2nd Annual Interactive Achievement Awards

The winners in each category are as follows:

Game of the Year

 * Game of the Year: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (D: Nintendo EAD, P: Nintendo)
 * other nominees: Banjo-Kazooie (D: RARE, P: Nintendo) Grim Fandango (D/P: LucasArts) Half-Life (D: Valve Corporation Sierra Online) Metal Gear Solid (D/P: Konami) Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri (D: KCEJ, P: Konami of America) Star Wars: Rogue Squadron (D/P: LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC)


 * Computer Game of the Year: Half-Life (D: Valve Corporation, P: Sierra Online)
 * Console Game of the Year: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (D: Nintendo EAD, P: Nintendo)

Outstanding Achievement

 * Outstanding Achievement in Art/Graphics: Banjo-Kazooie (D: RARE, P: Nintendo)
 * other nominees: Grim Fandango (D/P: LucasArts) Half-Life (D: Valve Corporation, P: Sierra Online) Spyro the Dragon (D: Insomniac Games, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)


 * Outstanding Achievement in Character or Story Development: Pokémon (D: Creatures Inc./Game Freak, P: Nintendo)
 * other nominees: Grim Fandango (D/P: LucasArts) Half-Life (D: Valve Corporation, P: Sierra Online) King's Quest: Mask of Eternity (D/P: Sierra Online) Metal Gear Solid (D/P: Konami) Sanitarium (D: Dreamforge Intertainment, P: ASC Games) The X-Files Game (D: HyperBole Studios, P: Fox Interactive) The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (D: Nintendo Co. Ltd., P: Nintendo of America)
 * Outstanding Achievement in Interactive Design: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (D: Nintendo EAD, P: Nintendo)
 * other nominees: Half-Life (D: Valve Corporation, P: Sierra Online) The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (D: Nintendo EAD, P: Nintendo) Metal Gear Solid (D/P: Konami) Pokémon (D: Creatures Inc./Game Freak, P: Nintendo) Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri (D: Firaxis Games, P: Electronic Arts)


 * Outstanding Achievement in Sound and Music: Road Rash 3D (D/P: Electronic Arts)
 * other nominees: Grim Fandango (D/P: LucasArts) Heart of Darkness (D: Amazing Studios, P: Interplay Entertainment) Wild 9 (D: Shiny Entertainment, P: Interplay Entertainment)

NFL Quarterback Club '99 (D: Iguana Entertainment, P: Acclaim)
 * Outstanding Achievement in Software Engineering: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (D: Nintendo EAD, P: Nintendo)
 * other nominees: Half-Life (D: Valve Corporation, P: Sierra Online) Metal Gear Solid (D/P: Konami) Motocross Madness (D: Rainbow Studios, P: Microsoft)

Genre Game of the Year (Computer)

 * Computer Action Game of the Year: Half-Life (D: Valve Corporation, P: Sierra Online)
 * other nominees: Starsiege Tribes (D: Dynamix, Inc., P: Sierra Online) Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six (D/P: Red Storm Entertainment) Unreal (D: Epic Games/Digital Extremes, P: GT Interactive Software)
 * Computer Adventure Game of the Year: Grim Fandango (D/P: LucasArts
 * other nominees: Dark Side of the Moon (D/P: SouthPeak Interactive)

Douglas Adam's Starship Titanic (D: The Digital Village, P: Simon & Schuster Interactive) Quest: Mask of Eternity (D/P: Sierra Studios) Sanitarium (D: Dreamforge Entertainment, P: ASC Games) The X-Files Game (D: HyperBole Studios, P: Fox Interactive)


 * Computer Children's Entertainment Title of the Year: Disney/Pixar's A Bug's Life Action Game (D: Traveller's Tales, P: Buena Vista Games)
 * other nominees: Barbie Riding Club (D: Human Code, P: Mattel Interactive) Blue's Birthday Adventure (D/P: Humongous Entertainment) Dr. Brain Thinking Games: IQ Adventure (D/P: Knowledge Adventure) LEGO Creator (D: Superscape LEGO, P: Media International) Rugrats Adventure Game (D/P: The Learning Company) The Starfire Soccer Challenge (D: Purple Moon, P: Stormfront Studios)


 * Computer Creativity Title of the Year: Barbie Photo Designer Digital Camera and CD-Rom (D: Gorilla Mattel Interactive)
 * other nominees: 3-D Castle Creator (D: Image Builder Software, P: IBM) American Greetings Craft Deluxe (D: American Greetings, P: Broderbund Software) Cosmopolitan Virtual Makeover 2 (D/P: Mattel Interactive) Printmaster Platinum 7.0 (D/P: Broderbund Software)


 * Computer Educational Title of the Year (0–8 years): JumpStart Preschool (D/P: Knowledge Adventure)
 * other nominees: Blue's Birthday Adventure (D/P: Humongous Entertainment) Disney's Adventures in Typing with Timon & Pumbaa (D/P: Disney Interactive) Dr. Seuss Preschool (D/P: The Learning Company) Elmo's Reading: Preschool & Kindergarten (D: Children's Television Workshop, P: The Learning Company) Reader Rabbit's Math (D/P: The Learning Company)


 * Computer Educational Title of the Year (9–16 years): Thinkin' Science ZAP! (D/P: Edmark Corp.)
 * other nominees: Journey Into the Brain (D/P: Morphonix) JumpStart Adventures: 6th Grade (D: Human Code, P: Knowledge Adventure) National Geographic Maps (D: National Geographic Interactive, P: Broderbund Software) Star Wars Droidworks (D: Lucas Learning, P: LucasArts)
 * Computer Family Title of the Year: National Geographic Maps (D: National Geographic Interactive, P: Broderbund Software)
 * other nominees: 3-D Ultra NASCAR Pinball (D: Dynamix, Inc., P: Sierra Online) Looney Tunes Cosmic Capers Animated Jigsaws (D/P: SouthPeak Interactive) Star Wars: Behind the Magic (D/P: LucasArts) The D Show 	(D: Cyberflix, P: Disney Interactive)


 * Computer Role Playing Game of the Year: Baldur's Gate (D: BioWare Corp., P: Interplay Product)
 * other nominees: Fallout 2 (D: Black Isle Studios, P: Interplay Entertainment) Might & Magic VI (D: New World Computing, P: The 3DO Company) Return to Krondor (D: Pyrotechnix, P: Sierra Online)


 * Computer Simulation Game of the Year: Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit (D: Electronic Arts - Canada, P: Electronic Arts)
 * other nominees: Descent: FreeSpace - The Great War (D: Volition, P: Hyperion Entertainment) Independence War (D: Particle Systems, P: Infogrames) Jane's Combat Simulations: WWII Fighters (D: Jane's Combat Simulations, P: Electronic Arts) Total Air War (D: Digital Image Design, P: Infogrames)
 * Computer Sports Game of the Year: FIFA 99 (D: Electronic Arts - Canada Electronic Arts)
 * other nominees: Links LS 1999 (D/P: Access Software) Madden 99 (D: Electronic Arts - Tiburon, P: Electronic Arts) Motocross Madness (D: Rainbow Studios, P: Microsoft) NASCAR Revolution (D: Stormfront Studios, P: Electronic Arts)


 * Computer Strategy Game of the Year: Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri (D: Firaxis Games Electronic Arts)
 * other nominees: Caesar III (D: Impressions Games, P: Sierra Online) Close Combat III: The Russian Front (D: Atomic Games, P: Microsoft) MechCommander (D: FASA Studio MicroProse, P: Software Inc.) SimCity 3000 (D: Electronic Arts - Maxis, P: Electronic Arts)

Genre Game of the Year (Console)

 * Console Action Game of the Year: Banjo-Kazooie (D: RARE, P: Nintendo)
 * other nominees: Metal Gear Solid (D/P: Konami) Parasite Eve (D: Squaresoft, P: Square/Electronic Arts) Spyro the Dragon (D: Insomniac Games, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America) Tenchu: Stealth Assasins (D: Acquire, P: Activision)


 * Console Adventure Game of the Year: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (D: Nintendo EAD, P: Nintendo)
 * other nominees: Banjo-Kazooie (D: RARE, P: Nintendo) MediEvil (D: Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America) Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee Oddworld Inhabitants (D: GT, P: Interactive Software)
 * Console Fighting Game of the Year: WCW/NWO Revenge (D: AKI Corporation THQ)
 * other nominees: Bushido Blade 2 (D: Squaresoft, P: Square/Electronic Arts) WWF: Warzone (D: Iguana West, P: Acclaim)


 * Console Racing Game of the Year: Gran Turismo (D: Polyphony Digital Sony Computer Entertainment America)
 * other nominees: Extreme G-2 (D: Probe Entertainment, P: Acclaim) F-Zero X (D: Nintendo, P: EAD Nintendo) Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit (D: Electronic Arts - Canada, P: Electronic Arts)


 * Console Role-Playing Game of the Year: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (D: Nintendo EAD, P: Nintendo)
 * other nominees: Pokémon (D: Creatures Inc./Game Freak, P: Nintendo) Panzer Dragoon (D/P: Sega) Parasite Eve (D: Squaresoft, P: Square/Electronic Arts)
 * Console Sports Game of the Year: 1080 Snowboarding (D: Nintendo, P: EAD Nintendo)
 * other nominees: Hot Shots Golf (D: Camelot Software Planning, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America) Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside (D: Left Field Productions, P: Nintendo) NFL Blitz (D: Midway Games, P: Midway) NFL Quarterback Club '99 (D: Iguana Entertainment, P: Acclaim)

Genre Game of the Year (Online)

 * Online Action/Strategy Game of the Year: Starsiege Tribes (D: Dynamix, Inc., P: Sierra Online)
 * other nominees: Air Warrior III (D: Kesmai Studios, P: iEntertainment Network) CyberStrike 2 (D/P: Simutronics)


 * Online Role Playing Game of the Year: Ultima Online: The Second Age (D: ORIGIN Systems Electronic Arts)
 * other nominees: Dragon Realms: Maritime Expansion (D/P: Simutronics) Meridian 59: Dark Auspices (D/P: The 3DO Company) Ultima Online: The Second Age (D: ORIGIN Systems, P: Electronic Arts)


 * Online Family/Board Game of the Year: Multiplayer Jeopardy! Online (D/P: Sony Online Entertainment)
 * other nominees: Multiplayer Wheel of Fortune Online (D/P: Sony Online Entertainment) The Game of LIFE (D: Mass Media, Inc., P: Hasbro Interactive) What's the Big Idea? (D/P: Berkely Systems)

Other Awards

 * Entertainment Site of the Year: GameSpot.com (D/P: GameSpot Inc.)
 * other nominees: Comedy Central Online (D/P: Comedy Central) MSN Gaming Zone (D/P: Microsoft) Uproar.com (D/P: E-Pub Inc.)


 * News/Information Site of the Year: CNN.com (D/P: CNN Interactive CNN Interactive)
 * other nominees: GameSpot.com (D/P: GameSpot Inc.) Media Newsweek.com (D/P: Washington Post/Newsweek Interactive) Metromix.com (D: Juliana Cole, P: Chicago Tribune Interactive) NyTimes.com (D/P: The New York Times Electronic Media)