D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction

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First awarded 1998
Currently held by God of War Ragnarök
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The D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction is an award presented annually by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences during the academy's annual D.I.C.E. Awards. This award is "presented to the individual or team whose work represents the highest level of achievement in designing a unified graphic look for an interactive title." It originally was presented as Outstanding Achievement in Art/Graphics, with its first winner being Riven: The Sequel to Myst.[1] It was renamed to the Outstanding Achievement Award in Art Direction at the 3rd Annual Interactive Achievement Awards.[2][3]

The award's most recent winner is God of War Ragnarök, developed by Santa Monica Studio and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment.

Winners and nominees

1990s

Table key
Indicates the winner
Year Game Developer(s) Publisher(s) Ref.
1997/1998[lower-alpha 1]
(1st)		 Riven: The Sequel to Myst Cyan Worlds Red Orb Entertainment, Acclaim Entertainment [4][5][6]
Blade Runner Westwood Studios Virgin Interactive
The Curse of Monkey Island LucasArts LucasArts
Final Fantasy VII SquareSoft Sony Computer Entertainment
GoldenEye 007 Rare Nintendo
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee Oddworld Inhabitants GT Interactive
1998/1999[lower-alpha 1]
(2nd)		 Banjo-Kazooie Rare Nintendo [7]
Grim Fandango LucasArts LucasArts
Half-Life Valve Sierra On-Line
Spyro the Dragon Insomniac Games Sony Computer Entertainment
1999/2000
(3rd)		 Final Fantasy VIII SquareSoft Square Electronic Arts [8]
Disney's Villains' Revenge Disney Interactive Disney Interactive
Pharaoh Impressions Games Sierra On-Line
Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! Insomniac Games Sony Computer Entertainment
The Sims Maxis Electronic Arts

2000s

Year Game Developer(s) Publisher(s) Ref.
2000
(4th)		 Final Fantasy IX SquareSoft Square Electronic Arts [9][10]
Escape from Monkey Island LucasArts LucasArts
Jet Grind Radio Smilebit Sega
Spyro: Year of the Dragon Insomniac Games Sony Computer Entertainment
2001
(5th)		 Ico Japan Studio Sony Computer Entertainment [11][12][13]
Halo: Combat Evolved Bungie Microsoft Game Studios
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty Konami Konami
Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee Oddworld Inhabitants Microsoft Game Studios
Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader Factor 5 LucasArts
2002
(6th)		 Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus Sucker Punch Productions Sony Computer Entertainment [14][15]
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem Silicon Knights Nintendo
Kingdom Hearts SquareSoft Square Electronic Arts
Metroid Prime Retro Studios Nintendo
Ratchet & Clank Insomniac Games Sony Computer Entertainment
2003
(7th)		 The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker Nintendo EAD Nintendo [16][17][18]
Final Fantasy X-2 SquareSoft Square Electronic Arts
Jak II Naughty Dog Sony Computer Entertainment
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft
Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando Insomniac Games Sony Computer Entertainment
2004
(8th)		 Half-Life 2 Valve Vivendi Universal Games [19][20]
Doom 3 id Software Activision
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Retro Studios Nintendo
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft
Sly 2: Band of Thieves Sucker Punch Productions Sony Computer Entertainment
2005
(9th)		 Shadow of the Colossus Japan Studio Sony Computer Entertainment [21][22][23]
God of War Santa Monica Studio Sony Computer Entertainment
Jade Empire BioWare Microsoft Game Studios
King Kong Ubisoft Montpellier Ubisoft
Ultimate Spider-Man Treyarch Activision
2006
(10th)		 Gears of War Epic Games Microsoft Game Studios [24][25]
Call of Duty 3 Treyarch Activision
Final Fantasy XII Square Enix Square Enix
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft
Viva Piñata Rare Microsoft Game Studios
2007
(11th)		 BioShock 2K Boston, 2K Australia 2K Games [26][27]
Assassin's Creed Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Infinity Ward Activision
Heavenly Sword Ninja Theory Sony Computer Entertainment
Team Fortress 2 Valve Valve, Electronic Arts
2008
(12th)		 LittleBigPlanet Media Molecule Sony Computer Entertainment [28][29]
Dead Space EA Redwood Shores Electronic Arts
Fable II Lionhead Studios Microsoft Game Studios
Mirror's Edge DICE Electronic Arts
Prince of Persia Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft
2009
(13th)		 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Naughty Dog Sony Computer Entertainment [30][31][32]
Assassin's Creed II Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Infinity Ward Activision
Machinarium Amanita Design Amanita Design
Resident Evil 5 Capcom Capcom

2010s

Year Game Developer(s) Publisher(s) Ref.
2010
(14th)		 Red Dead Redemption Rockstar San Diego Rockstar Games [33][34][35]
Alan Wake Remedy Entertainment Microsoft Game Studios
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West Ninja Theory Namco Bandai Games
God of War III Santa Monica Studio Sony Computer Entertainment
Kirby's Epic Yarn HAL Laboratory, Good-Feel Nintendo
2011
(15th)		 Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Naughty Dog Sony Computer Entertainment [36][37][38]
Batman: Arkham City Rocksteady Studios Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Battlefield 3 DICE Electronic Arts
Portal 2 Valve Valve
Rayman Origins Ubisoft Montpellier Ubisoft
2012
(16th)		 Journey Thatgamecompany Sony Computer Entertainment [39][40]
Borderlands 2 Gearbox Software 2K Games
Dishonored Arkane Studios Bethesda Softworks
Far Cry 3 Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft
Halo 4 343 Industries Microsoft Studios
2013
(17th)		 The Last of Us Naughty Dog Sony Computer Entertainment [41][42]
BioShock Infinite Irrational Games 2K Games
Puppeteer Japan Studio Sony Computer Entertainment
Rayman Legends Ubisoft Montpellier Ubisoft
Tearaway Media Molecule Sony Computer Entertainment
2014
(18th)		 Monument Valley Ustwo Ustwo [43][44]
Assassin's Creed Unity Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft
Sunset Overdrive Insomniac Games Microsoft Studios
Valiant Hearts: The Great War Ubisoft Montpellier Ubisoft
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter The Astronauts The Astronauts
2015
(19th)		 Ori and the Blind Forest Moon Studios Microsoft Studios [45][46]
Lara Croft GO Square Enix Montreal Square Enix Europe
Rise of the Tomb Raider Crystal Dynamics Square Enix Europe, Microsoft Studios
The Order: 1886 Ready at Dawn Sony Computer Entertainment
Star Wars Battlefront DICE Electronic Arts
2016
(20th)		 Inside Playdead Playdead [47][48]
Battlefield 1 DICE Electronic Arts
Firewatch Campo Santo Campo Santo
The Last Guardian Japan Studio, GenDesign Sony Interactive Entertainment
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End Naughty Dog
2017
(21st)		 Cuphead Studio MDHR Studio MDHR [49][50]
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice Ninja Theory Ninja Theory
Horizon Zero Dawn Guerrilla Games Sony Interactive Entertainment
Little Nightmares Tarsier Studios Bandai Namco Entertainment
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Nintendo EPD Nintendo
2018
(22nd)		 God of War Santa Monica Studio Sony Interactive Entertainment [51][52]
Detroit: Become Human Quantic Dream Sony Interactive Entertainment
Gris Nomada Studio Devolver Digital
Marvel's Spider-Man Insomniac Games Sony Interactive Entertainment
Red Dead Redemption 2 Rockstar Studios Rockstar Games
2019
(23rd)		 Control Remedy Entertainment 505 Games [53][54]
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Infinity Ward Activision
Concrete Genie Pixelopus Sony Interactive Entertainment
Death Stranding Kojima Productions
Resident Evil 2 Capcom Capcom

2020s

Year Game Developer(s) Publisher(s) Ref.
2020
(24th)		 Ghost of Tsushima Sucker Punch Productions Sony Interactive Entertainment [55][56]
Hades Supergiant Games Supergiant Games
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales Insomniac Games Sony Interactive Entertainment
Ori and the Will of the Wisps Moon Studios Xbox Game Studios
The Last of Us Part II Naughty Dog Sony Interactive Entertainment
2021
(25th)		 Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Insomniac Games Sony Interactive Entertainment [57][58]
Call of Duty: Vanguard Sledgehammer Games Activision
Deathloop Arkane Studios Bethesda Softworks
Kena: Bridge of Spirits Ember Lab Ember Lab
Resident Evil Village Capcom Capcom
2022
(26th)		 God of War Ragnarök Santa Monica Studio Sony Interactive Entertainment [59][60][61]
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II Infinity Ward Activision
Horizon Forbidden West Guerrilla Games Sony Interactive Entertainment
Stray BlueTwelve Studios Annapurna Interactive
The Callisto Protocol Striking Distance Studios Krafton

Multiple nominations and wins

Developers and publishers

Sony has published the most nominees and winners. Sony had published games with multiple back-to-back wins, but with different developers. Nintendo and Microsoft have also published multiple nominees and both have two winners. The only other publisher with back-to-back wins has been Square Electronic Arts. Nintendo, Microsoft, Ubisoft, and Square Enix Europe have also had multiple nominees for the same year. Several of Sony's developing subsidiaries have developed multiple nominees and winners. Insomniac Games has developed the most nominees, but only one of its nominated games has won so far (Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart). Sony subsidiary Naughty Dog is the studio who had developed the most winners in this category. Sony's second party studios Sucker Punch Productions and Santa Monica Studio, as well as Sony's in-house Japan Studio, have all also won this award category twice. The only developer with back-to-back wins has been SquareSoft. Ubisoft Montreal has the distinction of not only developing the most nominees without having a single winner (8 nominations, 0 wins), but also publishing the most nominees without a single win (12 nominations, 0 wins).

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Developers
Developer Nominations Wins
Naughty Dog 6 3
SquareSoft/Square Enix 6 2
Japan Studio 4 2
Santa Monica Studio 4 2
Sucker Punch Productions 3 2
Insomniac Games 9 1
Valve 4 1
Rare 3 1
Media Molecule 2 1
Moon Studios 2 1
Nintendo EAD/EPD 2 1
Remedy Entertainment 2 1
Ubisoft Montreal 8 0
DICE 4 0
Infinity Ward 4 0
Ubisoft Montpellier 4 0
LucasArts 3 0
Ninja Theory 3 0
Capcom 3 0
2K Boston/Irrational Games 2 0
Arkane Studios 2 0
Guerrilla Games 2 0
Retro Studios 2 0
Rockstar San Diego[lower-alpha 2] 2 0
Treyarch 2 0

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Publishers
Publisher Nominations Wins
Sony Computer/Interactive Entertainment 36 12
Microsoft/Xbox Game Studios 12 2
Electronic Arts 11 2
Nintendo 8 2
SquareSoft/Square Enix 5 2
Rockstar Games 2 1
Ubisoft 12 0
Activision 7 0
LucasArts 4 0
2K Games 3 0
Bandai Namco Entertainment 3 0
Capcom 3 0
Bethesda Softworks 2 0
Oddworld Inhabitants 2 0
Sierra On-Line 2 0
Square Enix Europe 2 0
Valve 2 0

Franchises

The most nominated franchises have been Call of Duty (6 nominations) and Final Fantasy (5 nominations). Final Fantasy, God of War, and Uncharted have been the only franchises so far to have won more than once. The Call of Duty franchise have not won any awards in this category despite receiving the most nominations.

Franchises
Franchises Nominations Wins
Final Fantasy 5 2
God of War 4 2
Uncharted 3 2
Ratchet & Clank 3 1
BioShock 2 1
Half-Life 2 1
The Last of Us 2 1
The Legend of Zelda 2 1
Ori 2 1
Red Dead 2 1
Sly Cooper 2 1
Call of Duty 6 0
Assassin's Creed 3 0
Prince of Persia 3 0
Resident Evil 3 0
Spider-Man 3 0
Spyro 3 0
Battlefield 2 0
Halo 2 0
Horizon 2 0
Metroid 2 0
Monkey Island 2 0
Oddworld 2 0
Rayman 2 0
Star Wars 2 0

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