The Golden Joystick Awards 2026 Presented by Pot Noodle will take place on Wednesday, November 11, 2026. The ceremony will begin at 10 am PT / 1 pm ET / 6 pm GMT / 7 pm CEST, with viewers able to watch the event live across multiple streaming platforms.

This year's ceremony will be hosted by Alix Wilton Regan, who most recently voiced Lara Croft in Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis. Her previous roles include Alt Cunningham in Cyberpunk 2077, Specialist Traynor in Mass Effect 3, and Cauthrien, Loghain's lieutenant, in Dragon Age: Origins.

The awards ceremony will be available through several streaming services, including YouTube, Twitch, Steam, TikTok, and X. Viewers can also follow the live broadcast through Future Games Show, PC Gamer, WhatCulture Gaming, IGN, Ginx TV, eClutch, Niconico, Kuaishou, and Bilibili.

The official Golden Joystick Awards broadcast will be accessible through the following channels:

• YouTube
• Twitch
• Steam
• TikTok
• X
• Future Games Show
• PC Gamer
• WhatCulture Gaming
• IGN
• Ginx TV
• eClutch
• Niconico
• Kuaishou
• Bilibili

Games Competing at This Year's Awards

The 2026 awards feature 22 categories decided by public voting, alongside three additional categories selected by judges.

Among the games in the running are 007 First Light, Big Walk, Crimson Desert, Control Resonant, Dispatch, Forza Horizon 6, Meccha Chamelon, Mewgenics, and Resident Evil Requiem, alongside other titles.

The ceremony will reveal which games receive this year's awards across the different categories.