3rd Annual Interactive Achievement Awards#Console
{{Short description|Video game awards event}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox award
| name = 3rd Annual Interactive Achievement Awards
| image =
| caption =
| venue = Millennium Biltmore Hotel
| country = Los Angeles, California, USA
| host = Martin Short
| date = {{Start date|2000|05|11}}
| most_awards = {{hlist|Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings|Final Fantasy VIII|The Sims (3)}}
| most_nominations = Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings (7)
| award1_type = Game of the Year
| award1_winner = The Sims
| award2_type = Hall of Fame
| award2_winner = Hironobu Sakaguchi
| viewership =
| previous = 2nd
| main = D.I.C.E. Awards
| next = 4th
}}
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 two 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.{{cite web |title=ACADEMY OF INTERACTIVE ARTS AND SCIENCES ANNOUNCES WINNERS FOR ITS THIRD INTERACTIVE ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS |url=http://www.interactive.org/iaa/thisyear.html |website=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |publisher=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |access-date=6 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000623092240/http://www.interactive.org:80/iaa/thisyear.html |archive-date=June 23, 2000}}{{cite web |title=Interactive Achievement Awards 2000 |url=https://www.giantbomb.com/interactive-achievement-awards-2000/3015-4678/ |website=Giant Bomb |publisher=Giant Bomb |access-date=1 June 2022}} This would be the final year the awards ceremony would be held during E3.
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.{{cite web |title=Third Annual Interactive Achievement Awards: Procedures & Rules |url=http://www.interactive.org/procrules.pdf |website=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |access-date=13 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000610202259/http://www.interactive.org:80/procrules.pdf |archive-date=June 10, 2000}}{{cite web |title=Second Annual Interactive Achievement Awards: Procedures & Rules |url=http://www.interactive.org/iaa/pdf/procedures.pdf |website=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991013152818/http://www.interactive.org/iaa/pdf/procedures.pdf |archive-date=October 13, 1999}}
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.
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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=Third Interactive Achievement Awards - Game of the Year |url=http://www.interactive.org/iaa/finalists_titleofyear.html |website=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |publisher=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |access-date=27 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001011211428/http://www.interactive.org/iaa/finalists_titleofyear.html |archive-date=October 11, 2000}}{{cite web |title=Third Interactive Achievement Awards - Console |url=http://www.interactive.org/iaa/finalists_console.html |website=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |publisher=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |access-date=11 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001011155228/http://www.interactive.org/iaa/finalists_console.html |archive-date=October 11, 2000}}{{cite web |title=Third Interactive Achievement Awards - Personal Computer |url=http://www.interactive.org/iaa/finalists_pc.html |website=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |publisher=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |access-date=28 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001011204415/http://www.interactive.org/iaa/finalists_pc.html |archive-date=October 11, 2000}}{{cite web |title=Third Interactive Achievement Awards - Online |url=http://www.interactive.org/iaa/finalists_online.html |website=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |publisher=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |access-date=11 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001011183322/http://www.interactive.org/iaa/finalists_online.html |archive-date=October 11, 2000}}{{cite web |title=Third Interactive Achievement Awards - Craft Award |url=http://www.interactive.org/iaa/finalists_craft.html |website=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |publisher=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |access-date=11 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001011155820/http://www.interactive.org/iaa/finalists_craft.html |archive-date=October 11, 2000}}{{cite web |title=The 2000 Interactive Achievement Awards |url=http://www.gamesfirst.com/index.php?id=397 |website=GamesFirst! |access-date=24 March 2024}}
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=Craft Awards=
=Content Awards=
==Console==
==Personal Computer==
==Online==
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| valign="top" width="50%" colspan="2"| {{Award category|#EEDD82|Online Game of the Year}}
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{{Award category|#EEDD82|Online Entertainment Site of the Year}}
| valign="top" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Online News/Information Site of the Year}}
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=Hall of Fame Award=
=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" align="center" | Nominations
! scope="col" align="center" | Game |
|---|
| 7 |
| 5
| The Sims |
| rowspan=2 | 4
| NFL 2K |
| Unreal Tournament |
| rowspan=6 | 3 |
| Disney's Villains' Revenge |
| Final Fantasy VIII |
| Gran Turismo 2 |
| Soulcalibur |
| Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! |
| rowspan=16 | 2 |
| 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 |
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| class="wikitable floatright" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" background: #f6e39c;
|+ Nominations by company |
| scope="col" align="center" | Nominations
! scope="col" align="center" | Games ! scope="col" align="center" | Company |
|---|
| 18
| 10 |
| 11
| 4 |
| 10
| 6 |
| 9
| 4 | Sega |
| rowspan=2 | 8
| 5 | Nintendo |
| 6 |
| 7
| 1 |
| 6
| 2 |
| rowspan=4 | 5
| 5 |
| 3 |
| 2 |
| 1
| Maxis |
| rowspan=5 | 4
|rowspan=2 | 4 |
| Epic Games |
| rowspan=2 | 3 |
| Eidos Interactive |
| 2 |
| rowspan=11 | 3
| 3 |
| rowspan=5 | 2 |
| HAL Laboratory |
| Infogrames |
| Interplay Entertainment |
| Lego Media |
| rowspan=5 | 1
| Hitmaker |
| Insomniac Games |
| Namco |
| Polyphony Digital |
| SquareSoft |
| rowspan=20 | 2
|rowspan=7 | 2 |
| Eidetic |
| Humongous Entertainment |
| LucasArts |
| Magnet Interactive |
| Midway Games |
| The 3DO Company |
| rowspan=13 | 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 |
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==Multiple awards==
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| class="wikitable floatleft" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" background: #f6e39c;
|+ {{nowrap|Games that received multiple awards}} |
| scope="col" align="center" | Awards
! scope="col" align="center" | Game |
|---|
| rowspan=3 | 3 |
| Final Fantasy VIII |
| The Sims |
| 2 |
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| class="wikitable floatright" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" background: #f6e39c;
|+ Awards by company |
| scope="col" align="center" | Awards
! scope="col" align="center" | Games ! scope="col" align="center" | Company |
|---|
| 9
| 5 |
| 5
| 3 |
| rowspan=3 | 3
|rowspan=3 | 1 |
| Maxis |
| SquareSoft |
| rowspan=4 | 2
|rowspan=3 | 2 |
| Sierra On-Line |
| Sony Computer Entertainment |
| 1
| Namco |
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Notes
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20001011130413/http://www.interactive.org/iaa/finalists.html Archived Finalists List Portal]
References
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