D.I.C.E._Award_for_Outstanding_Achievement_in_Audio_Design

D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design

D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design

Annual award presented by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences

The D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design is an award presented annually by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences during the D.I.C.E. Awards. This award is "presented to the individual or team whose work represents the highest level of achievement in creating a unified audio experience. The quality of the individual sound effects, voice over, music, technology, and other audio elements will be considered in addition to the overall audio mix of the title".[1] Creative/technical Academy members with expertise as a game designer, producer, audio designer, or musician are qualified to vote for this award.[2]

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The award's most recent winner is Marvel's Spider-Man 2, developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment.

History

See also: D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition

The award was initially presented as the Outstanding Achievement in Sound and Music for "the integration and use of sound and/or original music in an interactive title".[3][4] The first winner was PaRappa the Rapper, which was developed by NanaOn-Sha and published by Sony Computer Entertainment.[5] Sound and Music would be separated into their own categories for Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition and Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design during the 3rd Annual Interactive Achievement Awards.[6] The award would be renamed to its current title at the 23rd Annual D.I.C.E. Awards.[1]

  • Outstanding Achievement in Sound and Music (1998–1999)
  • Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design (2000–2019)
  • Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design (2020–present)

Winners and nominees

1990s

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Multiple nominations and wins

Developers and publishers

Sony has published the most nominees, as well as published the most winners in this category. Sony has the longest publisher-winning streak in this category, having won the award for six straight years (2018 to 2023). Sony also has the record for publishing the most nominees in a single year, with four nods at the 24th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards. Electronic Arts developer DICE and Ubisoft Montreal have developed the most nominees, with DICE and Sony's Santa Monica Studio having developed the most winners in the category. DICE and DreamWorks Interactive are the only developers with back-to-back wins for the award. Ubisoft has published the most nominees without having a single winner, while Ubisoft Montreal has developed the most nominees without a winner as well. Ubisoft Montreal is also one of the few studios that have developed more than one nominee for a single year; the other studios are Interplay Productions, Monolith Productions, and EA Black Box.

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Franchises

The most nominated franchise has been Call of Duty, while God of War and Medal of Honor have been the most award-winning franchises. Battlefield is the only other franchise to have won more than once. The Tom Clancy franchise has the most nominations without winning a single award, and is the only franchise with more than one nominee in one year.

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Notes

  1. Presented as Outstanding Achievement in Sound and Music.
  2. Amplitude is the sequel to Frequency.
  3. Sackboy: A Big Adventure is a spin-off of the LittleBigPlanet franchise.

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