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Revision as of 17:12, 23 December 2022
The Game Awards are an annual award show hosted and produced by Geoff Keighley.[1]
Overview
The Game Awards are hosted each December in the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California.
The Game Awards 2014
The Game Awards 2014 was the inaugural show that was co-hosted by Reggie Fils-Aimé and featured appearances from Shigeru Miyamoto and Koji Kondo. It was hosted on December 5, 2014. For mutual promotion, The Game Awards and Nintendo shared a video of a demo build of the then-unnamed Breath of the Wild played by Shigeru Miyamoto and Eiji Aonuma from Nintendo's headquarters in Kyoto, Japan. This demo featured footage from Hateno Village, the road between Ovli Plain and Camphor Pond, the woods surrounding Lake Kolomo, as well as Faron Woods, Pagos Woods, and Finra Woods.
At the end of the show, Imagine Dragons performed "Fairy Fountain". They were followed by Koji Kondo performing piano renditions of "Song of Healing" and "The Legend of Zelda (Theme)".
Nominations
Games with The Legend of Zelda Content
Game | Category | Result |
---|---|---|
Mario Kart 8 | Best Sports/Racing Game | Won |
Bayonetta 2 | Game of the Year | Nominated |
The Game Awards 2015
The Game Awards 2015 was hosted on December 3, 2015. It featured an acceptance speech from Reggie Fils-Aimé for Splatoon winning Best Multiplayer. Fils-Aimé also held a tribute to the late Satoru Iwata, who passed away earlier that year.
Nominations
Games with The Legend of Zelda Content
Game | Category | Result |
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Splatoon | Best Multiplayer | Won |
Super Mario Maker | Game of the Year | Nominated |
People
Game | Category | Result |
---|---|---|
Nintendo | Developer of the Year | Nominated |
The Game Awards 2016
The Game Awards 2016 was hosted on December 1, 2016. During the pre-show stream, Bill Trinen revealed the "Life in the Ruins" trailer for Breath of the Wild. Reggie Fils-Aimé also appeared on stage to introduce a video of Bill Trinen and Nate Bihldorff playing Breath of the Wild with a foreword by Eiji Aonuma. In the video, Trinen and Bihldorff play through part of the Shrine Quest, "The Serpent's Jaws".
The Game Awards 2017
Nominations
The Legend of Zelda Games
Game | Category | Result |
---|---|---|
Breath of the Wild | Best Art Direction | Nominated |
Breath of the Wild | Best Score/Music | Nominated |
Breath of the Wild | Best Audio Design | Nominated |
Breath of the Wild | Best Action/Adventure | Won |
Breath of the Wild | Best Game Direction | Won |
Breath of the Wild | Game of the Year | Won |
The Game Awards 2018
The Game Awards 2019
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The Game Awards 2019 was hosted on December 12, 2019. It featured an acceptance speech from the President of Nintendo of America, Doug Bowser, after Super Smash Bros. Ultimate received the award for Best Fighting Game during the pre-show.
A Tweet by Celsius Game Studios featuring a crossover of the Untitled Goose Game and Breath of the Wild was nominated for the 2019 Gaming Tweet of the Year.[2] Additionally, a musical tribute to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's "Lifelight" was performed by The Game Awards Orchestra.
Nominations
The Legend of Zelda Games
Game | Category | Result |
---|---|---|
Cadence of Hyrule | Best Score & Music | Nominated |
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Error: Invalid title | Best Action Game | Nominated |
Games with The Legend of Zelda Content
Game | Category | Result |
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Best Fighting Game | Won |
Super Mario Maker 2 | Best Family Game | Nominated |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Best Family Game | Nominated |
Template:Tw | Best Multiplayer Game | Nominated |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Game of the Year | Nominated |
The Game Awards 2020
Nominations
The Legend of Zelda Games
Game | Category | Result |
---|---|---|
Tears of the Kingdom[note 1] | Most Anticipated Game | Nominated |
The Game Awards 2021
Nominations
The Legend of Zelda Games
Game | Category | Result |
---|---|---|
Tears of the Kingdom[note 1] | Most Anticipated Game | Nominated |
The Game Awards 2022
Nominations
The Legend of Zelda Games
Game | Category | Result |
---|---|---|
Tears of the Kingdom | Most Anticipated Game | Won |
Gallery
Video Gallery
External Links
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tears of the Kingdom was at the time known as "The sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild"
References
- ↑ "GEOFF KEIGHLEY
THE GAME AWARDS WAS FOUNDED IN 2014 BY MEDIA ENTREPRENEUR GEOFF KEIGHLEY, WHO ALSO HOSTS AND PRODUCES THE PROGRAM.
Over the past two decades, Keighley has served as a journalist, host, and producer of video game programming across multiple platforms, including print, television and digital.
Keighley is best known for his work with Entertainment Weekly, Spike TV, G4, and YouTube, as well as his landmark series of behind the scenes game development stories known as “The Final Hours.” Geoff also currently produces gamescom’s “Opening Night Live” in Cologne, Germany, and “E3 Coliseum” at the E3 gaming event in June." — n.a., About | The Game Awards , The Game Awards, published n.d., retrieved December 12, 2019. - ↑ "oh no" — @celsiusgs, Celsius Games Studios (web archive), Twitter, published September 26, 2019, retrieved December 12, 2019.