The Game Audio Network Guild Awards (shortened to the G.A.N.G. Awards) is an

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that celebrates excellence in

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audio. The awards, which started in 2004, are arranged by the Game Audio Network Guild and held annually during the

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. The first four shows were held at the

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, before moving to the

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from the fifth; due to the

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, the 18th, 19th, and 20th ceremonies were held virtually.

Format

The Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.) Awards are celebrated annually as part of the

. The awards are split between music, sound design, and voice acting. Submissions must be released between January 1 and December 31 of the preceding year. Members of the Game Audio Network Guild may submit five nominations for free, with each additional submission costing ; public submissions cost per game.

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games are ineligible. After the submission deadline passes, the Awards Committee sends the data to the Advisors and Awards Committees to select the nominees. Once the final nominations are selected, the Game Audio Network Guild votes for the winners.

Ceremonies

1st (2003)

The first G.A.N.G. Awards ceremony took place on March 7, 2003, at the

. Almost 500 people attended the ceremony. The awards were presented by members of the Game Audio Network guild, including

Tommy Tallarico Tommy Tallarico (born Thomas Andrew Tallarico; February 18, 1968) is an American video game music composer, musician, sound designer, television personality, live show creative director and producer. He and his company, Tommy Tallarico Studios ...

Clint Bajakian Clint Bajakian (born 1962) is an American video game composer and musician. Biography Bajakian was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. He was linked with music since age of eight. In middle school, Bajakian played in marching bands, and also pla ...

, and Jack Wall, with musical interludes from LoudLouderLoudest!, Orpheus Hanley, the Slackmates, the Ex Lucas Arts Boys, and George "The Fat Man" Sanger.

Overall

* Audio of the Year: '' Medal of Honor: Frontline'' * Best Cinematic/Cut-Scene Audio: '' Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos'' * Best Audio – Other:

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Pixter Pro Base and

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Imagination Desk Reading Games (tie) * Best Handheld Audio: '' Alienators: Evolution Continues'' * Best Website Audio: Blitz Digital Studios * Best Edutainment/Children Audio: ''Learning 2nd/3rd Grade''

Music

* Music of the Year: ''Medal of Honor: Frontline'' * Best Live Performance Recording: "Operation Market Garden" — ''Medal of Honor: Frontline'' * Best Interactive Score: '' James Bond 007: Nightfire'' * Best Instrumental Song: "Allied Assault Main Theme" by

Michael Giacchino Michael Giacchino (; born October 10, 1967) is an American composer of music for films, television and video games. He has also served as a director for television. He has received many awards, including an Oscar for his work on '' Up'' (2009), a ...

— '' Medal of Honor: Allied Assault'' * Best Original Vocal Song – Choral: "Memoro de la Santono" by

Nobuo Uematsu is a Japanese composer and keyboardist best known for his contributions to the ''Final Fantasy'' video game series by Square Enix. A self-taught musician, he began playing the piano at the age of twelve, with English singer-songwriter Elton Jo ...

— ''

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'' * Best Original Vocal Song – Pop: " Kingdom (Vocal Version)" by

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— ''

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'' * Best Use of Licensed Music: '' Grand Theft Auto: Vice City'' * Best Original Soundtrack Album: ''The Best of LucasArts'' * Best Arrangement of a Non-Original Score: ''James Bond 007: Nightfire''

Sound Design

* Sound Design of the Year: ''Medal of Honor: Frontline'' * Best Sound Design in a Sports or Driving Game: ''

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'' * Best Use of Multi-Channel Surround in a Game: ''James Bond 007: Nightfire''

Voice Acting

* Best Dialogue: '' Grand Theft Auto: Vice City'' * Best Commentary in a Sports Game: ''

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Industry and Trade

* Best New Audio Technology: XACT * Best Audio Software:

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SX * Best Audio Hardware:

Digidesign Avid Audio (formerly Digidesign) is an American digital audio technology company. It was founded in 1984 by Peter Gotcher and Evan Brooks. The company began as a project to raise money for the founders' band, selling EPROM chips for drum mach ...

Digi002 * Best Sound Library:

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Orchestral Cube

Recognition

* Most Innovative Use of Audio: ''

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'' * Best Game Audio Article, Publication or Broadcast: "The Use and Effectiveness of Audio in Halo: Game Music Evolved" by Marty O'Donnell, Aaron Marks, and Greg O'Connor-Read * G.A.N.G. Recognition Award:

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'' * Lifetime Achievement Award: Mark Miller * Rookie of the Year: Shane Kneip * Best Audio Programmer: Buzz Burrowes * Best Producer/Designer: Dan Irish * Distinguished G.A.N.G. Service Awards: Sach Jobbs, Jay Samerad, Todd Fay, and Mike Tallarico * G.A.N.G. Contest Winners: Sam Hulick (songwriting), and Rob King (sound design)

2nd (2004)

The second annual G.A.N.G. Awards ceremony took place on March 25, 2004, at the Fairmont San Jose in the Regency Ballroom. Tallarico returned to host the ceremony, which took place over two-and-a-half hours. Musical performances included Steve Kirk and the Voodoo Vince Band, LoudLouderLoudest!, the Rockin' hobbit Band, the OneUp Mushrooms, and

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Overall

* Audio of the Year: ''

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'' * Best Cinematic/Cut-Scene Audio: '' Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne'' * Best Audio – Other:

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* Best Handheld Audio: '' 007: Everything or Nothing'' * Best Website Audio:

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* Best Edutainment/Children Audio: '' Tonka: Rescue Patrol''

Music

* Music of the Year: ''

Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb ''Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb'' is a 2003 action-adventure video game developed by The Collective and published by LucasArts for the Xbox, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2 and OS X. It features cover art by Drew Struzan. The game is an a ...

'' * Best Live Performance Recording: ''Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb'' * Best Interactive Score: ''Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb'' * Best Original Instrumental Song: "Max Payne Theme" — '' Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne'' * Best Original Vocal Song – Choral: "Gallery Theme" by

Tim Larkin Tim Larkin is a composer and sound designer for Valve Corporation, Valve. Previously the audio director for Cyan Worlds, who produced the Myst series of Video game, computer games. Before working at Valve, he worked at Cyan, working as a sound de ...

— '' Uru: Ages Beyond Myst'' * Best Original Vocal Song – Pop: "Late Goodbye" by

Poets of the Fall Poets of the Fall (POTF) is a Finnish rock band from Helsinki. The group consists of Marko Saaresto (lead vocals), Olli Tukiainen (lead guitar), Markus "Captain" Kaarlonen (keyboards, production), Jani Snellman (bass), Jaska Mäkinen (rhythm gu ...

— ''Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne'' * Best Use of Licensed Music: '' The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'' * Best Original Soundtrack Album: ''

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'' * Best Arrangement of a Non-Original Score: ''Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb''

Sound Design

* Sound Design of the Year: ''Call of Duty'' * Best Sound Design in a Sports or Driving Game: '' Need for Speed: Underground'' * Best Use of Multi-Channel Surround in a Game: ''The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King''

Voice Acting

* Best Dialogue: '' The Getaway'' * Best Commentary in a Sports Game: ''

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Industry and Trade

* Best New Audio Technology:

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Vocaloid * Best Audio Software:

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Atmosphere & Native Instruments Absynth 2.0 * Best Audio Hardware:

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HD Accel * Best Sound Library:

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Recognition

* Lifetime Achievement Award:

Rob Hubbard Rob Hubbard (born 1955 in Kingston upon Hull, England) is a British composer best known for his musical and programming work for microcomputers of the 1980s, such as the Commodore 64. Early life Hubbard first started playing music at age seve ...

* G.A.N.G. Recognition Awards: Brian O'Connor and Mark Sazer ( RMA, Chris Milner and Carol M. Sato ( AFM), Escalet, George Aiello, Bill Mitchell * Rookie of the Year:

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and

Jared Emerson-Johnson Jared Nathaniel Emerson-Johnson (born October 13, 1981) is an American video game music composer, sound designer, voice director and voice actor. Emerson-Johnson is the Music Supervisor and lead composer at Bay Area Sound, an audio production com ...

* Silas Warner Best Audio Programming Award: Thomas Engel (

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) * Best Producer/Designer: Simon Pressey (

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) * Most Innovative Use of Audio: ''

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'' (Chuck Doud) * Best Game Audio Article, Publication or Broadcast: "DirectX 9 Audio Exposed: Interactive Audio Development" by Todd M. Fay * Distinguished Service Awards: Brian DiDomenico, Jamie Lendino, Jerome Rossen * G.A.N.G. Contest Winners: Ian Dorsch (composition), Jonathan Wall (sound design) * Golden Melodica Award:

3rd (2005)

The third annual G.A.N.G. Awards ceremony took place on March 10, 2005, at the Fairmont San Jose as part of the Game Developers Conference. '' Myst IV: Revelation'' led the winners with three awards.

Overall

* Audio of the Year: ''

Halo 2 ''Halo 2'' is a 2004 first-person shooter game developed by Bungie and published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox console. ''Halo 2'' is the second installment in the ''Halo'' franchise and the sequel to 2001's critically acclaimed '' ...

'' * Best Cinematic/Cut-Scene Audio: ''

Hitman Contracts ''Hitman: Contracts'' is a 2004 stealth video game developed by IO Interactive and published by Eidos Interactive for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2 and Xbox. It is the third installment in the ''Hitman'' video game series, and serves as both a ...

'' * Best Audio – Other: River Reader Rabbit series for

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* Best Handheld Audio: ''

Spider-Man 2 ''Spider-Man 2'' is a 2004 American superhero film directed by Sam Raimi and written by Alvin Sargent from a story by Alfred Gough, Miles Millar and Michael Chabon. Based on the fictional Marvel Comics character of the same name, it is the ...

'' * Best Website Audio: Speak Getaway * Best Edutainment/Children Audio: ''Barbie: Princess and the Pauper''

Music

* Music of the Year: '' Myst IV: Revelation'' * Best Live Performance Recording: ''Myst IV: Revelation'' * Best Interactive Score: '' Sly 2: Band of Thieves'' * Best Original Instrumental Song: "Main Theme" by

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— '' Men of Valor'' * Best Original Vocal Song – Choral: "Main Theme" by Jack Wall — ''Myst IV: Revelation'' * Best Original Vocal Song – Pop: "Snake Eater" by

Norihiko Hibino is a Japanese video game composer and saxophonist. Biography Hibino was born in Osaka. He graduated from the Osaka University School of Human Sciences in 1996. After graduating from Berklee College of Music in 1997, he moved to Kansas City to st ...

— '' Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater'' * Best Use of Licensed Music: '' Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas'' * Best Original Soundtrack Album: ''Halo 2'' * Best Arrangement of a Non-Original Score: ''

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Sound Design

* Sound Design of the Year: '' Call of Duty: Finest Hour'' * Best Sound Design in a Sports or Driving Game: ''

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'' * Best Use of Multi-Channel Surround in a Game: '' The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay''

Voice Acting

* Best Dialogue: ''Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas'' * Best Commentary in a Sports Game: ''ESPN NFL 2K5''

Industry and Trade

* Best New Audio Technology:

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2.0 * Best Audio Software:

Nuendo Nuendo is a digital audio workstation (DAW) developed by Steinberg for music recording, arranging, editing and post-production. The package is aimed at audio and video post-production market segments (marketed as an 'Advanced Audio Post-Producti ...

3.0 * Best Audio Hardware: Spherex Xbox 5.1 Surround Sound System * Best Sound Library: Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra: Platinum Edition

Recognition

* Lifetime Achievement Award:

Michael Land Michael Z. Land (born 1961) is an American video game composer and musician best known for his scores for various games produced by LucasArts. Biography Early life and career Michael Land was born in the North Shore area north of Boston, Massa ...

* G.A.N.G. Recognition Awards: Didier Lord, Bob Rice, and Steve Schnur * Rookie of the Year:

Tom Salta Tom Salta, also known as Atlas Plug (stylized ATlA5 PlUG), is an American recording artist and soundtrack composer. He has composed soundtracks for many video game titles, including '' Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 1 & 2'', ''Cold ...

* Silas Warner Best Audio Programming Award: John Twigg, Cliff Kondratuik * Best Producer/Designer: Donald Mustard (

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) * Most Innovative Use of Audio: ''

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'' * Best Game Audio Article, Publication or Broadcast: "Audio for Games: Planning, Process and Production" by

Alexander Brandon Alexander Brandon (also known as Siren in the demoscene and tracker community) is an American musician, former member of Straylight Productions, who composed music mostly for games produced by Epic Games, or games based on Epic technology, incl ...

* Distinguished Service Awards: Chris Rickwood, Jonathan Wall, Matt Bielejeski, and Alistair Cooper

4th (2006)

The fourth annual G.A.N.G. Awards ceremony took place on March 23, 2006, at the Fairmont San Jose. ''

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'' swept most of the major categories.

Overall

* Audio of the Year: ''

'' * Best Cinematic/Cut-Scene Audio: ''God of War'' * Best Audio – Other: ''

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Music

* Music of the Year: ''God of War'' * Best Live Performance Recording: ''God of War'' * Best Interactive Score: ''God of War'' * Best Original Instrumental Song: "The Tragic Hero" by

Chance Thomas Chance Thomas is an American composer, author, and entrepreneur. As a composer, he creates original music for animation, video games, movies, television, and virtual reality. His music has received critical acclaim and commercial success, includin ...

— ''

Peter Jackson's King Kong ''Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie'' (also known as ''Peter Jackson's King Kong'', or simply ''King Kong'') is a 2005 action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Montpellier and published by Ubisoft, based on the 20 ...

'' * Best Original Vocal Song – Choral: "Muse by

— ''

Advent Rising ''Advent Rising'' is an action-adventure third-person shooter video game developed by GlyphX Games and published by Majesco Entertainment. The game was released on May 31, 2005, for Xbox and on August 9, 2005, for Microsoft Windows. Its story wa ...

'' * Best Original Vocal Song – Pop: "Katamari on the Swing" by Yuri Misumi, Hiroshi Okubo, Masashi Sugiyama, Katsuro Tajima, Hideki Tobeta, Akitata Toyama, Yoshihito Yano, Tomomitsu Kaneko, and Kanako Kakino — ''

We Love Katamari ''We Love Katamari'' is a 2005 third-person puzzle-action video game developed and published by Namco for the PlayStation 2. It is the sequel to the 2004 sleeper hit ''Katamari Damacy''. The player controls a diminutive character named the Prince ...

'' * Best Use of Licensed Music: ''

Guitar Hero ''Guitar Hero'' is a series of music rhythm game video games first released in November 2005, in which players use a guitar-shaped game controller to simulate playing primarily lead, bass guitar, and rhythm guitar across numerous songs. Player ...

'' * Best Original Soundtrack Album: ''

Jade Empire ''Jade Empire'' is an action role-playing game developed by BioWare, originally published by Microsoft Game Studios in 2005 as an Xbox exclusive. It was later ported to Microsoft Windows personal computers (PC) and published by 2K Games in 2007. ...

'' * Best Arrangement of a Non-Original Score: '' The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge''

Sound Design

* Sound Design of the Year: ''God of War'' * Best Sound Design in a Sports or Driving Game: '' Need for Speed: Most Wanted'' * Best Use of Multi-Channel Surround in a Game: ''

Call of Duty 2 ''Call of Duty 2'' is a 2005 first-person shooter video game developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision in most regions of the world. It is the second installment of the ''Call of Duty'' series. Announced by Activision on April 7, ...

Voice Acting

* Best Dialogue: ''God of War''

Industry and Trade

* Best New Audio Technology: XMA * Best Audio Software:

Stylus RMX — Real Time Groove Module * Best Audio Hardware:

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MicroTrack 24/96 * Best Sound Library: East West/Quantum Leap Symphonic Choirs

Recognition

* Lifetime Achievement Award:

Bobby Prince Robert Caskin Prince III, known professionally as Bobby Prince, is an American video game composer and sound designer. He has worked as an independent contractor for several gaming companies, most notably id Software and 3D Realms. Some of his m ...

* G.A.N.G. Recognition Awards:

Nile Rodgers Nile Gregory Rodgers Jr. (born September 19, 1952) is an American musician, record producer and composer. The co-founder of Chic, Rodgers has written, produced, and performed on records that have sold more than 500 million albums and 75 million ...

and Jim Charne * Rookie of the Year:

Gerard Marino Gerard Kendrick Marino (born April 1, 1968) is a film and video game score composer, most notably contributing heavily to the ''God of War'' series.

5th (2007)

The fifth annual G.A.N.G. Awards ceremony took place on March 8, 2007, at the

in San Francisco.

Overall

* Audio of the Year: ''

Gears of War ''Gears of War'' is a media franchise centered on a series of video games created by Epic Games, developed and managed by The Coalition, and owned and published by Xbox Game Studios. The franchise is best known for its third-person shooter vide ...

'' * Best Cinematic/Cut-Scene Audio: ''Gears of War'' * Best Audio – Other: ''Cartoon Network's Re-Animated: Fit to be Pied''

Music

* Music of the Year: '' Tomb Raider: Legend'' * Best Interactive Score: '' Need for Speed: Carbon'' * Best Original Instrumental Song: "Titan" by

Tilman Sillescu Dynamedion GbR is a German music composition and production company based in Mainz. Founded in 2000 by composers Pierre Langer and Tilman Sillescu, Dynamedion specialises in composing music for video games. The group has won several industry aw ...

and Pierre Langer — ''

Paraworld ''ParaWorld (ParaWelt)'' is a real-time strategy PC game released on September 25, 2006. It was developed by the German company SEK (Spieleentwicklungskombinat) GmbH, based in Berlin. The game features more than fifty prehistoric animals, especial ...

'' * Best Original Vocal Song – Choral: "Baby Yetu" by

Christopher Tin Christopher Chiyan Tin (born May 21, 1976) is an American composer of art music, often composed for film and video game soundtracks. His work is primarily orchestral and choral, often with a world music influence. He has won two Grammy Awar ...

— ''

Civilization IV ''Civilization IV'' (also known as ''Sid Meier's Civilization IV'') is a 4X turn-based strategy computer game and the fourth installment of the ''Civilization'' series, and designed by Soren Johnson under the direction of Sid Meier and his vid ...

'' * Best Original Vocal Song – Pop: "Dr. Kunckle's Funnkle Cake" by Jesse Harlin and David W. Collins — ''

Thrillville ''Thrillville'' is a simulation and strategy video game developed by Frontier Developments that depicts theme park management, similar to '' RollerCoaster Tycoon''. ''Thrillville'' is available for PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable and, in Nor ...

'' * Best Use of Licensed Music: ''

Guitar Hero II ''Guitar Hero II'' is a music rhythm video game developed by Harmonix and published by RedOctane for the PlayStation 2 and Activision for the Xbox 360. It is the second main installment in the ''Guitar Hero'' series and is the sequel to 2005's ...

'' * Best Original Soundtrack Album: '' Halo 2: Volume Two'' * Best Arrangement of a Non-Original Score: ''

The Godfather ''The Godfather'' is a 1972 American crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mario Puzo, based on Puzo's best-selling 1969 novel of the same title. The film stars Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, ...

'' and '' Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams'' (tie)

Sound Design

* Sound Design of the Year: ''Gears of War'' * Best Use of Multi-Channel Surround in a Game: ''

Call of Duty 3 ''Call of Duty 3'' is a 2006 first-person shooter video game developed by Treyarch and published by Activision. It is the third major installment in the ''Call of Duty'' series. It was released for PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2 and ...

Voice Acting

* Best Dialogue: '' 24: The Game''

Recognition

* Lifetime Achievement Award:

Koji Kondo is a Japanese music composer, pianist, and music director who works for the video game company Nintendo. He is best known for his numerous contributions to the '' Super Mario'' and ''The Legend of Zelda'' series of video games, among others pr ...

* G.A.N.G. Recognition Awards:

Audiokinetic Audiokinetic Inc. is a Canadian software company based in Montreal, Quebec that develops audio software for the video game industry. Its main product is Wwise audio authoring software. On January 8, 2019, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced ...

and Gene Semel * Rookie of the Year: Christopher Tin * Student Contest Winners: JJ Lee (music composition), Vince Iannelli (sound design) * Student/Apprentice Competition Winners: Ivo Ivanov and Ryan John * Distinguished Service Awards: Scott Gershin, David Murrant, and Scott Selfon * Most Innovative Use of Audio: ''Guitar Hero II'' * Best Game Audio Article, Publication or Broadcast: "2006 GDC Audio Boot Camp" by Scott Selfon

6th (2008)

Austin Wintory - Game Music Festival 2019 (cropped)

The sixth annual G.A.N.G. Awards ceremony took place on February 21, 2008, in the North Hall of the

in San Francisco. ''

BioShock ''BioShock'' is a 2007 first-person shooter game developed by 2K Boston (later Irrational Games) and 2K Australia, and published by 2K Games. The first game in the ''BioShock'' series, it was released for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360 pla ...

'' swept the ceremony, winning all eight awards for which it was nominated. At the ceremony, a scholarship to

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was awarded to guild member Nathan Rain Schwartz. According to Tallarico, the guild's advisory board took over a month to decide final nominees.

Overall

* Audio of the Year: ''

'' * Best Cinematic/Cut-Scene Audio: ''BioShock'' * Best Audio – Other: '' Jewel Quest II'' * Best Handheld Audio: '' Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow''

Music

* Music of the Year: ''BioShock'' * Best Interactive Score: ''BioShock'' * Best Original Instrumental Song: "Welcome to Rapture" — ''BioShock'' * Best Original Vocal Song – Choral: "Main Titles" — ''

God of War II ''God of War II'' is an action-adventure hack and slash video game developed by Santa Monica Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE). First released for the PlayStation 2 (PS2) console on March 13, 2007, it is the second inst ...

'' * Best Original Vocal Song – Pop: "

Still Alive "Still Alive" is a song featured in the closing credits of the 2007 video game ''Portal''. It was composed and arranged by Jonathan Coulton and was performed by Ellen McLain, who voiced the ''Portal'' antagonist and subject of the song, GLaDOS. ...

" — ''

Portal Portal often refers to: * Portal (architecture), an opening in a wall of a building, gate or fortification, or the extremities (ends) of a tunnel Portal may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Gaming * ''Portal'' (series), two video games ...

'' * Best Use of Licensed Music: ''BioShock'' * Best Original Soundtrack Album: ''God of War II'' * Best Arrangement of a Non-Original Score: ''

The Simpsons Game ''The Simpsons Game'' is a 2007 platform game based on the animated television series ''The Simpsons'' made for the Nintendo DS, Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable. The game was published, and distributed by Elec ...

Sound Design

* Sound Design of the Year: ''BioShock'' * Best Use of Multi-Channel Surround in a Game: ''

Halo 3 ''Halo 3'' is a 2007 first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie for the Xbox 360 console. The third installment in the ''Halo'' franchise, the game concludes the story arc begun in 2001's '' Halo: Combat Evolved'' and continued in 2 ...

Voice Acting

* Best Dialogue: ''BioShock''

Recognition

* Lifetime Achievement Award:

Brian L. Schmidt Brian L. Schmidt is a music composer for various video games and pinball machines. Biography He began in the video game music and sound industry in 1987 as a composer/sound designer and programmer for Williams Electronic Games in Chicago wr ...

* G.A.N.G. Recognition Awards: Russell Brower, Rod Abernathy, and Michael "Piano Squall" Gluck * Rookie of the Year:

Austin Wintory Austin Wintory (born September 9, 1984) is an American composer for film and video games. He is known for scoring the video games '' Flow'' and ''Journey'', which made history as the only video game soundtrack to be nominated for the Grammy Award ...

and Tomas Neumann * Student/Apprentice Competition Winners: Mike "Skitch" Schichiano (music) and Mikkel Eskessen (sound design) * Most Innovative Use of Audio: ''

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 ''Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2'' (''GRAW 2'') is a tactical shooter video game developed by Ubisoft Paris and Red Storm Entertainment and published by Ubisoft. It was released for Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Pla ...

'' * Best Game Audio Article, Publication or Broadcast: "The World of Game Composing" — ''Film Music Magazine'' * Distinguished Service Awards: Sean Beeson, Jerry Lyons,

, and Becky Young

7th (2009)

The seventh annual G.A.N.G. Awards were held on March 26, 2009, in the North Hall of the Moscone Center as part of the Game Developers Conference. ''

LittleBigPlanet ''LittleBigPlanet'' (stylized as ''LittleBIGPlanet''; abbreviated ''LBP'') is a puzzle platform video game series created and produced by British developer Media Molecule and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. Most games in the series ...

'' led the nominees with eight nominations. ''

Dead Space ''Dead Space'' is a science fiction/horror fiction, horror media franchise created by Glen Schofield and Michael Condrey, developed by Visceral Games, and published and owned by Electronic Arts. The franchise's chronology is not presented in a lin ...

'' won Audio of the Year and Sound Design of the Year, while '' Afrika'' won Music of the Year;

Wataru Hokoyama is a Japanese composer, conductor, and orchestrator based in Hollywood, California. He left his birth nation of Japan at the age of 16 to attend the Interlochen Arts Academy in Interlochen, Michigan. He later attended the Cleveland Institut ...

, composer of the latter, won Rookie of the Year. Votes were conducted by the 800 members of the guild across 30 countries.

Overall

* Audio of the Year: ''

'' * Best Cinematic/Cut-Scene Audio: '' World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King'' and ''

Gears of War 2 ''Gears of War 2'' is a third-person shooter video game developed by Epic Games and published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox 360. It is the second installment of the ''Gears of War'' series, with lead design by Cliff Bleszinski. The ga ...

'' (tie) * Best Audio – Other: '' Watchmen: Motion Comic'' * Best Handheld Audio: '' God of War: Chains of Olympus''

Music

* Music of the Year: '' Afrika'' * Best Interactive Score: ''

'' * Best Original Instrumental Song: "The Garden" — ''LittleBigPlanet'' and "Main Theme" — ''Afrika'' (tie) * Best Original Vocal Song – Choral: "Main Title" — ''World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King'' * Best Original Vocal Song – Pop: "Still Alive" — ''

Mirror's Edge ''Mirror's Edge'' is an action-adventure platform game developed by DICE and published by Electronic Arts. It was released for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in 2008, and for Microsoft Windows in 2009. Set in a near-future city, the game follows th ...

'' * Best Use of Licensed Music: '' Rock Band 2'' * Best Original Soundtrack Album: ''Video Games Live: Volume One''

Sound Design

* Sound Design of the Year: ''Dead Space'' * Best Use of Multi-Channel Surround in a Game: ''

Left 4 Dead ''Left 4 Dead'' is a 2008 first-person shooter game developed by Valve South and published by Valve. It was originally released for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360 in November 2008 and for Mac OS X in October 2010, and is the first title in the ...

Voice Acting

* Best Dialogue: ''

Grand Theft Auto IV ''Grand Theft Auto IV'' is a 2008 action-adventure game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It is the sixth main entry in the ''Grand Theft Auto'' series, following 2004's '' Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas'', and the ...

Recognition

* Lifetime Achievement Award: Bob Rice * G.A.N.G. Recognition Awards: Jim Charne and John Broomhall * Student/Apprentice Competition Winners: Tom Graczkowski (music composition) and Benoit Babin (sound design) * Rookie of the Year:

* Best Game Audio Article, Publication or Broadcast: "The Complete Guide to Game Audio" by Aaron Marks * Distinguished Service Awards:

Richard Jacques Richard Adrian Jacques (; born 1973) is a British composer of film, television and video game music. Best known for his critically acclaimed orchestral scores for blockbuster franchises such as '' James Bond 007: Blood Stone'', ''Sonic R'', '' ...

, Tom Salta, and Stephen Years

8th (2010)

The eighth annual G.A.N.G. Awards were held on March 11, 2010, at the Moscone Center. ''

Assassin's Creed II ''Assassin's Creed II'' is a 2009 action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Montréal and published by Ubisoft. It is the second major installment in the ''Assassin's Creed'' series, and the sequel to 2007's '' Assassin's Creed''. The g ...

'' and '' Uncharted 2: Among Thieves'' led the nominations with nine each.

Overall

* Audio of the Year: '' Uncharted 2: Among Thieves'' * Best Cinematic/Cut-Scene Audio: ''Uncharted 2: Among Thieves'' * Best Handheld Audio: ''

The Secret of Monkey Island ''The Secret of Monkey Island'' is a 1990 point-and-click graphic adventure game developed and published by Lucasfilm Games. It takes place in a fictional version of the Caribbean during the age of piracy. The player assumes the role of Guybr ...

: Special Edition''

Music

* Music of the Year: ''

'' and ''Uncharted 2: Among Thieves'' (tie) * Best Interactive Score: ''

Flower A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Angiospermae). The biological function of a flower is to facilitate reproduction, usually by providing a mechani ...

'' * Best Original Instrumental Song: "Reunion" — ''Uncharted 2: Among Thieves'' * Best Original Vocal Song – Choral: "Halls of Iron" — '' World of Warcraft: Secrets of Ulduar'' * Best Original Vocal Song – Pop: "Plants vs. Zombies" — ''

Plants vs. Zombies ''Plants vs. Zombies'' is a video game franchise developed by PopCap Games, a subsidiary of Electronic Arts (EA). The series follows the affiliates of David "Crazy Dave" Blazing as they use his plants to defend against a zombie invasion, led b ...

'' * Best Use of Licensed Music: '' Rock Band: The Beatles'' * Best Original Soundtrack Album: ''

Infamous Infamous may refer to: Arts, entertainment and media Film and television * ''Infamous'' (2006 film), an American drama film * ''Infamous'' (2020 film), an American crime thriller film * "Infamous", an episode of ''Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinj ...

Sound Design

* Sound Design of the Year: ''Uncharted 2: Among Thieves'' * Best Use of Multi-Channel Surround in a Game: '' Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2''

Voice Acting

* Best Dialogue: ''Uncharted 2: Among Thieves''

Recognition

* Lifetime Achievement Award:

Charles Deenen Charles Deenen (born 15 January 1970 in Holthees), is a Dutch computer/video game audio director, music composer, sound designer, and mixer. He is also known for his music and sound efforts for games of the C64 and Amiga era. He was one of the f ...

* G.A.N.G. Recognition Awards:

* Student/Apprentice Competition Winners: Courtney Johns (music composition) and Jeff Schmidt (sound design) * Rookie of the Year: Dave Johnson and Camden Stoddard * Best Game Audio Article, Publication or Broadcast: "The Future of Game Audio / The Game Audio Mixing Revolution" (

Gamasutra ''Game Developer'', known as ''Gamasutra'' until 2021, is a website founded in 1997 that focuses on aspects of video game development. It is owned and operated by Informa and acts as the online sister publication to the print magazine '' Gam ...

) * Distinguished Service Awards: Rob Bridgett, Morla Gorrondona, Chip Beeman, Alexander Brandon, and David Chan

9th (2011)

Chris Huelsbeck NextLevel 2 2011 Köln (cropped)

The ninth annual G.A.N.G. Awards were held on March 3, 2011, at the Moscone Center during the Game Developers Conference. The final nominees were decided upon by a 70-person advisory committee, while the winners received votes from the members of the Game Audio Network Guild. More than 350 submissions were considered by the committee across the 14 categories. ''

Red Dead Redemption ''Red Dead Redemption'' is a 2010 action-adventure game developed by Rockstar San Diego and published by Rockstar Games. A spiritual successor to 2004's ''Red Dead Revolver'', it is the second game in the ''Red Dead'' series. ''Red Dead Redempt ...

'' led the show with ten nominations and five wins.

Overall

* Audio of the Year: ''

'' * Best Cinematic/Cut-Scene Audio: ''

Starcraft II ''StarCraft II'' is a military science fiction video game created by Blizzard Entertainment as a sequel to the successful ''StarCraft'' video game released in 1998. Set in a fictional future, the game centers on a galactic struggle for dominance a ...

'' * Best Audio – Other: '' Halo: Waypoint'' * Best Handheld Audio: '' Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge Special Edition''

Music

* Music of the Year: ''Red Dead Redemption'' * Best Interactive Score: ''Red Dead Redemption'' * Best Original Instrumental Song: "Athens Harbour Chase" — '' James Bond 007: Blood Stone'' * Best Original Vocal Song – Choral: "Invincible" — '' World of Warcraft: Cataclysm'' * Best Original Vocal Song – Pop: "I'll Take It All" — ''James Bond 007: Blood Stone'' * Best Use of Licensed Music: ''

BioShock 2 ''BioShock 2'' is a first-person shooter video game developed by 2K Marin and published by 2K Games. It was released worldwide for PlayStation 3, Windows, and Xbox 360 on February 9, 2010; Feral Interactive released an OS X version on March 30 ...

'' * Best Original Soundtrack Album: ''Video Games Live: Level Two''

Sound Design

* Sound Design of the Year: '' Battlefield: Bad Company 2'' * Best Use of Multi-Channel Surround in a Game: ''Battlefield: Bad Company 2''

Voice Acting

* Best Dialogue: ''Red Dead Redemption''

Recognition

* Lifetime Achievement Award:

Chris Huelsbeck Christopher Hülsbeck (born 2 March 1968), known internationally as Chris Huelsbeck, is a German video game music composer. He gained popularity for his work on game soundtracks for ''The Great Giana Sisters'' and the ''Turrican'' series. Career ...

* G.A.N.G. Recognition Awards: Sumthing Else Musicworks * Student/Apprentice Competition Winners: Paolo Amati (music composition) and Adam Raley (sound design) * Rookie of the Year: Bill Elm and

Woody Jackson Woodrow Wilson Jackson III (born June 10, 1970) is an American composer and session musician. He is best known for his work with Rockstar Games, composing scores for its video games ''Red Dead Redemption'', ''L.A. Noire'', ''Grand Theft Auto V' ...

* Best Game Audio Article, Publication or Broadcast: "The Weight of Silence — How Silence Can Indicate a Character's Importance" by Jesse Harlin * Distinguished Service Awards:

Dren McDonald Richard Dren McDonald is an American songwriter, Arrangement (music), arranger, music producer, and composer. McDonald has composed music for video games such as Ravenwood Fair, Skulls of the Shogun, and List of Ubisoft games, Tom Clancy’s Gh ...

and Jacquie Shriver

10th (2012)

Tommy Tallarico performing with Video Games Live (cropped)

The tenth annual G.A.N.G. Awards were held on March 3, 2012, at the Moscone Center. ''

Battlefield 3 ''Battlefield 3'' is a 2011 first-person shooter video game developed by DICE (company), DICE and published by Electronic Arts for Windows, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It is a direct sequel to 2005's ''Battlefield 2''. In ''B ...

'' won the most awards, with three wins, while ''

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'', ''

Portal 2 ''Portal 2'' is a 2011 puzzle-platform video game developed by Valve Corporation, Valve for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. The digital PC version is distributed online by Valve's Steam (service), Steam service, while al ...

'', and '' Star Wars: The Old Republic'' won two awards each.

Overall

* Audio of the Year: ''

'' * Best Cinematic/Cut-Scene Audio: '' Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception'' * Best Audio in a Casual/Indie/Social Game: ''

'' * Best Handheld Audio: ''

Infinity Blade II ''Infinity Blade II'' was an action role-playing video game for iOS developed by Chair Entertainment and Epic Games. The game was the sequel to ''Infinity Blade'' by the same developers. ''Infinity Blade II'' was announced on October 4, 2011, dur ...

Music

* Music of the Year: ''

L.A. Noire ''L.A. Noire'' is a 2011 action-adventure video game developed by Team Bondi and published by Rockstar Games. Set in 1947 Los Angeles, the game follows detective Cole Phelps's rise among the ranks of the Los Angeles Police Department as he so ...

'' * Best Interactive Score: '' Kinect: Disneyland Adventures'' and ''

'' (tie) * Best Original Instrumental Song: "Glory, The Galactic Republic" — '' Star Wars: The Old Republic'' * Best Original Vocal Song – Choral: "Main Theme" — '' The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim'' * Best Original Vocal Song – Pop: "

Want You Gone ''Portal 2'' is a physics-based puzzle-platform game created by Valve and released on Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Linux in April 2011, followed by a Nintendo Switch version in June 2022. The game, set in the desolate ...

" — ''

'' * Best Use of Licensed Music: ''Kinect Disneyland Adventures'' * Best Original Soundtrack Album: ''Star Wars: The Old Republic — Collector's Edition Soundtrack''

Sound Design

* Sound Design of the Year: ''Battlefield 3'' * Best Use of Multi-Channel Surround in a Game: ''Battlefield 3''

Voice Acting

* Best Dialogue: ''Portal 2''

Recognition

* Lifetime Achievement Award:

* G.A.N.G. Recognition Awards

Kevin Riepl Kevin Riepl is an American composer for video games, films and television shows. He is best known for his work on the ''Unreal'' series of games, '' Gears of War'' and '' Aliens: Colonial Marines''. Biography Riepl was born in Cliffwood Beach, ...

* Student/Apprentice Competition Winners: Nathaniel Tronrud (music) and Matthew Chastney (sound design) * Rookie of the Year:

Darren Korb Darren Korb (born November 5, 1983) is an American songwriter, composer, and voice actor. Korb is best known for writing the music featured in '' Bastion'', ''Transistor'', ''Pyre'' and '' Hades'', all of which were developed by indie developer S ...

* Best Game Audio Article, Publication or Broadcast: "The Use of Voice in Portal 2"

11th (2013)

The eleventh annual G.A.N.G. Awards were held on March 28, 2013, at the Moscone Center. The show was recorded and broadcast via

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Overall

* Audio of the Year: ''

Diablo III ''Diablo III'' is a hack-and-slash action role-playing game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment as the third installment in the Diablo (series), ''Diablo'' franchise. It was released for Microsoft Windows and OS X in May 2012, Play ...

'' * Best Cinematic/Cut-Scene Audio: ''

Halo 4 ''Halo 4'' is a 2012 first-person shooter video game developed by 343 Industries and published by Microsoft Studios for the Xbox 360 video game console. ''Halo 4''s story follows a cybernetically enhanced human supersoldier, Master Chief, and ...

'' * Best Handheld Audio: '' Uncharted: Golden Abyss'' * Best Audio Mix: ''

Far Cry 3 ''Far Cry 3'' is a 2012 first-person shooter game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It is the third main installment in the ''Far Cry'' series after ''Far Cry 2''. The game takes place on the fictional Rook Islands, a tro ...

'' * Best Audio in a Casual/Indie/Social Game: ''

Unfinished Swan ''The Unfinished Swan'' is an adventure video game developed by Santa Monica Studio and Giant Sparrow and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3 in October 2012. The game starts with a completely white space in which the ...

Music

* Music of the Year: ''

Journey Journey or journeying may refer to: * Travel, the movement of people between distant geographical locations ** Day's journey, a measurement of distance ** Road trip, a long-distance journey on the road Animals * Journey (horse), a thoroughbred ra ...

'' * Best Interactive Score: ''Journey'' * Best Original Instrumental Song: "Apotheosis" by

— ''Journey'' * Best Original Vocal Song – Choral: "Main Theme" by

Winifred Phillips Winifred Phillips is an American music composer and author. Her music composition credits include ''God of War'', '' Assassin's Creed III: Liberation'', and the ''LittleBigPlanet'' series. Early life Phillips' love of music began in childhood ...

— '' Assassin's Creed: Liberation'' * Best Original Vocal Song – Pop: "I Was Born For This" — ''Journey'' * Best Use of Licensed Music: ''

LittleBigPlanet Karting ''LittleBigPlanet Karting'' is a Racing game#Kart racing, kart racing video game developed by United Front Games and San Diego Studio, in conjunction with series creators Media Molecule for the PlayStation 3. It is the fifth game of the ''Little ...

'' * Best Original Soundtrack Album: ''Journey''

Sound Design and Voice Acting

* Sound Design of the Year: ''Halo 4'' * Best Dialogue: ''Far Cry 3'' and '' The Walking Dead'' (tie)

Recognition

* Lifetime Achievement Award:

* G.A.N.G. Recognition Award:

* Student/Apprentice Competition Winners: Anastasia Devana (music composition) and Logan Byers (sound design) * Rookie of the Year:

Joel Corelitz Joel Corelitz is an American composer and sound designer. He is best known for his work on ''The Unfinished Swan'' which garnered him a BAFTA nomination for Best Music. His other works include ''Gorogoa'', ''Death Stranding'' and ''Halo Infinit ...

and

Jessica Curry Jessica Curry (born c. 1973) is an English composer, radio presenter and former co-head of the British video game development studio The Chinese Room. She won a BAFTA award in 2016 for her score for the video game ''Everybody's Gone to the Rapt ...

* Best Game Audio Article, Publication or Broadcast: "All in the Mix: The Importance of Real-Time Mixing in Video Games" by Garry Taylor * Distinguished Service Awards: Alexander Davis

12th (2014)

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The twelfth annual G.A.N.G. Awards were held on March 20, 2014, at the Moscone Center. The show was recorded and broadcast via Twitch. ''

The Last of Us ''The Last of Us'' is a 2013 action-adventure game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. Players control Joel, a smuggler tasked with escorting a teenage girl, Ellie, across a post-apocalyptic United States. ' ...

'' led the awards with three wins, while ''

BioShock Infinite ''BioShock Infinite'' is a first-person shooter video game developed by Irrational Games and published by 2K Games. The third installment in the ''BioShock'' series, ''Infinite'' was released worldwide for the Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, ...

'' received two.

Overall

* Audio of the Year: ''

'' * Best Handheld Audio: '' Tearaway'' * Best Cinematic Cutscene Audio: '' Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm'' * Best Audio Mix: ''The Last of Us'' * Best Audio in a Casual/Indie/Social Game: ''

Peggle 2 ''Peggle 2'' is a puzzle video game, casual puzzle video game developed by PopCap Games and published by Electronic Arts. It is the official sequel to ''Peggle'' (2007), although a Peggle Nights, previous follow-up to the PC game was released in ...

Music

* Music of the Year: ''

'' * Best Interactive Score: ''Peggle 2'' * Best Original Instrumental Song: "Lighter Than Air" — ''BioShock Infinite'' * Best Original Vocal Song – Choral: "Dieses Herz" — '' Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs'' * Best Original Vocal Song – Pop: "Orchid's Theme" — ''

Killer Instinct ''Killer Instinct'' is a series of fighting video games originally created by Rare and published by Midway, Nintendo, and Microsoft Studios. The original ''Killer Instinct'' was released for arcades in 1994; the game was then released for t ...

'' * Best Use of Licensed Music: ''BioShock Infinite'' * Best Original Soundtrack Album: '' Beyond: Two Souls'' and '' Halo: Spartan Assault'' (tie)

Sound Design and Voice Acting

* Sound Design of the Year: ''The Last of Us'' * Best Dialogue: ''The Last of Us''

Recognition

* G.A.N.G. Recognition Awards: Brandon Cole and

Eugene Jarvis Eugene Peyton Jarvis is an American game designer and video game programmer, known for producing pinball machines for Atari and video games for Williams Electronics. Most notable among his works are the seminal arcade video games '' Defender'' an ...

* Lifetime Achievement Award: David Warhol and Andrew Kane * Student/Apprentice Competition Winners: PJ Tracy (music composition) and Andrew Villa (sound design) * Best Game Audio Article, Publication or Broadcast: "GDC Boot Camp XII"

13th (2015)

The thirteenth annual G.A.N.G. Awards were held on March 5, 2015, at the Moscone Center. George "The Fat Man" Sanger received two

standing ovation A standing ovation is a form of applause where members of a seated audience stand up while applauding after extraordinary performances of particularly high acclaim. In Ancient Rome returning military commanders (such as Marcus Licinius Crassus a ...

s as he accepted his Lifetime Achievement Award.

Overall

* Audio of the Year: '' Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare'' * Best Cinematic/Cutscene Audio: '' The Last of Us: Left Behind'' * Best Handheld Audio: '' Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft'' and ''

Peggle Blast ''Peggle Blast'' is a casual puzzle video game developed by PopCap Games and published by Electronic Arts in the ''Peggle'' franchise. Released on December 2, 2014, to Android and iOS, it is the second game in the franchise released to mobil ...

'' (tie) * Best Audio for an Indie Game: ''

The Banner Saga ''The Banner Saga'' is a tactical role-playing video game developed by Stoic Studio and published by Versus Evil. It was released for personal computers and mobile phones in 2014, for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in 2016 and for Nintendo Switch ...

'' and ''

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'' (tie) * Best Audio Mix: '' Alien: Isolation''

Music

* Music of the Year: ''

Destiny Destiny, sometimes referred to as fate (from Latin ''fatum'' "decree, prediction, destiny, fate"), is a predetermined course of events. It may be conceived as a predetermined future, whether in general or of an individual. Fate Although often ...

'' * Best Interactive Score: ''

Hohokum ''Hohokum'' is a 2014 art video game developed by Honeyslug and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation Vita, and by Annapurna Interactive for Microsoft Windows. The player controls a snakelike ...

'' * Best Original Instrumental: "Halo Theme Gungnir Mix" — ''

Anniversary'' * Best Original Vocal Song – Choral: "The Traveler/Excerpt from The Hope" — ''Destiny'' * Best Original Vocal Song – Pop: "Hope for the Future" — ''Destiny'' * Best Music in a Casual/Social Game: ''Peggle Blast'' * Best Game Music Cover/Remix: ''The String Arcade''

Sound Design

* Sound Design of the Year: ''Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare'' * Best Sound Design in a Casual/Social Game: ''Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft''

Voice Acting

* Best Dialogue: '' South Park: The Stick of Truth''

Recognition

* G.A.N.G. Recognition Award: Emily Reese * Student/Apprentice Competition Winners: George Shaw (music) and Thomas Couchard (sound design) * Distinguished Service Awards: Richard Savery * Lifetime Achievement Award: George "The Fat Man" Sanger * Best Game Audio Article, Publication or Broadcast: "The Mix in The Last of Us"

14th (2016)

The fourteenth annual G.A.N.G. Awards were held on March 17, 2016, at the Moscone Center. ''

Everybody's Gone to the Rapture ''Everybody's Gone to the Rapture'' is an adventure video game developed by The Chinese Room and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 4. It is a story-based game, taking place in a small English village whose inhabitants ...

'' led the nominees with six nominations, followed by '' Star Wars Battlefront'' with five and ''

Ori and the Blind Forest ''Ori and the Blind Forest'' is a platform-adventure Metroidvania video game developed by Moon Studios and published by Microsoft Studios. The game was released for Xbox One and Microsoft Windows in March 2015, and for Nintendo Switch in Sep ...

'' with four.

Overall

* Audio of the Year: ''

'' * Best Cinematic/Cutscene Audio: '' Starcraft II: Legacy of the Void'' * Best Handheld Audio: '' Halo: Spartan Strike'' * Best Audio for an Indie Game: ''Gathering Sky'' * Best Audio Mix: ''Ori and the Blind Forest'' and '' Star Wars Battlefront'' (tie)

Music

* Music of the Year: ''Star Wars Battlefront'' * Best Interactive Score: ''Star Wars Battlefront'' * Best Original Instrumental: "Main Theme" — ''Ori and the Blind Forest'' * Best Original Vocal Song – Choral: "The Light We Cast" — ''

'' * Best Original Vocal Song – Pop: "The Mourning Tree" — ''Everybody's Gone to the Rapture'' * Best Original Soundtrack Album: ''Everybody's Gone to the Rapture'' * Best Music in a Casual/Social Game: ''

Honor of Kings ''Honor of Kings'' (, unofficially translated as "King of Glory," or alternatively transliterated as Wangzhe Rongyao) is a multiplayer online battle arena developed by TiMi Studio Group and published by Tencent Games for the iOS and Android mobi ...

'' * Best Game Music Cover/Remix: "Underground" (''

Assassin's Creed Syndicate ''Assassin's Creed Syndicate'' is an action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Quebec and published by Ubisoft. It was released on October 23, 2015, for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and on November 19, 2015, for Microsoft Windows. It is th ...

'') by

Peter Hollens Peter James Hollens (born March 4, 1980) is an American singer/songwriter, producer and entrepreneur. He has been involved with ''a cappella'' music since 1999 when he and Leo da Silva founded the University of Oregon's ''a cappella'' group, On ...

Sound Design

* Sound Design of the Year: ''Star Wars Battlefront'' * Best Sound Design in a Casual/Social Game: ''Gathering Sky''

Voice Acting

* Best Dialogue: ''Everybody's Gone to the Rapture''

Recognition

* Rookie of the Year:

Gareth Coker Gareth Coker is a British composer. He has composed work for video games including ''Ori and the Blind Forest'', ''Ori and the Will of the Wisps'', '' ARK: Survival Evolved'', and ''Halo Infinite''. Life and career Coker learned the piano at a ...

* G.A.N.G. Recognition Award:

Penka Kouneva Penka Kouneva ( bg, Пенка Кунева) (/ˈpɛŋkɑː kuːˈnɛvɑː/; born February 25, 1967, in Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian-American composer, Orchestration, orchestrator and Record producer, soundtrack producer. In 1999, she be ...

* Distinguished Service Awards: Savina Ciaramella and

* Lifetime Achievement Award: Marty O'Donnell * Best Game Audio Article, Publication or Broadcast: "Gathering Sky — Audio Journals 1-3" by Dren McDonald

15th (2017)

The fifteenth annual G.A.N.G. Awards were held on March 23, 2017, at the Moscone Center.

Overall

* Audio of the Year: '' Uncharted 4: A Thief's End'' * Best Cinematic/Cutscene Audio: ''Uncharted 4: A Thief's End'' * Best Handheld Audio: ''

Hearthstone ''Hearthstone'' is a free-to-play online digital collectible card game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment. Originally subtitled ''Heroes of Warcraft'', ''Hearthstone'' builds upon the existing lore of the ''Warcraft'' series by u ...

: One Night in Karazhan'' * Best Audio for an Indie Game: ''

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'' * Best Audio Mix: ''Uncharted 4: A Thief's End''

Music

* Music of the Year: ''

Abzû ''Abzû'' is an adventure video game developed by Giant Squid Studios and published by 505 Games for PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and Amazon Luna. Initially released as a digital title in August 2016, a retail version fo ...

'' * Best Interactive Score: ''Fossil Echo'' * Best Original Instrumental: ''

The Last Guardian ''The Last Guardian'' is a 2016 action-adventure game developed by Japan Studio and GenDesign and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 4. Players control a boy who befriends a giant half-bird, half-mammal creature, ...

'' * Best Original Vocal Song – Choral: "Then Were Created the Gods in the Mist of Heaven" — ''Abzû'' * Best Original Vocal Song – Pop: "Our Steps, To the Night" — ''

The Banner Saga 2 ''The Banner Saga 2'' is a tactical role-playing video game developed by Stoic Studio and published by Versus Evil. It is the sequel to ''The Banner Saga,'' and the second part of a trilogy of games. A crowdfunding campaign for the third game in ...

'' * Best Original Soundtrack Album: ''Abzû'' * Best Music in a Casual/Social Game: "Realm of Valor" — ''

Strike of Kings ''Arena of Valor'' (), formerly ''Strike of Kings'', is an international adaptation of ''Honor of Kings'' (), a multiplayer online battle arena developed by TiMi Studio Group and published by Level Infinite for Android, iOS and Nintendo Switch f ...

'' * Best Game Music Cover/Remix: "Fated Children"

Sound Design

* Sound Design of the Year: ''

Overwatch ''Overwatch'' is a multimedia franchise centered on a series of online multiplayer first-person shooter (FPS) video games developed by Blizzard Entertainment: ''Overwatch'' released in 2016, and ''Overwatch 2'' released in 2022. Both games fea ...

'' * Best Sound Design in a Casual/Social Game: ''Hearthstone: One Night in Karazhan''

Voice Acting

* Best Dialogue: ''Uncharted 4: A Thief's End''

Recognition

* Rookie of the Year: John Robert Matz and Mikel Shane Prather * G.A.N.G. Ambassador Award: Karen Collins * G.A.N.G. Recognition Award: Liza Salta * Distinguished Service Award: Stephan Schütze * Lifetime Achievement Award:

Peter McConnell Peter Nelson McConnell (born April 19, 1960), also known as Peter Mc, is an American video game composer and musician, best known for his work at LucasArts and for composing the soundtracks for every '' Sly Cooper'' game since the second instal ...

* Best Game Audio Article, Publication or Broadcast: "Overwatch — The Elusive Goal: Play by Sound"

16th (2018)

The sixteenth annual G.A.N.G. Awards were held on March 22, 2018, at the Moscone Center during the Game Developers Conference.

Overall

* Audio of the Year: ''

Cuphead ''Cuphead'' is a run-and-gun video game developed and published by Studio MDHR. The game follows the titular Cuphead who, in a deal with the Devil after losing a game at the Devil's casino, is sent on a quest to repossess the souls of runaway ...

'' * Best Cinematic/Cutscene Audio: '' Uncharted: The Lost Legacy'' * Best Audio Mix: ''Uncharted: The Lost Legacy'' * Best VR Audio: '' Resident Evil 7: Biohazard''

Music

* Music of the Year: '' Call of Duty: WWII'' * Best Interactive Score: ''Call of Duty: WWII'' * Best Original Instrumental: "A Brotherhood of Heroes" (''Call of Duty: WWII'') and ''

Horizon Zero Dawn ''Horizon Zero Dawn'' is a 2017 action role-playing game developed by Guerrilla Games and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. The plot follows Aloy, a young hunter in a world overrun by machines, who sets out to uncover her past. The ...

'' (tie) * Best Original Song: "Hearthstone is Home" — ''

'' * Best Original Choral Composition: ''Horizon Zero Dawn'' * Best Original Soundtrack Album: ''Call of Duty: WWII'' * Best Music in a Casual/Social Game: ''So Let Us Melt'' * Best Music for an Indie Game: ''So Let Us Melt'' * Best Game Music Cover/Remix: "Sword of Destiny" — ''

The Witcher 3 ''The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt'' is a 2015 action role-playing game developed and published by CD Projekt. It is the sequel to the 2011 game ''The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings'' and the third game in The Witcher (video game series), ''The Witcher' ...

Sound Design

* Sound Design of the Year: ''Call of Duty: WWII'' * Best Sound Design in a Casual/Social Game: ''So Let Us Melt'' * Best Sound Design for an Indie Game: '' Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice''

Voice Acting

* Best Dialogue: ''Uncharted: The Lost Legacy''

Recognition

* Extraordinary Leadership and Service:

* Breakout Talent of the Year: Kristofer Maddigan * G.A.N.G. Recognition Award: Sally-Anne Kellaway * Distinguished Service Award: Spencer Bambrick * Lifetime Achievement Award:

17th (2019)

The seventeenth annual G.A.N.G. Awards were held on March 21, 2019, at the Moscone Center. ''

'' led the winners with six awards.

Overall

* Audio of the Year: ''

'' * Best Cinematic/Cutscene Audio: ''God of War'' * Best Audio Mix: ''God of War'' * Best VR Audio: ''

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'' * G.A.N.G. / MAGFEST People's Choice Award: ''

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'' and ''

Octopath Traveler ''Octopath Traveler'' is a role-playing video game developed by Square Enix, in collaboration with Acquire. The game was released for the Nintendo Switch in July 2018, for Microsoft Windows in June 2019, for Stadia in April 2020, and for Xbox ...

'' (tie)

Music

* Music of the Year: ''God of War'' * Best Original Soundtrack Album: ''

Shadow of the Tomb Raider ''Shadow of the Tomb Raider'' is a 2018 action-adventure video game developed by Eidos-Montréal and published by Square Enix's European subsidiary. It continues the narrative from the 2015 game ''Rise of the Tomb Raider'' and is the twelfth m ...

'' * Best Interactive Score: ''Shadow of the Tomb Raider'' * Best Original Instrumental: "Kara Main Theme" — '' Detroit: Become Human'' * Best Music in a Casual/Social Game: ''

: The Boomsday Project'' * Best Music for an Indie Game: ''Moss'' * Best Original Song: "Waiting" — ''Battle Through the Heaven'' * Best Original Choral Composition: "Lullaby of the Giants" — ''God of War'' * Best Game Music Cover/Remix: "Super Mario Bros." — ConSoul

Sound Design

* Sound Design of the Year: ''God of War'' * Best Sound Design in a Casual/Social Game: ''Hearthstone: The Boomsday Project'' * Best Sound Design for an Indie Game: ''Moss''

Voice Acting

* Best Dialogue: ''

Marvel's Spider-Man Marvel's Spider-Man may refer to: * Spider-Man, a fictional Marvel Comics superhero * ''Spider-Man'' (2017 TV series), an animated series produced by Marvel Animation * ''Spider-Man'' (video game series), a series of action-adventure video games ...

Recognition

* G.A.N.G. Recognition Award: Damian Kastbauer * Distinguished Service Award: Becky Allen * Lifetime Achievement Award: Elise Baldwin * Best Game Audio Article, Publication or Broadcast: "Soundworks Collection Video: Shadow of the Tomb Raider" by Michael Coleman, Rob Bridgett, Frédéric Arnaud, Hugo Léger, Anne-Sophie Mongeau, Brian D'Oliveira

18th (2020)

The eighteenth annual G.A.N.G. Awards were held on May 6, 2020. Due to the

, the event was held virtually for the first time. It was hosted by

Wilbert Roget, II Wilbert Roget II (born December 7, 1983) is an American composer known for his work on video game music, particularly ''Mortal Kombat 11'' (2019), '' Call of Duty: WWII'' (2017), and ''Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris'' (2014). His scores hav ...

and Cody Matthew Johnson, and had a pre- and post-show. ''

Death Stranding ''Death Stranding'' is a 2019 action game developed by Kojima Productions and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 4. It is the first game from director Hideo Kojima and Kojima Productions after their split from Kona ...

'' swept the show with six wins, including Audio of the Year, Sound Design of the Year, and Best Dialogue.

Overall

* Audio of the Year: ''

'' * Best Cinematic/Cutscene Audio: ''Death Stranding'' * Best Virtual Reality Audio: ''Journey of the Gods'' * Best Audio Mix: '' Call of Duty: Modern Warfare'' and ''Death Stranding'' (tie) * G.A.N.G. / MAFEST People's Choice Award: ''

Cadence of Hyrule is a rhythm game developed by Brace Yourself Games and published by Nintendo. The game is a crossover of ''Crypt of the NecroDancer'' with ''The Legend of Zelda'', combining the rhythm-based movement and fighting mechanics with elements reminis ...

Music

* Music of the Year: '' Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order'' * Best Interactive Score: ''

Erica Erica or ERICA may refer to: * Erica (given name) * ''Erica'' (plant), a flowering plant genus * Erica (chatbot), a service of Bank of America * ''Erica'' (video game), a 2019 FMV video game * ''Erica'' (spider), a jumping spider genus * Eric ...

'' * Best Music for an Indie Game: ''Bee Simulator'' * Best Original Instrumental: "Erica Know Thyself" by

— ''Erica'' * Best Original Song: "Giants" by Jared Lee, Jessica Karpov, Kole Hicks, Umar Ibrahim — ''

League of Legends ''League of Legends'' (''LoL''), commonly referred to as ''League'', is a 2009 multiplayer online battle arena video game developed and published by Riot Games. Inspired by ''Defense of the Ancients'', a Mod (video games), custom map for War ...

'' * Best Original Choral Composition: "Cordova's Theme" by

Gordy Haab Gordy Haab (born 1976) is an American film, video game and television composer based in Los Angeles, California. His work has been featured in works associated with franchises including most recently ''Star Wars Battlefront II (2017 video game) ...

and

Stephen Barton Stephen Barton (born 17 September 1982) is a British composer who has lived and worked in Los Angeles since 2001. He has composed the music for dozens of major film, television and video game projects. Early life As a child, Barton became a cat ...

— ''Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order'' * Best Original Soundtrack Album: ''Death Stranding'' * Best Music in a Casual/Social Game: ''

2.0'' * Best Game Music Cover/Remix: "The Trial" (''

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'') by John Robert Matz

Sound Design

* Sound Design of the Year: ''Death Stranding'' * Best Sound Design in a Casual/Social Game: '' Call of Duty: Mobile'' * Best Sound Design for an Indie Game: ''

Deliver Us the Moon ''Deliver Us the Moon ''is an adventure-puzzle game video game developed by Dutch game development studio KeokeN Interactive. It was first self-published as ''Deliver Us the Moon: Fortuna'' for Windows on September 28, 2018. The game later saw an ...

Voice Acting

* Best Dialogue: ''Death Stranding'' * Best Dialogue for an Indie Game: ''

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Recognition

* Breakout Talent Award: Laryssa Okada * G.A.N.G. Recognition Award:

Guy Whitmore Guy Whitmore is a composer specializing in video game music, notable for creating the soundtracks to ''Captain Claw'', '' Die Hard: Nakatomi Plaza'', '' Russian Squares'', ''Peggle 2'', '' Shivers'', '' Shivers II: Harvest of Souls'', ''Blood'', '' ...

* Distinguished Service Award: Emmanuel Lagumbay * Best Game Audio Article, Publication or Broadcast: "100 Unusual, Novel, Surprising Ways to be a Better Sound Designer in Video Games" by Rob Bridgett

19th (2021)

The nineteenth annual G.A.N.G. Awards took place on April 28, 2021. Due to COVID-19 pandemic, the show was held virtually for the second time, hosted by Rachel Ribison and Cody Matthew Johnson. Musical guests included the

Video Game Orchestra Video Game Orchestra (VGO) is a Boston-based project that performs its own "rockestral" arrangements of video game music with a rock band, vocals, and orchestra. The project was created by Shota Nakama, a Boston-based producer from Okinawa, Japa ...

and 88bit. ''

The Last of Us Part II ''The Last of Us Part II'' is a 2020 action-adventure game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 4. Set five years after ''The Last of Us'' (2013), the game focuses on two playable charac ...

'' led the show with 15 nominations and eight wins, followed by ''

Ghost of Tsushima ''Ghost of Tsushima'' is a 2020 action-adventure game developed by Sucker Punch Productions and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. The player controls Jin Sakai, samurai on a quest to protect Tsushima Island during the first Mongol ...

'' with 14 nominations and five wins, ''

Hades Hades (; grc-gre, ᾍδης, Háidēs; ), in the ancient Greek religion and myth, is the god of the dead and the king of the underworld, with which his name became synonymous. Hades was the eldest son of Cronus and Rhea, although this also ...

'' with 12 nominations and three wins, and '' Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales'' with 11 nominations.

received the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Overall

* Audio of the Year: ''

'' * Best Audio for a Casual or Social Game: ''Game for Peace: Meteor Strike'' * Best Audio for an Indie Game: ''

'' * Best New Original IP Audio: ''

'' * Best Cinematic and Cutscene Audio: ''

Final Fantasy VII Remake is a 2020 action role-playing game developed and published by Square Enix. It is the first in a planned trilogy of games remaking the 1997 PlayStation game '' Final Fantasy VII''. Set in the dystopian cyberpunk metropolis of Midgar, playe ...

'' * Best Game Trailer Audio: ''Cyberpunk 2077'' * Excellence in Audio Accessibility: ''The Last of Us Part II'' * Excellence in VR Audio: '' Half-Life: Alyx'', ''The Last Light'', and '' The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners'' (tie) * Best Audio Mix: ''The Last of Us Part II''

Music

* Music of the Year: '' Star Wars: Squadrons'' * Creative and Technical Achievement in Music: ''Ghost of Tsushima'' * Best Music for an Indie Game: ''

The Pathless ''The Pathless'' is an action-adventure video game developed by Giant Squid and published by Annapurna Interactive. The game was released for iOS and macOS via Apple Arcade, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and Windows in November 2020, and was later ...

'' * Best Original Soundtrack Album: ''

Mythgard Mythgard is a digital collectible card game originally developed and published by Rhino Games, and developed by Monumental since October 2021. Gameplay Mythgard is a turn-based 2-player digital collectible card game based on the Magic: the Gather ...

'' * Best Physical Soundtrack Release: ''The Music of

: Volume II Collector's Edition Vinyl Box Set'' * Best Main Theme: "Main Theme" by

Kazumi Totaka is a Japanese video game composer and sound director who is best known for his various compositions in many Nintendo games. He occasionally does voice acting as well, including Yoshi from the ''Mario'' series. He also directed the development ...

— '' Animal Crossing: New Horizons'' * Best Original Song: "

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", music by Rebecca Johnson, Sebastien Najand, Riot Music Team, and

Bekuh BOOM Rebecca Rose Johnson, professionally known as Bekuh Boom (stylized as Bekuh BOOM) is an American singer and songwriter. She featured on two co-written singles: " I Won't Let You Down" by Danish singer Christopher, which charted at #1 on Tracklist ...

; performed by

K/DA K/DA is a virtual K-pop girl group consisting of four themed versions of ''League of Legends'' characters Ahri, Akali, Evelynn and Kai'Sa. (G)I-dle members Miyeon and Soyeon as well as American singers Madison Beer and Jaira Burns provide the ...

(

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Jaira Burns Jaira Burns (born January 14, 1997) is an American singer. She began her music career by uploading covers on YouTube. Burns made her debut in 2017 with the single " Ugly", which was featured in a commercial for Beats Electronics and Balmain hea ...

Lexie Liu Lexie Liu, also known as Liu Boxin (; born December 21, 1998), is a Chinese singer, rapper and songwriter. In 2015, she participated in ''K-pop Star 5'', a South Korean reality TV competition series where her group came in fourth place. In July ...

Madison Beer Madison Elle Beer (born March 5, 1999) is an American singer. Born in New York, she began posting covers to YouTube in early 2012. Beer gained substantial media coverage when Justin Bieber posted a link to one of her covers. She released her d ...

, and Seraphine) — ''

'' * Best Game Music Cover or Remix: "嘘でしょ！コンビは熊と鳥！？(It Can’t Be True! A Bear and a Bird Working Together?!)" by Jeff Penny

Sound Design

* Sound Design of the Year: ''Ghost of Tsushima'' and ''The Last of Us Part II'' (tie) * Creative and Technical Achievement in Sound Design: ''The Last of Us Part II'' * Best Game Foley: ''Ghost of Tsushima'' * Best Sound Design for an Indie Game: ''Hades'' * Best UI, Reward or Objective Sound Design: ''Animal Crossing: New Horizons''

Voice Acting

* Dialogue of the Year: ''The Last of Us Part II'' * Best Dialogue for an Indie Game: ''Hades'' * Best Voice Performance:

Kazuya Nakai is a Japanese voice actor and narrator who was born in Kobe, Japan. He is affiliated with Aoni Production. His most notable role is Roronoa Zoro from ''One Piece''. Other major voice roles include Toshiro Hijikata from ''Gintama'', Date Masamu ...

as Jin Sakai — ''Ghost of Tsushima'' * Best Ensemble Cast Performance: ''The Last of Us Part II'' * Best Non-Humanoid Performance: ''

Bugsnax ''Bugsnax'' is an adventure video game developed by independent game studio Young Horses. In the game, players explore a mysterious island and attempt to find and capture the eponymous half-bug-half-snack creatures. The game was unveiled in Jun ...

Recognition

* Best Game Audio Article or Publication: ''The Last of Us Part II'' Sound Interview — ''A Sound Effect'' * Best Game Audio Presentation, Podcast or Broadcast: "How to Get Hired a Second Time" by Jesse Harlin —

GameSoundCon GameSoundCon is a conference and seminar on videogame music and video game sound design. GameSoundCon began as a multi-city conference providing seminars occurring 2-4 times per year in various cities in the US on creating music and sound effects ...

2020

20th (2022)

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The twentieth annual G.A.N.G. Awards took place on May 25, 2022. Due to COVID-19 pandemic, the show was held virtually for the third time, hosted by Jason E. Kelley. Musical guests included 88bit and Raphael Batista. '' Call of Duty: Vanguard'' led the nominees with ten nominations, and '' Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart'' led the winners with four awards, including Audio of the Year.

Leslie Ann Jones Leslie Ann Jones is a multiple Grammy Award-winning recording engineer working as Director of Music Recording and Scoring at Skywalker Sound, a Lucasfilm, Ltd. company. She is a past Chair of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Science ...

won the Lifetime Achievement Award, and G.A.N.G. vice president Sabrina Hutchinson won the Distinguished Service Award.

Overall

* Audio of the Year: '' Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart'' * Best Audio for a Casual or Social Game: ''

'' * Best Audio for an Indie Game: ''

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'' * Best New Original IP Audio: '' Returnal'' * Best Cinematic and Cutscene Audio: ''Returnal'' * Best Game Trailer Audio: ''

God of War Ragnarök ''God of War Ragnarök'' is an action-adventure game developed by Santa Monica Studio and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It was released worldwide on November 9, 2022, for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, marking the first cros ...

'' — PlayStation Showcase 2021 Reveal Trailer * Excellence in Audio Accessibility: ''Blind Drive'' and ''

Halo Infinite ''Halo Infinite'' is a 2021 first-person shooter game developed by 343 Industries and published by Xbox Game Studios. It is the sixth mainline entry in the ''Halo'' series, following '' Halo 5: Guardians'' (2015). The campaign follows the hu ...

'' (tie)

Music

* Music of the Year: ''

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy ''Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy'' is a 2021 action-adventure game developed by Eidos-Montréal and published by Square Enix's European subsidiary. Based on the Marvel Comics superhero team Guardians of the Galaxy, the game was released for Ni ...

'' * Creative and Technical Achievement in Music: ''Returnal'' * Best Music for an Indie Game: ''

Outer Wilds ''Outer Wilds'' is a 2019 action-adventure game developed by Mobius Digital and published by Annapurna Interactive. It first released for Windows, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 before releasing for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S in 2022. A Nin ...

: Echoes of the Eye'' * Best Original Soundtrack Album: '' It Takes Two'' * Best Physical Soundtrack Release: ''Halo Infinite'' * Best Main Theme: "Beneath Worlds" — '' Kena: Bridge of Spirits'' * Best Original Song: "Déjà Vu" by Sencit and FJØRA — ''

Deathloop ''Deathloop'' is a first-person shooter video game developed by Arkane Lyon and published by Bethesda Softworks. The game was released on 14 September 2021 for PlayStation 5 and Windows, and on 20 September 2022 for Xbox Series X/S. It received ...

'' * Best Game Music Cover or Remix: "Gerudo Valley" — '' The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time''

Sound Design

* Sound Design of the Year: ''Returnal'' * Creative and Technical Achievement in Sound Design: ''Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart'' * Best Game Foley: '' Call of Duty: Vanguard'' * Best Sound Design for an Indie Game: ''Unpacking'' * Best UI, Reward or Objective Sound Design: ''Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart''

Voice Acting

* Dialogue of the Year: ''Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart'' * Best Dialogue for an Indie Game: '' Disco Elysium: The Final Cut'' * Best Voice Performance:

Laura Bailey Laura Bailey is an American voice actress. She made her anime debut as Kid Trunks in the Funimation dub of ''Dragon Ball Z''. Her other anime credits include Emily / Glitter Lucky in '' Glitter Force'', Tohru Honda in ''Fruits Basket'', Lust i ...

as Polina Petrova — ''Call of Duty: Vanguard'' * Best Ensemble Cast Performance: ''Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy'' * Best Non-Humanoid Performance: ''Returnal''

Recognition

* Lifetime Achievement Award:

* Distinguished Service Award: Sabrina Hutchinson * Best Game Audio Article or Publication: ''Leading With Sound'' by Rob Bridgett * Best Game Audio Presentation, Podcast or Broadcast: "Returnal with Loic Couthier & Toivo Kallio" — ''Tonebenders Sound Design Podcast''

21st (2023)

The 21st annual G.A.N.G. Awards will take place on March 23, 2023. For the first time since 2019, the ceremony will return to the Moscone Center. Submissions opened on December 17, 2022, and nominees were announced on February 9, 2023. Paul Lipson, former G.A.N.G. president, will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award.

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