De winnaars worden elk jaar gekozen door het publiek. Vorig jaar viel CD Projekt RED's The Witcher 3 in de prijzen, en ook dit jaar weet de game vier awards in de wacht te slepen. Dark Souls 3 is verkozen als Game of the Year.
Beste Audio: Fallout 4
Beste Gaming-moment: Play of the Game in Overwatch
Beste Gaming Performance: Doug Cockle as The Witcher 3’s Geralt
Beste Gaming Platform: Steam
Beste Indie Game: Firewatch
Beste Multiplayer Game: Overwatch
Beste Original Game: Overwatch
Beste Storytelling: The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine
Beste Visual Design: The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine
Breakthrough Award: Eric Barone (Stardew Valley)
Competitive Game of the Year: Overwatch
Competitive Play of the Year: coldzera’s jumping AWP quad kill op MLG Columbus
Critics Choice Award: Titanfall 2
Gaming Personality of the Year: Sean Plott (Day (9))
Hall of Fame: Lara Croft
Handheld/Mobile Game of the Year: Pokemon Go
Innovation of the Year: Pokemon Go
Lifetime Achievement Award: Eiji Aonuma
Most Wanted Game: Ma Effect Andromeda
Nintendo Game of the Year: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Prince HD
PC Game of the Year: Overwatch
PlayStation Game of the Year: Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
Studio of the Year: CD Projekt Red
Ultimate Game of the Year: Dark Souls 3
Xbox Game of the Year: Rise of the Tomb Raider
YouTube – Upcoming Personality of the Year: Je e Cox
De 34e Golden Joystick Awards vonden plaats op 18 november tijdens IIndigO2, in de O2 Arena in Londen.