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Get ready, Tumblr, because The Game Awards are back! On Thursday, December 12th, the biggest night of the year for video games and esports returns—with exclusive game announcements, breathtaking musical performances, and awards honoring the best of the best from 2019!

Wondering who would win if it were up to you, the Tumblr community? Here are some predictions based entirely on your original posts, reblogs, searches, and likes of this year’s nominees.

Game of the Year

6. Control, Remedy/505 Games | < 1%
5. The Outer Worlds, Obsidian/Private Division | 2.91%
4. Death Stranding, Kojima Productions/SIE | 8.43%
3. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, From Software/Activision | 10.81%
2. Resident Evil 2, Capcom/Capcom | 21.01%
1. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Nintendo/Nintendo | 56.83%

Best Art Direction

6. Control, Remedy/505 Games | < 1%
5. Sayonara Wild Hearts, Simogo/Annapurna | <1%
4. Gris, Nomada Studio/Devolver | 8.65%
3. The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening, Grezzo/Nintendo | 13.67%
2. Death Stranding, Kojima Productions/SIE | 34.02%
1. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, From Software/Activision | 43.65%

Best RPG

5. Disco Elysium, ZA/UM | < 1%
4. The Outer Worlds, Obsidian/Private Division | 4.46%
3. Monster Hunter World: Iceborne, Capcom | 13.75%
2. Final Fantasy XIV, Square Enix | 16.88%
1. Kingdom Hearts III, Square Enix | 64.91%

Best Independent Game

5. Disco Elysium, ZA/UM | < 1%
4. Outer Wilds, Mobius Digital/Annapurna | <1%
3. Baba Is You, Hempuli | 3.08%
2. Katana ZERO, Askiisoft/Devolver Digital | 3.78%
1. Untitled Goose Game, House House/Panic | 93.14%

For even more action from The Game Awards, make sure to stay tuned over the next week, as we ask your fav gamers, developers, composers, art directors, etc. all the juicy Qs, and use their answers to style them into the video game GIF of their dreams! We’re calling them BioGIFs. And, if you can’t find your favorite game in The Game Awards’ nominations this year, never fear—our 2019 Year in Review lists probably have it!