted by Greg Miller, co-founder of Kinda Funny, and Jessica Chabot of Nerdist News, and will be live-streamed by media partner IGN.

The full list of nominations are as follows:

Outstanding Achievement in Animation

• Cuphead
• For Honor
• Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
• Horizon Zero Dawn
• Uncharted: The Lost Legacy

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction

• Cuphead
• Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
• Horizon Zero Dawn
• Little Nightmares
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Outstanding Achievement in Character

• Assassin's Creed Origins - Bayek
• Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice - Senua
• Horizon Zero Dawn - Aloy
• Star Wars Battlefront II - Iden Versio
• Uncharted: The Lost Legacy - Chloe Fraiser

Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition

• Call of Duty: WWII
• Cuphead
• Horizon Zero Dawn
• RiME
• Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design

• Destiny 2
• Injustice 2
• Star Wars Battlefront II
• Super Mario Odyssey
• Uncharted: The Lost Legacy

Outstanding Achievement in Story

• Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
• Horizon Zero Dawn
• Night in the Woods
• What Remains of Edith Finch
• Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

Outstanding Technical Achievement

• Assassin's Creed Origins
• Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
• Horizon Zero Dawn
• Lone Echo/Echo Arena
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Action Game of the Year

• Call of Duty: WWII
• Cuphead
• Destiny 2
• PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
• Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

Adventure Game of the Year

• Assassin's Creed Origins
• Horizon Zero Dawn
• Super Mario Odyssey
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
• Uncharted: The Lost Legacy

Family Game of the Year

• DropMix
• GNOG
• Just Dance 2018
• SingStar Celebration
• Snipperclips

Fighting Game of the Year

• ARMS
• Injustice 2
• Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite
• Nidhogg 2
• Tekken 7

Racing Game of the Year

• DiRT 4
• Forza Motorsport 7
• Gran Turismo Sport
• Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
• Project CARS 2

Role-Playing Game of the Year

• Divinity: Original Sin 2
• Middle-earth: Shadow of War
• NieR:Automata
• Persona 5
• Torment: Tides of Numenera

Sports Game of the Year

• Everybody's Golf
• FIFA 18
• Golf Clash
• Madden NFL 18
• MLB The Show 17

Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year

• Endless Space 2
• Halo Wars 2
• Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
• Total War: Warhammer II
• XCOM 2: War of the Chosen

Immersive Reality Technical Achievement

• Lone Echo/Echo Arena
• Robo Recall
• Star Trek Bridge Crew
• The Invisible Hours
• Wilson's Heart

Immersive Reality Game of the Year

• Lone Echo/Echo Arena
• Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin
• Robo Recall
• Space Pirate Trainer
• Wilson's Heart

DICE. Sprite Award

• Everything
• Gorogoa
• Night in the Woods
• Pyre
• Snipperclips

Handheld Game of the Year

• Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
• Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the Myth
• Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
• Metroid: Samus Returns
• Monster Hunter Stories

Mobile Game of the Year

• Cat Quest
• Fire Emblem Heroes
• Gorogoa
• Monument Valley 2
• Splitter Critters

Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay

• Call of Duty: WWII
• Destiny 2
• Fortnite
• PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
• Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands

Outstanding Achievement in Game Design

• Gorogoa
• Horizon Zero Dawn
• PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
• Super Mario Odyssey
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction

• Gorogoa
• Horizon Zero Dawn
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
• Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
• What Remains of Edith Finch

Game of the Year

• Cuphead
• Horizon Zero Dawn
• PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
• Super Mario Odyssey
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild