Video game award ceremony
- Overwatch
- Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (4)
Most nominations | Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (10) |
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Game of the Year | Overwatch |
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Hall of Fame | Todd Howard |
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The 20th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards was the 20th edition of the D.I.C.E. Awards, an annual awards event that honored the best games in the video game industry during 2016. The awards were arranged by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS), and were held at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Paradise, Nevada on February 23, 2017 (2017-02-23). It was also held as part of the Academy's 2017 D.I.C.E. Summit, and was co-hosted by Jessica Chobot of Nerdist News, and Kinda Funny co-founder Greg Miller.[1]
The Academy introduced the categories for "Immersive Reality Game of the Year" and "Immersive Reality Technical Achievement" as Game of the Year awards.[2]
Overwatch won "Game of the Year", and tied for winning the most awards with Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, which received the most nominations. Sony Interactive Entertainment was the most nominated and award-winning publisher and had the most award-winning games. Sony was tied with Electronic Arts and Nintendo for having the most nominated games. Pokémon won both "Handheld Game of the Year" and "Mobile Game of the Year", with Pokémon Sun and Moon and Pokémon Go.
Todd Howard, lead director and executive producer for The Elder Scrolls and Fallout franchises at Bethesda Game Studios, was inducted into the Academy's Hall of Fame.[3][4]
Winners and Nominees
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).[5][6][7][8][9]
Game of the Year Awards
Immersive Reality Awards
Craft Awards
Genre Awards
Special Awards
Hall of Fame
Multiple nominations and awards
Multiple Nominations
Multiple awards
Games that received multiple awards Awards | Game |
4 | Overwatch |
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End |
3 | Inside |
External links
References
- ^ "20th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards Results". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ^ "20th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards Rules and Procedures" (PDF). Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 23, 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Special Awards". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ "Todd Howard to present Phil Spencer with D.I.C.E. Lifetime Achievement Award". VGC. 2022-02-03. Retrieved 2022-07-09.
- ^ "20th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards Finalists" (PDF). Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "20th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards Results". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "20th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards Game of the Year is Overwatch" (PDF). Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ O'Brien, Lucy (2017-02-24). "DICE 2017: Overwatch Wins Game of the Year at DICE Awards 2017". IGN. Retrieved 2022-07-09.
- ^ "First DICE awards for VR nominate six Rift and Vive favorites". New Atlas. 2017-01-25. Retrieved 2022-07-09.
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