The ''23rd Annual D.I.C.E. Awards'' was the 23rd edition of the

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

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during

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. The awards were arranged by the

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(AIAS), and were held at the

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on . It was also held as part of the Academy's 2020

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, and was co-hosted by

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, and

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co-founder Greg Miller. The award for "Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design" was relabeled as " Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design". ''

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'' won "

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". ''

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'' won the most awards and was tied with ''

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'' for having the most nominations.

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received the most nominations as a publisher, while

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had published the most nominated games.

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was the most award-winning developer. Nintendo and

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were the most award-winning publishers with Nintendo publishing the most award-winning games.

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and

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were the only developers with more than one award-winning game. The ''

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'' franchise had three award-winning titles: ''

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'' won " Family Game of the Year", ''

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'' won " Racing Game of the Year", and ''

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'' won " Outstanding Achievement in Animation".

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, vice-president of

, was inducted into the Academy's Hall of Fame.

Winners and Nominees

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

Game of the Year Awards

Immersive Reality Awards

Craft Awards

Genre Awards

Special Awards

Hall of Fame

Multiple nominations and awards

Multiple Nominations

Multiple awards

External links

References

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