Disney Plus Is Officially the New Streaming Home of the Game Awards

Published Nov 12, 2026, 1:41 PM EST Willa Rowe is a contributing writer at Polygon, covering games and entertainment. She is a New York-based journalist and critic whose work has been featured in Kotaku, Digital Trends, the A.V. Club, GamesRadar+, and more. She also co-hosts the Girl Mode podcast. One more way to tune into Geoff Keighley's award extravaganza to see who takes home Game of the Year Graphic: Polygon | Source images: The Game Awards Sign in to your Polygon.com account In a first for the show, this year's Game Awards will be available to stream on Disney Plus. This is just one additional way to watch the game industry's version of the Oscars, on top of the usual Twitch and YouTube livestreams. The announcement simultaneously expands the offerings on Disney's streaming service and further boosts the awards show's profile. The 2026 Game Awards will be hosted this year, as they are every year, by Geoff Keighley. The event will be held on Dec. 10 at 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT, with tickets available to attend the show in person at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. The show will include the awards themselves as well as musical performances and plenty of game announcements. The Game Awards become the latest live event to join the Disney Plus lineup. Recently, the streaming service also served as the home of the inaugural Banana Bowl Championship, capitalizing on the sport's rise in popularity in the past year. When it comes to gaming, Disney Plus will also be the home of the upcoming anime series Death Stranding Isolations, based on the Kojima Productions games. That show is expected to be released on the streaming service next year, with a recent trailer teasing the show's original story. Who is going to win Game of the Year at the 2026 Game Awards? Image: Rockstar Games That is the big question! 2026 has been a strange year when it comes to award predictions, as there has not been one clear frontrunner so far. There have been plenty of amazing games that could earn the show's top prize. 007 First Light has gotten a lot of buzz since its release, as has Resident Evil Requiem, which has already taken home one Game of the Year award during the Golden Joysticks. On the indie side of things, Big Walk has been the talk of the town, though its hopes may be dashed by a recent AI controversy. Then there's GTA 6. Rockstar's highly-anticipated open-world game is set to be released on Nov. 19, just one day before the eligibility cutoff for this year's Game Awards. GTA 6 has been such a juggernaut even prior to release that a number of other games have shifted their release dates to move out of the way, and there is an argument to be made that it will be a shoo-in for GOTY this year. The question is whether the voting body for the awards feels it has had enough time to adequately judge the game. All these factors make for an especially interesting awards race this season. You'll have to tune in to the show on your platform of choice, even if it isn't Disney Plus, to find out what game will take home the night's biggest award. Free sign-up Get Polygon’s Wishlister newsletter A weekly cheat sheet to what you’ll eventually love to play. No buying, no commitment — just saving for later. Sign up free Free. Unsubscribe anytime.