Annual video game award show
The D.I.C.E. Awards (formerly the Interactive Achievement Awards ) is an award show in the video game industry started in 1998. The awards are arranged by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS), and held during the AIAS' annual D.I.C.E. Summit in Las Vegas . "D.I.C.E." is a backronym for "Design Innovate Communicate Entertain".
Format [ ] The nominees in each category are selected by a peer panel assembled by AIAS of over 100 video game professionals across several facets of the industry, including developers, programmers, artists, and publishers, which is published on the AIAS website each year. The nominees are then voted on by the full membership of AIAS (of approximately 22,000 members) via a confidential and secured voting system, and winners are subsequently announced during the D.I.C.E. Summit in Las Vegas, typically the February of that year.[1] [2] [3]
Award categories [ ] The tables below are based on the awards cycle for the calendar year preceded the award ceremony date; for example, all awards given for "1997" were presented to winners in a 1998 ceremony.
Game of the Year [ ] Overall [ ]
1997
GoldenEye 007 Nintendo
Rare
1998
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Nintendo
Nintendo EAD
1999
The Sims Electronic Arts
Maxis
2000
Diablo II Blizzard Entertainment
Blizzard North
2001
Halo: Combat Evolved Microsoft Game Studios
Bungie
2002
Battlefield 1942 Electronic Arts
Digital Illusions CE
2003
Call of Duty Activision
Infinity Ward
2004
Half-Life 2 Valve
Valve
2005
God of War Sony Computer Entertainment
Santa Monica Studio
2006
Gears of War Microsoft Game Studios
Epic Games
2007
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Activision
Infinity Ward
2008
LittleBigPlanet Sony Computer Entertainment
Media Molecule
2009
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Sony Computer Entertainment
Naughty Dog
2010
Mass Effect 2 Electronic Arts
BioWare
2011
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Bethesda Softworks
Bethesda Game Studios
2012
Journey Sony Computer Entertainment
Thatgamecompany
2013
The Last of Us Sony Computer Entertainment
Naughty Dog
2014
Dragon Age: Inquisition Electronic Arts
BioWare
2015
Fallout 4 Bethesda Softworks
Bethesda Game Studios
[4]
2016
Overwatch Blizzard Entertainment
Blizzard Entertainment
[5]
2017
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Nintendo
Nintendo EPD
[6]
2018
God of War Sony Interactive Entertainment
Santa Monica Studio
[7]
2019
Untitled Goose Game Panic Inc.
House House
[8]
2020
Hades Supergiant Games
Supergiant Games
[9]
Action Game of the Year [ ] Adventure Game of the Year [ ] Cellular/Mobile Game of the Year [ ] Downloadable Game of the Year [ ] Family Game of the Year [ ] Handheld/Portable Game of the Year [ ] Immersive Reality Game of the Year [ ] The Immersive Reality Game of the Year was added for consideration of 2016 games to award those in the growing area of virtual reality and augmented reality games.[11]
Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year [ ] Referred to in the past as "Persistent World", "Online", or "Online Role-Playing" Game of the Year.
Racing Game of the Year [ ]
1997
Diddy Kong Racing
1998
Gran Turismo
1999
Star Wars Episode I: Racer
2000
SSX
2001
Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec
2002
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2
2003
Need for Speed: Underground
2004
Burnout 3: Takedown
2005
Need for Speed: Most Wanted
2006
Burnout Revenge
2007
MotorStorm
2008
Burnout Paradise
2009
Forza Motorsport 3
2010
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
2011
Forza Motorsport 4
2012
Need For Speed: Most Wanted
2013
Forza Motorsport 5
2014
Mario Kart 8
2015
Forza Motorsport 6
2016
Forza Horizon 3 [5]
2017
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe [6]
2018
Forza Horizon 4 [7]
2019
Mario Kart Tour [8]
2020
Mario Kart Live [9]
Role-Playing Game of the Year [ ]
Overall
1997
Final Fantasy VII Dungeon Keeper
1998
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Baldur's Gate
1999
Final Fantasy VIII Asheron's Call
2000
Final Fantasy IX Diablo II
2001
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal
2002
Animal Crossing Neverwinter Nights
2003
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
2004
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Neverwinter Nights: Kingmaker
2005
Jade Empire
2006
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
2007
Mass Effect
2008
Fallout 3
2009
Dragon Age: Origins
2010
Mass Effect 2
2011
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
2012
Mass Effect 3
2013
Diablo III
2014
Dragon Age: Inquisition
2015
Fallout 4
2016
Dark Souls III [5]
2017
Nier: Automata [6]
2018
Monster Hunter World [7]
2019
The Outer Worlds [8]
2020
Final Fantasy VII Remake [9]
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year [ ] Sports Game of the Year [ ] Fighting Game of the Year [ ] Casual Game of the Year [ ] Social Networking Game/Web Based Game of the Year [ ] "Outstanding" Awards [ ] Outstanding Animation [ ] Outstanding Game Direction [ ]
2008
LittleBigPlanet
2009
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
2010
Red Dead Redemption
2011
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
2012
Journey
2013
The Last of Us
2014
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
2015
Fallout 4
2016
Inside [5]
2017
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild [6]
2018
God of War [7]
2019
Control [8]
2020
Hades [9]
Outstanding Art Direction [ ] Outstanding Character Performance [ ] Outstanding Game Design [ ] Outstanding Gameplay Engineering [ ]
1997
GoldenEye 007
1998
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
1999
The Sims
2000
SSX
2001
Grand Theft Auto III
2002
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
2003
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
2004
Half-Life 2
2005
Nintendogs
2006
Wii Sports
2007
Portal
2008
Spore
2009
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
2010
Red Dead Redemption
2011
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
2012
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
2013
Grand Theft Auto V
Immersive Reality Technical Achievement [ ] This award was added to honor games from 2016 onward in technical achievements for virtual reality and augmented reality.[11]
Outstanding Licensed Soundtrack [ ]
2004
SSX 3
2011
Rock Band 3
Outstanding Online Gameplay [ ]
1997
Ultima Online
1998
Multiplayer Jeopardy! Online Starsiege: Tribes Ultima Online: The Second Age
1999
EverQuest
2000
MechWarrior 4
2001
Return to Castle Wolfenstein
2002
Battlefield 1942
2003
Not awarded
2004
Halo 2
2005
Battlefield 2
2006
Gears of War
2007
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
2008
Left 4 Dead
2009
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
2010
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
2011
Star Wars: The Old Republic
2012
Journey
2013
World of Tanks
2014
Destiny
2015
Rocket League
2016
Overwatch
2017
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds [6]
2018
Fortnite [7]
2019
Apex Legends [8]
2020
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout [9]
Outstanding Original Music Composition [ ]
1999
UmJammer Lammy Masaya Matsuura , Yoshihisa Suzuki, Shigeyoshi Kawagoe
2000
Medal of Honor: Underground Michael Giacchino
2001
Tropico Daniel Indart
2002
Medal of Honor: Frontline Michael Giacchino
2003
Medal of Honor: Rising Sun Christopher Lennertz
2004
Fable Russell Shaw , Danny Elfman
2005
God of War Gerard Marino , Mike Reagan , Ron Fish , Winifred Phillips , Winnie Waldron , Cris Velasco , Marcello De Francisci
2006
LocoRoco Nobuyuki Shimizu, Kemmei Adachi
2007
BioShock Garry Schyman
2008
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Harry Gregson-Williams , Nobuko Toda , Shuichi Kobori, Kazuma Jinnouchi
2009
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Greg Edmonson
2010
Heavy Rain Normand Corbeil
2011
Portal 2 Mike Morasky
2012
Journey Austin Wintory
2013
BioShock Infinite Garry Schyman
2014
Destiny Michael Salvatori , C Paul Johnson, Martin O'Donnell , Paul McCartney
2015
Ori and the Blind Forest Gareth Coker
2016
Doom [5] Mick Gordon
2017
Cuphead [6] Kristofer Maddigan
2018
God of War [7] Bear McCreary
2019
Control [8] Petri Alanko, Martin Stig Andersen
2020
Ghost of Tsushima [9] Ilan Eshkeri , Shigeru Umebayashi
Outstanding Sound Design [ ] Outstanding Story [ ] Outstanding Visual Engineering [ ]
1997
GoldenEye 007
1998
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
1999
Unreal Tournament
2000
SSX
2001
Halo: Combat Evolved
2002
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2003
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
2004
Half-Life 2
2005
Shadow of the Colossus
2006
Gears of War
2007
Crysis
2008
LittleBigPlanet
2009
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
2010
Heavy Rain
2011
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
2012
Halo 4
2013
The Last of Us
2014
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Outstanding Technical Achievement [ ] Innovation in Gaming [ ] Console Awards [ ] Console Game of the Year [ ]
1997
GoldenEye 007
1998
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
1999
Soulcalibur
2000
SSX
2001
Halo: Combat Evolved
2002
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
2003
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
2004
Halo 2
2005
God of War
2006
Gears of War
2007
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
2008
LittleBigPlanet
Console Innovation [ ] Console Children's [ ]
1999
Pokémon Snap
2000
Mario Tennis
2001
Mario Party 3
2002
Mario Party 4
2003
Mario Party 5
2004
Sly 2: Band of Thieves
2005
We Love Katamari
Console First Person Action [ ] Console Sports Simulation [ ] Console Action Sports [ ] Computer Awards [ ] Computer Game of the Year [ ]
1997
StarCraft
1998
Half-Life
1999
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings
2000
Diablo II
2001
Black & White
2002
Battlefield 1942
2003
Call of Duty
2004
Half-Life 2
2005
Age of Empires III
2006
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
2007
The Orange Box
2008
Left 4 Dead
Computer Innovation [ ]
1997
Orly's Draw-A-Story
1998
Barbie Photo Designer Digital Camera & CD-ROM and 3-D Castle Creator
1999
Disney's Magic Artist Studio
2000
Deus Ex
2001
Black & White
2002
Battlefield 1942
2003
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
2004
Half-Life 2
Computer Educational/Skills [ ] Computer Family/Children's [ ] Computer First Person Action [ ] D.I.C.E. Sprite Award [ ] The D.I.C.E. Sprite Award was added for the 2015 awards ceremony to honor "a game having disproportionate resources for development and exposure (as compared to AAA titles), represent a higher degree of risk tolerance and advances our industry with innovative gameplay and experiences".[15]
Technical Impact Award [ ] The Technical Impact Award was added for the 2015 awards ceremony to recognize "unique innovations that contribute to the ongoing progress of interactive media".[15]
Award show hosts [ ] Since 2000, the annual award show has been hosted by many notable figures from the entertainment world.
2000 — Martin Short
2001 — Martin Lewis
2002 — Patton Oswalt
2003 — Dave Foley
2004 — Diane Mizota
2005 — Cory Rouse and Kurt Scholler
2006 — Jay Mohr
2007 — Jay Mohr
2008 — Jay Mohr
2009 — Jay Mohr
2010 — Jay Mohr
2011 — Jay Mohr
2012 — Chris Hardwick
2013 — Freddie Wong and Felicia Day
2014 — Pete Holmes
2015 — Pete Holmes
2016 — Greg Miller and Jessica Chobot
2017 — Greg Miller and Jessica Chobot2018 — Greg Miller and Jessica Chobot2020 — Greg Miller, Jessica Chobot and Kahlief AdamsSpecial categories [ ] Hall of Fame [ ] The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences has annually inducted into its "Hall of Fame" video game developers that have made revolutionary and innovative achievements in the video game industry.[18]
1998
Shigeru Miyamoto
Nintendo
Donkey Kong Mario The Legend of Zelda F-Zero Star Fox Pikmin Wii
1999
Sid Meier
Founder of Firaxis Games and MicroProse
Pirates! Railroad Tycoon Civilization Alpha Centauri
2000
Hironobu Sakaguchi
Originally at Square (renamed Square Enix ), Founder of Mistwalker
Final Fantasy Chrono Trigger Parasite Eve Lost Odyssey The Last Story
2001
John D. Carmack
Founder of id Software
Commander Keen Doom Quake Rage
2002
Will Wright
Founder of Maxis
SimCity Spore The Sims
2003
Yu Suzuki
Sega (head of Sega AM2 division)
Arcade games such as Hang-On Space Harrier Out Run After Burner Power Drift Virtua Racing Virtua Fighter Daytona USA Virtua Cop Shenmue
2004
Peter Molyneux
Founder of Lionhead Studios and Bullfrog Productions
Black & White Populous Magic Carpet Syndicate Dungeon Keeper Fable
2005
Trip Hawkins
Founder of Electronic Arts and Digital Chocolate
Madden Football
2006
Richard Garriott
Founder of Origin Systems
Ultima series Tabula Rasa
2007
Dani Bunten (1949–1998)
Founder of Ozark Softscape
M.U.L.E.
2008
Michael Morhaime
President & Co-Founder of Blizzard Entertainment
Warcraft Starcraft Diablo
2009
Bruce Shelley
Ensemble Studios
Age of Empires
2010
Mark Cerny
Cerny Games
Marble Madness Ratchet & Clank Jak & Daxter
2011
Ray Muzyka & Greg Zeschuk
Co-Founders of BioWare
Knights of the Old Republic Mass Effect Dragon Age
2012
Tim Sweeney
Founder and CEO of Epic Games
Unreal Gears of War
2013
Gabe Newell
Co-Founder and CEO of Valve
Portal Half-Life Left 4 Dead
2014
Sam Houser , Dan Houser and Leslie Benzies
Co-Founders of Rockstar Games
Grand Theft Auto Bully
2016
Hideo Kojima
Founder of Kojima Productions
Metal Gear Solid
2017
Todd Howard
Director and Executive Producer at Bethesda Game Studios
The Elder Scrolls Fallout
2018
Bonnie Ross
Corporate Vice-President at Microsoft , Head of 343 Industries
Halo
2019
Connie Booth
Vice-President of Product Development at Sony Interactive Entertainment
Advocate for several of Sony's first-party franchises, including Crash Bandicoot Spyro the Dragon Jak and Daxter Ratchet & Clank Sly Cooper
Lifetime Achievement Awards [ ] The Lifetime Achievement Award is given "for individuals whose accomplishments span a broad range of disciplines over a lengthy career in the industry".[19]
2006
Minoru Arakawa and Howard Lincoln
Former presidents of Nintendo of America
2007
Ken Kutaragi
Former Chairman/CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment and considered the "Father of the PlayStation".
2009
Doug Lowenstein
Launched and served as president of the Interactive Digital Software Association, which became the Entertainment Software Association
2010
Bing Gordon
Former Chief Creative Officer of Electronic Arts
2015
Satoru Iwata
Former president of Nintendo
2017
Genyo Takeda
Former General Manager of Nintendo Integrated Research & Development [20]
Pioneer Awards [ ] The Pioneer Award is given "for individuals whose career spanning work has helped shape and define the interactive entertainment industry".[19]
2009
David Crane
Founder of Activision
2010
Bill Budge
Developer of Raster Blaster Pinball Construction Set
2011
Ed Logg
Co-developer of many arcade games including Asteroids Centipede Gauntlet
2012
Dave Lebling & Marc Blank
Co-founders of Infocom
2013
Eugene Jarvis
Developer of arcade games Defender Robotron: 2084
2014
Allan Alcorn
Developer of Pong Atari home consoles
Ralph H. Baer
Creator of the first home console, the Magnavox Odyssey
2018
Dan Edwards, Martin “Shag” Graetz, Steven Winer, Steve “Slug” Russell, Peter Samson, Robert Sanders, and Wayne Wiitanen
Surviving developers of Spacewar! [21]
Milestones [ ] Games with multiple wins [ ] The following games received six or more D.I.C.E. Awards:
10
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves 2009
The Last of Us 2013
9
Half-Life 2 2004
God of War 2018
8
LittleBigPlanet 2008
Journey 2012
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor 2014
7
God of War 2005
6
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 1998
References [ ]
^ "21st Annual D.I.C.E. Peer Panelists" . Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences . Retrieved January 10, 2020 .^ Campbell, Colin (February 7, 2014). "The DICE Award winners, and why it matters" . Polygon . Retrieved January 11, 2020 . ^ Orland, Kyle (February 23, 2018). "Can gaming's own "academy awards" become a cultural event?" . Ars Technica . Retrieved January 11, 2020 . ^ Crecente, Brian (February 19, 2016). "Fallout 4 named game of the year during DICE Awards" . Polygon . Retrieved February 3, 2017 . ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Makuch, Eddie; Imms, Jason (February 23, 2017). "Overwatch Wins DICE Game of the Year, Full Nominees List" . GameSpot . Retrieved February 23, 2017 . ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x Plunkett, Luke (February 22, 2018). "Breath Of The Wild Wins Big At 2018 DICE Awards" . Kotaku . Retrieved February 23, 2018 . ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Shanley, Patrick (February 13, 2019). "D.I.C.E. Awards: Full Winners List" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved February 13, 2019 . ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Van Allen, Eric (February 13, 2020). "Untitled Goose Game Wins Top Bill at the 2020 D.I.C.E. Awards" . USGamer . Retrieved February 13, 2020 . ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Rousseau, Jeffrey (April 22, 2021). "Hades wins Game of the Year at DICE Awards 2021" . GamesIndustry.biz . Retrieved April 22, 2021 . ^ Jump up to: a b "Did You Know? Nintendo Wins Two Interactive Achievement Awards" . Nintendo . Nintendo of America Inc. February 8, 2008. Archived from the original on February 20, 2008. Retrieved February 19, 2008 .^ Jump up to: a b Craddock, David (January 25, 2017). "Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences introduces categories to honor VR games and experiences" . Shacknews . Retrieved January 26, 2017 . ^ Awarded Console Sports Simulation Game of the Year.
^ Awarded Console Action Sports Game of the Year.
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