Golden Joystick Awards
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The Golden Joystick Awards, also known as the People's Gaming Awards, are an annual video game award show.[1]
Overview
The Golden Joystick Awards were first established in 1983, celebrating its 41st show in 2023.[1] From 2020 to 2022, the event was hosted digitally due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2023, the Golden Joystick Awards returned to in-person ceremonies.
Golden Joystick Awards 1994
The Golden Joystick Awards 1994 were hosted on May 16, 1994. This was the first year that games from The Legend of Zelda series received nominations, with Link's Awakening being awarded in two separate categories.[2]
Nominations
The Legend of Zelda Games
Game | Category | Result |
---|---|---|
Link's Awakening | Hand Held Game of the Year | Won |
Link's Awakening | Best Advert of the Year | Won |
Golden Joystick Awards 2002
Nominations
Games with The Legend of Zelda Content
Game | Category | Result |
---|---|---|
Super Smash Bros. Melee | GameCube Game of the Year | Nominated |
Other
Subject | Category | Result |
---|---|---|
Nintendo GameCube | Hardware of the Year | Nominated |
Golden Joystick Awards 2003
Nominations
The Legend of Zelda Games
Game | Category | Result |
---|---|---|
The Wind Waker | GameCube Game of the Year | Won |
A Link to the Past | Handheld Game of the Year | Nominated |
The Wind Waker | Editor's Award: Game of the Year | Nominated |
The Wind Waker | Ultimate Game of the Year | Nominated |
Games with The Legend of Zelda Content
Game | Category | Result |
---|---|---|
SoulCalibur II | Xbox Game of the Year | Nominated |
Other
Subject | Category | Result |
---|---|---|
Nintendo | Publisher of the Year | Won |
Game Boy Advance SP | Hardware of the Year | Won |
Shigeru Miyamoto | Hall of Fame Industry Personality of the Year | Won |
Golden Joystick Awards 2004
Nominations
The Legend of Zelda Games
Game | Category | Result |
---|---|---|
Four Swords | Game of the Year (Editor's Award) | Nominated |
Twilight Princess | Most Wanted Game for 2005 | Won |
Games with The Legend of Zelda Content
Game | Category | Result |
---|---|---|
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga | Handheld Game of the Year | Nominated |
Other
Subject | Category | Result |
---|---|---|
Game Boy Advance SP | Hardware of the Year | Won |
Game Boy Advance Wireless Adapter | Hardware of the Year | Nominated |
Golden Joystick Awards 2005
Nominations
The Legend of Zelda Games
Game | Category | Result |
---|---|---|
Twilight Princess | One to Watch for Xmas | Won |
Other
Subject | Category | Result |
---|---|---|
Nintendo | Publisher of the Year | Won |
Golden Joystick Awards 2006
Nominations
The Legend of Zelda Games
Game | Category | Result |
---|---|---|
Twilight Princess | The One to Watch for 2007 | Won |
Golden Joystick Awards 2007
Nominations
The Legend of Zelda Games
Game | Category | Result |
---|---|---|
Twilight Princess | Nintendo Game of the Year | Won[3] |
Twilight Princess | Ultimate Game of the Year | Nominated[4] |
Other
Subject | Category | Result |
---|---|---|
Nintendo | Publisher of the Year | Won |
Wii | Innovation of the Year | Won |
Golden Joystick Awards 2008
Nominations
The Legend of Zelda Games
Game | Category | Result |
---|---|---|
Phantom Hourglass | Handheld Game of the Year | Won |
Games with The Legend of Zelda Content
Game | Category | Result |
---|---|---|
Super Smash Bros. Brawl | Nintendo Game of the Year | Won |
Golden Joystick Awards 2011
Nominations
The Legend of Zelda Games
Game | Category | Result |
---|---|---|
Skyward Sword | One to Watch | Nominated |
Ocarina of Time 3D | Best RPG | Nominated |
Ocarina of Time 3D | Ultimate Game of the Year | Nominated[5] |
Other
Subject | Category | Result |
---|---|---|
Nintendo 3DS | Innovation of the Year | Won |
Golden Joystick Awards 2012
Nominations
The Legend of Zelda Games
Game | Category | Result |
---|---|---|
Skyward Sword | Best Action/Adventure | Nominated |
Skyward Sword | Ultimate Game of the Year | Nominated |
Golden Joystick Awards 2013
Nominations
Games with The Legend of Zelda Content
Game | Category | Result |
---|---|---|
Nintendo Land | Best Multiplayer | Nominated |
Other
Subject | Category | Result |
---|---|---|
Nintendo 3DS | Best Gaming Platform | Nominated |
Wii U | Best Gaming Platform | Nominated |
Nintendo Direct | Innovation of the Year | Nominated |
Miiverse | Innovation of the Year | Nominated |
Nintendo | Studio of the Year | Nominated |
Golden Joystick Awards 2014
Nominations
The Legend of Zelda Games
Game | Category | Result |
---|---|---|
A Link Between Worlds | Best Handheld Game | Nominated |
Breath of the Wild | Most Wanted Game | Nominated[note 1] |
Games with The Legend of Zelda Content
Game | Category | Result |
---|---|---|
Mario Kart 8 | Best Audio | Nominated |
Splatoon | Most Wanted Game | Nominated |
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U | Most Wanted Game | Nominated |
Mario Kart 8 | Ultimate Game of the Year | Nominated |
Other
Subject | Category | Result |
---|---|---|
Nintendo 3DS | Platform of the Year | Nominated |
Wii U | Platform of the Year | Nominated |
Nintendo EAD | Studio of the Year | Nominated |
Golden Joystick Awards 2015
Nominations
Games with The Legend of Zelda Content
Game | Category | Result |
---|---|---|
Splatoon | Best Family Game | Won |
Splatoon | Best Shooter | Nominated |
Splatoon | Best Multiplayer | Nominated |
Splatoon | Best Visual Design | Nominated |
Splatoon | Nintendo Game of the Year | Won |
Other
Subject | Category | Result |
---|---|---|
Nintendo | Developer of the Year | Nominated |
Golden Joystick Awards 2016
Nominations
The Legend of Zelda Games
Game | Category | Result |
---|---|---|
Tri Force Heroes | Nintendo Game of the Year | Nominated |
Twilight Princess HD | Nintendo Game of the Year | Won |
Breath of the Wild | Most Wanted Game | Nominated |
Other
Subject | Category | Result |
---|---|---|
Eiji Aonuma | Lifetime Achievement | Won |
Golden Joystick Awards 2017
Nominations
The Legend of Zelda Games
Game | Category | Result |
---|---|---|
Breath of the Wild | Best Audio | Won |
Breath of the Wild | Nintendo Game of the Year | Won |
Breath of the Wild | Critics' Choice Award | Won |
Breath of the Wild | Ultimate Game of the Year | Won |
Games with The Legend of Zelda Content
Game | Category | Result |
---|---|---|
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | Nintendo Game of the Year | Nominated |
Other
Subject | Category | Result |
---|---|---|
Nintendo EPD | Studio of the Year | Won |
Golden Joystick Awards 2019
Nominations
The Legend of Zelda Games
Game | Category | Result |
---|---|---|
Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch | Nintendo Game of the Year | Nominated |
Cadence of Hyrule | Best Audio | Nominated |
Games with The Legend of Zelda Content
Game | Category | Result |
---|---|---|
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Nintendo Game of the Year | Won |
Super Mario Maker 2 | Nintendo Game of the Year | Nominated |
Tetris 99 | Nintendo Game of the Year | Nominated |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Best Multiplayer Game | Nominated |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Best Esports Game of the Year | Nominated |
Other
Subject | Category | Result |
---|---|---|
Nintendo Labo: VR Kit | Best Gaming Hardware | Nominated |
Nintendo Switch Lite | Best Gaming Hardware | Nominated |
Nintendo | Studio of the Year | Nominated |
Golden Joystick Awards 2021
Nominations
The Legend of Zelda Games
Game | Category | Result |
---|---|---|
Tears of the Kingdom | Most Wanted Game | Nominated[note 2] |
Other
Subject | Category | Result |
---|---|---|
Nintendo Switch (OLED model) | Best Gaming Hardware | Nominated |
Golden Joystick Awards 2022
Nominations
The Legend of Zelda Games
Game | Category | Result |
---|---|---|
Tears of the Kingdom | Most Wanted Game | Won |
Games with The Legend of Zelda Content
Game | Category | Result |
---|---|---|
Splatoon 3 | Best Game Community | Nominated |
Splatoon 3 | Best Multiplayer Game | Nominated |
Splatoon 3 | Nintendo Game of the Year | Nominated |
Golden Joystick Awards 2023
Nominations
The Legend of Zelda Games
Game | Category | Result |
---|---|---|
Tears of the Kingdom | Best Audio | Nominated[6] |
Tears of the Kingdom | Best Game Trailer | Nominated[7] |
Tears of the Kingdom | Best Community Award | Nominated[8] |
Tears of the Kingdom | Best Supporting Performer (Patricia Summersett as Princess Zelda) |
Nominated[9] |
Tears of the Kingdom | Nintendo Game of the Year | Won[10] |
Tears of the Kingdom | Ultimate Game of the Year | Nominated[11] |
Other
Subject | Category | Result |
---|---|---|
Nintendo EPD | Studio of the Year | Nominated |
External Websites
Notes
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Established in 1983, the Golden Joystick Awards are the world's longest-running public-voted games awards, with a star-studded ceremony held in London. The show is now in its 41st year, and continues to recognize the talent present all across the video game industry. From creating experiences that enrich our lives and transfix us during our downtime, to the people that bring those characters and worlds to life, there are plenty of games and studios that deserve recognition each year." — About the Golden Joystick Awards (web archive), Golden Joystick Awards, retrieved December 5, 2023.
- ↑ Official Nintendo Magazine no. 22, July 1994, pg. 10
- ↑ "It was surely a close call, but Link's latest Hylian quest, Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, has piped Wii Sports to the Nintendo Game of the Year 2007 - sponsored by Official Nintendo Magazine." — GJ07: Zelda is Nintendo game of the year (web archive), Computer and Video Games, published October 26, 2007, retrieved December 5, 2023.
- ↑ "Epic's shooter overcame the likes of Twilight Princess, Wii Sports and Final Fantasy XII to the coveted Game of the Year 2007 award." — GJ07: Gears crowned king! (web archive), Computer and Video Games, published October 26, 2007, retrieved December 5, 2023.
- ↑ Ultimate Game of the Year (web archive), Golden Joystick, retrieved December 5, 2023.
- ↑ Iain Harris, Final Fantasy 16 scores Best Audio gong at the Golden Joystick Awards 2023 (web archive), GamesRadar+, published November 10, 2023, retrieved December 5, 2023.
- ↑ Iain Harris, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty scores Best Game Trailer award at Golden Joysticks 2023 (web archive), GamesRadar+, published November 10, 2023, retrieved December 5, 2023.
- ↑ Ali Jones, Baldur's Gate 3 wins the Best Community Award at the Golden Joysticks (web archive), GamesRadar+, published November 10, 2023, retrieved December 5, 2023.
- ↑ Iain Harris, Baldur’s Gate 3’s Astarion actor wins Best Supporting Performer prize at Golden Joysticks 2023 (web archive), GamesRadar+, published November 10, 2023, retrieved December 5, 2023.
- ↑ Hope Bellingham, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom wins Nintendo Game of the Year at the Golden Joystick Awards 2023 (web archive), GamesRadar+, published November 10, 2023, retrieved December 5, 2023.
- ↑ Ali Jones, Baldur's Gate 3 is your Ultimate Game of the Year at the Golden Joystick Awards (web archive), GamesRadar+, published December 5, 2023, retrieved November 10, 2023.