The Game Developers Conference have annually hosted the Game Developers Choice Awards (GDC) presented by the International Game Developers Association for outstanding developers of video game entertainment since 2001.

Table of contents
1 Game Of The Year
2 Original Game Character Of The Year
3 Rookie Studio Of The Year
4 Excellence In Audio
5 Excellence In Game Design
6 Excellence In Level Design
7 Excellence In Programming
8 Excellence In Visual Arts
9 Excellence In Writing
10 Game Innovation Spotlights
11 Lifetime Achievement Award
12 The First Penguin Award
13 IGDA Award For Community Contribution
14 References

Game Of The Year

2003 : Metroid Prime
2002 : Grand Theft Auto III
2001 : The Sims

Original Game Character Of The Year

2003 : "Sly Cooper" from Sly Cooper And The Thievius Raccoonus
2002 : "Daxter" from Jak & Daxter: The Precursor Legacy
2001 : "Seaman" from Seaman

Rookie Studio Of The Year

2003 : Retro Studios (for Metroid Prime)
2002 : Bohemia Interactive Studio (for Operation Flashpoint)
2001 : Counter-Strike (for Counter-Strike)


Excellence In Audio

2003 : Medal Of Honor: Allied Assault
2002 : Halo: Combat Evolved
2001 : Diablo II

Excellence In Game Design

2003 : Battlefield 1942
2002 : Grand Theft Auto III (GTA3)
2001 : Deus Ex

Excellence In Level Design

2003 : Metroid Prime
2002 : ICO
2001 : American McGee's Alice

Excellence In Programming

2003 : Neverwinter Nights
2002 : Black and White
2001 : The Sims

Excellence In Visual Arts

2003 : Kingdom Hearts
2002 : ICO
2001 : Jet Grind Radio

Excellence In Writing

2003 : Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell

Game Innovation Spotlights

2003 : (+) Animal Crossing
2003 : (+) Battlefield 1942
2003 : (+) Medal Of Honor: Allied Assault
2003 : (+) The Thing
2002 : (+) Black and White
2002 : (+) Grand Theft Auto III
2002 : (+) ICO
2002 : (+) Majestic
2002 : (+) Rez
2001 : (+) Counter-Strike
2001 : (+) Crazy Taxi
2001 : (+) Deus Ex
2001 : (+) Jet Grind Radio
2001 : (+) No One Lives Forever


Lifetime Achievement Award

2003 : Gunpei Yokoi (1941-1997)
2002 : Yuji Naka
2001 : Will Wright

The First Penguin Award

2003 : (+) David Crane (Activision)
2003 : (+) Larry Kaplan (Activision)
2003 : (+) Jim Levy (Activision)
2003 : (+) Alan Miller (Activision)
2003 : (+) Bob Whitehead (Activision)
2002 : Hubert Chardot
2001 : (+) Chip Morningstar
2001 : (+) Randy Farmer

IGDA Award For Community Contribution

2003 : Doug Church (Eidos Interactive)
2002 : Jeff Lander
2001 : John Carmack


References

www.igda.org/awards/nominations For complete lists of the nominees of the GDC Awards