21st Annual D.I.C.E. Awards
{{Short description|Video game award ceremony}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox award
| name = 21st Annual D.I.C.E. Awards
| image =
| caption =
| venue = Mandalay Bay Convention Center
| country = Paradise, Nevada, USA
| host = Jessica Chobot and Greg Miller
| date = {{Start date|2018|02|22}}
| most_awards = The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (4)
| most_nominations = Horizon Zero Dawn (10)
| award1_type = Game of the Year
| award1_winner = The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
| award2_type = Lifetime Achievement
| award2_winner = Genyo Takeda
| viewership =
| previous = 20th
| main = D.I.C.E. Awards
| next = 22nd
}}
The 21st Annual D.I.C.E. Awards was the 21st edition of the D.I.C.E. Awards, an annual awards event that honored the best games in the video game industry during 2017. The awards were arranged by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS), and were held at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Paradise, Nevada on {{Start date|2018|02|22}}. It was also held as part of the Academy's 2018 D.I.C.E. Summit, and was co-hosted by Jessica Chobot of Nerdist News, and Kinda Funny co-founder Greg Miller.{{cite web |title=21st Annual D.I.C.E. Award Winners |url=https://www.interactive.org/awards/21st_annual_dice_award_winners.asp |website=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |publisher=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |access-date=19 June 2022}}{{cite web |title=21st DICE Awards Winners Release FINAL 2-22-18 |url=https://www.interactive.org/images/press_release/21st-DICE-Awards-Winners-Release-FINAL-2-22--8.pdf |website=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |publisher=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |access-date=19 June 2022}}
"Role-Playing Game of the Year" dropped the "Massively Multiplayer" part of the category's title.{{cite web |title=21st Annual DICE Awards Rules and Procedures |url=http://www.interactive.org/images/pdfs/21st-Annual-DICE-Awards-Rules-and-Procedures-Final.pdf |website=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |access-date=21 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171215210235/http://www.interactive.org/images/pdfs/21st-Annual-DICE-Awards-Rules-and-Procedures-Final.pdf |archive-date=December 15, 2017}}
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild won the most awards, including "Game of the Year", while Horizon Zero Dawn received the most nominations. Nintendo and Sony Computer Entertainment tied for being the most nominated publisher. Nintendo was the most award-winning developer and publisher, and had the most nominated and award-winning games. The Mario franchise became the first franchise to have three award-winning titles in a single year: Super Mario Odyssey won "Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design", Mario Kart 8 Deluxe won "Racing Game of the Year", and Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle won "Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year".
Genyo Takeda, former CEO and long-time Special Corporate Advisor of Nintendo, received the "Lifetime Achievement Award".{{cite web |title=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Special Awards |url=https://www.interactive.org/special_awards/index.asp |website=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |publisher=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |access-date=11 June 2022}}
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Winners and Nominees
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger ({{double-dagger}}).{{cite web |title=21st Annual D.I.C.E. Awards Finalists Announced |url=https://www.interactive.org/news/21st_annual_dice_awards_finalists_announced.asp |website=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |access-date=21 December 2023}}{{cite web |title=21st Annual D.I.C.E. Award Winners Announced |url=https://www.interactive.org/awards/21st_annual_dice_award_winners.asp |website=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |access-date=21 December 2023}}
=Game of the Year Awards=
=Immersive Reality Awards=
| class="wikitable"
| valign="top" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Immersive Reality Game of the Year}}
| valign="top" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Immersive Reality Technical Achievement}}
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=Craft Awards=
=Genre Awards=
=Special Awards=
==Lifetime Achievement==
=Multiple nominations and awards=
==Multiple Nominations==
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| class="wikitable floatleft" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" background: #f6e39c;
|+ Games that received multiple nominations |
| scope="col" | Nominations
! scope="col" | Game |
|---|
| 10 |
| 6 |
| rowspan=3 | 5
| Cuphead |
| Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice |
| Uncharted: The Lost Legacy |
| rowspan=3 | 4
| Gorogoa |
| PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds |
| Super Mario Odyssey |
| rowspan=5 | 3 |
| Call of Duty: WWII |
| Destiny 2 |
| Lone Echo |
| Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus |
| rowspan=7 | 2 |
| Night in the Woods |
| Robo Recall |
| Snipperclips |
| Star Wars Battlefront II |
| What Remains of Edith Finch |
| Wilson's Heart |
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| class="wikitable floatright" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" background: #f6e39c;
|+ Nominations by company |
| scope="col" | Nominations
! scope="col" | Games ! scope="col" | Company |
|---|
| rowspan=2 | 19
| 10 | Nintendo |
| 6 |
| 10
| 1 |
| 8
| 6 | Ubisoft |
| rowspan=2 | 6
|rowspan=2 | 2 |
| Annapurna Interactive |
| rowspan=4 | 5
| 2 |
| rowspan=3 | 1 |
| Ninja Theory |
| Studio MDHR |
| rowspan=5 | 4
| 3 |
| rowspan=4 | 1
| Bluehole |
| Buried Signal |
| Jason Roberts |
| PUBG Corporation |
| rowspan=9 | 3
|rowspan=2 | 3 |
| Double Fine Productions |
| rowspan=2 | 2 |
| Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment |
| rowspan=5 | 1 |
| Bungie |
| Sledgehammer Games |
| MachineGames |
| Ready at Dawn |
| rowspan=18 | 2
|rowspan=8 | 2 | Atlus |
| Capcom |
| Creative Assembly |
| Intelligent Systems |
| Microsoft Studios |
| Sega |
| Square Enix |
| Tequila Works |
| rowspan=10 | 1 |
| DICE |
| Finji |
| Giant Sparrow |
| Infinite Fall |
| Motive Studios |
| NetherRealm Studios |
| Secret Lab |
| SFB Games |
| Twisted Pixel Games |
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==Multiple awards==
{{col-float}}
| class="wikitable floatleft" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" background: #f6e39c;
|+ {{nowrap|Games that received multiple awards}} |
| scope="col" | Awards
! scope="col" | Game |
|---|
| 4 |
| 3
| Cuphead |
| rowspan=4 | 2 |
| Lone Echo |
| PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds |
| Snipperclips |
{{col-float-break}}
| class="wikitable floatright" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" background: #f6e39c;
|+ Awards by company |
| scope="col" | Awards
! scope="col" | Games ! scope="col" | Company |
|---|
| 10
| 6 | Nintendo |
| 3
|rowspan=8 | 1 |
| rowspan=7 | 2
| Bluehole |
| Guerrilla Games |
| Oculus Studios |
| PUBG Corporation |
| Ready at Dawn |
| SFB Games |
| Sony Interactive Entertainment |
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Notes
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References
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External links
- {{Official Website|https://www.interactive.org/awards/2018_21st_annual_dice_awards.asp}}
{{DICE Awards}}
{{DICE GOTY}}
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Category:2018 awards in the United States