Video game award ceremony
4th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards |
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Date | March 22, 2001 (2001-03-22) |
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Venue | Polly Esther's |
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Country | San Jose, California, USA |
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Hosted by | Martin Lewis |
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Highlights |
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Most awards | SSX (5) |
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Most nominations | Jet Grind Radio (8) |
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Game of the Year | Diablo II |
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Hall of Fame | John Carmack |
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The 4th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards was the 4th edition of the Interactive Achievement Awards, an annual awards event that honored the best games in the video game industry during the last nine months of 2000. The awards were arranged by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) and were held at Polly Esther's in San Jose, California on March 22, 2001 (2001-03-22). It was hosted by Martin Lewis, and featured presenters included Scott Campbell, Louis Castle, Tony Goodman, Lorne Lanning, Sid Meier, Ray Muzyka, Gabe Newell, Chris Taylor, Will Wright, and Greg Zeschuk.[1]
Innovation awards for console gaming and PC gaming were introduced. The console and PC awards for "Action" and "Adventure/Role-Playing" were replaced with "Action/Adventure" and "Role-Playing". Both console and PC awards had a "Family Title of the Year" game category. "Online Game of the Year" was relabeled as "Online Gameplay of the Year". This was the first year online awards for websites were not offered. The category for "Massive Multiplayer/Persistent World Game of the Year" was also introduced. This was the final year games could be nominated for more than one console or PC genre award.[2]
Diablo II won the ceremony's top honor with "Game of the Year". The PlayStation 2 launch title SSX ended up winning the most awards at the event. Jet Grind Radio received the most nominations, but did not win a single award. Electronic Arts received the most nominations and won the most awards, some of which were for publishing SquareSoft games outside of Japan. Electronic Arts also had the most nominated games and the most award-winning games. There was also a tie between FIFA 2001 and Motocross Madness 2 for "PC Sports Game of the Year".
John Carmack, lead programmer of id Software titles Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, and Quake, was inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame.
Winners and Nominees
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).[2][3][4][5][6]
- Diablo II — Blizzard North, Blizzard Entertainment‡
- Age of Empires II: The Conquerors — Ensemble Studios, Microsoft
- Asheron's Call — Turbine, Microsoft
- Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn — BioWare, Black Isle Studios, Interplay Entertainment
- Banjo-Tooie — Rare, Nintendo
- Chrono Cross — SquareSoft, Square Electronic Arts
- Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 — Westwood Pacific, Electronic Arts
- Deus Ex — Ion Storm, Eidos Interactive
- Disney's Magic Artist 3D — Disney Interactive
- EverQuest: The Ruins of Kunark — Verant Interactive, Sony Online Entertainment
- FIFA 2001 — EA Canada
- Final Fantasy IX — SquareSoft, Square Electronic Arts
- Jet Grind Radio — Smilebit, Sega
- Links 2001 — Access Software, Microsoft
- Madden NFL 2001 — EA Tiburon
- MechWarrior 4: Vengeance — FASA Interactive, Microsoft
- Rayman 2: The Great Escape — Ubisoft
- RollerCoaster Tycoon: Loopy Landscapes — MicroProse, Hasbro Interactive
- Sacrifice — Shiny Entertainment, Interplay Entertainment
- Shenmue — Sega AM2
- Skies of Arcadia — Overworks, Sega
- Spyro: Year of the Dragon — Insomniac Games, Sony Computer Entertainment
- SSX — EA Canada
- Tekken Tag Tournament — Namco
- The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask — Nintendo EAD
- The Operative: No One Lives Forever — Monolith Productions, Fox Interactive
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 — Neversoft, Activision
- Virtua Tennis — Sega AM-3
- WWF No Mercy — AKI Corporation, THQ
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Craft Awards
Console Awards
Console Game of the Year | Innovation in Console Gaming |
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Online Awards
PC Awards
PC Game of the Year - Diablo II — Blizzard North, Blizzard Entertainment‡
- Age of Empires II: The Conquerors — Ensemble Studios, Microsoft
- Asheron's Call — Turbine, Microsoft
- Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn — BioWare, Black Isle Studios, Interplay Entertainment
- Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 — Westwood Pacific, Electronic Arts
- Deus Ex — Ion Storm, Eidos Interactive
- Disney's Magic Artist 3D — Disney Interactive
- EverQuest: The Ruins of Kunark — Verant Interactive, Sony Online Entertainment
- FIFA 2001 — EA Canada
- Links 2001 — Access Software, Microsoft
- MechWarrior 4: Vengeance — FASA Interactive, Microsoft
- RollerCoaster Tycoon: Loopy Landscapes — MicroProse, Hasbro Interactive
- Sacrifice — Shiny Entertainment, Interplay Entertainment
- The Operative: No One Lives Forever — Monolith Productions, Fox Interactive
| Innovation in Computer Gaming |
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Hall of Fame Award
Multiple nominations and awards
Multiple Nominations
Multiple awards
Games that received multiple awards Awards | Game |
5 | SSX |
3 | Diablo II |
Final Fantasy IX |
2 | Deus Ex |
MechWarrior 4: Vengeance |
Medal of Honor: Underground |
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask |
Notes
- ^ Includes all finalists for Console Game of the Year and PC Game of the Year.[7][8]
- ^ Game Boy Color version
- ^ Tie between finalists.
External links
- Archived Winners/Finalists Page
References
- ^ "All Star Industry Guests Scheduled to Present at the 4th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on April 13, 2001. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Announces Recipients of Fourth Annual Interactive Achievement Awards". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on April 6, 2001. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "4th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards: Winners". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on June 4, 2002. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ "The 4th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards Nominations". AWN. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ "Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences Interactive Achievement Awards Winners". GamesFirst!. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ "GDC 2001: Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences 2001 Awards". IGN. IGN. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ "Game of the year 2001". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on 5 December 2001. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ "Finalists For Interactive Achievement Awards Revealed". Game Developer. Informa. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ "D.I.C.E. Special Awards". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
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