The Video Game Oscars Academy Awards

The Video Game Oscars Academy Awards is a spinoff Academy Award to the Oscars Academy Awards. Unlike the Oscars in this Award you get awarded for best something in your game, they started in 2003 and has gone on since then. It’s held every year for a week, it starts at earliest on April 3rd (2014) and at the latest on May 6th (2007).
== Best Cutscenes Award ==
Year 	Nominations 	Winner 	Owner of the Winning game
2003 	The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker, Sonic Heroes, GTA: Vice City 	The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker 	Nintendo
2004 	GTA: San Andreas, Spider-Man 2, Halo 2 	Halo 2 	Xbox
2005 	Shadow the Hedgehog, Resident Evil 4, Need for Speed: Most Wanted 	Shadow the Hedgehog 	Sega
2006 	The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Need for Speed: Carbon, Gears of War 	The Legend of Zelda: Twiligt Princess 	Nintendo
2007 	Sonic and the Secret Rings, Super Mario Galaxy, Halo 3 	Super Mario Galaxy 	Nintendo
2008 	GTA IV, Sonic Unleashed, Call of Duty: World at War 	Sonic Unleashed 	Sega
2009 	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, New Super Mario Bros Wii, Sonic and the Black Knight, Skate 2, Disney Pixar Up (Video Game) 	New Super Mario Bros Wii 	Nintendo
2010 	Sonic Colors, Super Mario Galaxy 2, Disney Pixar Toy Story 3 (Video Game) 	Disney PIxar Toy Story 3 (Video Game) 	Disney Interactive
2011 	Sonic Generations, Super Mario 3D Land, Disney Pixar Cars 2 (Video Game) 	Sonic Generations 	SEGA
2012 - 2020, Cancelled and Didn't happen for Unknown Reasons with 2012 having 2 of it's nominations finished before cancellation.	2012 - 2020, Cancelled and Didn't happen for Unknown Reasons with 2012 having 2 of it's nominations finished before cancellation.	2012 - 2020, Cancelled and Didn't happen for Unknown Reasons with 2012 having 2 of it's nominations finished before cancellation.	2012 - 2020, Cancelled and Didn't happen for Unknown Reasons with 2012 having 2 of it's nominations finished before cancellation.
2021 (Cancelled) 	Sonic Colors Ultimate, WarioWare Get It Together, Forza Horizon 5 	No one (Cancelled) 	No one (Cancelled)
==Best Voice Actor in a Video Game Award==
Year	Nominations 	Winner
2003	Ryan Drummond (Sonic Heroes), Charles Martinet (Mario Kart: Double Dash), Ray Liotta (GTA: Vice City) 	Ray Liotta (GTA: Vice City)
2004	James Arnold Taylor (Ratchet & Clank 3), Ryan Drummond (Sonic Advance 3), Charles Martinet (Super Mario 64 DS) 	Charles Martinet (Super Mario 64 DS)
2005	Jason Griffith (Shadow the Hedgehog), Charles Martinet (Mario Kart DS), Tom McGrath (Madagascar (Video game)) 	Charles Martinet (Mario Kart DS)
2006	Owen Wilson (Disney Pixar Cars (Video game)), Charles Martinet (New Super Mario Bros), Jason Griffith (Sonic Riders)	Owen Wilson (Disney Pixar Cars (Video Game))
== Best Video Game Award==
Year	Nominations 	Winner 	Owner of the Winning Game
2003	Mario Kart: Double Dash, Sonic Heroes, The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker 	Mario Kart: Double Dash 	Nintendo
2004	Spider-Man 2, Halo 2, Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door, GTA: San Andreas, Need for Speed: Underground 2 	Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door 	Nintendo
2005	Shadow the Hedgehog, Pac-Man World 3, Forza Motorsport 	Forza Motorsport 	Xbox
2006	Pac-Man World Rally, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Need for Speed: Carbon, Gears of War, New Super Mario Bros 	Pac-Man World Rally 	Bandai-Namco
2007	Sonic and the Secret Rings, Super Mario Galaxy, Halo 3, Viva Pinata: Party Animals, The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass 	Super Mario Galaxy 	Nintendo
2008	Sonic Unleashed, Mario Kart Wii, GTA IV 	Mario Kart Wii 	Nintendo
2009	New Super Mario Bros Wii, Sonic and the Black Knight, Disney Pixar Up (Video Game) 	New Super Mario Bros Wii 	Nintendo
2010	Sonic Colors, Donkey Kong Country Returns, Disney Pixar Toy Story 3 (Video game), Super Mario Galaxy 2, Pac-Man Championship Edition DX 	Sonic Colors 	SEGA
2011	Minecraft, Rayman Origins, Sonic Generations, Disney Pixar Cars 2 (Video game), Super Mario 3D Land 	Minecraft 	Mojang
2012	Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, Disney’s Wreck It Ralph (Video game), Far Cry 3, New Super Mario Bros U, Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz	Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed 	SEGA
2013	Super Mario 3D World, Sonic Lost World, The Last of Us 	Super Mario 3D World 	Nintendo
2014	Super Smash Bros for Wii U, Disney Infinity 2.0, Mario Kart 8 	Super Smash Bros for Wii U 	Nintendo
2015	Splatoon, Super Mario Maker, Lego Jurassic Park 	Super Mario Maker 	Nintendo
2016	Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Minecraft Story Mode The Complete Adventure, Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens 	Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens 	LEGO, WB Games
2017	Mario Odyssey, Sonic Forces, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Crash Bandicoot N-Sane Trilogy, League of Legends 	The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 	Nintendo
2018	Super Smash Bros Ultimate, Forza Horizon 4, Spider-Man, Sonic Mania Plus, Super Mario Party 	Sonic Mania Plus 	SEGA
2019	Team Sonic Racing, Super Mario Maker 2, Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn 	Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn 	Nintendo
2020	Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout 	Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout 	Devolver Digital
2021	It Takes Two, Forza Horizon 5, WarioWare: Get It Together 	WarioWare: Get It Together 	Nintendo
2022	Splatoon 3, Sonic Frontiers, Mario Strikers Battle League 	Splatoon 3 	Nintendo
2023	Super Mario Wonder, Sonic Superstars, The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom 	The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom	Nintendo
== List of Wins (Best Cutscenes and Best Game)==
Company 	Total Wins	Total Nominations 	Years 	Categories
Nintendo 	10+ (17) 	32 (Sometimes multiple in the same year)	2003 (Won), 2004 (Won), 2006 (Lost), 2007 (Won), 2008 (Won), 2009 (Won), 2010 (Lost), 2011 (Lost), 2012 (Lost), 2013 (Won), 2014 (Won), 2015 (Won), 2017 (Won), 2018 (Lost), 2019 (Won), 2020 (Lost), 2021 (Won), 2022 (Won), 2023 (Won) 	Best Cutscenes Award, Best Game Award
SEGA 	6 	22 	2003 (Lost), 2005 (Won, Best Cutscenes), 2007 (Lost), 2008 (Won, Best Cutscenes), 2009 (Lost), 2010 (Won), 2011 (Won, Best Cutscenes), 2011 (Lost), 2012 (Won [S&ASRT], Lost [Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz]), 2013 (Lost), 2016 (Lost), 2017 (Lost), 2018 (Won), 2019 (Lost), 2020 (Lost), 2021 (Lost), 2022 (Lost), 2023 (Lost)	Best Cutscene Award, Best Game Award
Xbox 	2 	7 	2004 (Won with Halo 2 for Best Cutscenes but lost with Halo 2 for Best Game), 2005 (Won, Best Game), 2007 (Lost), 2018 (Lost), 2021 (Lost) 	Best Cutscenes Award, Best Game Award
Disney 	1 	6 	2009 (Lost), 2010 (Won, Best Cutscenes), 2010 (Lost, Best Game), 2011 (Lost), 2012 (Lost), 2014 (Lost) 	Best Cutscenes Award, Best Game Award
Bandai Namco 	1 	3 	2005 (Lost), 2006 (Won), 2010 (Lost) 	Best Game Award
Mojang 	1 	2 	2011 (Won), 2016 (Lost) 	Best Game Award
LEGO & WB Games	1 	2 	2015 (Lost), 2016 (Won) 	Best Game Award
==List of Wins (Best Voice Actor in a Video Game)==
Voice Actor 	Wins	Nominations	Years 	Game(s)
Charles Martinet	2 	4 	2003 (Lost), 2004 (Won), 2005 (Won), 2006 (Lost)	Mario Kart Double Dash, Super Mario 64 DS, Mario Kart DS, New Super Mario Bros
Ray Liotta 	1 	1 	2003 (Won) 	GTA: Vice City
Owen Wilson 	1 	1 	2006 (Won) 	Disney PIxar Cars (Video game)
==List of Gaming Franchise Nominations ==
Only includes series of games that has 2 or more installments nominated.
Franchise 	Wins 	Nominations	Years
Super Mario 	11 (+ Wario Spinoff)	24 	2003 (Won), 2004 (Won), 2006 (Lost), 2007 (Won), 2008 (Won, Best Game), 2009 (Won), 2010 (Lost), 2011 (Lost), 2012 (Lost), 2013 (Won), 2014 (Lost), 2015 (Won), 2016 (Lost), 2017 (Lost), 2018 (Lost), 2019 (Lost), 2021 (Won), 2022 (Lost), 2023 (Lost)
Sonic the Hedgehog 	6 	21 	2005 (Won, Best Cutscenes), 2008 (Won, Best Cutscenes), 2010 (Won), 2011 (Won, Best Cutscenes), 2012 (Won), 2018 (Won)
The Legend of Zelda	4 	7 	2003 (Won, Best Cutscenes), 2003 (Lost, Best Game), 2006 (Won, Best Cutscenes), 2006 (Lost, Best Game), 2007 (Lost), 2017 (Won), 2023 (Won)
Pac-Man 	1 	3 	2005 (Lost), 2006 (Won), 2010 (Lost)
== List of Years ==
Year	Held 	Categories	Ending Song
2003	April 9th 2004 - April 16th 2004 	
* Best Cutscenes
* Best Voice Actor in a Video Game
* Best Game of the Year	What I’m Made Of (Sonic Heroes)
2004	April 17th 2005 - April 24th 2005	
* Best Cutscenes
* Best Voice Actor in a Video Game	Paper Mario and The Thousand Year Door Main Theme
 	 	 	
==Trivia==
*Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn marks the only Nintendo 3DS win and the first 3DS nomination since 2011.
*2011 was the final year "Best Cutscenes" we're ever part of the show with the final ever winner being Sonic Generations however it was planned to return in 2021 it was cancelled due to Covid.