The ''2nd Annual Interactive Achievement Awards'' is the 2nd edition of the

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, an annual awards event that honors the best games in the

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. The awards are arranged by the

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(AIAS), and were held at the

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. There was not an official host of the award ceremony, but featured a wide variety of presenters. '' The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time'' and ''

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'' were tied with the most nominations. ''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time'' also won the most awards including

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received the most nominations while

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won the most awards both as a developer and a publisher.

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was also the received the of the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame Award.

Winners and Nominees

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger ().

Hall of Fame Award

Games with multiple nominations and awards

Any game that was nominated for a console genre award was also a nominee for Console Game of the Year. The same can be applied to nominees for computer awards and Computer Game of the Year.

Companies with multiple nominations

Companies that received multiple nominations as either a developer or a publisher. Companies that received multiple awards as either a developer or a publisher.

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References

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