Game Developers Choice Awards

The Game Developers Conference have annually hosted the Game Developers Choice Awards (GDC) presented by the International Game Developers Association for outstanding developers of video game entertainment since 2001.

Table of contents

1 Game Of The Year 2 Original Game Character Of The Year 3 Rookie Studio Of The Year 4 Excellence In Audio 5 Excellence In Game Design 6 Excellence In Level Design 7 Excellence In Programming 8 Excellence In Visual Arts 9 Excellence In Writing 10 Game Innovation Spotlights 11 Lifetime Achievement Award 12 The First Penguin Award 13 IGDA Award For Community Contribution 14 References

Game Of The Year

2003 : Metroid Prime

2002 : Grand Theft Auto III

2001 : The Sims

Original Game Character Of The Year

2003 : "Sly Cooper" from Sly Cooper And The Thievius Raccoonus

2002 : "Daxter" from Jak & Daxter: The Precursor Legacy

2001 : "Seaman" from Seaman

Rookie Studio Of The Year

2003 : Retro Studios (for Metroid Prime)

2002 : Bohemia Interactive Studio (for Operation Flashpoint)

2001 : Counter-Strike (for Counter-Strike)

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Excellence In Audio

2003 : Medal Of Honor: Allied Assault

2002 : Halo: Combat Evolved

2001 : Diablo II

Excellence In Game Design

2003 : Battlefield 1942

2002 : Grand Theft Auto III (GTA3)

2001 : Deus Ex

Excellence In Level Design

2003 : Metroid Prime

2002 : ICO

2001 : American McGee's Alice

Excellence In Programming

2003 : Neverwinter Nights

2002 : Black and White

2001 : The Sims

Excellence In Visual Arts

2003 : Kingdom Hearts

2002 : ICO

2001 : Jet Grind Radio

Excellence In Writing

2003 : Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell

Game Innovation Spotlights

2003 : (+) Animal Crossing

2003 : (+) Battlefield 1942

2003 : (+) Medal Of Honor: Allied Assault

2003 : (+) The Thing

2002 : (+) Black and White

2002 : (+) Grand Theft Auto III

2002 : (+) ICO

2002 : (+) Majestic

2002 : (+) Rez

2001 : (+) Counter-Strike

2001 : (+) Crazy Taxi

2001 : (+) Deus Ex

2001 : (+) Jet Grind Radio

2001 : (+) No One Lives Forever

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Lifetime Achievement Award

2003 : Gunpei Yokoi (1941-1997)

2002 : Yuji Naka

2001 : Will Wright

The First Penguin Award

2003 : (+) David Crane (Activision)

2003 : (+) Larry Kaplan (Activision)

2003 : (+) Jim Levy (Activision)

2003 : (+) Alan Miller (Activision)

2003 : (+) Bob Whitehead (Activision)

2002 : Hubert Chardot

2001 : (+) Chip Morningstar

2001 : (+) Randy Farmer

IGDA Award For Community Contribution

2003 : Doug Church (Eidos Interactive)

2002 : Jeff Lander

2001 : John Carmack

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References

www.igda.org/awards/nominations For complete lists of the nominees of the GDC Awards