D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design
The D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design is an award presented annually by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences during the academy's annual D.I.C.E. Awards. This award is "presented to the individual or team whose work represents the highest level of achievement in creating a unified audio experience. The quality of the individual sound effects, voice over, music, technology, and other audio elements will be considered in addition to the overall audio mix of the title." The award's most recent winner is God of War Ragnarök, developed by Santa Monica Studio and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. History
The award was initially presented as the Outstanding Achievement in Sound and Music Design for "creating a unified audio environment, integrating both music and audio effects, in an interactive title". The first winner was PaRappa the Rapper, which was developed NanaOn-Sha and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was simplified into Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design at the 3rd Annual Interactive Achievement Awards. The award would be renamed to its current title at the 23rd Annual D.I.C.E. Awards. Winners and nominees

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Multiple nominations and wins

Developers and publishers 
Sony has published the most nominees, as well as published the most winners in this category. Sony has the longest publisher winning streak in this category, having won the award for 5 straight years (2018 to 2022). Sony also has the record for publishing the most nominees in a single year, with four nods at the 24th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards. Electronic Arts developer DICE and Ubisoft Montreal have developed the most nominees, with DICE and Sony's Santa Monica Studio having developed the most winners in the category. DICE and DreamWorks Interactive are the only developers with back-to-back wins for the award. Ubisoft currently has published the most nominees without having a single winner, while Ubisoft Montreal has developed the most nominees without a winner as well. Ubisoft Montreal is also one of the few studios that have developed more than one nominee for a single year; the other studios are Interplay Productions, Monolith Productions, and EA Black Box. Franchises 
The most nominated franchise has been Call of Duty, while God of War and Medal of Honor have been the most award-winning franchises. Battlefield is the only other franchise so far to have won more than once. The Tom Clancy franchise has the most nominations without winning a single award, and is the only franchise with more than one nominee in one year. Notes

References 

D.I.C.E. Craft Awards
Awards established in 1998
Awards for best video game