Predicting Giantbomb's GOTY Award Nominations (Oscars Style)

So I'm not sure if I should have just made this into a blog post, or not. My goal is to predict Giantbomb's GOTY picks in every category. I'm going to use all of the 2014 categories for example, and i'm not going to predict the more open ended categories (eg. "Best Trend" or "Please Stop"). I'm not going to predict the actual winners, but what will end in the top 10 (for the overall winner), or the top 3 (for every other award). So here we go!

Game of the Year (In the Top 10)

Absolute Locks

• Rise of the Tomb Raider
• Mario Maker
• MGS V
• The Witcher 3

Very Likely

• Fallout 4
• Undertale
• Batman Arkham Knight
• Destiny (Does it count?)
• Axiom Verge
• Guitar Hero Live
• Bloodborne
• Just Cause 3

Long Shots

• Contradiction: Spot the Liar
• Until Dawn
• Halo 5
• Cradle
• Galak-Z
• Her Story
• Splatoon
• Mortal Kombat
• Assassins Creed Syndicate
• Dying Light

Best Surprise (3 Nominees)

Absolute Lock

• Rise of the Tomb Raider

Very Likely

• Undertale
• Destiny: Taken King
• Splatoon
• Rocket League
• Until Dawn

Long Shots

• Contradiction: Spot the Liar
• Life is Strange
• Cities: Skylines

Hottest Mess (3 Nominees)

Absolute Lock (and likely winner)

• Batman Arkham Knight (PC Version)

Other Possible Nominees

• Rory McIlroy PGA Tour
• Mortal Kombat X (PC Version)
• Fallout 4

Worst Game (3 Nominees)

Absolute Locks

• Afro Samurai 2
• Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5

Other Possible Nominees

• Mario Tennis Ultra Smash
• Animal Crossing Amiibo Festival
• Animal Crossing Happy Home Designer
• The Order 1886
• Kirby & The Rainbow Curse
• Need for Speed
• WWE 2K16

Most Disappointing Game (3 Nominees)

Very Likely

• Rock Band 4
• Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5
• The Order 1886

Long Shots

• Fallout 4
• Star Wars Battlefront
• Call of Duty Black Ops 3
• Battlefield Hardline
• Need for Speed
• Mortal Kombat X
• Evolve

Best Looking Game (3 Nominees)

Absolute Lock

• Star Wars Battlefront

Other Possible Nominees

• Yoshi's Woolly World
• Axiom Verge
• The Witcher 3
• Bloodborne
• Transformers: Devastation
• Galak-Z
• Assassins Creed Syndicate
• Rise of the Tomb Raider

So those are the games that I think will make GB's nominees at this point. The only major wildcards I see are Rainbow Six Siege and Just Cause 3.