Disney+ will stream The Game Awards 2026 live on December 10 at 7:30 p.m. ET from Los Angeles’ Peacock Theater, marking a new distribution partnership announced by Disney on November 12.

Executive Producer Geoff Keighley said the Disney+ broadcast is meant to expand the show’s reach and bring more fans into the event.

The Disney+ stream is an addition, not an exclusive move: the show will remain free on YouTube, and Keighley said there are no plans to leave the platform or become exclusive to a single service.

The main ceremony will also stream on Twitch, X and Facebook, while the nominee-reveal livestream’s platforms were not identified.

Viewers can also find the broadcast in the live TV section on PS5 consoles under the Media tab, where they can sign in with a PlayStation account.

Disney’s announcement did not say whether watching on Disney+ requires a separate fee, or provide the show’s runtime, pre-show schedule, nominees or performers.

Geoff Keighley, who founded The Game Awards in 2014, will return as host and executive producer.

The ceremony blends awards with trailers and first looks, and the 2025 show included early footage of Resident Evil: Requiem and two Tomb Raider projects.

The event’s reported viewership has grown from 1.9 million for its first ceremony to 171 million for the previous year’s show at the Peacock Theater.

Grand Theft Auto 6 is widely viewed as a leading Game of the Year contender, but Keighley said its nominations and prominence at the ceremony are not yet known; the game is ineligible in some categories, including independent games.

A jury of media outlets, journalists and creators determines most award results, with fans accounting for 10% of the vote in the main categories; fan voting for Players’ Voice is separate and runs through three rounds.

For the main categories, fan voting closes December 9 at 6 p.m. PT, while Players’ Voice voting has a November 30 cutoff.