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Is GTA 6 eligible for Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2026?

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GTA 6 is eligible for The Game Awards 2026: the official cutoff is 20 November 2026 at 9 p.m. PT (12:00 a.m. ET on 21 November), and GTA 6 launches 19 November Official. The show is on 10 December Official. Whether the jury nominates it is Not confirmed. New here? Start here.

Question	Answer	Label
When is The Game Awards 2026?	10 December 2026, Peacock Theater, Los Angeles; nominees “coming mid-November” per The Game Awards.	Official
Can GTA 6 be nominated?	Yes on the dates: The Game Awards FAQ sets the cutoff at “Friday, November 20, 2026, at 9 p.m. PT.” Nominations are up to the jury. Earlier, Alanah Pearce described last year’s timeline: “November 4 was the first round and then [on] November 11 you could adjust your first-round nominations. Then they announced the nominees and you voted on the nominees on November 24” (Dexerto).	Official cutoff · Reported jury timeline
Golden Joystick Awards?	The organiser’s rules: games released between 8 November 2025 and 25 October 2026 are considered for Ultimate Game of the Year (GamesRadar+, the Golden Joysticks organiser), which leaves GTA 6 out.	Official
Has GTA 6 won awards already?	Most Anticipated Game at The Game Awards 2024 and 2025; Golden Joysticks Most Wanted 2024 and 2025, and Best Game Trailer (Trailer 2) 2025. These are hype awards, not reviews. Winners lists: TGA 2025 · TGA 2024 · Golden Joysticks 2025 · Most Wanted 2024 and 2025.	Reported
Are there review scores?	No. The game is unreleased; reviews have not been published.	Official

Polygon lists TGA, DICE, GDC and BAFTA as the other “Big Five” Game of the Year awards GTA 6 can still win, with the 2027 Golden Joysticks to complete the set Reported.

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Will reviews come out before launch?

Reported Insider Gaming reported on 14 October that GTA 6 reviews will go live before 19 November; IGN India carried the report on 15 October. Neither gave a date. Rockstar has announced no embargo Not confirmed. More: Reviews.

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