21st Game Developers Choice Awards
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{{Infobox award
| name = 21st Game Developers Choice Awards
| image =
| caption =
| venue = Online
| country =
| host =
| date = July 21, 2021
| most_awards = Hades (3)
| most_nominations = Ghost of Tsushima, Hades, The Last of Us Part II (6)
| award1_type = Lifetime Achievement Award
| award1_winner = Laralyn McWilliams
| award2_type = Pioneer Award
| award2_winner = Tom Fulp
| award3_type = Game of the Year
| award3_winner = Hades
| viewership =
| previous = 2019
| main = Game Developers Choice Awards
| next = 2021
}}
The 21st Game Developers Choice Awards was an annual awards ceremony by Game Developers Choice Awards for outstanding game developers and video games held on July 21, 2021. The awards ceremony was held alongside the Independent Games Festival awards, with both events presented through virtual streaming video due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Hades was named as Game of the Year.
Winners and nominees
Nominees were announced on April 20, 2021,{{cite web|title= Ghost of Tsushima, Hades and Last of Us 2 lead GDC 2021 Awards nominations |first= Tom |last= Ivan |date= April 20, 2021 |work= Video Games Chronicle |language= en |url= https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ghost-of-tsushima-hades-and-last-of-us-2-lead-gdc-2021-awards-nominations/ |access-date= January 11, 2025 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250111143121/https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ghost-of-tsushima-hades-and-last-of-us-2-lead-gdc-2021-awards-nominations/ |archive-date= January 11, 2025 |url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|title= ‘Ghost of Tsushima,’ ‘Hades,’ ‘The Last of Us Part II’ Lead Game Developers Choice Awards Nominees |first= Trilby |last= Beresford |date= April 20, 2021 |magazine= The Hollywood Reporter |issn= 0018-3660 |language= en |url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/ghost-of-tsushima-hades-the-last-of-us-part-ii-lead-game-developers-choice-awards-nominees-4169300/ |access-date= January 11, 2025 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250111142845/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/ghost-of-tsushima-hades-the-last-of-us-part-ii-lead-game-developers-choice-awards-nominees-4169300/ |archive-date= January 11, 2025 |url-status=live}}{{cite web | url = https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-04-20-hades-ghost-of-tsushima-and-last-of-us-part-2-lead-gdc-award-nominees | title = Hades, Ghost of Tsushima, and Last of Us Part 2 lead GDC Award nominees | first = Jeffrey | last = Rousseau | date = April 20, 2021 | work= GamesIndustry.biz |access-date= January 11, 2025 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250111143126/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/hades-ghost-of-tsushima-and-last-of-us-part-2-lead-gdc-award-nominees |archive-date= January 11, 2025 |url-status=live}} Winners (noted in bold below) were named on July 21, 2021.{{cite web | url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/hades-game-developers-choice-awards-winners-list-1234983585/ | title = ‘Hades’ Takes Top Honor at Game Developers Choice Awards | first = Trilby | last = Beresford | date = July 21, 2021 |magazine= The Hollywood Reporter |issn= 0018-3660 |access-date= January 11, 2025 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250111142921/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/hades-game-developers-choice-awards-winners-list-1234983585/ |archive-date= January 11, 2025 |url-status=live}}{{cite web|title= Hades wins Game of the Year at GDC 2021 Awards |first= Chris |last= Scullion |date= 22 July 2021 |work= Video Games Chronicle |language= en |url= https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/hades-wins-game-of-the-year-at-gdc-2021-awards/ |access-date= January 11, 2025 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250111144051/https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/hades-wins-game-of-the-year-at-gdc-2021-awards/ |archive-date= January 11, 2025 |url-status=live}}
=[[Game Developers Choice Award for Game of the Year|Game of the Year]]=
=Best Audio=
=Best Debut Developer=
- Phasmophobia (Kinetic Games)
- Carrion (Phobia Game Studio/Devolver Digital)
- Mortal Shell (Cold Symmetry / Playstack)
- Raji: An Ancient Epic (Nodding Heads Games / Super!Com)
- Umurangi Generation (Origame Digital / Playism, Origame Digital)
=Best Design=
=Best Mobile Game=
=Innovation Award=
=Best Narrative=
=Best Technology=
=[[Game Developers Choice Award for Best Visual Art|Best Visual Art]]=
=Best VR/AR Game=
=Audience Award=
=Pioneer Award=
- Tom Fulp, creator of Newgrounds and co-founder of The Behemoth{{cite web | url = https://www.gamespot.com/articles/gdc-to-honor-newgrounds-founder-tom-fulp-and-industry-veteran-laralyn-mcwilliams-at-21st-annual-awards/1100-6493519/ | title = GDC To Honor Newgrounds Founder Tom Fulp And Industry Veteran Laralyn McWilliams At 21st Annual Awards | first = Cameron | last= Koch | date = July 1, 2021 | work = GameSpot |access-date= January 11, 2025 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250111143444/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/gdc-to-honor-newgrounds-founder-tom-fulp-and-industry-veteran-laralyn-mcwilliams-at-21st-annual-awards/1100-6493519/ |archive-date= January 11, 2025 |url-status=live}}
=Lifetime Achievement Award=
- Laralyn McWilliams, director of Free Realms and Full Spectrum Warrior
References
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External links
- [http://www.gamechoiceawards.com/winners/index.html Official website]
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Category:2021 awards in the United States