Game Developers Choice Awards
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The Game Developers Conference has annually hosted the Game Developers Choice Awards presented by the International Game Developers Association for outstanding developers of video game entertainment since 2001. Prior to the GDC awards, the Game Developers Conference hosted another award ceremony called the Spotlight Awards from 1997 to 1999.
List of winners
Game of the Year
- 2005 : Half-Life 2
- 2004 : Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
- 2003 : Metroid Prime
- 2002 : Grand Theft Auto III
- 2001 : The Sims
Original Game Character of the Year
- 2005 : (not awarded)
- 2004 : "HK-47" from Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
- 2003 : "Sly Cooper" from Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus
- 2002 : "Daxter" from Jak & Daxter: The Precursor Legacy
- 2001 : "Seaman" from Seaman
Character Design
- 2005 : Half-Life 2
Rookie Studio of the Year
- 2005 : Crytek (for Far Cry)
- 2004 : Infinity Ward (for Call of Duty)
- 2003 : Retro Studios (for Metroid Prime)
- 2002 : Bohemia Interactive Studio (for Operation Flashpoint)
- 2001 : Counter-Strike (for Counter-Strike)
Excellence in Audio
- 2005 : Halo 2
- 2004 : Call of Duty
- 2003 : Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
- 2002 : Halo: Combat Evolved
- 2001 : Diablo II
Excellence in Game Design
- 2005 : Katamari Damacy
- 2004 : Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
- 2003 : Battlefield 1942
- 2002 : Grand Theft Auto III
- 2001 : Deus Ex
Excellence in Level Design
- 2005 : (not awarded)
- 2004 : (not awarded)
- 2003 : Metroid Prime
- 2002 : ICO
- 2001 : American McGee's Alice
Excellence in Programming
- 2005 : (not awarded)
- 2004 : Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
- 2003 : Neverwinter Nights
- 2002 : Black and White
- 2001 : The Sims
Technology
- 2005 : Half-Life 2
Excellence in Visual Arts
- 2005 : World of Warcraft
- 2004 : The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
- 2003 : Kingdom Hearts
- 2002 : ICO
- 2001 : Jet Grind Radio
Excellence in Writing
- 2005 : Half-Life 2
- 2004 : Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
- 2003 : Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
Game Innovation Spotlights
- 2005 : Donkey Konga; I Love Bees; Katamari Damacy
- 2004 : EyeToy: Play; Viewtiful Joe; WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Micrograme$
- 2003 : Animal Crossing; Battlefield 1942; Medal of Honor: Allied Assault; The Thing
- 2002 : Black and White; Grand Theft Auto III; ICO; Majestic; Rez
- 2001 : Counter-Strike; Crazy Taxi; Deus Ex; Jet Grind Radio; No One Lives Forever
Lifetime Achievement Award
- 2005 : Eugene Jarvis
- 2004 : Mark Cerny
- 2003 : Gunpei Yokoi (1941-1997)
- 2002 : Yuji Naka
- 2001 : Will Wright
The First Penguin Award
- 2005 : Richard Allan Bartle
- 2004 : Masaya Matsuura
- 2003 : David Crane, Larry Kaplan, Jim Levy, Alan Miller, Bob Whitehead (Activision)
- 2002 : Hubert Chardot
- 2001 : Chip Morningstar and Randy Farmer
Maverick Award
- 2005 : Matt Adams, Ju Row Farr, and Nick Tandavanitj (Blast Theory)
- 2004 : Brian Fiete, Jason Kapalka, and John Vechey (PopCap Games)
IGDA Award For Community Contribution
- 2005 : Sheri Graner Ray
- 2004 : Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk
- 2003 : Doug Church (Eidos Interactive)
- 2002 : Jeff Lander
- 2001 : John Carmack
External links
- IGDA: Complete list of nominees for the Game Developers Choice Awards (http://www.igda.org/awards/nominations.htm)