D.I.C.E. Award for Racing Game of the Year

Annual award presented by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences

D.I.C.E. Award for Racing Game of the Year

Country| United States
Presented by| Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences
First awarded| 1998
Currently held by| Forza Motorsport
Website| www.interactive.org

The D.I.C.E. Award for Racing Game of the Year is an award presented annually by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences during the D.I.C.E. Awards. This recognizes "titles that allow the user to participate in a contest in which the objective is to convey an object through a course of virtual physical progress as quickly as possible. Racing games may involve competition against other user-controlled competitors or against system controlled competitors. Racing games must simulate vehicular motion".[1] All active creative/technical, business, and affiliate members of the Academy are qualified to vote for this category.[2] It was originally presented as Console Racing Game of the Year, with its first winner being Diddy Kong Racing, which was developed by Rare and published by Nintendo.[3]

The award's most recent winner is Forza Motorsport, developed by Turn 10 Studios and published by Xbox Game Studios.

## Winners and nominees

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### 1990s

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Table key  | Indicates the winner

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Year  | Game  | Developer(s)  | Publisher(s)  | Ref.

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1997/1998
(1st) | Diddy Kong Racing | Rare | Nintendo | [4][5]
Mario Kart 64 | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo
Moto Racer | Delphine Software International | Electronic Arts
NASCAR 98 | Stormfront Studios
1998/1999
(2nd) | Gran Turismo | Polyphony Digital | Sony Computer Entertainment | [6][7]
Extreme-G 2 | Probe Entertainment | Acclaim Entertainment
F-Zero X | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo
Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit | EA Canada, EA Seattle | Electronic Arts
1999/2000
(3rd) | Star Wars: Episode I Racer | LucasArts | LucasArts | [8]
Crash Team Racing | Naughty Dog | Sony Computer Entertainment
Driver | Reflections Interactive | GT Interactive
Gran Turismo 2 | Polyphony Digital | Sony Computer Entertainment

### 2000s

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Year  | Game  | Developer(s)  | Publisher(s)  | Ref.

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2000
(4th) | SSX | EA Canada | Electronic Arts | [9][10]
F355 Challenge | Sega AM2 | Sega
Ridge Racer V | Namco | Namco
San Francisco Rush 2049 | Midway Games | Midway Games
2001
(5th) | Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec | Polyphony Digital | Sony Computer Entertainment | [11][12]
[13][14]
NASCAR Thunder 2002 | EA Tiburon | Electronic Arts
Project Gotham Racing | Bizarre Creations | Microsoft Game Studios
Splashdown | Rainbow Studios | Infogrames
2002
(6th) | Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 | EA Black Box | Electronic Arts | [15][16]
ATV Offroad Fury 2 | Rainbow Studios | Sony Computer Entertainment
MotoGP: Ultimate Racing Technology | Climax Brighton | THQ
NASCAR Thunder 2003 | EA Tiburon | Electronic Arts
RalliSport Challenge | DICE | Microsoft Game Studios
2003
(7th) | Need for Speed: Underground | EA Black Box | Electronic Arts | [17][18]
[19][20]
Burnout 2: Point of Impact | Criterion Games | Acclaim Entertainment
F-Zero GX | Amusement Vision | Nintendo
Mario Kart: Double Dash | Nintendo EAD
Project Gotham Racing 2 | Bizarre Creations | Microsoft Game Studios
2004
(8th) | Burnout 3: Takedown | Criterion Games | Electronic Arts | [21][22]
RalliSport Challenge 2 | DICE | Microsoft Game Studios
2005
(9th) | Need for Speed: Most Wanted | EA Canada, EA Black Box | Electronic Arts | [23][24]
[25][26]
Burnout Revenge | Criterion Games | Electronic Arts
Forza Motorsport | Turn 10 Studios | Microsoft Game Studios
Mario Kart DS | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo
Project Gotham Racing 3 | Bizarre Creations | Microsoft Game Studios
2006
(10th) | Burnout Revenge[a] | Criterion Games | Electronic Arts | [27][28]
Excite Truck | Monster Games | Nintendo
Full Auto 2: Battlelines | Pseudo Interactive | Sega
Need for Speed: Carbon | EA Canada, EA Black Box | Electronic Arts
Test Drive Unlimited | Eden Games | Atari
2007
(11th) | MotorStorm | Evolution Studios | Sony Computer Entertainment | [29][30]
Colin McRae: Dirt | Codemasters | Codemasters
Forza Motorsport 2 | Turn 10 Studios | Microsoft Game Studios
Need for Speed: ProStreet | EA Black Box | Electronic Arts
Project Gotham Racing 4 | Bizarre Creations | Microsoft Game Studios
2008
(12th) | Burnout Paradise | Criterion Games | Electronic Arts | [1][31]
Race Driver: Grid | Codemasters | Codemasters
Mario Kart Wii | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo
MotorStorm: Pacific Rift | Evolution Studios | Sony Computer Entertainment
Pure | Black Rock Studio | Disney Interactive Studios
2009
(13th) | Forza Motorsport 3 | Turn 10 Studios | Microsoft Game Studios | [32][33][34]
Colin McRae: Dirt 2 | Codemasters | Codemasters
Need for Speed: Shift | Slightly Mad Studios | Electronic Arts

### 2010s

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Year  | Game  | Developer(s)  | Publisher(s)  | Ref.

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2010
(14th) | Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit | Criterion Games | Electronic Arts | [35][36][37]
Gran Turismo 5 | Polyphony Digital | Sony Computer Entertainment
ModNation Racers | United Front Games, San Diego Studio
Split/Second | Black Rock Studio | Disney Interactive Studios
2011
(15th) | Forza Motorsport 4 | Turn 10 Studios | Microsoft Game Studios | [38][39][40]
Mario Kart 7 | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo
Real Racing 2 HD | Firemint | Electronic Arts
2012
(16th) | Need for Speed: Most Wanted | Criterion Games | Electronic Arts | [41][42]
Forza Horizon | Playground Games | Microsoft Studios
LittleBigPlanet Karting | United Front Games, San Diego Studio | Sony Computer Entertainment
MotorStorm: RC | Evolution Studios
Trials Evolution | RedLynx | Microsoft Studios
2013
(17th) | Forza Motorsport 5 | Turn 10 Studios | Microsoft Studios | [43][44]
Gran Turismo 6 | Polyphony Digital | Sony Computer Entertainment
Grid 2 | Codemasters | Codemasters
Need for Speed Rivals | Ghost Games | Electronic Arts
Real Racing 3 | Firemonkeys Studios
2014
(18th) | Mario Kart 8 | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | [45][46]
The Crew | Ivory Tower | Ubisoft
Forza Horizon 2 | Playground Games | Microsoft Studios
2015
(19th) | Forza Motorsport 6 | Turn 10 Studios | Microsoft Studios | [47][48]
Need for Speed | Ghost Games | Electronic Arts
Project CARS | Slightly Mad Studios | Bandai Namco Entertainment
2016
(20th) | Forza Horizon 3 | Playground Games | Microsoft Studios | [49][50]
Driveclub VR | Evolution Studios | Sony Interactive Entertainment
2017
(21st) | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | Nintendo EPD | Nintendo | [51][52]
Dirt 4 | Codemasters | Codemasters
Forza Motorsport 7 | Turn 10 Studios | Microsoft Studios
Gran Turismo Sport | Polyphony Digital | Sony Interactive Entertainment
Project CARS 2 | Slightly Mad Studios | Bandai Namco Entertainment
2018
(22nd) | Forza Horizon 4 | Playground Games | Microsoft Studios | [53][54]
F1 2018 | Codemasters | Codemasters
Wreckfest | Bugbear Entertainment | THQ Nordic
2019
(23rd) | Mario Kart Tour | DeNA, Nintendo EPD | Nintendo | [55][56]
Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled | Beenox | Activision
Dirt Rally 2.0 | Codemasters | Codemasters
F1 2019
Trials Rising | RedLynx, Ubisoft Kyiv | Ubisoft

### 2020s

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Year  | Game  | Developer(s)  | Publisher(s)  | Ref.

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2020
(24th) | Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit | Valen Studios | Nintendo | [57][58]
Dirt 5 | Codemasters | Codemasters
F1 2020
2021
(25th) | Forza Horizon 5 | Playground Games | Xbox Game Studios | [59][60]
F1 2021 | Codemasters | EA Sports
Hot Wheels Unleashed | Milestone | Milestone
2022
(26th) | Gran Turismo 7 | Polyphony Digital | Sony Interactive Entertainment | [61][62][63]
F1 22 | Codemasters | Electronic Arts
Need for Speed Unbound | Criterion Games
2023
(27th) | Forza Motorsport | Turn 10 Studios | Xbox Game Studios | [64][65][66]
F-Zero 99 | Nintendo Software Technology | Nintendo
Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged | Milestone | Milestone
Lego 2K Drive | Visual Concepts | 2K

## Multiple nominations and wins

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### Developers and publishers

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Criterion Games and Turn 10 Studios have developed the most racing game awards winners. Codemasters has the most nominations as a developer, but has never actually won the award outright. Electronic Arts has published the most finalists and the most winners. Electronic Arts has also published five consecutive award winners from 2003 to 2007. EA Black Box is the only developer with back-to-back wins for Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 in 2003 and Need for Speed: Underground in 2004. Nintendo and Microsoft Studios also have back-to-back wins as publishers: Microsoft Studios won with Forza Motorsport 6 in 2016 and Forza Horizon 3 in 2017, and Nintendo won with Mario Kart Tour in 2020 and Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit in 2021.

Developers Developer  | Nominations  | Wins

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Criterion Games | 8  | 5
Turn 10 Studios | 8  | 5
Nintendo EAD/EPD | 8  | 3
Polyphony Digital/Polys Entertainment | 7  | 3
EA Black Box | 5  | 3
Playground Games | 5  | 3
EA Canada | 4  | 2
Codemasters | 12  | 0
Bizarre Creations | 4  | 0
Evolution Studios | 4  | 0
Slightly Mad Studios | 3  | 0
Black Rock Studio | 2  | 0
DICE | 2  | 0
EA Tiburon | 2  | 0
Ghost Games | 2  | 0
Milestone | 2  | 0
Rainbow Studios | 2  | 0
RedLynx | 2  | 0
San Diego Studio | 2  | 0
United Front Games | 2  | 0

Publishers  Publisher  | Nominations  | Wins

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Electronic Arts | 25  | 9
Microsoft/Xbox Game Studios | 20  | 8
Nintendo | 14  | 5
Sony Computer/Interactive Entertainment | 15  | 4
Codemasters | 10  | 0
Namco/Bandai Namco Entertainment | 3  | 0
Acclaim Entertainment | 2  | 0
Disney Interactive Studios | 2  | 0
Milestone | 2  | 0
Sega | 2  | 0
THQ/THQ Nordic | 2  | 0
Ubisoft | 2  | 0

### Franchises

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The three most nominated and award-winning franchises, Forza, Need for Speed, and Mario Kart, all have back-to-back wins for Racing Game of the Year:

* Need for Speed: Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 (2003) and Need for Speed: Underground (2004).
* Forza: Forza Motorsport 6 (2016) and Forza Horizon 3 (2017).
* Mario Kart: Mario Kart Tour (2020) and Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit (2021).

Mario Kart 8 is the only game nominated and won more than once, as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe won in 2018. The Dirt and F1 franchises are tied with the most nominations without a win.

Franchises Franchise  | Nominations  | Wins

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Forza | 13  | 8
Need for Speed | 12  | 5
Mario Kart | 9  | 4
Gran Turismo | 7  | 3
Burnout | 5  | 3
MotorStorm | 3  | 1
Dirt | 5  | 0
F1 | 5  | 0
Project Gotham Racing | 4  | 0
F-Zero | 3  | 0
NASCAR | 3  | 0
Crash Team Racing | 2  | 0
Grid | 2  | 0
Hot Wheels | 2  | 0
Project CARS | 2  | 0
RalliSport Challenge | 2  | 0
Real Racing | 2  | 0
Trials | 2  | 0

## Notes

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1. ^ Xbox 360 version

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