Roblox opened community nominations on July 6 with a redesigned set of awards intended to cover both creative craft and the games players enjoyed during the year. The company later updated the announcement to say submissions had closed after an overwhelming response.
The lineup combines awards for new games, studios, video creators, UGC creators, plugins, branded games, technical innovation and creative direction with nine genre categories. People's Choice and the Builderman Award complete the 19-category program.
The structure says as much as the list: nine genre awards mean Roblox now sees its catalog the way traditional publishers see theirs, with shooters, RPGs and strategy as first-class categories rather than one 'experiences' bucket. The early close of nominations doubles as a data point — award-season engagement has outgrown the process built for it.