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4th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards

{{Short description|Video game award ceremony}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}

{{Infobox award

| name = 4th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards

| image =

| caption =

| venue = Polly Esther's

| country = San Jose, California, USA

| host = Martin Lewis

| date = {{Start date|2001|03|22}}

| most_awards = SSX (5)

| most_nominations = Jet Grind Radio (8)

| award1_type = Game of the Year

| award1_winner = Diablo II

| award2_type = Hall of Fame

| award2_winner = John Carmack

| viewership =

| previous = 3rd

| main = D.I.C.E. Awards

| next = 5th

}}

The 4th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards was the 4th edition of the Interactive Achievement Awards, an annual awards event that honored the best games in the video game industry during the last ten months of 2000. The awards were arranged by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) and were held at Polly Esther's in San Jose, California on {{Start date|2001|03|22}}. It was hosted by Martin Lewis, and featured presenters included Scott Campbell, Louis Castle, Tony Goodman, Lorne Lanning, Sid Meier, Ray Muzyka, Gabe Newell, Chris Taylor, Will Wright, and Greg Zeschuk.{{cite web |title=All Star Industry Guests Scheduled to Present at the 4th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards |url=http://www.interactive.org/academy/pressrelease_main.html |website=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |access-date=19 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010413211541/http://www.interactive.org:80/academy/pressrelease_main.html |archive-date=April 13, 2001}}

Innovation awards for console gaming and PC gaming were introduced. The console and PC awards for "Action" and "Adventure/Role-Playing" were replaced with "Action/Adventure" and "Role-Playing". Both console and PC awards had a "Family Title of the Year" game category. "Online Game of the Year" was relabeled as "Online Gameplay of the Year". This was the first year online awards for websites were not offered. The category for "Massive Multiplayer/Persistent World Game of the Year" was also introduced. This was the final year games could be nominated for more than one console or PC genre award.

Diablo II won the ceremony's top honor with "Game of the Year". The PlayStation 2 launch title SSX ended up winning the most awards at the event. Jet Grind Radio received the most nominations, but did not win a single award. Electronic Arts received the most nominations and won the most awards, some of which were for publishing SquareSoft games outside of Japan. Electronic Arts also had the most nominated games and the most award-winning games. There was also a tie between FIFA 2001 and Motocross Madness 2 for "PC Sports Game of the Year".

John Carmack, lead programmer of id Software titles Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, and Quake, 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=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Announces Recipients of Fourth Annual Interactive Achievement Awards |url=http://www.interactive.org/academy/academy.html |website=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |access-date=29 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010406061625/http://www.interactive.org:80/academy/academy.html |archive-date=April 6, 2001 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web |title=4th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards: Winners |url=http://www.interactive.org/awards/IAA-4/winners.asp |website=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |publisher=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |access-date=10 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020604183428/http://www.interactive.org/awards/IAA-4/winners.asp |archive-date=June 4, 2002}}{{cite web |title=The 4th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards Nominations |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010411031223/http://www2.awn.com/news/4thinteractive.php3 |website=AWN |access-date=24 March 2024}}{{cite web |title=Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences Interactive Achievement Awards Winners |url=http://www.gamesfirst.com/articles/releases/aiasiaa_recipients.htm |website=GamesFirst! |access-date=24 March 2024}}{{cite web |title=GDC 2001: Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences 2001 Awards |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/03/24/gdc-2001-academy-of-interactive-arts-and-sciences-2001-awards |website=IGN |publisher=IGN |access-date=10 January 2023}}

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{{Award category|#EEDD82|Game of the Year{{efn|Includes all finalists for Console Game of the Year and PC Game of the Year.{{cite web |title=Game of the year 2001 |url=http://www.interactive.org/awards/awards.html |website=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |publisher=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |access-date=15 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011205070808/http://www.interactive.org/awards/awards.html |archive-date=5 December 2001}}{{cite web |title=Finalists For Interactive Achievement Awards Revealed |url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/pc/finalists-for-interactive-achievement-awards-revealed |website=Game Developer |publisher=Informa |access-date=15 January 2023}}}}}}

=Craft Awards=

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{{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Achievement in Game Design}}

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{{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Achievement in Character or Story Development}}

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{{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction}}

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{{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Achievement in Animation}}

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{{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design}}

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{{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Achievement in Original Musical Composition}}

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{{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Achievement in Game Play Engineering}}

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{{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering}}

=Console Awards=

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{{Award category|#EEDD82|Console Game of the Year}}

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{{Award category|#EEDD82|Innovation in Console Gaming}}

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{{Award category|#EEDD82|Console Action/Adventure Game of the Year}}

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{{Award category|#EEDD82|Console Role-Playing Game of the Year}}

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{{Award category|#EEDD82|Console Fighting Game of the Year}}

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{{Award category|#EEDD82|Console Racing Game of the Year}}

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{{Award category|#EEDD82|Console Family Title of the Year}}

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{{Award category|#EEDD82|Console Sports Game of the Year}}

=Online Awards=

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{{Award category|#EEDD82|Online Gameplay of the Year}}

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{{Award category|#EEDD82|Massive Multiplayer/Persistent World Game of the Year}}

=PC Awards=

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{{Award category|#EEDD82|PC Game of the Year}}

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{{Award category|#EEDD82|Innovation in Computer Gaming}}

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{{Award category|#EEDD82|PC Family Title of the Year}}

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{{Award category|#EEDD82|PC Action/Adventure Game of the Year}}

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{{Award category|#EEDD82|PC Role-Playing Game of the Year}}

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{{Award category|#EEDD82|PC Simulation Game of the Year}}

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{{Award category|#EEDD82|PC Sports Game of the Year{{efn|Tie between finalists.}}}}

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{{Award category|#EEDD82|PC Strategy Game of the Year}}

=Hall of Fame Award=

  • John Carmack{{cite web |title=D.I.C.E. 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=1 June 2022}}

=Multiple nominations and awards=

==Multiple Nominations==

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|+ Games that received multiple nominations

scope="col" | Nominations

! scope="col" | Game

style="text-align: center;" | 8

| Jet Grind Radio

rowspan=2 | 7

| Final Fantasy IX

SSX
rowspan=1 |6

|Deus Ex

rowspan=4 | 5

| Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn

Rayman 2: The Great Escape
Shenmue
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
rowspan=10 | 4

| Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2

FIFA 2001
Links 2001
MechWarrior 4: Vengeance
Sacrifice
Skies of Arcadia
Spyro: Year of the Dragon
Tekken Tag Tournament
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
The Operative: No One Lives Forever
rowspan=12 | 3

| Age of Empires II: The Conquerors

Asheron's Call
Banjo-Tooie
Chrono Cross
Diablo II
Disney's Magic Artist 3D
Escape from Monkey Island
EverQuest: The Ruins of Kunark
Madden NFL 2001
RollerCoaster Tycoon: Loopy Landscapes
Virtua Tennis
WWF No Mercy
rowspan=6 | 2

| Crimson Skies

Dead or Alive 2
Medal of Honor: Underground
Motocross Madness 2
Space Channel 5
Ultima Online: Renaissance

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|+ Nominations by company

scope="col" | Nominations

! scope="col" | Games

! scope="col" | Company

35

| 11

| Electronic Arts

25

| 8

| Sega

19

| 7

| Microsoft

rowspan=2 | 11

| 6

| Nintendo

rowspan=2 | 3

| SquareSoft

10

| Interplay Entertainment

9

| 4

| Sony Computer Entertainment

8

|rowspan=2 | 1

| Smilebit

7

| Eidos Interactive

rowspan=3 | 6

|rowspan=2 | 2

| Activision

Black Isle Studios
1

| Ion Storm

rowspan=4 | 5

| 2

| Namco

rowspan=3 | 1

| BioWare

Neversoft
Ubisoft
rowspan=10 | 4

|rowspan=2 | 2

| Hasbro Interactive

Rare
rowspan=18 | 1

| Access Software

FASA Interactive
Fox Interactive
Insomniac Games
Monolith Productions
Overworks
Shiny Entertainment
Westwood Pacific
rowspan=10 | 3

| AKI Corporation

Blizzard Entertainment
Blizzard North
Disney Interactive
Ensemble Studios
LucasArts
MicroProse
THQ
Turbine
Verant Interactive
rowspan=12 | 2

|rowspan=3 | 2

| Empire Interactive

Midway Games
Sierra On-Line
rowspan=9 | 1

| DreamWorks Interactive

Origin Systems
Rainbow Studios
Team Ninja
Tecmo
United Game Artists
Zipper Interactive

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==Multiple awards==

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|+ {{nowrap|Games that received multiple awards}}

scope="col" | Awards

! scope="col" | Game

5

| SSX

rowspan=2 | 3

| Diablo II

Final Fantasy IX
rowspan=4 | 2

| Deus Ex

MechWarrior 4: Vengeance
Medal of Honor: Underground
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask

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class="wikitable floatright" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" background: #f6e39c;

|+ Awards by company

scope="col" | Awards

! scope="col" | Games

! scope="col" | Company

11

| 4

| Electronic Arts

4

| 3

| Microsoft

rowspan=4 | 3

| 2

| Nintendo

rowspan=7 | 1

| Blizzard Entertainment

Blizzard North
SquareSoft
rowspan=4 | 2

| DreamWorks Interactive

Eidos Interactive
FASA Interactive
Ion Storm

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Notes

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External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20020604183428/http://www.interactive.org/awards/IAA-4/winners.asp Archived Winners/Finalists Page]

References

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