The 17th Game Developers Choice Awards will have Double Fine's Tim Schafer returning as host that honors game development professionals. Playdead's Inside leads with six nominations with Naughty Dog's Uncharted 4: A Thief's End following with four. Below are the nominees for the award show:

　　BEST AUDIO

　　Battlefield 1 (EA DICE / Electronic Arts)

　　Thumper (Drool)

　　DOOM (id Software / Bethesda Softworks)

　　Inside (Playdead)

　　Overwatch (Blizzard Entertainment)

　　BEST DEBUT

　　Heart Machine (Hyper Light Drifter)

　　Campo Santo (Firewatch)

　　ConcernedApe (Stardew Valley)

　　Drool (Thumper)

　　Night School Studio (Oxenfree)

　　BEST DESIGN

　　Overwatch (Blizzard Entertainment)

　　Dishonored 2 (Arkane Studios / Bethesda Softworks)

　　The Witness (Thekla)

　　Inside (Playdead)

　　DOOM (id Software / Bethesda Softworks)

　　BEST MOBILE/HANDHELD GAME

　　Super Mario Run (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)

　　Clash Royale (Supercell)

　　Pokémon Go (Niantic)

　　Reigns (Nerial / Devolver Digital)

　　Pokémon Sun/Moon (Game Freak / The Pokémon Company)

　　INNOVATION AWARD

　　The Witness (Thekla)

　　Inside (Playdead)

　　No Man’s Sky (Hello Games)

　　Firewatch (Campo Santo / Panic)

　　Pokemon Go (Niantic)

　　BEST NARRATIVE

　　The Last Guardian (JAPAN Studio / Sony Interactive Entertainment)

　　Oxenfree (Night School Studio)

　　Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (Naughty Dog / Sony Interactive Entertainment)

　　Inside (Playdead)

　　Firewatch (Campo Santo / Panic)

　　BEST TECHNOLOGY

　　Battlefield 1 (EA DICE / Electronic Arts)

　　No Man’s Sky (Hello Games)

　　Overwatch (Blizzard Entertainment)

　　DOOM (id Software / Bethesda Softworks)

　　Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (Naughty Dog / Sony Interactive Entertainment)

　　BEST VISUAL ART

　　Firewatch (Campo Santo / Panic)

　　The Last Guardian (JAPAN Studio / Sony Interactive Entertainment)

　　Overwatch (Blizzard Entertainment)

　　Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (Naughty Dog / Sony Interactive Entertainment)

　　Inside (Playdead)

　　BEST VR/AR GAME

　　Rez Infinite (Monstars / Enhance Games)

　　Superhot VR (SUPERHOT Team)

　　Job Simulator: The 2050 Archives (Owlchemy Labs)

　　Pokémon Go (Niantic)

　　Fantastic Contraption (Radial Games / Northway Games)

　　GAME OF THE YEAR

　　Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (Naughty Dog / Sony Interactive Entertainment)

　　Overwatch (Blizzard Entertainment)

　　Inside (Playdead)

　　Dishonored 2 (Arkane Studios / Bethesda Softworks)

　　Firewatch (Campo Santo / Panic)

　　The Game Developers Choice Awards will take place on March 1st at the Moscone Convention Center's West Hall, San Francisco, from 6:30PM - 8:30PM during GDC 2017. Check here to see the full list of last year's winners.