12th annual Game Developers Choice Awards (2012)
Recipient
Portal 2 (Valve)
- Valve Team
Nominees
- Bastion (Supergiant Games)
- LittleBigPlanet 2 (Media Molecule)
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Game Studios)
- Dead Space 2 (Visceral Games)
11th annual Game Developers Choice Awards (2011)
Recipient
Red Dead Redemption (Rockstar San Diego)
- Rockstar San Diego Team
Nominees
- Limbo (Playdead)
- Halo: Reach (Bungie)
- Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (DICE)
- Mass Effect 2 (BioWare)
10th annual Game Developers Choice Awards (2010)
Recipient
Uncharted 2 (Naughty Dog)
- Bruce Swanson, Phil Kovats
Nominees
- Dragon Age: Origins (BioWare)
- Simon Pressey, Jeremie Voillot, Michael Kent, Matt Besler, Rock Band - Rock Band: The Beatles (Harmonix)
- Eric Brosius, Giles Martin, Paul Hicks, Josh Randall - Flower (thatgamecompany)
- Vincent Diamante, Steve Johson, Jenova Chen, Martin Middleton - Brutal Legend (Double Fine Productions)
- Emily Ridgway, Brian Min
9th annual Game Developers Choice Awards (2009)
Recipient
Dead Space (EA Redwood Shores)
- Don Veca, Dave Feise, David Swenson, Andrew Lackey
Nominees
- LittleBigPlanet (Media Molecule)
- Metal Gear Solid 4 (Kojima Productions)
- Left 4 Dead (Valve Software)
- Gears of War 2 (Epic Games)
8th annual Game Developers Choice Awards (2008)
Recipient
BioShock (2K Boston / 2K Australia / 2K Games)
- Eric Brosius, Pat Balthrop, Emily Ridgway, Justin Mullins
Nominees
- Call of Duty 4 (Infinity Ward / Activision)
- Jason West, Grant Collier, Vince Zampella - Everyday Shooter (Queasy Games)
- Jonathan Mak - God of War II (Sony Santa Monica / Sony Computer Entertainment)
- David Murrant, Clint Bajakian, Chuck Doud, Phil Kovats - Mass Effect (Bioware / Microsoft Game Studios)
- Steven Sim, Michael Kent, Jack Wall, Sam Hulick
7th annual Game Developers Choice Awards (2007)
Recipient
Guitar Hero II (Harmonix Music Systems / RedOctane)
- Jeff Allen, Eric Brosius, Izzy Maxwell
Nominees
- Company of Heroes (Relic Entertainment / THQ)
- Crispin Hands, John Johnson, Jennifer Lewis, John Tennant - DEFCON: Everybody Dies (Introversion Software)
- Alistair Lindsay, Michael Maidment - Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend (Crystal Dynamics / Eidos Interactive)
- Troels Folmann, Karl Gallagher, Mike Peaslee, Gregg Stephens - LocoRoco (Sony Computer Entertainment)
- Kemmei Adachi, Tomonobu Kikuchi, Kouji Niikura, Nobuyuki Shimizu
6th annual Game Developers Choice Awards (2006)
Recipient
Guitar Hero (Harmonix Music Systems / RedOctane)
- Eric Brosius, Kasson Crooker
Nominees
- Call of Duty 2 (Infinity Ward / Activision)
- Mark Ganus - Electroplankton (Nintendo)
- Toshio Iwai, Koichi Kyuma, Yuichi Ozaki - God of War (Sony Computer Entertainment America)
- Brad Aldredge, Clint Bajakian, Chuck Doud, Dave Murrant - Project Gotham Racing 3 (Bizarre Creations / Microsoft Game Studios)
- Nick Bygrave, Guy Whitmore, Nick Wiswell
5th annual Game Developers Choice Awards (2005)
Recipient
Halo 2 (Bungie Software / Microsoft Game Studios)
- C Paul Johnson, Marty O'Donnell, Jay Weinland
Nominees
- Call of Duty: Finest Hour (Spark Unlimited / Activision)
- Jack Grillo, Caleb Sweazy - Doom 3 (id Software / Activision)
- Christian Antkow, John Carmack, Tim Willits - Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Rockstar North / Rockstar Games)
- Craig Conner, Allan Walker - Katamari Damacy (Namco)
- Yu Miyake
4th annual Game Developers Choice Awards (2004)
Recipient
Chuck Russom for sound effects in CALL OF DUTY
Nominees
- Koji Igarashi and Ms. Michiru Yamane for composition in CASTLEVANIA: LAMENT OF INNOCENCE
- David Henry and Stan LePard for composition in CRIMSON SKIES: HIGH ROAD TO REVENGE
- Laurent Betbeder, Paul Gorman, Howard Shore, Charles Stockley, and Don Veca for composition in THE LORD OF THE RINGS: RETURN OF THE KING
- Christopher L. Clanin and Tim Larkin for sound design in URU: AGES BEYOND MYST
3rd annual Game Developers Choice Awards (2003)
Recipient
Jack Grillo, Rebecca Hanck, Erik Kraber and Yuan Liu for sound effects in MEDAL OF HONOR: ALLIED ASSAULT
Nominees
- GTA Team for sound design in GRAND THEFT AUTO: VICE CITY
- Takayuki Kawagoe, Hideki Naganuma and Fumitaka Shibata for sound design in JET SET RADIO FUTURE
- Metroid Team for sound effects in METROID PRIME
- Andrew Boyd, Chris Hegstrom, Robb Mills and Howard Shore for composition in THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS
2nd annual Game Developers Choice Awards (2002)
Recipient
Marty O'Donnell & team for sound effects in HALO: COMBAT EVOLVED
Nominees
- Erik Kraber & Jack Grillo for sound design in CLIVE BARKER'S UNDYING
- Harry Gregson-Williams for composition in METAL GEAR SOLID 2: SONS OF LIBERTY
- Josh Randall for sound design in FREQUENCY
- Thomas Engel, Rudolf Stember & Chris Huelsbeck for sound engineering in STAR WARS ROGUE SQUADRON II: ROGUE LEADER