Video game award ceremony
The 5th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards was the 5th edition of the Interactive Achievement Awards, an annual awards event that honored the best games in the video game industry during 2001. The awards were arranged by the Academy of Interactive Arts &amp; Sciences (AIAS), and were held at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on  28, 2002 (2002--). It was also held as part of the Academy's first annual D.I.C.E. Summit. It was hosted by stand-up comedian Patton Oswalt, and featured presenters included Cliff Bleszinski, Richard Garriott, Richard Hilleman, Don James, American McGee, Lorne Lanning, Sid Meier, Shigeru Miyamoto, Ray Muzyka, Natalie Raitano, Lucia Rijker, Jason Rubin, Jez San, George Sanger, and Steve Schirripa.
The award for "Hand-Held Game of the Year" was introduced this year as a console award. The console and computer awards for "Family Title of the Year" had been renamed as "Children's Title of the Year". This would be the final year the award for "PC Educational Title of the Year" would be offered. This was the first year nominees were limited to just one genre award for either console/PC.
' won the most awards, including "Game of the Year", and was tied with "Ico" for having the most nominations. Electronic Arts received the most nominations and published the most nominated games. Microsoft Game Studios had won the most awards and tied with Nintendo for having the most award-winning games. "Baldur's Gate" won both console and PC awards for "Role-Playing Game of the Year", with ' for console and the "" expansion for PC.
Will Wright, the creator of "SimCity" and "The Sims", was inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts &amp; Sciences Hall of Fame.
Winners and Nominees.
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).
Multiple nominations and awards.
Multiple Nominations.
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Multiple awards.
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