24th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards

Video game award ceremony
24th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards
DateApril 22, 2021 (2021-04-22)
Hosted byJessica Chobot, Greg Miller, and Kahleif Adams
Highlights
Most awardsHades (5)
Most nominationsThe Last of Us Part II (11)
Game of the YearHades
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The 24th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards was the 24th edition of the D.I.C.E. Awards ("Design Innovate Communicate Entertain"), an annual awards event that honored the best games in the video game industry during 2020. The awards were arranged by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS), and were held on April 22, 2021.[1] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event was held virtually. Winners of the D.I.C.E. Awards are determined by ballot of industry experts and AIAS members.[2] The show was hosted by Greg Miller, Jessica Chobot, and Kahlief Adams.[1] The nominees were announced on January 26, 2021.[2][3][4] It was originally scheduled for April 8.[2]

The award for Portable Game of the Year was replaced with Mobile Game of the Year.[5] This was also the first year without any winners for the Academy's Special Awards.[6]

The Last of Us Part II and its developer Naughty Dog received the most nominations, and Hades and its developer Supergiant Games won the most awards, including Game of the Year. Ghost of Tsushima and its developer Sucker Punch Productions came in second in both receiving the most nominations and awards won. Sony Interactive Entertainment was the most nominated and award-winning publisher, as well as publishing the most nominated and award-winning games.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).[7][8][9]

Game of the Year Awards

  • Hades (Supergiant Games) – Amir Rao, Gavin Simon, Greg Kasavin, Jen Zee, Darren Korb, and Andrew Wang‡
    • Coffee Talk (Toge Productions/Chorus Games Worldwide) – Andrew Jeremy, Kris Antoni Hadiputra, and Mohammad Fahmi
    • If Found... (Dreamfeel/Annapurna Interactive) – Eve Golden-Woods and Llaura McGee
    • Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition (Cardboard Computer/Annapurna Interactive) – Ben Babbitt, Jake Elliott, and Tamas Kemenczy
    • Noita (Nolla Games) – Petri Purho, Olli Harjola, and Arvi Teikari

Immersive Reality Awards

  • Half-Life: Alyx (Valve)‡
    • Down the Rabbit Hole (Cortopia Studios) – Ricky Helgesson and Ryan Bednar
    • Paper Beast (Pixel Reef/Plug In Studios) – Eric Chahi
    • The Room VR: A Dark Matter (Fireproof Games) – Tom Seed, Mark Hamilton, and Rob Dodd
    • The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners (Skydance Interactive) – Adam Grantham, Todd Adamson, and Jason Bare
  • Half-Life: Alyx (Valve)‡
    • Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit (Valen Studios/Nintendo) – Yosuke Tamori, Hiroshi Matsunaga, Nicholas Ruepp, and Dan Doptis
    • Museum of Other Realities (MOR Museum, Inc.) – Colin Northway, Robin Stethem, Lindsay Jorgensen, Stephen Gray, Adam Madojemu, and Adiba Muzaffar
    • Paper Beast (Pixel Reef/Plug In Studios) – Eric Chahi, François Sahy, Sebastien Cardona, and Olivier Fouques
    • The Under Presents - Tempest (Tender Claws Studio) – Danny Cannizzaro and Samantha Gorman

Craft Awards

Genre Awards

  • Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit (Valen Studios/Nintendo) – Yosuke Tamori, Hiroshi Matsunaga, Nicholas Ruepp, and Dan Doptis‡
    • Dirt 5 (Codemasters) – Robert Karp, David Springate, Amrish Wadekar, Stuart Boyd, and Gaz Wainwright
    • F1 2020 (Codemasters) – Ian Flatt, Lee Mather, Mike Tebbut, and Paul Jeal

Multiple nominations and awards

Multiple nominations

Games that received multiple nominations
Nominations Game
11 The Last of Us Part II
10 Ghost of Tsushima
8 Hades
5 Half-Life: Alyx
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
4 Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition
3 Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Dreams
Final Fantasy VII Remake
Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit
2 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
Little Orpheus
Microsoft Flight Simulator
Paper Beast
Sackboy: A Big Adventure

Multiple awards

Games that received multiple awards
Awards Game
5 Hades
4 Ghost of Tsushima
2 Half-Life: Alyx
The Last of Us Part II

External links

  • Official website

References

  1. ^ a b Zibbo, Matteo (March 25, 2021). "DICE Awards 2021 hanno una data. Sarà un evento interamente digitale" [DICE Awards 2021 have a date. It will be an entirely digital event]. Eurogamer.it (in Italian). Gamer Network. Archived from the original on March 25, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Nunneley, Stephanie (January 26, 2021). "2021 DICE Awards: Ghost of Tsushima and The Last of Us: Part 2 lead with the most nominations". VG247. videogaming247 Ltd. Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  3. ^ Plant, Logan (January 27, 2021). "The Last of Us Part II Leads DICE 2021 Awards, Followed by Ghost of Tsushima and Hades". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  4. ^ Denzer, TJ (January 26, 2021). "The D.I.C.E. Awards 2021 categories & nominees". Shacknews. Gamerhub. Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  5. ^ "24th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards Rules & Procedures" (PDF). Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 23, 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Special Awards". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  7. ^ "24th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards Finalists Revealed". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on January 30, 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  8. ^ "24th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards - Winners Revealed". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on April 22, 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  9. ^ Skrebels, Joe. "D.I.C.E. Awards 2021: All the Winners". IGN. IGN. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
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