21st Annual D.I.C.E. Awards
The 21st Annual D.I.C.E. Awards is the 21st edition of the D.I.C.E. Awards, an annual awards event that honors the best games in the video game industry. The awards are arranged by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS), and were held at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Paradise, Nevada on February 22, 2018. It was also held as part of the Academy's 2018 D.I.C.E. Summit, and was co-hosted by Jessica Chobot of Nerdist News, and Kinda Funny co-founder Greg Miller.[1][2]
| 21st Annual D.I.C.E. Awards | |
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| Date | February 22, 2018 |
| Venue | Mandalay Bay Convention Center |
| Country | Paradise, Nevada, USA |
| Hosted by | Jessica Chobot and Greg Miller |
| Highlights | |
| Most awards | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (4) |
| Most nominations | Horizon Zero Dawn (10) |
| Overall Game of the Year | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild |
| Lifetime Achievement | Genyo Takeda |
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild won the most awards, including Game of the Year. Horizon Zero Dawn received the most nominations. Nintendo received the most nominations and won the most awards, both as a developer and a publisher.
Genyo Takeda, former CEO and long time Special Corporate Advisor of Nintendo, received the Lifetime Achievement Award.[3]
Winners and Nominees
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).
Game of the Year Awards
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Handheld Game of the Year
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Craft Awards
Genre Awards
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Lifetime Achievement
Games with multiple nominations and awards
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The following 20 games received multiple nominations: |
The following six games received multiple awards:
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Companies with multiple nominations
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Companies that received multiple nominations as either a developer or a publisher.
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Companies that received multiple awards as either a developer or a publisher.
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Notes
- Nintendo 3DS version.
References
- "21st Annual D.I.C.E. Award Winners". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
- "21st DICE Awards Winners Release FINAL 2-22-18" (PDF). Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
- "Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Special Awards". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved June 11, 2022.