Golden Joystick Awards 2026 UK time: 6pm on November 11
The Golden Joystick Awards 2026 stream live from 6pm UK time on Wednesday, November 11. Here's how to watch and all 12 Ultimate Game of the Year nominees.
08th Nov 2026 18:15
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Golden Joystick Awards 2026 UK time: 6pm on November 11
The Golden Joystick Awards 2026 stream live from 6pm UK time on Wednesday, November 11. Here's how to watch and all 12 Ultimate Game of the Year nominees.
08th Nov 2026 18:15
Image via Future
The 44th Golden Joystick Awards are coming to London this week, with the show streaming live from 6pm UK time on Wednesday, November 11, and 12 games going head to head for the big Ultimate Game of the Year prize.
Organisers GamesRadar have confirmed the ceremony takes place at The Troxy in east London and will be hosted by Alix Wilton Regan, who you might know as the new voice of Lara Croft, with the whole thing streamed live across all the major platforms so you can watch from the sofa rather than needing a ticket.
Golden Joystick Awards 2026 start times
The show starts at the same moment wherever you are, so here's when it kicks off in each region, based on the times on the official Golden Joystick Awards page.
| Region | Start time (Wednesday, November 11) |
| UK | 6pm GMT |
| Central Europe | 7pm CET |
| US East Coast | 1pm ET |
| US West Coast | 10am PT |
GamesRadar hasn't listed the exact channels yet beyond "all major platforms", but its own accounts and the official @GoldenJoysticks account on X will be covering the night live, so they're the ones to follow if you can't sit down for the whole stream.
Twelve games, one shiny trophy
Ultimate Game of the Year had its own separate vote between October 26 and 30 so that the big autumn releases had a fair shot at it (and no, you can't sneak a late vote in now), which is how the likes of Forza Horizon 6 and Phantom Blade Zero made the cut. Here's the full shortlist in alphabetical order.
- 007 First Light
- Big Walk
- CONTROL Resonant
- Crimson Desert
- Dispatch
- Forza Horizon 6
- Phantom Blade Zero
- Pokémon Pokopia
- PRAGMATA
- Resident Evil Requiem
- STAR WARS: Galactic Racer
- The Blood of Dawnwalker
There are more than 20 other categories voted for by the public too, covering everything from Best Indie Game and Studio of the Year to Most Wanted Game, where The Witcher 4, Persona 6 and Kingdom Hearts IV are all in the running, while Fortnite, Minecraft, Roblox and Pokémon GO are among the nominees for the Still Playing awards. Games had to come out between November 1, 2025 and September 25, 2026 to qualify for the main categories, and last year Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 walked away with seven awards, including Ultimate Game of the Year.
If you fancy something to play while you wait, Forza Horizon 6 is adding a free Master Chief outfit on November 12, so one of the nominees will at least be in a celebratory mood either way.
Well, may the best game win, and may the acceptance speeches be shorter than your average Football Manager save.
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