Annual award presented by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences
TheD.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Animation 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 represents the highest level of achievement in bringing a character or characters to life. This award will consider the fluidity of movement, and interaction with the environment in addition to contextual realism (look and feel)".[ 1] [ 2]
The award's most recent winner isAstro Bot Team Asobi and published bySony Interactive Entertainment .
[ edit ] The Academy originally offeredOutstanding Achievement in Art/Graphics at the first two annual awards ceremonies.[ 3] [ 4] Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction andOutstanding Achievement in Animation at the third annual awards ceremony.[ 5] [ 6]
The games that won the "Animation" award but were not finalists in the "Art Direction" category were:
2022 was the only year that the "Animation" and "Art Direction" categories had the same five finalists and winner.2025 was the only year that the two categories did not have any of the same finalists.
Winners and nominees [ edit ] Table key Indicates the winner
Multiple nominations and wins [ edit ] Developers and publishers [ edit ] Sony has published the most nominees and winners. Sony has the distinction of publishing the most nominees within a year (three) on four separate occasions (during the awards ceremony in 2003, 2005, 2006, and 2014). Sony has two winning streaks for publishing the category winners (2010 to 2012, and 2021 to 2025).Activision has published the most nominees without a single winner.
Sony's development subsidiaryNaughty Dog has developed the most winners in this category.Ubisoft Montreal has developed the most nominees, and is one of two developers with back-to-back wins, with the other beingSquareSoft .Ubisoft Montpellier , formerly known as "Ubi Pictures", has developed the most nominees without a single winner.
Assassin's Creed Final Fantasy Uncharted God of War Final Fantasy Call of Duty
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