I'd bet my entire life savings (about $3) that a bunch of hogs made a concentrated effort to get the Blood Libel Game(TM) nominated. There's no chance it wins against BG or LC but its still bizarre to see
also Starfield got a nom for "Most Innovative Gameplay" 
you must be living under a rock, everywhere I go people haven't shut up about it since it launched lol
It's true I am an extreme introvert, I blocked early access on Steam, and I don't do-a the Tick Tok-a