Shortlist Announcement
Shortlist Announcement
Nominee Shortlist
Who will win the 2026 Game Quality Awards?
We are excited to announce the shortlist of nominated Game Quality professionals who empower teams, champion excellence and push innovation forward across our industry.
Winners of each category will be revealed at Qualicon on May 20 & 21. Join us there!
Champion of the Player
This category honors individuals who advocate for the player.
Shortlisted nominees
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Alex Smith
Electronic Arts -
Yohan Mehta
Ubisoft Pune -
Dasha Barsky
Trailmix Games -
Vanessa Vaz
Funcom
Elite Quality Squad
Recognizing teams that are seeking to improve the lives of those on the team around them.
Shortlisted nominees
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Nintendo Compliance Team
Ubisoft Romania -
Publishing Compliance Team
PlayStation Studios QA -
DevQA
Funcom -
The Crew Motorfest QC Team
Ubisoft Entertainment India
Hero Class Leader
Celebrating leaders who are growing the next generation of quality professionals through excellent practice of both quality leadership and human leadership.
Shortlisted nominees
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Emily Maclean
Ubisoft -
Aniruddha Pawar
Ubisoft Pune -
Charlotte Woolley
Media Molecule
Innomaker
This category is dedicated to innovators who are making/creating tooling, code, processes and content that expands the boundaries of quality professionals.
Shortlisted nominees
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Jawad Shakil
Ubisoft Pune -
Tom Timmins
Xbox Studios -
Tish Graham
Trailmix Games
Trailblazer of Quality
Honoring individuals who are advocating for game quality in the Industry.
Shortlisted nominees
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Ritu Chowdhary
Ubisoft Pune -
Claire Naval
Ubisoft -
Rob Weber
Electronic Arts -
Alexandru-Marius Pitigoi
Ubisoft QC Romania
Voice of Games Quality
Recognizing those who are championing for other game quality folks.
Shortlisted nominees
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David Jenkins
Aonic Games -
Juan Antonio Nepormoseno Rosales
Nokorpo -
Razvan Safta
Funcom
We look forward to celebrating and announcing the winners at Qualicon on 20 – 21 May.
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