Annual award presented by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences
TheD.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Character is an award presented annually by theAcademy of Interactive Arts & Sciences during theD.I.C.E. Awards . This award is "presented to the individual or team whose work has furthered the interactive experience through the creation of a memorable character within an interactive title. Outstanding character takes into consideration the marriage of voice acting and performance (motion capture work), character design and execution, and writing".[ 1] [ 2] 11th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards in 2008.[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
The award's most recent winner is forDr. Henry "Indiana" Jones (portrayed byTroy Baker , directed by Jerk Gustafsson, written by Tommy Tordsson Björk, and executive produced byTodd Howard ), fromIndiana Jones and the Great Circle MachineGames and published byBethesda Softworks .
There used to be separate awards presented for a female character performance and a male character performance. Over the years it would go back and forth betweenOutstanding Achievement in Character Performance andOutstanding Character Performance , before being simplified to justOutstanding Achievement in Character in2015 .[ 1]
Outstanding Achievement in Character Performance - Female (2004 ,2007 )Outstanding Achievement in Character Performance - Male (2004 ,2007 )Outstanding Character Performance - Female (2005 –2006 )Outstanding Character Performance - Male (2005 –2006 )Outstanding Character Performance (2008 –2009 ,2011 ,2014 )Outstanding Achievement in Character Performance (2010 ,2012 )Outstanding Character Performance - Male or Female (2013 )Outstanding Achievement in Character (2015 –present)Winners and nominees [ edit ] Table key Indicates the winner
Year Game, Actor/Actress, Role Developer(s) Publisher(s) Ref. 2003 [ a] (7th) Outstanding Achievement in Character Performance - Female [ b] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10] Jada Pinkett Smith asNiobe (Enter the Matrix Shiny Entertainment Atari Tara Strong asRikku (Final Fantasy X-2 SquareSoft Square Enix Christina Milian as Angel (Def Jam Vendetta AKI Corporation ,EA Canada Electronic Arts Anna Garduño as Keira (Jak II Naughty Dog Sony Computer Entertainment Anna Edwards as Yasmin (The Getaway Team Soho Outstanding Achievement in Character Performance - Male Elijah Wood asFrodo Baggins (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King EA Redwood Shores Electronic Arts Method Man (Def Jam Vendetta AKI Corporation ,EA Canada Electronic Arts James McCaffrey asMax Payne (Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne Remedy Entertainment Rockstar Games Michael Ironside asSam Fisher (Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft Snoop Dogg (True Crime: Streets of LA Luxoflux Activision 2004 [ a] (8th) Outstanding Character Performance - Female [ 11] [ 12] Judi Dench asM GoldenEye: Rogue Agent EA Los Angeles Electronic Arts Vanessa Marshall as Zhai (Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone Stormfront Studios Atari Linda Currie (Zoo Tycoon 2 Blue Fang Games Microsoft Game Studios Outstanding Character Performance - Male Robert Guillaume asDr. Eli Vance Half-Life 2 Valve Vivendi Universal Games Daniel Riordan as Rannek (Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone Stormfront Studios Atari David Hayter asNaked Snake (Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater Konami Konami Cary Elwes as The Bard (The Bard's Tale inXile Entertainment inXile Entertainment Vin Diesel asRiddick (The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay Starbreeze Studios Vivendi Universal Games 2005 [ a] (9th) Outstanding Character Performance - Female [ 13] [ 14] [ 15] [ 16] Jade Empire [ c] BioWare Microsoft Game Studios Gun Neversoft Activision Need for Speed: Most Wanted EA Canada ,EA Black Box Electronic Arts Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones Ubisoft Montreal ,Ubisoft Casablanca Ubisoft Outstanding Character Performance - Male [ 17] [ 14] [ 15] God of War Santa Monica Studio Sony Computer Entertainment Gun Neversoft Activision Jade Empire BioWare Microsoft Game Studios Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath Oddworld Inhabitants Electronic Arts Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory Ubisoft Montreal ,Ubisoft Milan Ubisoft 2006 [ a] (10th) Outstanding Achievement in Character Performance - Female [ 18] [ 19] [ 20] Louise Ridgeway as Leafos (Viva Piñata Rare Microsoft Game Studios Maine Anders as Christy Martin (Bully Rockstar Vancouver Rockstar Games Brenda Strong asMary Alice Young (Desperate Housewives: The Game Liquid Entertainment Buena Vista Games Tia Carrere as Lin (Saints Row Volition THQ Lynda Carter [ d] The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Bethesda Game Studios Bethesda Softworks ,2K Games Outstanding Achievement in Character Performance - Male John DiMaggio asMarcus Fenix (Gears of War Epic Games Microsoft Game Studios Gerry Rosenthal as Jimmy Hopkins (Bully Rockstar Vancouver Rockstar Games Max Casella asDaxter (Daxter Ready at Dawn Sony Computer Entertainment LegoHan Solo [ e] Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy Traveller's Tales LucasArts Michael Ironside asSam Fisher (Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent Ubisoft Shanghai Ubisoft 2007 (11th) Portal [ f] Valve Valve Electronic Arts [ 5] [ 6] [ 21] [ 22] BioShock 2K Boston ,2K Australia 2K Games Heavenly Sword Ninja Theory Sony Computer Entertainment Mass Effect BioWare Microsoft Game Studios Uncharted: Drake's Fortune Naughty Dog Sony Computer Entertainment 2008 (12th) Sackboy (LittleBigPlanet Media Molecule Sony Computer Entertainment [ 23] [ 24] [ 25] Dom Santiago (Gears of War 2 Epic Games Microsoft Game Studios Marcus Fenix (Gears of War 2 Old Snake (Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Kojima Productions Konami Lara Croft (Tomb Raider: Underworld Crystal Dynamics Eidos Interactive 2009 (13th) Mark Hamill asThe Joker (Batman: Arkham Asylum Rocksteady Studios Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment [ 26] [ 27] [ 28] Jack Black as Eddie Riggs (Brütal Legend Double Fine Productions Electronic Arts Karen Dyer asSheva Alomar (Resident Evil 5 Capcom Capcom Claudia Black asChloe Frazer (Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Naughty Dog Sony Computer Entertainment Nolan North asNathan Drake (Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Multiple nominations and wins [ edit ] Developers and publishers [ edit ] Sony has published the most nominees and the most winners. Sony's subsidiaryNaughty Dog has developed the most nominees.Valve and Sony'sSanta Monica Studio are tied for developing the most winners.Electronic Arts andMicrosoft Game Studios are the only publishers with back-to-back wins. Electronic Arts has published back-to-back winners for a Male Character in2004 and2005 , while Microsoft has published back-to-back winners for a Female Character in2006 and2007 . Electronic Arts and Microsoft have published both winners for a Female Character and a Male Character in2005 and2007 , respectively.Ubisoft has published the most nominees without publishing a single winner, and its subsidiaryUbisoft Montreal has developed the most nominees without developing a single winner.
Franchises and Characters [ edit ] Uncharted has received the most nominations in this category, but has never won. TheGod of War Marvel's Spider-Man Portal God of War being the most award-winning franchise. There have been numerous games that have two finalists in the same year:
Uncharted The Last of Us God of War Infamous Portal GLaDOS andWheatley ).God of War Kratos andAtreus ).
Kratos andNathan Drake are the most nominated characters in this category.Kratos andMiles Morales are the only characters with more than one win.Commander Shepard is the only character that have both the male and female versions named as a finalist.
^a b c d Separate awards presented for female and male characters. ^ Tie between finalists. ^ Kim Mai Guest as Dawn Star^ Voice female nords and female orcs. ^ Voiced actor not specified. Character name listed under the voice actor credit. ^ Ellen McLain asGLaDOS ^ This does not include finalists from2006 nor2008 . ^a b c "2015 Award Category Details" .Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences . RetrievedNovember 29, 2022 .^ "D.I.C.E. Awards Voting Rules & Procedures" .Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences . RetrievedDecember 10, 2023 .^ "2004 Awards Category Details Outstanding Achievement in Character Performance - Female" .Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences . RetrievedNovember 29, 2022 .^ "2004 Awards Category Details Outstanding Achievement in Character Performance - Male" .Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences . RetrievedNovember 29, 2022 .^a b "11th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards Finalists" (PDF) .Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences . 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