Grim Fandango
Lists of awards and rankings

Grim Fandango

Section Title: Lists of awards and rankings
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Publication or ceremony	Award name	Result	Year	Ref.

PC Gamer	Adventure Game of the Year	Won	1998

IGN	Best Adventure Game of the Year	Won	1998

CNET Gamecenter	Best Adventure Game of 1998	Won	1998

GameSpot	PC Adventure Game of the Year	Won	1998

GameSpot	PC Game of the Year	Won	1998

GameSpot	Best PC Graphics for Artistic Design	Won	1998

GameSpot	Best PC Music awards	Won	1998

GameSpot	Game of the Year	Won	1998

GameSpot	Best of E3 1998	Won	1998

Computer Gaming World	Best Adventure Game of the Year	Won, tied with Sanitarium	1998

MicroManía	Best game in the Adventure and RPG categories	Won	1998

Game Critics Awards	Best Action/Adventure Game (displayed at E3)	Won	1998

Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences	Computer Adventure Game of the Year (Annual Interactive Achievement Awards)	Won	1998

Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences	Game of the Year	Nominated	1998

Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences	Outstanding Achievement in Art/Graphics	Nominated	1998

Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences	Outstanding Achievement in Character or Story Development	Nominated	1998

Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences	Outstanding Achievement in Sound and Music	Nominated	1998

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PC Gamer selected the game as the 1998 "Adventure Game of the Year".

final_sentence: PC Gamer selected the game as the 1998 "Adventure Game of the Year".