The 3rd Annual Interactive Achievement Awards was the 3rd edition of the Interactive Achievement Awards, an annual awards event that honored the best games in the video game industry within the last nine months of 1999 and the first three months of 2000. The awards were arranged by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS), and were held at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California on May 11, 2000 during E3 2000. It was hosted by Martin Short, and featured presenters included Martin Lewis, Ahmet Zappa, Stevie Case, Brian Fargo, Alison Sweeney, Harry Shearer, Elisa Donovan, Leah Lail, Carmine Giovinazzo, Delroy Lindo, and Peter Molyneux.[1][2] This would be the final year the awards ceremony would be held during E3.
| 3rd Annual Interactive Achievement Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | May 11, 2000 |
| Venue | Millennium Biltmore Hotel |
| Country | Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Hosted by | Martin Short |
| Highlights | |
| Most awards | |
| Most nominations | Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings (7) |
| Game of the Year | The Sims |
| Hall of Fame | Hironobu Sakaguchi |
Several craft awards were split up into separate categories: "Outstanding Achievement in Art/Graphics" would be separated into the categories of "Art Direction" and "Animation", "Outstanding Achievement in Sound and Music" would be separated into the categories of "Sound Design" and "Original Music Composition", and "Software Engineering" would be replaced with "Visual Engineering" and "Gameplay Engineering". The content awards for "Adventure" and "Role-Playing", both for console and PC, were combined into "Adventure/Role-Playing Game of the Year". The console award for "Children's/Family Title of the Year" was introduced while still having a separate PC award. Only one "Educational Title of the Year" award was offered instead of having separate awards for ages 0-8 and 9-16. There were no genre-specific awards for "Online Game of the Year". This would be the final year that categories for websites would be offered.[3][4]
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings received the most nominations. It also tied for winning the most awards along with Final Fantasy VIII and The Sims, with the latter winning "Game of the Year". Electronic Arts received the most nominations, won the most awards, and had the most nominated and award-winning games. There was also a tie for the "Outstanding Achievement in Character or Story Development".
Hironobu Sakaguchi, creator of Final Fantasy, was inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame.
Winners and Nominees
editWinners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).[5][6][7][8][9][10]
Craft Awards
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Content Awards
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Console Game of the Year
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Console Adventure/Role-Playing Game of the Year
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Personal Computer
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Online Entertainment Site of the Year
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Online News/Information Site of the Year
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Hall of Fame Award
editMultiple nominations and awards
editMultiple Nominations
edit| Nominations | Game |
|---|---|
| 7 | Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings |
| 5 | The Sims |
| 4 | NFL 2K |
| Unreal Tournament | |
| 3 | Crazy Taxi |
| Disney's Villains' Revenge | |
| Final Fantasy VIII | |
| Gran Turismo 2 | |
| Soulcalibur | |
| Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! | |
| 2 | Asheron's Call |
| Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun | |
| Donkey Kong 64 | |
| Driver | |
| Homeworld | |
| Lego Racers | |
| Miss Spider's Tea Party | |
| Nox | |
| Outcast | |
| Planescape: Torment | |
| Pokémon Yellow | |
| RollerCoaster Tycoon | |
| Super Smash Bros. | |
| Syphon Filter | |
| Thief: The Dark Project | |
| Tony Hawk's Pro Skater |
| Nominations | Games | Company |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | 10 | Electronic Arts |
| 11 | 4 | Microsoft |
| 10 | 6 | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| 9 | 4 | Sega |
| 8 | 5 | Nintendo |
| 6 | Sierra On-Line | |
| 7 | 1 | Ensemble Studios |
| 6 | 2 | GT Interactive |
| 5 | 5 | Mattel Interactive |
| 3 | Disney Interactive | |
| 2 | Visual Concepts | |
| 1 | Maxis | |
| 4 | 4 | Digital Extremes |
| Epic Games | ||
| 3 | Activision | |
| Eidos Interactive | ||
| 2 | Westwood Studios | |
| 3 | 3 | Knowledge Adventure |
| 2 | 989 Studios | |
| HAL Laboratory | ||
| Infogrames | ||
| Interplay Entertainment | ||
| Lego Media | ||
| 1 | Hitmaker | |
| Insomniac Games | ||
| Namco | ||
| Polyphony Digital | ||
| SquareSoft | ||
| 2 | 2 | Berkeley Systems |
| Eidetic | ||
| Humongous Entertainment | ||
| LucasArts | ||
| Magnet Interactive | ||
| Midway Games | ||
| The 3DO Company | ||
| 1 | Appeal | |
| Black Isle Studios | ||
| Chris Sawyer Productions | ||
| Game Freak | ||
| Hasbro Interactive | ||
| High Voltage Software | ||
| Hypnotix | ||
| Looking Glass Studios | ||
| Neversoft | ||
| Rare | ||
| Relic Entertainment | ||
| Simon & Schuster Interactive | ||
| Turbine |
Multiple awards
edit| Awards | Game |
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| 3 | Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings |
| Final Fantasy VIII | |
| The Sims | |
| 2 | Soulcalibur |
| Awards | Games | Company |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | 5 | Electronic Arts |
| 5 | 3 | Microsoft |
| 3 | 1 | Ensemble Studios |
| Maxis | ||
| SquareSoft | ||
| 2 | 2 | Disney Interactive |
| Sierra On-Line | ||
| Sony Computer Entertainment | ||
| 1 | Namco |
External links
editNotes
edit- ^ Tie between finalists.
References
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- ^ "Third Annual Interactive Achievement Awards: Procedures & Rules" (PDF). Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 10, 2000. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ "Second Annual Interactive Achievement Awards: Procedures & Rules" (PDF). Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 1999.
- ^ "Third Interactive Achievement Awards - Game of the Year". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on October 11, 2000. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ "Third Interactive Achievement Awards - Console". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on October 11, 2000. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "Third Interactive Achievement Awards - Personal Computer". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on October 11, 2000. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ "Third Interactive Achievement Awards - Online". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on October 11, 2000. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "Third Interactive Achievement Awards - Craft Award". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on October 11, 2000. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "The 2000 Interactive Achievement Awards". GamesFirst!. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ "D.I.C.E. Special Awards". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
